Recent content by Yax

Back then, Rod managed the Halford band, and I think Queensryche were on the Sanctuary label.

And Queensryche as well during the BNW tour. Probably the best Heavy Metal concert lineup ever. Queensryche, Halford and Maiden, all in tip-top shape. (Though Heaven & Hell, Motörhead and Priest were a hell of a bill too)

Oh sorry, classics/underground Power Metal hits.

So your critique is "man, they didn't play the exact song I wanted". Come on. This is a hit-ridden setlist. They were the support band. Saying it's a bad setlist is just ridiculous.

That's a terrific opening act setlist. Support bands aren't supposed to play any deep cuts. They are supposed to play hits and a new song or two.

Maiden have had a few nicely received support bands in Sweden over the years. Sabaton and Opeth, for instance.

There's the Nils Oscar Running Free non-alcohol beer, but it's only regionally available as far as I know to the Nordic countries. I haven't tried it yet, but will at some point.

Because we, at Maidenfans, are Diet Coke or non-alcoholic beer whereas the Official FC is the real deal. They are the nobles and we're the peasants. Or something. :D

Fixed it.

I mean, he won his Governor's race by a large margin. I'm not sure that's going to be a deciding issue in a national race, especially not in a Trump world.

You're probably getting him, unless somebody else with charisma stands up and runs in the primary. And he does more than mock Trump through social media. New California maps. litigation, uses his voice to make the case of a post Trump USA to world leaders etcetera. As it stands now, which might...

Surefire way to sell less tickets is to make a point of the combination of NPFTD and FoTD. I'd love to see some of those songs in a set, but from a casual fan standpoint, which do make up the bread and butter of concert-goers, it's a bad move. That being said, the 80s stuff have been done...

I don't think that's necessarily the case. The Obama/Clinton primary was contentious at best and dragged on. But yes, there needs to be a couple of grade A candidates early next year making names of themselves. As it stands, Newsom is the only one with name recognition, the look and the zing...

Brilliant:

I think AOC would be more of a gamble than Newsom, his California chip included, as the Presidential candidate. I think she would be suitable for the VP slot though under Newsom, because the ticket could appeal to a broader base and to swing voters that way better than Newsom + random moderate...