Recent content by CA Bryers

That would be cool. I do wish they (or he himself) weren't limiting him to a X-XI set, though. So many fans wrote him off after Bruce came back, and it would be nice to maybe gain some fans by showing them some of his exceptional solo work. Instead, they'll be hearing stuff they likely weren't...

Since hooking up with the Appletons and Absolva, I think they've determined that staying (generally) close to home is what keeps the whole thing financially profitable. So personally, I'd say if you're making the trip anyway, that'll be your chance to see him live. I don't expect to see a full...

I've mentioned it elsewhere when the album first came out, but IMO, the title track is all buildup with zero takeoff. Stratego is functionally the "takeoff" point, but nine minutes of plodding to get there? An overindulgent miscalculation in my opinion. I've heard a five minute edit of it once...

Wow. The theater I'm going to is already half sold out. I do wonder how this will eventually release. I imagine some streaming deal, but I'm curious about physical media. Since Maiden's mostly given up on Blu-Ray/DVD but have already announced a live video release for the RFYL tour, I wonder...

If there's any such thing as Iron Maiden "influencers," it's Capnharris and her little troop. So yeah, it makes sense to put them on there, and it gives them incentive to self-promote by promoting the documentary on their channel.

I do really like the intro and outro of Lost in a Lost World, it's just the middle where it feels so tired and uninspired. Once it gets heavy, it goes into a thumping riff that hearkens so much back to The Fugitive's similar riffage that I just wish I was listening to that instead. So much punch...

I'd go with Senjutsu, but not by a mile or anything. It's a bit more consistent, but both albums should have been one CD each, and probably trimmed down to 60 mins or under for them to be stronger albums, IMO. Both albums have some very strong songs (Hell on Earth, Empire, TBOS, TWOTW, Stratego...

I miss the old, fuller style of covers that took advantage of the size of vinyl or even CD. It's a bummer they're prioritizing simplistic black background covers that (might) work better for little Spotify thumbnails or whatever. The thinking behind it is just...weird. I understand trying to...

I saw Maiden on Future Past and almost a year later, Dickinson on the Mandrake tour. Two totally different experiences. With Maiden, loads of phones up, crowd as a result very lame. Only a smattering of phones out for Bruce. This was after Rod's "kindly keep your phones in your pockets"...

I'm grasping at straws as to why they'd leave it out, even throwing dumb ideas out there. I honestly don't understand it either.

It's sort of like the Alexander excuse they used for years, that it was too difficult to play, yet the Iron Maidens and other tribute acts had been playing it for ages before Maiden decided to finally dust it off (and played it very well, of course). I'd think there's some more personal reason...

There could be some sort of retainer fee involved to keep their schedules open when he needs them, but I would imagine it's fairly small since he likely knows the window of time in 2027 he wants them to be ready to tour. Apart from whatever recording commitments they might have left on the new...

Where have you seen Steve talking about working on Maiden demo ideas? I got excited a month ago when I saw Steve say "they were due for a new album," only to read the interview and realize he was talking about British Lion. As for Simon, yeah, that seemed to be what Bruce was trying to do is...

I've said it before, but Bruce resurrecting his solo career out of nowhere was the biggest tipoff that the Maiden train is winding down. He'd seemed perfectly content to let it lie since doing Tyranny of Souls without even a tour, and suddenly--BOOM. Solo career kicking into its highest gear...

I'm really curious as to what the fan base will look like once Ghost does return. If it is a 3-5 year hiatus like I think it might be, will a significant chunk of the fan base have moved on? I guess it depends on what Tobias does in the interim as far as keeping interest up during the downtime...