Iron Maiden News, Links, and Interviews

Kalata said:
probably are enjoying it more than ever, because we’ve not got too many years left so every gig is sacred. You tend to appreciate it even more.
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This is my take on the situation as a fan now too. I know everyone sees things differently and wants different things from Maiden but this year and what ever follows the year off next year is stuff to appreciate. Setlist , backdrop, prices aside , enjoying it while you can really should be a priority.
 
I’ve seen an excerpt of an interview to Ralph Phiennes in TV News because his featuring in a New movie called ‘28 years later’ about zombies . The question of The interviewer: Did You like The dance under Iron Maiden music? Ralph Phiennes smile and laugh and says : well… and The Number of The beast sounds with a naked dancing Ralph Phiennes. I’ve also seen some references to Virus single cover

You can see another interview in YouTube torontosun YouTube channel where he is asked about Maiden and he says he Liked it.
 
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what maiden said (these quotes don't have a name, just Iron Maiden) about that scene in 28 Years Later - Bone Temple. Below:

btw I saw the film last weekend and both the movie and that scene are fuckin' awesome. Maiden scene is really sth to watch in cinemas. It looks great, it's fun and funny, haunting and has a lot of meaning. I really loved it! Alex Garland is a genious screenplay writer and him putting Maiden like this in a movie is very pleasing for a cinema and a Maiden fan. Directing and of course the acting of Ralph Fiennes is great too.

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"We don't let many people use our music but we felt it was a calculated risk." Iron Maiden respond to the jaw-dropping 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple scene that might have already produced 2026's best needle drop

If you've seen the film, you know it has one of the most surprising and bonkers heavy metal needle drops ever
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srfc said:
www.theguardian.com

Release the beast! How Iron Maiden and a naked Ralph Fiennes created the ultimate big-screen needle drop

The Number of the Beast lights up an unforgettable scene in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple thanks to director Nia DaCosta expertly blending ‘craziness and romance’
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Shack comes off as a bit of a twat in some of those quotes. There's no need to be defensive.
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I love the Errata bit at the end of the piece:

This article was amended on 20 January 2026. An earlier version incorrectly said Iron Maiden had not released any greatest hits compilations. This reference has been removed.

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this part in that Shack interview is interesting:

"He still regrets the band allowing one character in Hot Tub Time Machine to wear an Iron Maiden shirt throughout. “That was a litmus test of what happens if you grant the licence and take the fee. We’re not bloody Spinal Tap or Steel Panther.” "

I remember Hot Tub Time Machine as a a cool comedy, the character who wear Maiden shirt was a little goofy but it was nice to see a reference to Maiden in that movie.

And do they need promise when a character wear sth... Then there are a lot of movies where people wearing Maiden tshirts. For example this small budget indie / festival movie has its main actor wearing Maiden Senjutsu tshirt on a lot of scenes, even in the Letterboxd poster:
 
Starblind said:
this part in that Shack interview is interesting:

"He still regrets the band allowing one character in Hot Tub Time Machine to wear an Iron Maiden shirt throughout. “That was a litmus test of what happens if you grant the licence and take the fee. We’re not bloody Spinal Tap or Steel Panther.” "

I remember Hot Tub Time Machine as a a cool comedy, the character who wear Maiden shirt was a little goofy but it was nice to see a reference to Maiden in that movie.

And do they need promise when a character wear sth... Then there are a lot of movies where people wearing Maiden tshirts. For example this small budget indie / festival movie has its main actor wearing Maiden Senjutsu tshirt on a lot of scenes, even in the Letterboxd poster:
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The people responsible might get a letter from Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd lawyers if they didn’t ask for permission/paid the fee…
 
In Hot Tub Time Machine the guy wearin the Maiden t shirt is an absolute prick. So I'm guessing that Shack thinks that audiences will infer that Maiden are a nonsense bullshit band because the fan in the film is a gimp. I can't remember any Maiden chat in the film though.
 
Kalata said:
..says that there are a number of songs that the band don’t currently play but that he’d be eager to pull out again.

''I like them all! It’s hard to pick one. There’s certain songs like The Evil That Men Do that aren’t already in the set and I’d like to play. But we’ve bandied the ideas around and not ended up playing them this time. But it’s difficult to do a set from any part of our career and not miss things out. It’s a nice problem to have, I suppose.''

So Steve wants to play a number of different songs from the current tour again? It's cool to hear this again. Let's see if Bruce will agree with them. Evil should be a must for the next tour. The other 80s regulars? Bandied the ideas around this time, hmm2
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Kalata, no offense, but why do you spoil all the interviews for us? Do you assume we can’t read? Would you please let us enjoy the thing first hand?
 
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