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Final show of the US tour is a 'no phones/recording equipment allowed' gig - seems like it could be the end of Papa IV!

Last few shows I have attended there always seems to be a huge roar in the crowd when the backdrop for The Trooper comes down. Loudest crowd singalong is FotD though imo!

Completely forgot in my earlier post that the version on Best of the Beast is of course taken from A Real Live One. The fact that they opted to include that live version on the compilation rather than the studio version is probably indicative of the song being elevated in the live environment...

The live version on Best of the Beast (from Helsinki, 1992) still has a great deal of crowd participation, so it seems like it could well have been an instant hit with the fans.

BFMV were on a great trajectory in terms of popularity, particularly in the UK, prior to Temper Temper as well. That album completely arrested their momentum in terms of venue sizes and they've stagnated ever since.

Nice, I was asking because metalcore has become quite a broad and vague term over the years. In the mid/late 90s it referred to bands that still had a lot of hardcore in their DNA, melded with some of the elements of metal that were contemporary at the time, these were very heavy bands like...

Which metalcore bands did you sample, out of interest?

Agreed - it seems like a lot of modern metal and rock bands will bring a strong main support with them the first time they take a step up to larger venues in order to establish themselves at an arena level, in these cases I find it hard to believe they are paid for supporting slots. The third or...

I know this is often the case with labels paying to get their up and coming bands on big tours, but I don't know if it's universally the case. For example unless there is evidence to the contrary I highly doubt Judas Priest have paid to support Ozzy on the tour that will never happen, same with...

Part of the reason that bands will take out a sizeable support act is to shift tickets, from what I have seen of the UK dates at least, the Future Past Tour seems to be selling well purely on the strength of Maiden, hence they can resort to the nepotism support slots rather than having to spend...

The sad thing about the videos of Paul from recent years is that there will be the odd line or moment where his voice actually sounds quite good and reminds you of the Paul of old. One can't help but wonder what he could have achieved if it weren't for his self-destructive behaviours. He really...

I would love to see this at the Royal Albert Hall or similar suitable venue in the UK.

Nice! I think I'll be able to see Blaze for the first time on this run.

I think there's an element of good publicity that comes from adding a second date due to 'phenomenal demand' when this demand was probably expected all along as well. It's a better look to say we sold out the 15k arena twice over than we sold 30k tickets in the 35k stadium. The band probably...

Interesting stuff! I had actually suspected that Maiden blowing Sabbath off the stage night after night might have been an aggravating factor, because with all due respect to Ozzy and Sabbath, there can't have been much competition between them and a fired up '05 era Maiden.

Ozzy is in really poor health, the closest thing to a live performance he has done in years was a two song set at the Commonwealth Games where he could only stand up supported by a frame and was clearly miming, it's 99% certain his tour won't go ahead. I don't think Priest would go on tour with...

Sharon Osbourne thinking that Bruce is jealous of Ozzy because he's not as famous as him just shows what a vapid and superficial character she is.

Giving an interview or two about voting for Brexit and having somewhat conservative views leads a vocal minority to caricature Bruce as a boorish, bigoted dullard, and to bring it up frequently.

Is it confirmed that there will only be European dates in 2023? The tour seems to be taking place over a similar timeframe as the European leg this year so they could feasibly visit the Americas in the Autumn again, unless they've ruled this out somewhere in the press releases already. I seem to...

I would probably consign that 'information' into the same bin as 'Steve is an antivaxxer and the 2022 tour will be cancelled' rumour.