Iron Maiden News, Links, and Interviews

[TheMercenary]

Steve Harris d'Iron Maiden, grand fan du club de foot West Ham

Après les exploits en escrime de Bruce Dickinson, le chanteur d’Iron Maiden. On revient sur le groupe mais pour un autre...

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Pour les fans de l'Iran à Doha, le combat des idées prend le pas sur le football

Si l'Iran en a vu de toutes les couleurs face à l'Angleterre (2-6), l'essentiel se jouait davantage dans les travées du Khalifa International Stadium de Doha. Il ne faut pas s'y tromper : pour les Iraniennes et Iraniens, cette Coupe du monde est avant tout une tribune où ils partagent leur...

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"Have we got anything in common with Iron Maiden? I hope not" - watch peak Axl Rose slyly diss Maiden and Kiss in this cheeky 1988 interview

Axl Rose certainly wasn't shy of sharing his opinion on fellow rock and metal heavyweights back in the day

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Iron Maiden and West Ham release black shirt

The sleek Iron Maiden x West Ham shirt is now available in black from both the...

planetradio.co.uk

A surpreendente parte mais difícil de montar do palco do Iron Maiden

(Por Gustavo Maiato) Engana-se quem acha que o avião gigante cenográfico ou o boneco do Eddie sejam as partes mais complicadas na hora de montar o palco do Iron Maiden...

whiplash.net

Le chant persan

À Doha, les Iraniens clament haut et fort leur désir de liberté.

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♫ IRON MAIDEN PATROCINAN EL WEST HAM | PyD

IRON MAIDEN PATROCINAN EL WEST HAM (PLASTICOS Y DECIBELIOS)

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Hear Sophie Lloyd's Iron Maiden-Inspired New Song "Do or Die"

YouTube guitar phenom teams with Inglorious frontman on lead single from debut album

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Iron Maiden / The heavyweight versus featherweight battle in The Number Of The Beast

On the 22 March 1982, Iron Maiden rewrote the Heavy Metal rulebook with the release of their iconic album The Number Of The Beast. Today 40 Anniversary released

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The Top 10 Iron Maiden Songs: 1978—1986

Iron Maiden helped define the genre of heavy metal. The band, which formed in East London in 1975, has gone on to release countless songs that shake the rust from your roof. Started by bassist and songwriter Steve Harris, the band is comprised of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko...

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[TheMercenary]

Pre-orders: Iron Maiden character packs

From Survivor to Monster and more, the Iron Maiden character packs allow you to play with Eddie in many games! Team up, gear up, level up, UP THE IRONS!

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[The_7th_one]

Pre-orders: Iron Maiden character packs

From Survivor to Monster and more, the Iron Maiden character packs allow you to play with Eddie in many games! Team up, gear up, level up, UP THE IRONS!

cmon.com

Interesting price

 

[Brigantium]

Pre-orders: Iron Maiden character packs

From Survivor to Monster and more, the Iron Maiden character packs allow you to play with Eddie in many games! Team up, gear up, level up, UP THE IRONS!

cmon.com

Just seen these. Priced at $66.60

 

[TheMercenary]

 

[Melony]

Only due to lack of extra arm, I'm sure.

Yes, his third arm was surgically removed before this leg of the tour.
You can still see it in this photo taken before that.
I thought his performance was of remarkable quality so soon after a serious medical procedure.

 

[TheMercenary]

Petites et grandes histoires du rock en Pays de Savoie. 8 septembre 1992, le jour où Iron Maiden réveille la bête à Annecy

Petits ou grands groupes au parcours secoué, concerts déjantés, salles de spectacle à jamais gravées dans les mémoires de la rock attitude… Quelques magnifiques partitions font l’histoire du rock en Pays de Savoie.

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Today In Metal History November 26th, 2022YES, IRON MAIDEN, BLACK SABBATH

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 62nd Kasey Smith (DANGER DANGER) - November 26, 1960 Happy 53rd Jeffrey Hirshberg (SPEEDEALER) - November 26th, 1969 HEAVY RELEASES Happy 57th THE KINKS’ The Kink Kontroversy - November 26th, 1965 Happy 52nd YES’ Fragile - November 26th, 1971 Happy 45th ZZ TOP’s The...

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PAUL DI'ANNO - "BRUCE DICKINSON And I Are Two Different Singers, But We All Belong To The IRON MAIDEN Family"

In a new interview with RockOverdose, former Iron Maiden singer, Paul Di'Anno, discusses his upcoming shows in Greece, his health, new material, and more. Read an excerpt from the chat below: RockOverdose: Last summer, you met Steve Harris face-to-face after many years and saw your former band...

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Bow down to Pharaoh Eddie with this 37% late Black Friday saving on an Iron Maiden Powerslave Funko Pop

Iron Maiden's classic album Powerslave comes to life with the collectible Funko Pop! figure - get it for less right now

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Iron Maiden sigue apareciendo en la camiseta de este equipo de la Premier League: así es la equipación

El equipo de la Premier League anuncia un acuerdo con las leyendas del metal británico

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Zpěvák z Iron Maiden v projektu člena Deep Purple v Olomouci! Přednostní vstupenky - iDNES.cz

Město Olomouc zažije opravdu velkou a hvězdnou koncertní událost. Zpěvák Bruce Dickinson z Iron Maiden tam vystoupí v rámci projektu Concerto for Group and Orchestra, za kterým stál zakládající člen Deep Purple, Jon Lord. Koncert proběhne v dubnu roku 2023 a díky iDNES Premium si můžete...

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O motivo pelo qual Steve Harris escolheu Within Temptation para abrir shows do Iron Maiden

(Por Gustavo Maiato) Tour manager disse que fãs do Iron Maiden abraçaram o Within Temptation e lotavam as arenas logo cedo para ver a banda de abertura.

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Když jablko nepadne daleko od stromu a spojí se IRON MAIDEN s RADIOHEAD | Spark Rock Magazine

Spark - hudební novinky, recenze, reportáže, fotoreporty

www.spark-rockmagazine.cz

 

[Austrogoth]

New great article from maidenrevelations

MAIDEN HISTORY: A Second Golden Age, 2005 – 2014

Iron Maiden did not merely emulate their success in the 1980s when they entered the new millennium, they surpassed it. In terms of global popularity and touring, Maiden’s second golden age wa…

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[Kalata]

New great article from maidenrevelations

MAIDEN HISTORY: A Second Golden Age, 2005 – 2014

Iron Maiden did not merely emulate their success in the 1980s when they entered the new millennium, they surpassed it. In terms of global popularity and touring, Maiden’s second golden age wa…

maidenrevelations.com

Thanks for sharing.

I like this quote from Bruce about AMOLAD album:

''Afterwards the writing urge was stronger than ever. Steve and I were starting to converge, and I began to get the same sort of goosebumps I’d had before the Seventh Son album. […] In fact, it was difficult to keep up with the number of ideas coming thick and fast''.

This other quote from Bruce is also curious (after the 2011 tour):

''It was a 35-date fourth leg of the tour and, frankly, I think we were all feeling a little fried at the end of it. Unlike the Powerslave tour, we acknowledged it to ourselves, and I had a particularly robust evening with Rod Smallwood. […] I had no intention of retiring unless I had to. I made the suggestion that ‘little and often’ was a better strategy than trying to reconquer the world every year''.

And it seems Adrian wanted to leave:

''There isn’t much I regret in terms of the decision that I made. Maybe if it were possible for me to have had a conversation with my younger self at a few crucial times then maybe I wouldn’t have done certain things in terms of leaving the band. That said, I knew I needed to leave because I was burned out and I needed a break. […] Now I’m enjoying every moment that comes my way''.

Btw, I had forgotten how weird were the encores and the position of ''Aces High'' in the original ME tour setlist:

Spoiler

Aces High after Iron Maiden !

encore:
Running Free
Infinite Dreams
Hallowed Be Thy Name

 

[Lego]

Btw, I had forgotten how weird were the encores and the position of ''Aces High'' in the original ME tour setlist:

Spoiler

Aces High after Iron Maiden !

encore:
Running Free
Infinite Dreams
Hallowed Be Thy Name



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That's not the original running order of the setlist. Clearly they just moved Infinite Dreams and Hallowed down to the bottom of the list once the decision was made that they were not going to be played.

 

[Kalata]

That's not the original running order of the setlist. Clearly they just moved Infinite Dreams and Hallowed down to the bottom of the list once the decision was made that they were not going to be played.

I see. We can also see 18 songs (without TETMD!), while the final setlist of the tour was 17 songs - so they removed HBTN from it, replaced Infinite Dreams with TETMD and made some changes in the positions of some songs. I like how they wrote 7th Son Of A 7th Son.

 

[matic22]

I see. We can also see 18 songs (without TETMD!), while the final setlist of the tour was 17 songs - so they removed HBTN from it, replaced Infinite Dreams with TETMD and made some changes in the positions of some songs. I like how they wrote 7th Son Of A 7th Son.

It was a Maiden England tour. TETMD would be played anyways. I'm pretty sure Infinite Dreams was replaced by ATSS and Hallowed was meant to close the show, but it was replaced by Running Free last minute, since Barry decided to sue just before the tour and they played it during TFF cycle.

 

[Ruflux]

Didn't we actually see a version of the setlist when Davey was holding it up in a rehearsal photo? It was low quality but you could see the placement of Hallowed somewhere in the set, I forgot where exactly.

I see. We can also see 18 songs (without TETMD!), while the final setlist of the tour was 17 songs - so they removed HBTN from it, replaced Infinite Dreams with TETMD and made some changes in the positions of some songs. I like how they wrote 7th Son Of A 7th Son.

TETMD is literally highlighted in that photo since it's selected in the cue list, it's the song between AH and Running Free as it was in the final set.

 

[Lego]

Didn't we actually see a version of the setlist when Davey was holding it up in a rehearsal photo? It was low quality but you could see the placement of Hallowed somewhere in the set, I forgot where exactly.


TETMD is literally highlighted in that photo since it's selected in the cue list, it's the song between AH and Running Free as it was in the final set.

It's in this video, around 1:17. Hallowed is mid-set, RTTH is closing:



???? (possibly TROOPER?)
NOTB
PHANTOM
HALLOWED
WASTED YEARS
SEVENTH SON
CLAIRVOYANT
FEAR OF THE DARK
IRON MAIDEN
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ACES HIGH
THE EVIL THAT MEN DO
RUN TO THE HILLS

 

[chaosapiant]

''There isn’t much I regret in terms of the decision that I made. Maybe if it were possible for me to have had a conversation with my younger self at a few crucial times then maybe I wouldn’t have done certain things in terms of leaving the band. That said, I knew I needed to leave because I was burned out and I needed a break. […] Now I’m enjoying every moment that comes my way''.

Just to be clear, this reads like Adrian is talking about his "younger self" as in from 1989-90 when he originally left the band.

 

[TheMercenary]

Mummies, sphinx heads and Live After Death: the epic story of Iron Maiden‘s World Slavery tour

How Iron Maiden’s World Slavery tour kicked 80s metal to the next level – and nearly destroyed the band in the process

www.loudersound.com

 

[Ascendingthethrone]

I agree with lots of points on that blog post. I have seen Maiden on every tour since 2005 and the 2011 and 2013 shows were the weakest. I saw them at the O2 at both shows and the band seemed very tired. I took my then girlfriend (now wife) to both shows and she noticed that Bruce was particularly tired. In 2011 he didn’t even try and hit the high notes for some of the Talisman.

2013 just had a weird set list. It was nice to hear songs like Moonchild, Prisoner, ATSS, Phantom and SSOASS but there was something off about the flow of it. There should have been more deep cuts. That’s why they will never top the Legacy 1.0 set list. A perfect mix of classics, not so regular and actual deep cuts.

 

[Kalata]

I agree with lots of points on that blog post. I have seen Maiden on every tour since 2005 and the 2011 and 2013 shows were the weakest. I saw them at the O2 at both shows and the band seemed very tired. I took my then girlfriend (now wife) to both shows and she noticed that Bruce was particularly tired. In 2011 he didn’t even try and hit the high notes for some of the Talisman.

2013 just had a weird set list. It was nice to hear songs like Moonchild, Prisoner, ATSS, Phantom and SSOASS but there was something off about the flow of it. There should have been more deep cuts. That’s why they will never top the Legacy 1.0 set list. A perfect mix of classics, not so regular and actual deep cuts.

Maiden's laziest setlists imo are: 1992, 2007, 2011 and 2012/2013/2014. Even the 2005 one could be improved.

I think they can top Legacy 1.0 setlist with Future Past or only with a ''Deep cuts'' tour.

 

[GhostofCain]

I agree with lots of points on that blog post. I have seen Maiden on every tour since 2005 and the 2011 and 2013 shows were the weakest. I saw them at the O2 at both shows and the band seemed very tired. I took my then girlfriend (now wife) to both shows and she noticed that Bruce was particularly tired. In 2011 he didn’t even try and hit the high notes for some of the Talisman.

2013 just had a weird set list. It was nice to hear songs like Moonchild, Prisoner, ATSS, Phantom and SSOASS but there was something off about the flow of it. There should have been more deep cuts. That’s why they will never top the Legacy 1.0 set list. A perfect mix of classics, not so regular and actual deep cuts.

Bruce's voice was shot by the end of the 2011 UK tour (it probably did not help that he was flying planes when Maiden had days off). I went to 5 shows on that tour and realised by the end of it that there had been too many with that setlist!

I quite liked the 2013/2014 Maiden England shows, but agree with you that from a setlist point of view, Legacy of the Beast 2018 were probably the best Maiden shows I have been to, together with the 2008 Somewhere Back in Time ones.

 

[Poto]

Maiden England was a missed opportunity looking at the setlist, but the shows were excellent. And the setlist had a great, fast-paced flow. It went from classic to classic almost without breaks and made it a very intense set and show.