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At my local movie theater, 30 out of 200 tickets have already been sold. Not bad, considering how long there’s still to go. However, it doesn’t seem to be the right choice for couples. None of the couple seats have been booked. :D

Rock Hard Magazine, No. 466, April 2026 Interview with Adrian Smith My translation Rock Hard: "The time will come when IRON MAIDEN will no longer exist, whether we like it or not. In my opinion, you’ll keep making music after that, and I’m pretty sure it’ll be with SMITH/KOTZEN. What do you...

You have to keep in mind that it’s not usual to realize so close to a tour that a lineup wouldn’t work or is too risky. Why wasn’t this noticed sooner then? There were interviews about “The Mandrake Project” where Bruce still referred to Roy as “like a brother,” and also with Roy himself...

Sometimes topics that are not to be discussed are determined before the interview. This ensures that nothing unpleasant happens during the interview itself, such as a refusal to answer or, in the worst case, the interview being cut short.

Tickets for the Metallica live concert broadcast in movie theaters were almost sold out in my city. I wouldn't say that movie theaters are generally uninteresting when it comes to music or metal.

Interviewers were instructed not to ask Bruce about Roy. I think this applied to all interviews. Or can anyone find an interview where the interviewer did ask about it (after the partnership ended)? Normally, an interviewer would consider that a topic worth covering. I believe there were...

But that would mean that they have found a suitable but remote studio somewhere that no fans could get to. Paris would be out of the question. They would be besieged by fans from all over the world. I'm still not sure whether they think it's becoming increasingly difficult to work undisturbed...

I remember an interview with Steve about British Lion where he said that there were downsides to traveling in a bus full of men. But I don't think Bruce is traveling by bus.

Yes, please, I want to hear Adrian say “Danke schön!” and “Köln” again. (I was at the SK show in Köln, very good performance, but I don't find the compositions themselves interesting.) The way he pronounced the umlauts was not how native English speakers normally sound. He sounded really good!

I don't think “Infinite Dreams” is too difficult to play. I would say that at some point, they always felt that another song would fit better into the show.

If Bruce doesn't want to do things completely differently than usual, his musicians simply have the contractual right to earn money in other projects in order to make a living. Playing, producing, etc. I know a musician who, in addition to what he does for the band he plays in, repairs musical...

Yes, the statements in the interviews stopped making sense. Being “away from home” on tour is fine, but inviting the family to stay in a vacation home in/near Paris for two months is a bit much to ask and a personal burden.

It's good that you summarize it that way. I was wondering why I didn't understand these reasons. It's actually more pleasant to be in one place for a while while recording. It's a bit like spending a few months in your vacation home, which, as we all know, many people enjoy doing.

This may be a stupid question, but I don't know much about Dylan Gers. Is he a professional musician?

You took the words right out of my mouth. It's definitely not just now or in the coming weeks that they'll be discussing and deciding whether to add a new song to the set list. It's sometimes a little difficult to tell when an interview was conducted. It's possible to agree to publish it much...