Recent content by Helmuth Von Moltke

New interview with film director Wes including confirmation the pro-shot footage of Maiden in St Paul was supplied by Maiden:  "MAIDEN was on tour in America, and then they had that day [on October 21, 2024 when Paul died] off. And weirdly enough, it's only recently that I really kind of...

I was at the last two good natured 'power cut shows' by coincidence: Earls Court Christmas 2006 and NYC MSG 2008. Obviously Paris was much worse (and I wasn't there). But one strategy is to turn the concert film into a 'triumph through adversity' story? So long as the cameras started to roll...

Also the first time I saw the band, with about 1,000 people in attendance on the south coast of England. I also have that programme and still love VX11 and the whole concept.

Did you not see the 2012-13 or 2025 shows? Clairvoyant has had a good run already… On a different note the ticket scores listed above suggest maiden sold around 95% of the available tickets in those five shows this year - not bad.

I don’t get it. I’ve never heard Steve so unfocused on making new music with Maiden. I really don’t understand what’s holding his enthusiasm back. Aside from ‘every gig is sacred’ etc Glad Bruce is driving the new music argument. Very weird state of affairs, overall. I can’t think back to...

I thought TFF almost carried on the run of excellence. But the Mission Edition video and some band interviews gave me concern that Compass Point Studios wasn't in the best shape. And H's comment about wanting different arrangements for some songs. They tried to recreate the 80s feel for the...

agreed - except Unbeliever is one of my highlights. amazed at how much better the CD remaster sounds to my original 1995 CD, so that helps as well. but overall, TXF is musically speaking one of Maiden's most important albums.

to be blunt, for me... - BNW - DOD - AMOLAD ....is the golden era of the studio work in the reunion era. They all have such energy and inventiveness, and they each feel fresh in their own ways. The band members were also aged only in their early 40s till their late 40s, and were still...

Please recall that the Early Days series never covered 1989 onwards - the series was axed before it got there. Because DVDs were no longer profitable after the 2010s. But also because Iron Maiden / Steve are singularly incapable of narrating - let alone reflecting on - the 1990s. I say that with...

Its a strange one... I like Metallica but the live experience was always 'meh'. I first saw them on St Anger at Earls Court, which is a bad venue and they were touring a terrible album. Then I saw the £5 Death Magnetic promo launch show at 02, which was better (but I had to attend on my own due...

I am now (quite randomly due to a resale ticket) going to that show as well. Only the 4th time seeing them after 2003, 2008 and 2017. High hopes, I’ve never really been blown away by them live before.

I agree, all five Blaze tunes sounded great post 1999, very natural too given that TXF and VXII set so much of the musical tone for modern maiden. I'd like to hear Virus (never gonna happen) or Lightning Strikes Twice (which is literally likelier than maiden playing it again!)

I did also think that at the time. It was a short amount of time between the London film premiere nearer the start of May and opening night later in May, unless Dave/H/Bruce were already in Croatia and flew back?

With you here except for the Apparition - yes, it sucks musically but I like the lyrics and their message. One of the few Maiden songs where the lyrics keep me coming back and not the music. More common its the other way round (eg From Here to Eternity - awful lyrics, nice solo!).

I saw two shows in 2025, Birmingham (very hot!) and London Stadium. Loved them both and the crowd at West Ham genuinely made it feel like a homecoming. I really liked RFYL but I wasn't compelled to see more shows last year like earlier tours. What's different? If you are a casual fan, or...