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Steve liking the Black Album isn't surprising (the approach of clean sound, riffing and drums on it always reminds me of early Nightwish for some reason), he probably prefers that style to pure thrash. Bruce likes it too. I guess that's another reason why they did some songs in FOTD in different...

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bruce-dickinson-favourite-albums/ Bruce's favorite 15 albums, from a new article. Some curious choices.

It's cool to see his rehearsals guitars. Curious info about ''Running'', I bet he still enjoys writing and playing heavier material like Bruce's solo. That's the red Les Paul, right? I like both, but the yellower ebony Jackson is still a really cool and memorable guitar of Adrian's. He easily...

A 2008 version of ME original art (makes sense, they wanted to reissue both DVDs)... I'm glad they used the new Trooper art. Plus, the original ME can't be improved, just the background. This one has some nice details (Seventh Son-esque- floor, colors, moon), but the drawing and Eddie are early...

Happy Birthday Janick! :hbd: One song from each of his bands/collaborations. :rocker: White Spirit - Fool For Gods (an early epic, the melodies would have been perfect Maiden-ized, very cool solo, an interesting song for 1980) Gillan - Bluesy Blue Sea (that ancient-sounding riffing is so...

https://www.instagram.com/misteradriansmith/reel/DT52fqKCMAk/ Adrian plays his ''Life Unchained'' solo. Typical solo of his, he wrote most of the song (iirc). Some footage from the rehearsals: https://www.instagram.com/ironmaiden/reel/DT-5D45jTCy/

Judas Priest - Living Bad Dreams If Rob had changed the way he sang the title line (still effective), this would have been another highlight from the album if it was included, especially the instrumental section. I love the intro (classic Priest), the song has a bit of a Nostradamus vibe...

Agreed. And the band was on fire with the playing. Yep. Odd, almost 2 minutes shorter, and it still works. It's curious when they sometimes change a song live, but I mean in added parts. NP: Blood On The World's Hands (live, TAATG single) I just love the bass solo and I think this could...

Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare (live 1993, Vienna) Great close-up footage, very good sound, rare song for the tour. Bruce with strong vocals (not common for this tour) and Janick's additional solo in the middle is odd, but I would have liked it in the original version, it somehow fits oddly...

Wings Of Steel deliver live.

Tailgunner - Futures Lost (live) :rocker: They're a good live band too. This is a really cool and effective song from their debut - a slight power metal sound, fast verses, catchy melody and chorus, strong solos and riffs, and the Maiden-esque harmony is pure gold (the drumming under it...

Some thoughts: A drawn cover for TXF (used live as a backdrop for Man On The Edge) showed that it would be much better (same as DOD), but they wanted a change in the art style just for this album. Even the colors look better. For Man On The Edge, I guess a cover idea wasn't easy to come up...

3 "The Trooper" +3 2 "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" +2 1 "Holy Smoke" +1 0 The X Factor 0 "Man on the Edge" 0 The Essential Iron Maiden Trooper Eddie and cover are just timeless. Like a perfect idea for the band. I guess it will be one of the Top 5 covers in the game. BYD has a lot...

So different than the last tour, the LP as a backup or a specific song?

In this interview, Adrian said (14:35) that he's getting a new Lado guitar made and it's a real beauty (''it's a real metal machine''). Looking forward to it, especially the color (maybe blue like 1988?). I assume for the Maiden tour. He said he rediscovered them. His favorite guitars: Les Paul...