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You never miss a chance to have a dig at Bruce do you. No matter the thread if there’s a chance to tell everyone how much of an (insert rude insult) you think Bruce is your straight in there. I’m not saying Bruce is perfect, far from it but is there really a need to constantly run him down.

Regarding the sound and production of the new song. I was initially disappointed as Bruce sounded way to quiet in the mix and there was a terrible hiss from the drums. When I first listened on Apple Music it was in Dolby atmos but now the album is available to pre order I’ve added the album to...

Thanks for putting that up.

Well, cheesy video as everyone has already said. If it was telling a story then I had no fucking idea what the story is :D As for the song itself I really liked it. Nice and heavy and the main song riff was giving me serious hall of the mountain king by Savatage vibes. Solo was ok, would have...

It’s not just about personal wealth. The maiden machine has a lot of employees so yes, to keep a lot of people in jobs the band does need to maximise revenue.

the funny thing is, all those fans who say “blaze, wasn’t a good fit” “his voice wasn’t the right sound for Maiden” etc makes me think it didn’t matter who replaced Bruce. No one would ever have been fully accepted. Yeah bands can change a vocalist or a member or two in the early days but once...

I’ve heard fans say things like this before and it always makes me wonder, if Bruce was such a god to the fan base how come hardly any of them paid any attention to his solo career. I mean, his album sales never set the world alight, even accident of birth and chemical wedding which nowadays...

Being in a rehearsal studio belting out songs is a far cry from being on the road as part of a long tour. I’ve got some bootlegs from the blaze era and from my own experience seeing Maiden with Blaze twice and seeing blaze solo live singing Maiden songs I think he can sound fantastic live. I...

Totally agree with this. Not just from Steve’s point of view either. I remember Nicko having some pretty harsh words about Bruce at the time he left and really took it personally. I think they desperately wanted Blaze to work out. He was younger, very energised and clearly loved and...

From what I remember from interviews back in the day and from things I’ve read since, the primary reason the band chose blaze as the new singer was because his voice sounded nothing like Bruce. It also helped he was English and the band already knew him and liked him from previous tours when...

Bollocks! On a decline in the USA maybe but not around Europe and other parts of the world. No prayer had Maidens only ever UK no: 1 single and got to no:2 in the album sales charts. Fear of the dark was a number 1 album in the uk with be quick or be dead a number 2 single. They were still...

If that’s true then Bruce and the rest of the band have been flat out lying to fans for years then. What you suggests contradicts everything Bruce wrote in his book about why he left Maiden and also contradicts everything written in the official run to the hills book about that time. Plus all...

There is absolutely no way I would ever be convinced that Bruce leaving Maiden was all part of a big plan to big up a reunion a few years later. Anyone who believes this doesn’t get Maiden at all. Unless one of the band members actually said this happened then it’s just pure fantasy. Think...

I sort of get your point but my initial comment was more about their age now and their legacy now. They were all in their 30’s in the 1990’s so to stop then would be madness. At the very least they could have quit Maiden and all went there separate ways and formed other bands (as Bruce and...

All this talk of when we might get a new album made me think that, in all honesty does Maiden really need to release another album? I mean, nearly 50 years in existence with 17 studio albums already under their belt they have absolutely no need to release a new album. They already have a...

Going back to the stadium discussion and Twickenham, I was there and it was a great event and whilst it wasn’t sold out there was a heck of a lot of people there. I think the biggest problem with this was the venue itself, not that it was too big but its location. It was awful to get too with...

I don’t blame them becoming a brand to be honest. If people want to pay them to slap their logo on something then why not take the money. Plus I’m sure they’ve got an eye on retirement and ways to rake in the bucks once the music stops.

Can someone explain to me why a touring festival is a logistical nightmare as some have been saying. Probably being thick but I just don’t get it. I don’t see there being any more work than doing their own tour only less venues. To me it’s like a tour with just a load of better and bigger name...

Not really, I would have said the opposite to be honest. A festival with a load of top bands surely doesn’t have to travel as much. I mean, look at regular festivals, they pitch up in a field and if you want to see it you have to travel. I would say they could pick 3 stadiums in the uk, one...

Talking of future touring plans I’ve always wondered why, instead of just headlining the same festivals over and over again why not start up their own touring festival like ozzfest used to be. Maidenfest :bigsmile: I’m sure they are a big enough band to do this and grab some top supporting...