Iron Maiden

[Surtr]

How bright is the Classic Red Maiden shirt? My friend has it and he says he's never worn it before as it's "too bright" for him. I'm thinking I may buy it for a Ten'er ($CAN) if it's not actually as blindingly bright as he claims.

[-The Frank]

How bright is the Classic Red Maiden shirt? My friend has it and he says he's never worn it before as it's "too bright" for him. I'm thinking I may buy it for a Ten'er ($CAN) if it's not actually as blindingly bright as he claims.

Paul wears one in the S/T bookelt if my memory serves me correctly.

[Surtr]

I happen to not own the S/T album, though I have the whole thing downloaded :(

/Googles lol

I googled it, it's not that bad, I'd wear a jacket over it though, just so it's not that crazy :p

/Looks for a Ten'er

[-The Frank]

BUY THE S/T NOW
NO EXCUSES.

EDIT:nevermind, you found a picture

[Lord Abortion]

There are no excuses for that.

NP-The Aftermath(live)
Ah, I love this song.

[-The Frank]

I've over-exausted(sp?) that song's live version so much i rarely listen to it anymore.


TO lightingstrikes2: heres a picture of paul wearing the shirt
http://www.maidenfans.com/imc/?url=album0_soundhouse/pictures0_soundhouse&lang=eng&link=albums

Other cool pictures aswell.

[Lord Abortion]

Damn Davey's waistcoats are sexy

[Deth]

Yeah, I want one like him. Along with some nice leather trousers to go with it of course.

[Surtr]

I love Davey. He's my favorite guitarist :)

[-The Frank]

I think he's everyones favorite guitarist, how can you not like him?

[Deth]

He's always smiling!

[crag]

I think he's everyones favorite guitarist, how can you not like him?
Davey rocks:)

i heard someone refer to him as a ''tad poofy'' once:angry:

NP: The Clansman

[-The Frank]

I dont even know what that means :confused: :(


Damn my terrible british vocabulary

[Josh]

I think he's everyones favorite guitarist, how can you not like him?
H is my favourite, don't know why, just love his solos though.

[Surtr]

Davey is awesome. His hair used to be so awesome. I'd give ANYTHING to have hair like he had back in the early days.

[-The Frank]

Speaking of hair, who thinks bruce needs to grow his hair back out?

[crag]

Speaking of hair, who thinks bruce needs to grow his hair back out?
He definately should.

i wonder who will be next to get it cut.

[Surtr]

I actually think Bruce Bruce is better with short hair.

[-The Frank]

^^
No way, long hair ftw

Since it's been 30 years since the rest of the band has changed their haricuts, i think they'll have that hair forever. Which is good, becasue i cant see a bald steve harris.

[Surtr]

If Steve cuts his hair now I'll cry. He's got the best hair outa' all them now. Davey's used to be pure amazing, but it's gotten rather 'not-as-cool' now lol.

[crag]

For some reason i can see Jan looking reasonable with short hair:lol:

[-The Frank]

Adrian could work the short hair well i think, although his hair is short already.

Release dates for you people who havent seen them yet:

The new Maiden studio album "A Matter of Life and Death" has been confirmed for a European release on 4th September 2006 and a US release on 5th September 2006.

[Surtr]

Yeah Adrian already has semi-short hair.

[crag]

Adrian could work the short hair well i think, although his hair is short already.

Release dates for you people who havent seen them yet:

The new Maiden studio album "A Matter of Life and Death" has been confirmed for a European release on 4th September 2006 and a US release on 5th September 2006.
Argh, 2 days before my birthday.

[Josh]

Adrian could work the short hair well i think, although his hair is short already.

Release dates for you people who havent seen them yet:

The new Maiden studio album "A Matter of Life and Death" has been confirmed for a European release on 4th September 2006 and a US release on 5th September 2006.
Europe > US. :p

and England > Europe hehe.

so we get it a day before you yanks.... mwahahahaha.

[JamJar]

I've got a horrible feeling that the new album comes out the day I go back to school after the summer :eek:

[-The Frank]

Europe > US. :p

and England > Europe hehe.

so we get it a day before you yanks.... mwahahahaha.


:(:(, i'll be ordering it off of amazon anyway, so i will get it late no matter what my nationality is :(

[Surtr]

Sadly that's the truth.

Euro > US

Engerland > World

I'm still awaiting a Canadian Concert date. For the '06 scheduele they have none set up, so I'm hoping in '07 they will. I NEEDto go to a Maiden concert.

[-The Frank]

Canada=lawl , do you live with a polar bear in your igloo?

America>>>>>Canada :p

[Josh]

i have maiden tickets in my wardrobe at the moment. i'm fine, as long as they don't go missing when i move house in a couple of weeks.
it'll be my 3rd time seeing them :)

[Surtr]

I do in fact live with Polar Bears inside my igloo, why thank you for showing intrest :p

I've yet to even go to a real concert, only because I'm saving for Maiden to be my first.

[JamJar]

Keep those tickets near you at all times.

[crag]

Scotland>England>Europe>America:p

anyway more news regarding AMOLAD
Iron Maiden’s single ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg’ will be released in mid-August via EMI

[JamJar]

England>Scotland>Europe>Rest Of The World>America:p

Fix'd

Also, I thought that the first track was going to be a single. Surely they will have to make a radio edit.

[crag]

Fix'd

:angry:

[Surtr]

Yeah what happened to that first song being the single?

And TROBB will have to be a Radio Edit for sure, it's too long.

[pate]

I actually think Bruce Bruce is better with short hair.

I completely agree with that. But maybe that's because he cut his bangs, which made him look like a four year old girl.

[crag]

Yeah what happened to that first song being the single?

And TROBB will have to be a Radio Edit for sure, it's too long.
If Greenday are allowed to release crappy 9 minute songs why shouldn't Maiden get to release amazing 7 minute songs?

[ghettoeddo]

green day released a 9-minute song on the radio?

it's because metal gets a bad rap >:-|

[the_uber_penguin]

Argh, 2 days before my birthday.

Get it for your birthday then!

And Greenday cut it down to about 3:30min...

Annoyed me a lot, as I'm also a Greenday fan.

[GurS]

I think he's everyones favorite guitarist, how can you not like him?

I prefer H, meself.



Lado Earth++, and he looked SO COOL with the dyed brown hair in it was either the LAD or Maiden England video. He suits the 'rock god' look better than Davey, IMO.

Well, used to. He got fat, not so much nowadays.

[Mikesn]

I've got a horrible feeling that the new album comes out the day I go back to school after the summer :eek:
Thats what's happening to me. :amaze:

But school starts an hour later on the first day, so I could probably get it before school starts.

[rik]

Maiden > school.


Go figure.

[Surtr]

Haha.

Maiden > Life.

[lawlstorm]

hi all, i need help because my band wants to do a cover of die with your boots on. The only problem is that all the lyrics i see are missing the lyrics in between the 2 solos after the little harmony part (it's at 3:44).

I tried listening to the song, and i can't make out for the life of me figure out what bruce is saying. Does anyone know what the lyrics are?

[crag]

hi all, i need help because my band wants to do a cover of die with your boots on. The only problem is that all the lyrics i see are missing the lyrics in between the 2 solos after the little harmony part (it's at 3:44).

I tried listening to the song, and i can't make out for the life of me figure out what bruce is saying. Does anyone know what the lyrics are?
Isn't it just repeating ''they diiiiiiieeee with their booooots oooooon, yes they diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee''?

Crag is happy to announce that he has finally heard Still Life, Maiden England style, thanks to Youtube:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcuevuOCB8Y&search=still%20life%20maiden

[ashman]

Maiden England = Best concert ever!

[-The Frank]

I prefer H, meself.
Lado Earth++, and he looked SO COOL with the dyed brown hair in it was either the LAD or Maiden England video. He suits the 'rock god' look better than Davey, IMO.
Mullets ftw

Isn't it just repeating ''they diiiiiiieeee with their booooots oooooon, yes they diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee''?

Crag is happy to announce that he has finally heard Still Life, Maiden England style, thanks to Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcuevuOCB8Y&search=still%20life%20maiden

I dont have flash on this computer :angry: :(, i want to see still life live so badly :(

[GurS]

Get Maiden England VHS. Absolutley fan-****ing-tastic set.

4 quid on ebay ftw.

[Deth]

They don't play The Trooper on Maiden England do they? That's the only time I've seen them not play it.

[GurS]

I think you're right, but in terms of POM songs, I'd forgo the trooper any day live for still life. Plus, well, it's on like every other live release (from POM onwards, of course, I'd have been helluva surprised to see it on Live + One or Maiden Japan :p)

[-The Frank]

Get Maiden England VHS. Absolutley fan-****ing-tastic set.

4 quid on ebay ftw.

I think i might just have to, plus if you get the bonus addition you get a audio cd of the concert :smash: . But i agree, greatest set list ever.

[Deth]

Well, me too. It's just strange to see such a staple missing, not that's it's a bad thing of course.

[-The Frank]

:: 29-June-2006 10:46 am

Iron Maiden recently spoke exclusively to the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine (web site) about their upcoming 14th studio offering, "A Matter of Life and Death", due in September. The CD was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London with producer Kevin Shirley, who also worked on the last two Maiden albums, 2000's "Brave New World" and 2003's "Dance of Death".

"'Brave New World' and 'Dance Of Death' were both good records," frontman Bruce Dickinson told Kerrang! "But they weren't anywhere near as good as this one! This one is 'Dance of Death' without the effort. This whole album feels effortless. It's like driving a big, gas-guzzling motor car. You just put your foot down and there's limitless power under the bonnet."
"It's been unbelievable," added bassist/founder member Steve Harris. "We booked the studio for three months and we finished the whole thing in two. I think the preparation was good. We didn't have the rows we usually have! We really focused on each song and it was a very positive experience."

"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", which will be the first single to be taken from the record, is described by Kerrang! as "an intricate seven-minute epic that starts with a creepy, ominous intro before erupting into a crushing, almost Led Zeppelin-esque riff and a powerful, emotive chorus."

"It's very different for us." admitted Harris. "It's very riffy. The intro has an almost nursery rhyme eeriness. Sometimes you try to create a mood and sometimes it's just there. Everyone's going to ask who Benjamin Breeg is, but you'll just have to find out for yourself!"

With regards to whether "A Matter Of Life And Death" marks a fresh lease of life for Maiden, Harris said, "Five years ago we were thinking about possibly retiring at this point, but now we're at this stage there's no way! Why should we? I don't know why, but I always had it in my head that we'd do fifteen studio albums, so we've got at least one more to go


Wow, i am extremely excited about this new album!

[Surtr]

Looks intresting.

The main thing I like about this album, or at least expect from it..Is this eeriness that I've expected from the album and is mentioned in TROBB.

I hope alot of the album has sections of songs like this, not just at the beginning but in bridges and such throughout songs.

It'll be lovely to see what Maiden sounds like with this "eerie" sound.

[Guitar_King_666]

maiden always puts out a good effort with their albums. not all of them may be amazing but they still pack in a kick *** experience.

[GurS]

Don't know if anyone else has heard this, but apparantly Benjamin Breeg was Di'Anno nickname or something like that?

[lawlstorm]

Isn't it just repeating ''they diiiiiiieeee with their booooots oooooon, yes they diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee''?

Crag is happy to announce that he has finally heard Still Life, Maiden England style, thanks to Youtube:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcuevuOCB8Y&search=still%20life%20maiden
hah, yeah it is thanks. i feel like an idiot :upset:

[the_uber_penguin]

*Hugs for Solos_are Mandatory*

*Listens to Rhapsody*

The Last Winged Unicorn reminds me a fair amount of Blood Brothers. Especially the solo...

[Corkofski]

i have a maiden england vhs....

[Surtr]

Don't know if anyone else has heard this, but apparantly Benjamin Breeg was Di'Anno nickname or something like that?
I've heard that from somewheres..But not a clue where from. I probably haven't :p

[PAJJ]

^ it's been said in this thread before, maybe a couple of times

[Surtr]

That's where I've heard it most likely then.

[GurS]

I read it on the AMOLAD disccusion page on wikipedia

[Prince of Darkness]

I'm looking forward to AMOLAD

[Ladyshredder126]

Today I saw the Holy Smokes video for the first time... I laughed through the whole thing :lol:

[victim of changes]

yea its different

[Lord Abortion]

Still life live is amazing. I may watch Maiden England Today.

[crag]

Today I saw the Holy Smokes video for the first time... I laughed through the whole thing :lol:
I live that video just for the sheer oddness of it all:)

[GurS]

Talking about Maiden music videos:

Visions of the Beast. There's a Wasting Love video, I've seen (on the internet) images of the single cover, apparantly it WAS released as a single... but nothing in the 'official' Maiden literature (i.e. website, FOTD inlay) that mentions this.

Why? :confused: It's one of the better songs on that album...

[crag]

That's a good point, i've even seen it played on the tv once or twice:confused:

[Surtr]

Yeah..It's on Visions Of The Beast, but I haven't ever seen the video before aside from that DvD.

[GurS]

I feel a bit cheated about Visions of the Beast. Coz they've made more videos since then :(

Maybe, they'll release at some point a special, stand-alone third disc with all the new videos? Coz they better not just make a new version with the new videos, I don't want to re-buy the whole thing :angry:

[Surtr]

Yeah, it'd be nice to just be able to buy the 3rd disc.

I doubt they'd do that though. :(

[GurS]

well, they DID do a one-disc version of BOTB for those who couldn't afford the two-disc, and didn't they see the reason they released DOTR as a DVD AND a CD was for those who didn't have 5.1 sound on their TV but still wanted the in-concert experience?

[Surtr]

You make a good point lol.

I'd possibly buy the new version with new videos anyways though.

[GurS]

well, if i can sell the older version on ebay for, like, 60 or 70% of what I paid for it, I probably would to :)

[Surtr]

So I just figured out that it's going to cost me $100CAN (Not including shipping and border) to buy this:

Crossed Guns T-shirt: £12.77
Piece Of Mind T-shirt: £14.47
Classic Red T-shirt: £11.06
The Clansman Poster: £5.11
Piece Of Mind Poster: £5.11

Kinda' expensive but..It's gotta' be worth it.

[blue3]

It should be worth it. Where are you getting those from?

[Surtr]

"Eddie's Megastore". So their official site.

[-The Frank]

^^^
Maidenfans.com may have them for cheaper, not sure though

[Surtr]

Check it and it is cheaper, but they don't have some of the stuff I want.
(I.e: Classic Red :cool:)

Straight from the words of a fan (Obviously VERY swayed, but for the most part..)

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40739

^Maiden Ozzfest Incident '05

An intresting read for sure, though I asume most of you have already read it.

[-The Frank]

That reminded me why Maiden ****ing pwn
:chug: :smoke:

[Surtr]

Haha yeah.

I also have this link. I'd SO buy this, but my parents don't let me buy ANYTHING off the net.

$0.99

http://www.mp3sugar.com/iron-maiden/ozzfest-2005-san-bernardino-a30044/

It's a recording of concert. I have no idea about the quality, but if it's anygood..I suggest someone on here buy it and then upload it :p

[PAJJ]

That article makes me smile everytime i read it.
Up the Irons \m/

[Surtr]

I just checked one of the Samples of that CD and it's actually fairly good.

It's deffinatly worth the $0.99 :thumb:

I'd love to hear the concert to it's intirey though.

[crag]

Check it and it is cheaper, but they don't have some of the stuff I want.
(I.e: Classic Red :cool:)

Straight from the words of a fan (Obviously VERY swayed, but for the most part..)

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40739

^Maiden Ozzfest Incident '05

An intresting read for sure, though I asume most of you have already read it.
I remember there were bootlegs of that show around the internet, i would have loved to hear them.

[TojesDolan]

It is my pleasure to annouce that my friend lent me his collection of Iron Maiden and I can finally make a decent post in this thread after all! :eek:

This is awesome. I'm ripping right about now.

[GurS]

GG mang - is that a full collection, i.e. every (significant) album?

[Apocalyptic Raids]

If I remember correctly, it was.

[TojesDolan]

Eh, I think there are like 2 or 3 albums out... I'm not sure, I'll have to check. I'm pretty sure he doesn't have some.

I tried to get the ones from the Eddie chest but I couldn't find it. :-0

[crag]

Crag now has Anthology in his possession:)

i've only watched one concert from it so far but its very good stuff.

[Surtr]

I start working tomorrow. That means $$ which means Maiden shirts :)

[Josh]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! News from the IMOC:


Following the announcement of the forthcoming early September release of their new studio album A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, Iron Maiden reveal their front cover artwork!

Also announced is the news that THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG will be released as a very special single on 14th August.

Says Steve Harris, “This is a very intense album in many ways and we really wanted to go with a lead track that demonstrated that in the best way, rather than going for a shorter track on the album just to please the chart rules. Benjamin Breeg is a great example of the feel of the album in it’s really heavy riff and lyrically it’s a very dark, atmospheric and powerful song which really epitomizes what the album is all about for us. So it made a natural choice for us.”

In true Maiden style, the single will be released in two special Limited Edition formats, which by content will not be eligible for the UK singles chart. Manager Rod Smallwood explained, “There are various chart rules compliant to number of tracks, the maximum running time, price structure and all the rest of it. As for the new Maiden single - its simple - we’re putting out a two track CD - THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG and HALLOWED BE THY NAME (Legends Session) and if it’s too long to qualify for the charts, then so be it. We have no problem with it being non-chart eligible.

EMI will also release a special 7” picture disc with collectable sticker of the ‘Crossed Guns’ Logo. B sides to both formats are from last years amazing ‘Radio 1 legends session recorded especially for the Zane Lowe show.


Limited Edition 2 track CD
The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Hallowed be thy Name (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)

Limited Edition 7” picture disc
(To include ‘Crossed Gun Logo’ sticker)
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
c/w Run To The Hills (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)
The Trooper (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)


THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG is taken from the forthcoming album, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH full track listing as below.

1. Different World - Smith/Harris - 4.17
2. These Colours Don't Run - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 6.52
3. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 8.44
4. The Pilgrim - Gers/Harris - 5.07
5. The Longest Day - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.48
6. Out Of the Shadows - Dickinson/Harris 5.36
7. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg - Murray/Harris - 7.21
8. For The Greater Good of God - Harris - 9.24
9. Lord Of Light - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.23
10. The Legacy - Gers/Harris - 9.20

Iron Maiden undertake a massive Winter European Tour that opens in Denmark on 9th November, culminating in eight UK arena dates at the end of December (including two nights at Earls Court Arena). They will play to nearly 100,000 people in the UK alone! The majority of these shows are already sold out. Please check for details on www.ironmaiden.com for the latest information on ticket availability and for details of tickets just released from Production holds.

and i saved and then uploaded the artwork from the IMOC site: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MJ1JJ6OR

looks awesome \m/ :D

EDIT: it's on the maiden site as well, i just got an email from the IMOC about it though.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

That cover art is pretty damn cool.

here is a better link, instead of having to go through megaupload's **** just for a small image: http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h173/Apocalyptic_Raids/amatteroflifeanddeathartwork.jpg

[Lord Abortion]

:amaze:

oh man oh man...

[Josh]

modern warfare theme ++
maybe it's going to be a rant about the post-September 11th "War on Terrorism", and Blair and Bush becoming the "Axis of Feeble".

[rik]

Holy ****, now i'm getting really, really excited.

[crag]

ah thank christ that's the artwork and not that skull and cross guns thing. It looks awesome and TROBB to be released on 14th August, i'm extremely happy now:)

[Smertios]

How much would you pay for a copy of the soundhouse tapes?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRON-MAIDEN-THE-SOUNDHOUSE-TAPES_W0QQitemZ220003630199QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4554 8QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think one went for £350 yesterday.

[Surtr]

Considering it's not an actual copy, probably nothing..

[PAJJ]

the artwork looks really amazing, everything about this album is sounding great, ****ing september better hurry up.

[Mother]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/Chairman_Smith/eddielol.gif

[GurS]

A) best cover art since 7th son? could be - CERTAINLY best since FOTD
B) Best thing about this cover art? gotta be the guy smoking a ciggy whilst leaning against the tank :p
C) Not only did I start the wikipedia page on AMOLAD, I started one for the TROBB single last night :cool:

[Josh]

it is definitely awesome cover art.
i rarely use wikipedia, usually i go on and press Random Article, so i can learn random stuff.

[PAJJ]

^I never knew about that, so i tried it just now
i'm reading about, Route 27 (Massachusetts) :-/

is there any offical page statement about Benjamin Breeg being dianno?

[Josh]

/finds interview with Janick and Nicko by some girl from the IMOC:


Competition winner Ellie 'Little Trooper' Howlett writes for IronMaiden.com...

After being collected by Laz & Sue at Cockfosters underground station in North London, we got onto the M25 to start the final part of our journey to the recording studio. As we tore down the motorway with the dulcet tones of Ken Bruce on Radio 2 in the background (Laz's CD player wasn't working) I was pretty sure I had never been so terrified in my life! Nothing to do with Ken Bruce obviously, but because I was on my way to interview Janick and Nicko!

We arrived at Hook End Sarm Studios just before lunchtime - a huge board featuring the crossed-guns Eddie told us we were in the right place! Once inside, we were lead into the studio to special 'listening points' where I was priveleged enough to hear the first 4 tracks of 'A Matter of Life and Death' (Different World, These Colours Don't Run, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns and The Pilgrim). By this point my brain was only functioning on a very basic level in anticipation of the upcoming interview (which was by now only about an hour away), so most of the details of the songs have escaped me. However, I do remember being completely blown away by how heavy the album was! It was nothing like what I had expected. Reading Kevin Shirley's Studio Diaries, I had expected something very progressive and maybe a little bit too soft for my taste, but the tracks I heard were seething raw power from every pore. This isn't to say that the songs were not progressive, because they were - maybe more than anything Maiden have done previously. It's just that the progressiveness was combined with a full frontal metal assault!

Whilst I sat outside enjoying the sun with Laz, Sue and my partner Alex, I was told the time for the interview was nigh. As I walked through the hall I noticed a board with all the Maiden member's names at the top, and their schedules underneath. Wait a minute - the other guys were here too? Surely not! But I had more important things to think about at that particular moment!

As I entered the room where the interview was to take place to say I was nervous would have been the understatement of the century! But the guys immediately put me at my ease, Janick shaking my hand and Nicko kissing me on the cheek. After a very nervous start, the interview began to progress very well - it became more of a sort of informal chat about the new album. Jan and Nicko were so friendly and down to earth it was impossible to carry on being frightened. Anyway, Nicko was loud enough to make up for any quietness on my part! So to all those who say you should never meet your heroes, I say you're wrong! You just need to have the right heroes!

After the interview we all posed for photos and then I went back outside to enjoy the free arcade games (yes, there were many perks to the day!). However, I hadn't long been out when suddenly Bruce appeared! He came over to say hello and have a quick picture taken with me, which was a complete surprise. But a good surprise, needless to say.

The biggest shock of the day had to be meeting Steve though! For those of you who know me this will come as no surprise, but to those of you who dont, I am a HUGE Steve fan! Meeting him was an absolute honour, and I am very pleased to say I did not babble incoherently or laugh hysterically, but managed to remain composed!

Towards the end of the day I was also lucky enough to meet Dave and Adrian and get my photo taken with each of them (by this point I'd had so many pictures taken I had begun to feel like a rock star myself!) After a last listen to the 4 tracks from the album, we set off for home, thus concluding the most exciting and unforgettable day of my life!


JANICK AND NICKO - INTERVIEWED BY ELLIE HOWLETT

EH: The title of the new album ‘A Matter of Life and Death’. I wanted to know who decided on the name and where the idea came from?

NM: I think it was Steve. We had two or three ideas which we were kicking a round, one of which was ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, and then Bruce came up with a title which we all thought was brilliant at the time. Then we decided to sleep on it for a few days but in the end we all decided that ‘A matter of Life and Death’ was the better title and so, it was a working title originally, which ended up being the best one. But it was either Bruce or Steve who came up with it. The content of the record is dealing with a lot of the issues of war - ‘The Longest Day’ is a well known account of war and ‘Brighter Than a Thousand Suns’ is about the H Bomb. Then there are other songs which deal with kind of the lighter side, but we all know that war generally means death, and death is the ultimate sin. But at the end of the day we’ve got other things to think about – life experiences etc. But in final answer to your question I think it was between Steve and Bruce…..

JG: It might have been Rod!

NM: It could have been. I dunno, it was just one of those situations where nobody really knows, it was just floated around waiting for approval. It could have been Drew (engineer at Sarm West Studio).

JG: It could have been Eddie!!LOL

NM: The titles are important….

JG: In the past we’ve tended to pick a song title as the name of the album, because sometimes a title will just leap out at you as the obvious choice, but it didn’t this time for some reason.

NM: Yeah, I think this is one of the first albums that we’ve not used a song title as the name of the album.
EH: Yes, I think that’s been mentioned on the chat forum.

NM: Yeah, so maybe it’s quite a historical fact from that point of view. But we did discuss about using a song title and went through all the names – ‘What about The Pilgrim? No, That doesn’t really work, sounds like Pilgrims Progress, can’t have that. What about The Legacy….mmm The Legacy, that’s not a bad idea, but we thought somebody else did an album called The Legacy….’

JG: I think calling it The Legacy would have hinted at this being the last album, and we definitely didn’t want that!

NB: Yeah, so that got dropped like a big pile of you know what!!! Then going on through the other titles we thought well we couldn’t call it ‘For the Greater Good of God’…. That would really be pushing the envelope. We can’t really call it ‘Lord of Light’, that’s a bit too much. There wasn’t really anything that would lend itself to a visual situation.

EH: OK, so you’ve got an album which reflects the good and bad side of life, is it something of a ‘concept’ album then?

NM: No it’s not! The only way I think that it’s got any kind of concept is the running order of the songs on the record is conceptual. But it’s not a message. It’s just a really great piece of music. From the beginning every song kind of lifts you up and when you get to the middle song which is a bit of a ballad, and kind of gives you a bit of respite, and you think phew, thank God for that for a minute, and then the onslaught of the final four or five songs really lift you up again. So to me that’s the only concept of the album.

EH: Are there any instrumental or acoustic songs on this album?

NM: Absolutely not. Although there are some acoustic passages.

EH: The ‘B’ sides are all covers. Am I right in saying that?

JG: Who told you about that?

EH: Oh, I just heard it somewhere.

NM: No that’s just rumour control.

JG: No. If we told you we would have to kill you!!

NM: No, seriously, I don’t really like to call them ‘B’ sides. I prefer to call it just an extra track. But the secondary track to a single release will always be a cover. Unless we do another ‘Sheriff of Huddersfield’ or ‘Black Bart Blues’ or ‘Roll Over Vic Vella’. Obviously ‘Twilight Zone’ is one exception, but I don’t think we would do that again.

part 2 coming up...

[Josh]

JG: We are not a covers band, so when we cover someone else’s song, we don’t go away and learn it exactly. What we do is we listen to the track once and then go away and try to recreate what we felt from the track, so we’re not trying to out-do the band we are covering, but trying to do it in a Maiden way.

NM: And we always try to do the song justice. Obviously we don’t want to do someone else’s song and not do a good job of it. ‘Cos obviously we don’t want the person who wrote it to be thinking ‘Oh my God, what have they done to my song?’ We just go into the studio and have a good time.

JG: Yeah. It’s all for fun.

NM: We will sit in the studio and come up with some ideas of which songs to cover. Once we’ve decided, we will get hold of the tracks and then have a proper listen. Then everyone will go away and learn their own parts and then record it. 80% of the time it’s done in one take and we don’t spend a lot of time mixing it, other than maybe whack an extra guitar solo on and a bit of this or that here and there.

JG: Actually the covers we’ve done this time, there were no overdubs.

NM: That’s right. There wasn’t was there? Whereas the album was mixed as we went along and then just needed a bit of fine tuning, these cover songs were mixed as we played them, and Kevin Shirley said ‘Right, that’s it, that’s the mix for this song.’ All done and dusted.

EH: Do you have a personally favourite song from the album?

NM: My personal favourite right now is ‘Lord of Light’, but I can’t get ‘For the Greater Good of God’ out of my head. All the way round the golf course this morning, I just couldn’t stop singing it! (immediately launching into pub singer mode!)

EH: Perhaps you should have sung the song on the album…..

NM: I did!! LOL

JG: Yeah but the thing is. If we brought Nicko down the front to sing, all the women would go like wow. He would then straight away become the focal point of the band….the band would fall to bits….Bruce would have to be put to the back and that wouldn’t really work so….we let Bruce do all the live singing but Nicko really does it all in the studio!

NM: Yeah, Tom Jones would have to start worrying!!

EH: So Janick, which is your favourite off the album?

JG: It changes day by day. It really does.

NM: Also Janick wrote a couple of songs which are really excellent and my favourite one of those is ‘The Legacy’. The acoustic intro is just, how can I say, ehm, it’s a concerto! It’s a work of art. The last chord, I mean THE last chord is just ‘**** my old boots, is it finished now! Can I have a rest!?) (Janick falls about laughing) Just listening to Jan’s guitar work is so super intense, I think.

JG: It’s an intense album.

EH: Yeah, from the four tracks I’ve heard I would agree. I think it is more progressive and far more heavier than previous albums.

NM: You’ve only heard the first four songs? Blimey you’ve got to hear the last six tracks!

EH: I wish I could!!

JG: Only the first four?!!!

NM: Blimey, the first four are just a teaser!! From those first four I think ‘Brighter Than a Thousand Suns’ is absolutely brilliant.

JG: It just gets better and better the more you hear it. It’s a very very intense experience to listen to it, I think. But the whole album gets better and better every time you listen to it. I don’t think many bands do that any more. People tend to want ‘instantaneous’ and then after a week they forget about it and then want the next instantaneous thing. But this album is deeper than that. There’s a lot of depth to it. It totally works as an album. It all finishes with some acoustic stuff, and as Nicko said, the last chord just makes you go pheeeww! And you feel you’ve listened to a piece of music which has lasted over 70 minutes long. It’s almost classically inspired.

NM: Yeah, that intro to ‘The Legacy’ definitely. I mean it sounds like there’s loads of guitars but it’s just the way Jan put the whole thing together, and then the whole band come in with a huge wall of electric guitar and you think whooaa, it just blows you away. It’s as though the overture has kicked in and it sounds frighteningly good!

EH: Nicko, how come you didn’t write any songs on this album?

JG: He did!! Ha Ha

NM: My writing contribution was more musical, like the drum parts to these songs etc. I really had a lot of input on this album. Usually the guys would come to and say ‘…..this is the sort of thing I would like you to do etc.’ But that didn’t really happen so much on this album. Although Steve had a couple of specific things he wanted from me. But a lot of the way I constructed the drum patterns and beats was my contribution to the writing aspect I suppose. In terms of bringing a song to the band, I flew over quite late into the writing period. And what had happened was, the guys already had ten songs ready to go. They had been getting together in various combinations to put the songs together. If we had needed eleven songs then I would have put my song into the mix as it was already mainly complete and it may or may not have been used. But the point is, we had these ten phenomenal songs! Jan had a couple more ideas, Adrian had a couple more songs ready and Steve had another three already written. So what is amazing is that we had too much material! Whereas normally we get to about eight songs and it’s ‘……er, anyone got any more ideas?’ So it wasn’t because of any other reason than we had enough songs already. But to be honest with the standard of the songs already there, I wouldn’t have even considered putting into the pot!

EH: So the Eddie with the crossed guns logo. Is that going to be the album or a single cover?

JG: No. But it will be used as part of the general concept of the album. But if we told you we would have to kill you again!! The artwork is pretty close but still not finalised. There are changes being made all the time, even with the stage production.

EH: Do you have much input into the artwork etc?

JG: Yes if you want to. Normally what happens is Rod will present us with all the ideas. We then discuss what’s good and what’s not so good. Then Rod will collate all the ideas we have all thrashed out and then he will sit down with Steve to thrash out the final look etc. Steve is the main man for that as he is very specific about what he wants, like colours and detail. With the stage set though, we all have our little likes and dislikes. For instance Nicko might say that the drum riser needs to be a bit bigger, or Bruce might have something wrong with the walkways etc. But they are things easy to change and we can even do it once we are on tour if a certain part of the production doesn’t work quite right within the look of the stage set.

EH: Are all the backdrops and scenery all finished yet?

JG: No. They are almost finished being designed but not painted yet. Things change all the time. In fact only yesterday we were still talking to our production manager about the stage flooring design. It’s very much an ongoing process. Alan and Chrissie Chesters who run Hangman, who have done our stage production for so many years now, do a fantastic job. They really know where they are going with Maiden stage sets, and always get things done at the witching hour after many last minute changes. We can always rely on them. Even down to the pre-production rehearsals when we saw the Eddie it just didn’t look or work right. It looked great as a model but it just didn’t work when it was full size. So they had to make another one which was used after a couple of gigs into the tour.

NM: We are pretty much set on where we are going with it. It’s really quite adventurous and I think people will be quite stunned when they see it.

JG: Actually I quite like it when it sometimes goes wrong. If everything is too slick it becomes too cabaret and polished for me. We shouldn’t be too polished. I think we should always walk that precipice, because when things go wrong that’s what makes it exciting.

EH: Yeah, the fans love that sort of thing.

JG: It gives them something extra to remember.

EH: So, Trivium are supporting you this time. How was it decided to use them as support act?

JG: I think it depends on who is touring at the time. Who’s got an album out etc. Then you look at what is available and who we think will fit the bill the best. I don’t really mind anyone supporting us, as long as it’s the right time for that band. Trivium tick all the boxes, so it’s good for us and good for them.

EH: Do you think they will pull in the younger fans? They definitely have a young fanbase.

JG: I hope it does. It should be great.

NM: We can’t just take a band out just because we might like them. You have to look at what they can bring to the tour. So the younger kids that might come to see Trivium may not have originally come to see us, but hopefully we can win them over as well. They are a good band, so if we are going on tour we may as well have a good band in support.

EH: Can you say what the first single is going to be?

JG: Not really ‘cos we haven’t fully decided yet.

EH: Big question. Will this be the last studio album?

NM: Absolutely not!

JG: If that was the case we would probably have called it ‘The Legacy’.

NM: There you go. I hadn’t thought of that but you’re probably right. We are not young kids anymore but this record has proved to me that we have still got immense music left in us. So it definitely won’t be the last. We will have the usual time off after the tour and then take things from there.

EH: One last question. Who is Benjamin Breeg?

(Loads of laughter from Jan and Nicko)

NM: We are not the two people to ask. You need to talk to Steve………………
so no, nobody knows who Benjamin Breeg is :p

and it's apparently very progressive, and very heavy :D
i can't wait now.

if you read this article on ironmaiden.com, there's pictures too, although there's a lot more pics on the IMOC.

[PAJJ]

thanks for the article :thumb:

yeah i remember reading steve saying about it, and just saying some people might know, or something, i get the feeling he won't say :(

[Josh]

http://www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk/

http://www.maidennorway.com/content/view/162/1/

all i've really been able to find about Benjamin Breeg so far.

[PAJJ]

cool, thanks for the links
that BB site is weird, strange story, i'm not too sure what to make of it!!!

[crag]

ha, thanks for posting those links:) the more i read about this album the more excited i get about it.

I think i remember reading somewhere that Benjamin Breeg was just a figment of Steve's imagination and that he was not based on any real life people.

[PAJJ]

if he's just a figment of steve's imagination do you think that websites something made up by steve/someone in the maiden camp, or just someone having a laugh?

[Prince of Darkness]

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yah Iron Maiden does rock

[crag]

'Sup Maiden thread, i come bearing gifts from The Frank. Anyone who wants some Wolfsbane please leave your emails:)

[Lord Abortion]

Mmm...Wolfsbane.

[GurS]

i'll bite - gur.samuel@gmail.com


Ok, question for ya'll: Best maiden logo colour scheme? Do you like the red & white of NOTB? The white outline, transparent middle of DOD and, apparantly, AMOLAD?

Personally, I love the yellow/gold combination of 7th son.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, I like the colours in 7th son too.

[crag]

i'll bite - gur.samuel@gmail.com


Ok, question for ya'll: Best maiden logo colour scheme? Do you like the red & white of NOTB? The white outline, transparent middle of DOD and, apparantly, AMOLAD?

Personally, I love the yellow/gold combination of 7th son.
Wolfsbane has been dispatched:)

I really like the SSOASS colour scheme, but i prefer the original red with white outline:smoke:

[GurS]

Well, I'm only on the second track, but IMO, this suits Blaze's voice a lot more than the songs on which he sang with Maiden did.

[Corkofski]

WOO

i have a 5 ft by 5 ft DOTR album cover on my wall...

[Josh]

one of my brother's mates got him the DOTR poster for his 12th birthday - i share a room with my brother again as of next friday (moving house), so i think we'll both appreciate it :)

[Daryl]

Mmmmm Wolfsbane :)

darylcooper@gmail.com

[ashman]

http://www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk/

http://www.maidennorway.com/content/view/162/1/

all i've really been able to find about Benjamin Breeg so far.

According to that first Article, Benjamin Breeg was born the day Britain entered WW2...

Could have something to do with that.

[-The Frank]

^^ Also the cover shows a world war II scene and the album title is a name of a world war II movie, maybe a world war II concept?

Anyway if you guys liked that wolfsbane that i uploaded and you want their live album just say it and it shall be done. Btw thanks to crag for sending it out while i couldnt get on Sputnik.

[temporary]

I'll definitly take all the Wolfsbane I can get, mind sending it to Aboodaboodabi@gmail.com?

[FatalEnergy]

It would be really intresting if they tried to do a concept. Since they haven't really done that since 7th Son. I'm looking forward to this new album. It looks like it's going to be a bit progressive by looking at the song lengths.

NP: Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do

[PAJJ]

well according to the interview with the chick who heard the album, it's not obviously progressive, but comes across more heavy

/i can't decided if it's a good or bad thing, wait it's maiden it's bound to be ****ing ace

[GurS]

/throws 70% of the x-factor and 'the apparition' in your face.



Maiden may be gods, but they DO have feet of clay

[pate]

I would love the Wolfsbane, if you're still sending it out.

leesmitty51@gmail.com

Thank you.

[Lord Abortion]

Man on the edge is the only poor X-Factor song, IMO.

Well, poor for Maiden...

[JamJar]

I like Man On The Edge a lot. I love the energy. Am I the only one who never really liked the Edge Of Darkness?

/hasn't posted here in ages.

[Lord Abortion]

I love edge of Darkness...it's tied for my favourite on there, along with the Aftermath and probably Fortunes of war.

[JamJar]

My favourites on the album have to be Blood On The Worlds Hands, The Sign Of The The Cross and The Unbeliever (such an underrated and under-discussed song)

[FatalEnergy]

well according to the interview with the chick who heard the album, it's not obviously progressive, but comes across more heavy


Well, if it's not progressive really that's fine. I just hope it dosen't run itself into the ground by repeatition

[crag]

All Wolfsbane has been sent:)


The X-Factor is an awesome album, my favourite song is either The Aftermath or Look For The Truth.

[GurS]

for me, the x-factor is so very, very, samey... the first three songs, blood on the world hands & the unbeliever are the only ones that sound different to the other songs (well, jdugement from heaven too, but that's really just a really poor, cheesy song IMO).

[the_uber_penguin]

I've just been rehearsing a new song I wrote with my band. The song's called "Black Swan". I didn't notice how much it sounds like Out Of The Silent Planet in places...

In other news, my band's album is being released (mail order) on the 17th! W00t!

(Is it just me, or have these forums been down for about two weeks?)

[Mr_Bounce]

Lord of the Flies is amazing on the DoTR DVD...

[ashman]

I've just been rehearsing a new song I wrote with my band. The song's called "Black Swan". I didn't notice how much it sounds like Out Of The Silent Planet in places...

In other news, my band's album is being released (mail order) on the 17th! W00t!

(Is it just me, or have these forums been down for about two weeks?)

Cool


I've been having touble getting on here for some reason :angry:

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I've been having touble getting on here for some reason
Everyone has.

Server problems.

[Lord Abortion]

Hehe..."male order"

[Surtr]

I love the lights on Lord Of The Flies DotR.

I like the Blaze era stuff, just not as much as other Maiden. It tends to come across as almost a totally different band to me. It's like another band, with Maiden ('Arry) influences.

[Josh]

14th August is my gf's b-day, maybe i should buy her the single.... lol.
Maiden are to do a US / Canada Tour in October, that's where this year's tour's gonna start...

[Stormrider]

Hmm, I want to go when they come here. Maiden are one of those bands you have to see live in your life. No matter how much you like them.

[-The Frank]

I like Man On The Edge a lot. I love the energy. Am I the only one who never really liked the Edge Of Darkness?

/hasn't posted here in ages.

The edge of darkness has to be one of my all time favorite maiden songs,best song on the X factor IMO (SotC comes really really really close).

Anyway, even if you didnt ask and i know your email, you will probably have wolfsbane's 'massive noise injection' in your inbox right now.

EDIT: I just found out the track names are all switched on the album, but i trust you all can look at 'www.planetblaze.com' for the track listing to 'massive noise injection.

[Surtr]

Hmm, I want to go when they come here. Maiden are one of those bands you have to see live in your life. No matter how much you like them.
Same, I'll probably get to the Montreal or Quebec City gigs this year with a mate of mine.

We're contemplating doing all the Canadian shows (As long as they're all in the east and it won't kill school work.

[Quiksilver26]

Anyone know of any confirmed dates for this US/Canada tour at all?

[Surtr]

Nothing yet.

We're waitin' on it, though it's supposedly this fall :confused:

[rik]

Has anyone recieved their tickets yet for any of the UK gigs?

[the_uber_penguin]

No. I don't think they send them out until a week or two before the gig. Makes it harder for us to accidentally lose them, and means that they can just batch print them.

[crag]

Has anyone recieved their tickets yet for any of the UK gigs?
I haven't got mine yet but i'm getting them in a rather unorthodox way.

[Surtr]

I haven't got mine yet but i'm getting them in a rather unorthodox way.
Buying them from a scalper (sp?????)

Or perhaps YOUR STEVE :eek:

And that means your going to be at the show, which means you'll have tickets..but in an unorthodox way..:eek: :rolleyes:

[the_uber_penguin]

Maybe he just nicked them...or won them...or somehow got them for free.

Hmm...wish I was the support band. Might call Sanctuary tomorrow and ask if I can support Iron Maiden on one of the London gigs...

[Surtr]

Can I join your band if you do?? lol

And no, he's deffinatly Steve.

[Lord Abortion]

Maybe he just nicked them...or won them...or somehow got them for free.

Hmm...wish I was the support band. Might call Sanctuary tomorrow and ask if I can support Iron Maiden on one of the London gigs...
You'd be better than Bullet for my Wankstain.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I got Somewhere In Time from the library today, it's quite good.

[Surtr]

I got Somewhere In Time from the library today, it's quite good.
From the library?? You can't get Maiden albums from the library??

Crazy.

And yeah, it's an awesome album.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah they have loads of Maiden.

I've got Obituary and Death albums from there too.

[Surtr]

That's...crazy lol.

At my library you can get..outdated books from the 70's. And movies on bird watching?

[crag]

Buying them from a scalper (sp?????)

Or perhaps YOUR STEVE :eek:

And that means your going to be at the show, which means you'll have tickets..but in an unorthodox way..:eek: :rolleyes:
heehee, my dad knows someone who works in the venue that Maiden will be playing and he said he will get tickets for me:p

[Surtr]

heehee, my dad knows someone who works in the venue that Maiden will be playing and he said he will get tickets for me:p
Suuure, that's what it is..Steve ;)

:p

Just kiddin'.

I wish they'd release the North American tour dates.

[Quiksilver26]

^ Yeah me too.. I also wanna see how expensive they are, considering how i'm rather low on money at the moment, and also want to see Blind Guardian in November. I don't want to go spending all my Maiden money on that ticket to only find out I don't have enough for the other :(

[6stringed]

I hate hot having money or not enough
when a concert is coming and you
want to go so bad.

And its probably gonna happen again for
Iron Maiden :mad:

[Quiksilver26]

Last time the tickets were 80 bucks for 300 level seats at the amphitheater =\

I really wanna get pit tickets, but those were the best seats available 15 minutes after they went on sale.

[Stormrider]

^ Yeah me too.. I also wanna see how expensive they are, considering how i'm rather low on money at the moment, and also want to see Blind Guardian in November. I don't want to go spending all my Maiden money on that ticket to only find out I don't have enough for the other :(

I'm going to see Blind Guardian in November aswell !

*h5*

[Quiksilver26]

h5!

Ever heard LEAVES EYES before? I just looked at their website, and oh ****! their singer is hot :chug:

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, she sang backing vocals on Nymphetamine, the Cradle of Filth song, she has a very beautiful voice, as well as being super hot.

[Psyclone]

Lucky... you guys actually know when concerts are and where they're at. Iron Maiden is the one band I want to see live most other than Killswitch Engage.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yah Maiden aere probsbly the badn I wanna see most.

Them, Priest and AC>DC.

[blackthorne]

maiden concert is so close

[Psyclone]

EDIT: Something messed up and I double-posted accidently. Sorry mods.

[Psyclone]

We could at least simulate an AC/DC concert Apocalyptic Raids. I have the Live CD, so we get a bunch of people into a small outside area at night, get a bunch of black lights, pump up the heat and volume, and pretend like we're in a mosh pit. I'll bring Dr. Pepper!

[rik]

Sweeeeeeet, as part of the online maiden club I get to see the Benjamin Breeg video tomorrow night.

I am excited, anyone else gonna be able to watch?

[Stormrider]

h5!

Ever heard LEAVES EYES before? I just looked at their website, and oh ****! their singer is hot :chug:

Nope, I havn't heard them. I'll check them out...

[crag]

Sweeeeeeet, as part of the online maiden club I get to see the Benjamin Breeg video tomorrow night.

I am excited, anyone else gonna be able to watch?
:eek: :eek: :eek:

Words cannot express my jealousy right now.

[rik]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Words cannot express my jealousy right now.
:cool:

I get to see it around midnight, and I have to leave for the airport tomorrow at 2am. Which gives me a good two hours to watch it over and over again.

[JamJar]

It'll be on Youtube by tomorrow morning probably so I'll watch it then.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

We could at least simulate an AC/DC concert Apocalyptic Raids. I have the Live CD, so we get a bunch of people into a small outside area at night, get a bunch of black lights, pump up the heat and volume, and pretend like we're in a mosh pit. I'll bring Dr. Pepper!
:cool:

[GurS]

Sweeeeeeet, as part of the online maiden club I get to see the Benjamin Breeg video tomorrow night.

I am excited, anyone else gonna be able to watch?

HELLS YEH I GET TO WATCH IT TOO


hi5 ftw like CRAZY!

[rik]

It'll be on Youtube by tomorrow morning probably so I'll watch it then.
Probably, a shame in a way.

[-The Frank]

how so?

[rik]

Well, I assume the band and people connected don't really want it leaked all over the internet before its official release date.

But I guess they know it's going to happen and aren't too fussed, otherwise they wouldn't be putting it up for the members of the fanclub to see.

[-The Frank]

Well, I assume the band and people connected don't really want it leaked all over the internet before its official release date.

But I guess they know it's going to happen and aren't too fussed, otherwise they wouldn't be putting it up for the members of the fanclub to see.

They werent to fussed about 'wildest dreams' getting leaked all over the internet. Infact when they were playing it on the 'give me ed till im dead' tour, Bruce told the crowd he didnt mind them recording the song and putting it up on the interent as long as they buy the album.

But yes, cant wait to see/hear the new song.

[crag]

Argh, i can't wait any longer for this video. I'll be so annoyed if non members don't get to see it at all.

[Quiksilver26]

I've looked for a while and found nothing :(. I really do hope they release it to the public soon... as in like today :lol:

[crag]

I've looked for a while and found nothing :(. I really do hope they release it to the public soon... as in like today :lol:
It gets released to the IMOC at 00:00, whether it will appear for the general public's viewing or not is not certain though.

[crag]

:eek: :eek: :eek: TROBB IS HERE (http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=1c475d62-c1cc-471f-8439-50a26a69b84a&delivery=stream)

[Lord Abortion]

...wow.

...just...wow.

It's all I expected and somehow more...if all the songs are as good as that...

[Shadows]

I'm currently getting my first actualy dose of Maiden ever. Pretty sad, huh? :(

[the_uber_penguin]

I'm currently getting my first actualy dose of Maiden ever. Pretty sad, huh? :(

We all start somewhere, Padawan.

[Riva]

Never too late, Ben. :)

This new song is good, but it's more like X-Factor than Dance Of Death.

[Shattered_Future]

Aaaaaaand it doesn't work on my computer. **** YOU! :angry:

[Lord Abortion]

Which is a good thing.

[Shattered_Future]

Which is a good thing.

How is that a good thing?!

Anyways, turns out it needed a bit of time to buffer. That was...different. I liked it...it was very evil in parts, yet it still had some of that classic Maiden feel in others. Hats off to Mr. Harris, who even after multitudes of albums can still write some great songs.

[Quiksilver26]

I'm so glad i checked back on this thread :).

It wasn't really what i expected, though i really don't know what i expected... the video was meh imo, but the song was awesome. Just makes me want to hear the full album even more.

EDIT: Just listened to the song without the video, much better :p

[Lord Abortion]

How is that a good thing?!

Anyways, turns out it needed a bit of time to buffer. That was...different. I liked it...it was very evil in parts, yet it still had some of that classic Maiden feel in others. Hats off to Mr. Harris, who even after multitudes of albums can still write some great songs.
I meant that it sounded like the X-Factor.

/listens for the 8th time.

[Psyclone]

I get the video, but there isn't any music to go with it. It's like it's on mute (which it really isn't).

[Daven]

Damn! That song is very good.

[Arucard]

That is EXACTLY why Iron Maiden are the best and most respected band in the history of metal.

They never cease to amaze me!

UP THE ****ing IRONS

[ashman]

:eek: :eek: :eek: TROBB IS HERE (http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=1c475d62-c1cc-471f-8439-50a26a69b84a&delivery=stream)

Good song, feels like the bastard child between X-Factor and Bruces solo stuff, with a Sordid affair with FoTF, so X-Factor doesn't know who the father is...

Feels like it's lacking something. I'll give it another listen. But I can say one thing for certain, if they release that, it'll flop :mad:

[Psyclone]

Wait... now it's working.

[Shadows]

Never too late, Ben. :)

This new song is good, but it's more like X-Factor than Dance Of Death.
Good, because I would hate to miss out. :) I've downloaded Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and I'm hooked.

[pate]

TROBB is...very un-Maidenlike.

But not in a bad way.

[BlastFunk03]

"The Good that men do...is often forgotten.....................but the evil that men do.....


yes

[Psyclone]

It was alright. I like older Maiden a lot more though.

[Shattered_Future]

I meant that it sounded like the X-Factor.

/listens for the 8th time.

Never listened to that album before.

Ben, you need some NOTB or Killers.

[Shadows]

I've heard Number of the Beast a long time ago. I'm sure I'd have a much better appreciation for it if I listened to it now, though.

[pate]

"The Good that men do...is often forgotten.....................but the evil that men do.....


yes

Isn't the quote "The good that men do...is oft interred with their bones, but the evil that men do...lives on"

[Huber]

This song is cool. It doesn't sound like a single though, but I could see it on an Iron Maiden album for sure.

[victim of changes]

love the new maiden

[Rainmaker]

tis a great song, i must've listened to it abotu 15 times now!! its awsome i think.

its not single material no, it was never meant to be, rod has already said that it wont chart eligable, who gives a ****, maiden never get tv/radio recognition anyway, so why bother writing songs for it, just do what they've done, and write a lengthier song, and please the true maiden fans!! job well done!

[FatalEnergy]

I must agree the new song was really quite killer. Definatley one of the most consistant bands in the metal world.

[Dannyboy15]

Had alot more prog feel to it. I think what some people don't like about it is that it lacks the energy their other songs have. We've you to hear the entire album so I don't think anyone will be dissapointed.

[Lord Abortion]

Energy?

Pfft. Who needs that when you have darkness and introspection?

[Kyle]

That new song is really great. It doesn't really sound like a maiden song, but I like it.

[Rainmaker]

That new song is really great. It doesn't really sound like a maiden song, but I like it.


i think its good that it doesnt sound like anything they have ever done, least they're not repeating the same stuff every album, not afraid to try something new, ie. heavy yet proggy songs, which in my opinion, sounds amazing, so go maiden.

[PAJJ]

That song didn't disapoint in anyway shape or form, it was just ****ing fantastic.

[crag]

Ah, i'm in love with this song, i just can't stop listening to it:)

If the rest of the album is anywhere near as good as this i think i will have a new favourite album:)

[Kyle]

i think its good that it doesnt sound like anything they have ever done, least they're not repeating the same stuff every album, not afraid to try something new, ie. heavy yet proggy songs, which in my opinion, sounds amazing, so go maiden.Yeah, that's what I meant.

[PAJJ]

Ah, i'm in love with this song, i just can't stop listening to it:)

If the rest of the album is anywhere near as good as this i think i will have a new favourite album:)

I was just thinking the same thing, TROBB is very good.

Roll on September, as far as i'm concerned August can just bugger off.

[Lord Abortion]

I was just thinking the same thing, TROBB is very good.

Roll on September, as far as i'm concerned August can just bugger off.
:lol:

It can indeed

[GurS]

I'm dissapointed with TROBB. Quite considerably dissapointed. As has been said, it's very X-Factor. Which, IMO, is a bad thing. As with X-Factor, the song is pretty repetitive and yet pretty long. If it's gonna be long, make it more varied - if keep it repetitive, make it shorter. That's what I'd say to them :)

I'm gonna buy the single, though... but only for the b-side. That radio 1 session rawked ****ing hard.

But yes. I'm dissapointed, it's lacking in energy, it's too repetitive... I can only hope that the rest of the album doesn't go X-Factor through-and-through, and make every single song sound the same...

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I don't particularly like it either.

[Prince of Darkness]

The new song is ok, it's growing on me.

[blackthorne]

the new song rocks

[Surtr]

Just heard the song, I love it.

The intro is a cross between BNW (Reminds me of Ghost Of The Navigator) and like you guys said X-Factor. The rest is pure BNW/DoD Maiden.

[PAJJ]

mmm i see the x factor, but it doesn't heavily remind me of it, but does it remind anyone else of the age of innocence?

[Surtr]

Yeah, parts do really scream out that Age Of Innocence parts..But it's all together this X-Facter/DoD intro Hybrid and then full out DoD style.

[PAJJ]

yeah i'll go with that, not that any of that matters it still just plain rocks.

I really liked the video aswell, will be cool when we finally get to see it properly, and all that.

[crag]

all you people who didn't like it are upsetting me :(

It's the only song i've listened to all day, i absolutely love it.

I guess this album is gonna be either loved or hated :(

[Prince of Darkness]

Has the song leaked or is it just the video on Youtube?

[PAJJ]

it hasn't leaked the band posted the video on their website

[JamJar]

Just heard the song, I love it.

The intro is a cross between BNW (Reminds me of Ghost Of The Navigator) and like you guys said X-Factor. The rest is pure BNW/DoD Maiden.

12 'kin 3 \m/

I smiled all throughout the song.

[Prince of Darkness]

Iron Maiden has now officially taken over my life and playlist.

[Arpanet]

This song is awwwwesome. Steve's long intros drove me nuts on DOD, but this one is really beautiful and haunting. But ****, after the song kicks in... it's SOOO HEAVY. And not just heavy for Maiden, like actually heavy. That riff at the end is insane. I loved The X-Factor, so maybe that has something to do with it. Like people have said, it's not supposed to be Run to the Hills or Aces High. It starts slow, it's plodding, that's the point. It builds. The 4:30 groove, the 4:55 harmony, the Davey solo - they're so powerful. If the rest of the album is this good I'll be ecstatic.

Anyone else think the sound is much better than DOD? The drums sound crisp and punchy, even through the crappy video compression, and the guitars are big and loud. I'm really excited.

[Jefe]

It reminds me of Ghost of the Navigator as well. I think this just plain sounds like Maiden. It's definitely not one of my favorite songs of theirs, but it can stand up to their previous stuff, which can't be said for a lot of bands later albums. Iron Maiden has so much to live up to, its amazing they can keep sounding fresh. I think if I had never heard Iron Maiden before though, and heard this song, I wouldn't think much of it. I hope the rest of the songs on the album are better.

[Shattered_Future]

The only thing that bothers me is Maiden needs to learn how to mix solo guitar parts HIGHER. You can barely hear them...

[Bub]

this is gonna be one hell of a singalong song live, I'll be there at Sheffield in December singing my lungs out. I like the whole heavyness to it, a nice...almost progressive style...but I think Maiden need a bit more pace than this to work with. Its not exactly plodding, but its not an exciting speed. Good song, I'm satisfied, and you know the album;s gonna have faster ones on...this just tells us they've still got it!

[wrathchild88]

Being as it is the single release, I think its safe to assume that its not the best that they have to offer. At least I hope it isn't.

Not saying that it was a bad song, but it didn't really get going until about 4 minutes in.

[the_uber_penguin]

Just seen the video for TROBB.

Please excuse me while I clean my computer screen...

[Surtr]

I like the music, but afterwords it still feels as if it hasn't left an impression on me.

[pate]

The only thing that bothers me is Maiden needs to learn how to mix solo guitar parts HIGHER. You can barely hear them...

...because they sure do mix their own albums.

[Shadows]

The band still has a huge hand in the mixing and producing processes, even if they don't do it all themselves.

[Surtr]

...because they sure do mix their own albums.
First off, Steve decides how he wants the sound 99% of the time. He may not actually mix it, but if he doesn't like how it sounds, then he'll make them change it.

Second off, I think by Maiden, he just meant the whole crew/gang all together.

:thumb:

[pate]

Second off, I think by Maiden, he just meant the whole crew/gang all together.

:thumb:

I figured, I just wanted to be an ***.

[Deth]

I like the music, but afterwords it still feels as if it hasn't left an impression on me.
This is where I am. But it's just the single, as we know.

[Josh]

i loved the song when i heard it :) i may go watch it again now...

the mix is miles better than on DoD (IMO), i just can't wait for the album now!!

but right now, i have tomorrow night's GNR gig to look forward to :cool:

[blue3]

Lucky bastard. Have fun seeing GNR.

[moomooemu]

where can I listen to the new single?