Iron Maiden News, Links, and Interviews

[Ruflux]

Stay tuned for Maiden's new 2018 album-closing masterpiece of 25 minutes written entirely by Bruce Dickinson, who also plays ukulele on the song.

 

[Brigantium]

Cool!

 

[Deleted member 7164]

How about angling epic by H? 'White waters of Canada'

 

[Mosh]

I'll be surprised if Steve doesn't try to one-up Empire. The Steve/Bruce rivalry is the secret Maiden ingredient.

 

[GhostofCain]

I'll be surprised if Steve doesn't try to one-up Empire. The Steve/Bruce rivalry is the secret Maiden ingredient.

Steve has recently said that would be daft, but you never know...

 

[bornless1]

The red and the black: parts 2,3and 4..

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

The red and the black: parts 2,3and 4..

With even more bass intros!

 

[Mosh]

Steve, H, Dave, and Janick...on bass.

 

[jazz from hell]

From Griffin's instagram, a pic of Bruce's living room last Xmas. In it you can see, together with the keyboard he used to begin work on his magnum opus, what it seems to be an ukulele, so I wonder what other instruments he might use in future demos.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOczuumjVyp/

Thanks!

 

[GhostofCain]

Thanks!

My pleasure!

 

[harrisdevot]

Steve has recently said that would be daft, but you never know...

I just hope the Bruce doesn't try to top himself. I'm not convinced by his first incursion in the epic, and I don't want more.

 

[Lego]

Nicko on BBC Sheffield radio earlier today:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1548592905152984

 

[Forostar]

Gotta love the off broadcast chat!

 

[GhostofCain]

I just hope the Bruce doesn't try to top himself. I'm not convinced by his first incursion in the epic, and I don't want more.

I think it is a great song, in my opinion certainly much better than some other recent epics (no bass intro! ). That being said, there is no need to do it again.

 

[GhostofCain]

Gotta love the off broadcast chat!

Indeed. It was interesting to hear that Bruce was staying in York so he could go to the National Railway Museum (fantastic place for those who love steam trains).

 

[Forostar]

Yeah. Been there!

 

[Forostar]

An old one with Steve from last year. Was it posted? I don't remember it well. Sorry if it was..
http://magazine.100percentrock.com/interviews/201605/175024

 

[harrisdevot]

Short but interesting interview with Smith.

https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2017/jun/29/the-weekly-interview-iron-maiden-adrian-smith/

Am I wrong or does he imply that, nowadays, his opinion about how to play the songs is finally taken into account when he says there is more respect for the others ?

 

[Operations666]

Looks like Adrian is still fighting to slow down the songs. Probably because he can't play as fast consistently as Steve, Janick, and Dave.

 

[harrisdevot]

He has never been at ease with playing fast. Anyway, I must admit that he was quite right at the end of the 1980s : some of songs of Maiden England are played way too fast; for others (i.e. Infinite Dreams), it perflectly fits.