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Yes, it seems one of the few places were Ozzy is much more popular is the US. But again, the US is like a market of its own. General rules in the rest of the world don't seem to apply there. You have lots of bands that are huge in the US and not in the rest of the world and vice versa.

Is Metallica your favourite band?

There's no doubt Metallica is more popular overall. I haven't seen any Maiden fan denying it. What I say is that it isn't anything meaningful. It's like saying to a Metal fan that Ariana Grande is more popular. Yeah sure, but no one cares and nobody thinks that it is an indicator of something...

So they're having problems selling tickets in the US because of Ozzy and Kiss tours? Weird, I would imagine that in a country so big and with such a huge market it wouldn't be a problem for a band like Iron Maiden. Although it seems that those two artists are more popular than Maiden in the US...

The thing is that there are different criteria to measure popularity. If we just count people who know their names and that are casual listeners that maybe go to see them cause they're famous then of course Metallica is the most popular band. But there are people who think that criteria doesn't...

I'm from Argentina and here the Metal bands that any person would know at least their names even if they never listen to them are Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. Megadeth is also very popular but I wouldn't go as far as to say anyone knows their names as the other 4...

Iron Maiden is the second most popular heavy metal band overall. The first one by popularity is clearly Metallica. And I'd say Maiden is a bit more popular than Sabbath and Ozzy. Also more popular than Rammstein, yes maybe Rammstein has more air play but Iron Maiden has more fans overall I...

I don't seem to have many unpopular opinions when it comes to Iron Maiden. In general I like all the classic albums and songs and the albums I find weaker are the ones a majority find weaker. The only "blasphemies" if they can be considered so that I have are that I consider Janick an important...

Is there a completed version of DOD cover art so that we can compare what it could have been? Because without that it is all speculation, I never had an issue with the original cover but there is no way to know if the completed version could have beem much better.

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My favourite Metallica album is And Justice for All which is not such a popular choice although not unpopular either. I just love that album and I think it is their best album technically and the songs are so good that I can forgive that the production is not so good and the bass is almost lost...

For me Judas Priest is the band that defined the sound of classic Heavy Metal but Iron Maiden is the best expression of the genre. In terms of innovation Judas was more important because it gave its defining sound and features to what we now call classic Heavy Metal. With this I am not saying...

I think AC/DC last great album was For Those About to Rock. After that they've had some good songs but there isn't any album that I would say "you must listen to this from start to finish" or that is essential to their carreer. I didn't like Rock or Bust, for me it was one of their weakest...

He is partially right about Maiden having a much better manager and being one of the reasons why Maiden became much bigger than Priest over the years. In a post I created asking why is Maiden bigger than Priest this was one of the reasons given and I agree. Maiden could capitalize very...

I find it strange that Steve Harris supposedly has "only" 30 million dollar net worth being that he is the main composer and founder of the band. Supposedly Adrian Smith has 40 million dollar net worth which I find credible but there is no way he has earned more money than Steve Harris. I...

Of course they would be remembered as a legendary band and one of the best ones of the 80's but their popularity and legacy would be smaller than it is today. Iron Maiden is one of the classic metal bands that has grown the most in the 21st century. If they had retired in 1999 they would be...

I think this notion that they are big without the radio and the tv is true for the US which is one of the biggest markets and so the idea was installed that Maiden didn't receive any radio and tv help worldwide when it was true only in the US. I'm not saying they didn't appear on MTV or that...

Because Angus is a piece of shit and so was his brother. I thought it was common knowledge. I admire them as musicians but they have always had tyrannical attitudes if you've read any biography of the band. It is even said that they never treated Brian as a full member of the band and kept...

I don't think so, it was a completely different time in their lives. They were in their mid 30's. I would have found it strange if they didn't want to keep on playing.

Comparing two completely different bands like AC/DC and Iron Maiden doesn't make much sense. Steve Harris looks like a much more reasonable guy than Angus. Basically Angus just wants to keep playing and he doesn't give a shit about anything else, he's always been the "rock and roll will never...