Recent content by Randalf

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I absolutely love the fact that the second most requested song for this tour, after Infinite Dreams, is freaking Tailgunner. :D I know it's mostly just due to it feeling like a logical shoo-in option for Aces High, but hey...

I very much appreciate that The Live Chapter exists, but I'd love to have a proper, full-length recording of this show. As far as their festival performances from the past ~10 years go, Donington 2016 seem to have a really great vibe and, perhaps, the biggest "we're going to show them..." factor...

Playing Infinite Dreams could actually be a clever way to boost Knebworth ticket sales! :D If there is one song that can draw hardcore Maiden fans (who've decided to skip seeing the same set as last year in a field in England with very expensive tickets) from all over the world to a one more...

Tough one! Wrathchild might be "objectively" more punchy and powerful song with an immense legacy, but from a purely subjective perspective, I tend to prefer The Pilgrim, simply due to more personal significance & association. Sanctuary is fun, but doesn't really do much for me. I kind of like...

I really don't care for either way. I understand the point raised in this topic about the induction of Maiden potentially adding up to the band's product & metal as genre, but at the same time, however, I kind of question its significance too. Like, outside the annual headlines of this and that...

Congratulations to the Team USA are in order! :) Great effort. In all honesty, after the first period Canada was really on top the game in the Men's final especially, but Hellebuyck was absolutely outstanding, wow! While his individual effort was arguably the biggest factor in the result, it...

I obviously don't have any "sources close to the band" but this seems like just another spin of the old "Dave is tired of touring and wants to see his grandchildren grow up" rumour. I don't doubt that he misses them while on tour, but it's not like he's away for 10 months a year or so. Sounds...

Yeah, the quality of the CGI on Visions of the Beast probably isn't horrible, especially when compared to some other CG imagery on Maiden releases around the late 90's - early 00's. It's merely the design of that particular Eddie itself, and the overall lack of "Maiden world" immersion, that...

Maybe he'll do Aces High. There's a fair chance that it won't be much, if any, worse than the current Maiden live rendition. :D (Not to keep beating the dead horse, but)

Afraid to Shoot Strangers would be a treat and arrangement-/playingwise I believe it would fit the Absolva guys really well! Interesting to see if any of the "deeper" X-Factor/Virtual XI cuts will make it to the Silicon Messiah (or other "solo") sets, or shall they stick with the Virus...

Definitely. Same set in Helsinki. Pretty awesome!

I think the story about how Martin Birch pushed Bruce to the limit (throwing chairs and whatever, if I remember correctly) in order to get the infamous scream out of him for the title track also has a fair chance, but I think the ones listed above are definitely more likely contenders.

Bummed that I couldn't get to Blaze's show(s) in Helsinki in October. Basically everyone there praised those gigs and as a lover of The X-Factor, it most certainly would've been a treat! The encore (Como Estais Amigos, Virus, The Clansman, Wrathchild, Futureal, Doctor, Doctor & The Angel and the...

The little mistakes listed above serve as a perfect excuse to release an "remastered version" print of the book for the 55th Anniversary in 2030. ;)