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I quoted it before reading the whole conversation but then I edited and unquoted it because I felt like I was actually replying to everyone and not just you, sorry.

But as I'm saying, at least on my personal experience in Brazil, it doesn't compare. Metallica is indeed way bigger than Maiden and their hits are more well known, but here, while the Ozzy brand is bigger, I'd argue FOTD and The Trooper are more well known than Paranoid or Crazy Train, for...

Here in South America, while 'Ozzy' is a bigger name for non-metalheads, I think Maiden draw bigger crowds than Sabbath/Ozzy. I would say southeastern europe is similar. I also think that, at least in Brazil, the brand 'Iron Maiden' is bigger than 'Black Sabbath'. It's just that Ozzy is Ozzy and...

Bought Rio thinking the same thing. I’ve also been able to learn the songs they’ve been rehearsing and I quite like it.

I'm Brazilian and I'd say overall Argentina, but Chile specifically for Maiden seems a little crazier, they're very big there.

Same. It feels more like an Axl Rose solo record. My issue with it is how overproduced it ended up, basically stitched together from a dozen different musicians. If it had come out in 2002 when it was basically finished, I think the reception would've been way better.

Slash has lots of riff ideas but he doesn't write lyrics or completed songs.

They haven't and they won't. All those "new" songs are actually leftovers from Chinese Democracy sessions in 1999-2002 with vocals from that time and only with instrumental parts rearranged by the new band. It bothers me a little but not that much, I think most GN'R fans are actually interested...

Thanks guys!

Whenever I see you talking about ticket prices, I’m reminded how rough things are for us in South America. Here in Brazil, last year for TFP the cheapest tickets were around R$320, while the minimum wage was R$1518 and that’s not even counting travel costs, which are almost always necessary...

Here we can see them picking a few. Bruce goes straight to Powerslave and Adrian to SIT. Both praise BNW. Steve picks TXF, DOD and RIR and says 7th Son would be among his top 5 as well. Davey also speaks highly of 7th Son. All of them are quite fond of AMOLAD as well. I especially remember...

The last question is basically about how he feels about the state of heavy metal right now and he answered: "The crowd at our shows every night isn’t just made up of people my age, there are teenagers in the audience, as well as fans who’ve been following the band for over 40 years. To us...

Powerslave - SIT - SSOASS is the best run of any 3 albums in history.

I spent the whole year agreeing with that, but surprisingly, this show actually changed my mind. I get the impression that the place where Ozzy feels most alive is still the stage. Not that he’s doing well and it’s sad to see him trying to stand up at times and not being able to (at least that’s...

I get the frustration but I think it’s worth remembering that “review culture” isn’t new. We’ve always had critics, whether in newspapers, magazines, zines, or TV segments. YouTube and vlogging just replaced those older vehicles. The platform may have lowered the barrier to entry, but at the...