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How about playing Sheriff of Huddersfield live in 2030 in order to celebrate Rod's 80th birthday? In all fairness, Bruce's impersonations of Rod are pretty good. The reason I never took up martial arts is because I was immensely fearsome and I'd probably kill everybody that I came into contact...

I agree. A friend of mine who's mostly familiar with the big classic hits that still got airplay a lot and a more or less random selection of longer tracks (Seventh Son, Isle of Avalon) got himself into a Maiden listening groove after watching the Burning Ambition and Chains of Misery is one of...

This song has really grown on me. My usual gripe with the album remains, though, and touches this song as well: I wish there was a bit more dynamic punch in the mix, it would make moments like the transition from the lighter verses to the heavier ones even darker... you know... Never felt this...

I think one reason for Bruce's "reserved" stage presence in 2022 (in addition to the COVID-era rust) was the nature of the Legacy of the Beast set, especially with the Senjutsu additions, as @Vaenyr above already mentioned about the opening track. There weren't many songs in the set that didn't...

What a year it has been!

Hear, hear. The general excuse for Tailgunner seems to be that they could still use the same animation, but I don't think it's that good of a fit anyway, both theme- and pacingwise. No Prayer for the Dying, Be Quick or be Dead or, even better, Judas be My Guide would've been fantastic, but...

Regarding the setlist appreciation talk: Yeah, I'd love if a 1, 2 or 3 of the obvious section were replaced with deeper cuts, but a set that contains the following... Murders in the Rue Morgue Killers Phantom of the Opera The Clairvoyant/Infinite Dreams Powerslave Rime of the Ancient Mariner...

Me last summer, after the fantastic Maiden show in Helsinki: Ah, that was amazing! Great performances and a lot of songs I haven't heard live for a long time or ever before. However, I don't really need to see this show again, so I'll skip the next leg, I'm short of extra money anyway Me now...

(it's fine :D )

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!