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I heard once that Doogie White was considered among the names for a Bruce replacement. He fits the bill for a band like Maiden, and to be fair, if he had landed the job, Bruce's comeback wouldn't have happened, or at least, probably not in 2000. Kiske was fed up with traditional metal and...

IMO at this point in time Maiden should do like Metallica did, and they themselves did following Grateful Dead's example, and release soundboard downloads for every gig. Offer them at a discount if you attended the gig. Do it like Metallica did, offer anything from like SBIT onwards, and a...

I was also thinking if RT has any real chances of being included. They might go all in and make Where Eagles Dare the Nicko bit. He might even show up during London Stadium's gig, just for that song.

Dance of Death saw Maiden clad in full black leather, trying to recuperate their status as Metal idols after Brave New World gave them a second helping of love from their estranged audiences. It was also a time where a sense of finality was being thrown around, lots of rumors and comments about...

I agree on Purple's recent albums being fantastic, pretty much all solid gold from Rapture of the Deep onwards. But Gillan admitted he's content on DP being an "underground" band these days (21st century). I don't think the Maiden camp is ready for such a statement.

The Stones were also not only musicians but also characters. They represent something, that's also seen as something they bring up to the table when it comes to creativity and performance. Maiden is a much more cohesive unit in that regard. I don't think the average Maiden fan would be able to...

I think Maiden themselves noticed it. AMOLAD's tour was probably a hit to their egos, since they were extremely proud of that record (and with good reason). When they played FTGGOG during the LOTB tour, only the hardcore guys at the front were vibing with the band. The rest of the people were...

I wonder if the setlist was decided based upon the contents of the SBIT compilation album. It's almost like the whole concept of the record and the subsequent tour was built around those things, especially the after the lukewarm reception of the AMOLAD tour. I distinctly remember Maiden's kinda...

Playback is a necessity for pop bands with elaborate choreographies... singers would be out of breath halfway through their sets otherwise.

Wait until you find out artists are using pitch correction in real time now.

Transposing and downtuning are not the same. Case in point: when Megadeth downtunes their older stuff, the otherwise clean riffs become aural mud.

I think Steve knows better that it's useless to market stuff as "the final ever" especially considering the "final album we'll ever release" has been floating around since the DOD days and got even stronger when they released The Final Frontier, due to its title. They'll always be back, in one...

When was the first time they used Doctor Doctor like they do now? The Ed Hunter tour?

It's still a bit of a disappointment that it will most likely be so, especially considering Steve thinks there's nothing worth celebrating past 1992 lol. Unless they pull an Early Days-type move and play real deep cuts, like Another Life. The Real Live Dead One set was interesting as well. And...

A repress is a re-release with no changes made to the content of the album, so this ain't it. There's a big fat chance its source is the remixes made almost a decade ago (yes, it's been 10 years since Maiden re-released their catalogue). If I'm not mistaken, the changes went as it follows: -Re...