Recent content by Helmuth Von Moltke

No, I said not like Some Kind of Monster. The issue with Maiden is squarely about ageing and retirement due to not being able to tour through ageing.

It is annoying. Surely the rest of RFYL must be booked but not announced, the last dates are just 8 months away now. Only thing I can think of is a possible coordinated announcement with the documentary? And waiting for the Priest documentary first? Who knows, it is just speculation but the...

I agree with you about the shows. But it's the difference between Steve's 'carry on regardless' attitude, whereby the enforced change of Nicko's retirement is a hurdle to overcome to just keep going. Versus any kind of introspection around what Nicko's departure means. What it means for how...

My fear is that British Lion / Mandrake lineup Bruce solo are viable distractions from having THE TALK for the principal players. I also fear that the emotional impact of Nickos retirement on the wider unit has been skipped over.

The RFYL 2026 is longer than Future Past 2024. It is much longer than Future Past 2023. It is the longest run of Maiden dates since Legacy 2022. Through no fault of his own, Nicko's health was limiting their touring I guess. Steve, Bruce and even Adrian seem energetic enough for more musical...

5 years and 364 days elapsed between the release day of Book of Souls and of Senjustsu. So far, we are a mere 4 years and 5 months since Senjustsu release day... -_-

I also look out for exactly this (and also where blaze albums end up in generic album rankings) - it says a lot! I felt the same about his earlier book. Thanks very much for the detailed review, appreciate it, you have saved me some ££££ here! I think I'll give it a miss at full price but...

The average age in Maiden when they played India in 2008 was barely 50, 51. It was only three years later they were in Jakarta. From that point on, they then never gave these markets any attention at all, not even occasionally. My comment was more about why reunion era Maiden didn't bother with...

You may not be a political scientist but this is very sensible. I am a political scientist as it happens, and recommend this book for you entitled 'Westlessness'.

Markets grow if you give them attention as well.

Wonder why Maiden doesn't focus more on a bigger spread of Asia? Dream Theater currently touring Singapore, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, then Australia. Maiden never cover such a range of countries in Asia. Nor did they ever return to India.

The big problem was the Osbournes transformed this into a viable genre. Except Ozzy had a loving and eccentric family -- and immense wealth and genuine celebrity status -- to cushion his decades of personal failings. I agree about the Lemmy doc, which I didn't like. The warts and all (pun...

It shows, the trailer looks pretty bad to me. Soundtrack quality is awful. Selling point is having people like Hetfield interviewed for the doc. But the whole thing looks exploitative. Stjepan Juras's repeated assertions that Dianno consented to all of it still sit uneasily with me. Yes...

Mixed views about this. Even with Paul's consent this seems exploitative of his suffering. Awful sound quality in that trailer, makes me wonder whether it will look amateurish. I'm sure Stjepan Juras feels validated however (which is a questionable metric).

From the New York Times, captured ahead of the paywall: By Esther Zuckerman Jan. 21, 2026 This article contains spoilers for “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.” In “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” the most thrilling set piece does not involve any hordes of undead. Instead, it’s the moment...