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IRON MAIDEN Heading To Paris To Write New Material
- Nov. 7, 2009
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Guitarist Janick Gers of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN revealed to BBC News that the band has already started writing songs for its 15th studio album. "We're going to Paris for three weeks to work on some new stuff," Gers said at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009 on November 2 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. "The most important thing for a band is to create new music, otherwise you're not valid — you become a parody." MAIDEN became the first outfit in history to travel round the world in a customized jet during their "Somewhere Back in Time" tour, as detailed in award-winning movie "Flight 666". The Boeing 757 carried musicians, crew, gear and guests with singer Bruce Dickinson, a qualified airline pilot, at the controls. Speaking in the Iron Maiden Fan Club magazine, IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood recently said, "It took a long time to set up the last tour because of the plane. It had never been done before and we didn't know what we were letting ourselves in for. The idea came a couple of years before that and we got into it a year ahead of the game. "I'm starting to get my head round what we're going to do next summer. It hasn't been decided yet but we'll do something, so I've got to speak to promoters and agents. "Now we know the plane works, by Christmas we'll have the pattern set. We'll probably be going for the plane and getting that held for us. "But at the moment, the album's the key thing on the agenda. The guys will be getting together shortly and they're probably starting to get their heads round new ideas for songs individually. Some of them may meet up before we formally get together. "We'll spend a period writing, we'll take Christmas off and then we'll get into recording. We'll finish the album in time for it to be out next year and I'm just getting my head round what we want to do touring-wise. "We'll be doing some new places on the next tour. I won't tell you where they are - they're not finalized yet, but some work has been done. One place we can't play that we'd like to is Bolivia — the altitude is just too high for the type of physical performance the guys do. It's a shame." (Thanks: iron_maiden_fan)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 12:58:44 PM
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WOOOHOOOO YAAAA
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:02:34 PM
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the only emotion that living in Paris inspires to me is hate. for my own sanity i wish i could fuck off from here one day!
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COMMENT | YES!
posted by : gunner22
11/7/2009 1:05:13 PM
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Another great record is coming our way. Last time they delivered it amazingly. AMOLAD is my fav. record, along with Powerslave and SSOASS.
BEST BAND EVER!
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COMMENT | GERS is a SCAB
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:15:12 PM
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Hell most of the band is. Nicko =scab Dickinson = scab Gers =Scab If your not in the original band your a scab if i'm correct from all the KISS theards.
As for Paris I hope that write a song about Pizza
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COMMENT |
posted by : Sleepwalker86
11/7/2009 1:18:34 PM
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JANICK Rock on!!! oh yeah im seeing Maiden next year
hell yeah!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:20:53 PM
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (part II ?)
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COMMENT | Best news of the day
posted by : RiotAct666
11/7/2009 1:21:00 PM
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Can't wait for the new Iron Maiden album.
Up the irons \m/
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COMMENT | My hope is
posted by : born1972
11/7/2009 1:27:51 PM
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They record a straight ahead album like The Number or Killers.
I can't stand the last ones. Since they recorded the X Factor they are repeating the same lines with boring intros and long anoying solos.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Albsnake
11/7/2009 1:31:47 PM
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How is Paris related to pizzas you american idiot?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:38:15 PM
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Fuck yes!
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COMMENT | Up the Irons!
posted by : Agent333
11/7/2009 1:42:03 PM
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Hope they have a more extensive US tour for this.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:42:19 PM
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Very good news!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:46:02 PM
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Why is Janick still in the band? I don't think he brings anything that Dave & Adrian can't. 3 guitars aren't really necessary are they? Besides, 1 Dimebag "out heavied" these 3 guys, so I doubt it's for extra chunkiness.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 1:47:26 PM
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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Can't wait! definitely best news of the day!
UP THE IRONS
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 2:01:54 PM
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I remember when Jim Morrison went to paris to write new material
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COMMENT | ..
posted by : Pod
11/7/2009 2:07:02 PM
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I appreciate Janick's songwriting, but his soloing is truly terrible.
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COMMENT |
posted by : I Live Again
11/7/2009 2:15:15 PM
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Please for the US portion of the tour, DO MORE THAN 3 CITIES!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 2:15:58 PM
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hell yeah! best metal band ever, can't wait
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COMMENT | pod is 100% correct^^^
posted by :
11/7/2009 2:20:27 PM
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Janick ruins perfectly good songs live by soloing shit EVERY single time.
look foward to hearing the new album when its out next year
UP THE IRONS!
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COMMENT | maiden dont give a shit about the states.
posted by :
11/7/2009 2:31:22 PM
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janick wrote great song;
be quick or be dead
dance of death
lord of the flies
man on the edge, kids respect.
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COMMENT | yeeeeeeehaaaaaaah
posted by :
11/7/2009 2:34:26 PM
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AMOLAD is my favourite album! Hope its going to sound like that album!
And by the way, come to the Faroe Islands, then you can break a new record: 10.000/50.0000.......you could play for 20% of a population!!.....Scorpions did it, so can you.....come......
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COMMENT |
posted by : bassbar
11/7/2009 2:46:49 PM
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great news
4 days ago....lol
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COMMENT | Ronnie Black
posted by : Neilio666
11/7/2009 2:52:25 PM
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Listen to the versions of The Trooper on Death on the Road, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Flight: 666, hear the sexy as piss 3 part guitar harmonies, and then come back to me. Brilliant. Simply Brilliant.
UP THE IRONS!!!!!
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COMMENT | Is it really that great
posted by : RiotAct66
11/7/2009 2:55:16 PM
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after Powerslave??
Also, what drew0405 said.
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COMMENT | GREAT NEWS!!
posted by :
11/7/2009 3:04:03 PM
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The last album took some time to grow on me but I really like. Can't wait to hear the new stuff, I hope they tour the U.S soon. Sadly I have only seen them once.
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COMMENT |
posted by : wooten
11/7/2009 3:06:11 PM
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I love the last record too, but, I hope they do some more upbeat stuff this time around.
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COMMENT | To all Janick bashers
posted by : Sleepwalker86
11/7/2009 3:08:36 PM
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If anything, I'd rather have Dave & Janick being the 2 guitarists. not Dave & Adrian.
go see them live - Janick is what Maiden's live spirit's all about. this is rock n roll - the energy of live shows, not by playing note-to-note 25 year old guitar solos. you wanna hear the studio version listen to the album.
i honestly prefer Janick's solos live than the stuido version, just for the energy. this is not a goddamn shred band. no technique competition here. this is Iron Maiden, a live act, not a cabaret act.
Janick - you're my fave!
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COMMENT |
posted by : sjones
11/7/2009 3:18:16 PM
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I hope Adrian keeps playing the solos like the record. They're an important part of the song. (at least most of them)
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COMMENT | Excellent news
posted by :
11/7/2009 3:28:52 PM
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A Matter Of Life And Death was definitely the best Maiden album in a long, long, long time. I think a lot of that came from touring on material from the first 4 albums before making it. Even though every song was quite lengthy, they never got boring. I can't even speculate on what this one will sound like. I'm psyched though. Hopefully they tour the States again and bring along some quality openers. The first time I saw them, Dio and Motorhead opened. Every time after that, not nearly as awesome....
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COMMENT | setlist
posted by :
11/7/2009 3:42:48 PM
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why dont they play songs like flash of the blade, back in the village or the duelists live? the original studio tracks had 3 guitar melodies and these songs would sound incredible live! they havent played "to tame a land" since.. probably never it would have fit perfectly in the set on the somewhere back in time tour! new Iron Maiden is going to rule never released a bad album
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COMMENT | US tour
posted by : opnpt0
11/7/2009 3:54:55 PM
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The 3 city US tour will be memorialized with 4 DVDs and a best of album.
Then their 40 city South American tour will be followed with a Live DVD recorded in Brazil.
The new album will feature 50 minutes of new songs with that same galloping rhythm they've used for 30 years.
What up tha irons.
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COMMENT | Paris???
posted by : poo.poos
11/7/2009 3:55:40 PM
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In Seine!
Best metal band to come out of Britain- and best metal band ever.
Live they can still slaughter the competition even after all these years.
Proper metal! - none of this ridiculous Death or Black metal shit.
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COMMENT | IRON FUCKING MAIDEN!!!
posted by : Lorn
11/7/2009 4:00:39 PM
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Great news! Been a fan of Maiden since I was a teen in the 80's. Iron Maiden RULE! Looking forward to another great album and tour! Up The Irons!!
As for Janick. You know, I know that Maiden fans are sometimes split on him. But I think the majority have accepted him from what I've seen live. And I was reluctant at first to accept him way back when. But after seeing them live with him so many times, after looking into his background, etc., I've come to accept him as any other member of Maiden. And I have dvd's going all the way back, including bootlegs. So I can compare Iron Maiden with and without Janick. He puts in a lot more than some people realize. I have no problems with him.
If I had to, was forced to, pick my favorite guitarists out of Maiden, it would be Dave Murray for the way he plays. But I have a lot of respect for Adrian Smith and Janick Gers as well. Dave, Dave is truly on another planet sometimes and I think one of the greatest guitarists to ever live.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Sleepwalker86
11/7/2009 4:26:21 PM
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^^ gotta love those bootleg dvds from No Prayer on the Road tour. if you havent seen them, you're missing out.
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COMMENT | Maiden
posted by : Motley_Fan_59
11/7/2009 4:38:13 PM
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FUCK YES FINALLY HOPE ITS ITS A GOOD ONE I WAS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH CANT WAIT TO SEE EM AGAIN
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COMMENT | Jeez! Get over Janick!
posted by :
11/7/2009 4:45:09 PM
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He's been in the bands for almost 20 YEARS!
Anyway, I wonder if they already have riffs or if they start coming up with riffs when they meet in Paris.
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COMMENT |
posted by : bravo
11/7/2009 5:08:01 PM
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I wonder of nicko will write a song about BBQ !
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COMMENT | Lot of idiots here
posted by : The Bishop
11/7/2009 5:09:53 PM
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To the people who hate on Janick, you sound like Dave Mustaine crying about Metallica, except it's reversed. He's been in the band for 20 years already. GET OVER IT.
And pizza is to Paris as hot dogs are to China. You idiot.
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COMMENT |
posted by : -Up The Irons-
11/7/2009 5:31:50 PM
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Best news of the day!!
This new album is going to be brilliant. I wonder what their setlist is going to be. Bruce mentioned that for the upcoming tour they were not going to play any of their early day songs, which is understandable, but a bummer nonetheless.
The Bishop: I agree.
UP THE IRONS
/mm/
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 6:05:09 PM
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Love the fact they never changed they're sound.
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COMMENT | Janick Gers
posted by : RageofCreation
11/7/2009 6:16:33 PM
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Is a fantastic addition to Maiden my first Maiden album was No Prayer for the Dying and then A Real Dead One. All the songs he has written with Maiden have been great. Love him or hate him he's in Maiden for the long haul!!!
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COMMENT | next tour
posted by :
11/7/2009 7:16:27 PM
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bruce said it was gonna be at last 5 or 6 new songs and the rest will be from brave new world
dance of death and a m o l a d cant wait
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 7:16:56 PM
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Up The Irons!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/7/2009 7:24:09 PM
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It's the last album..Didn't Steve say back in the 80's that there will be 15 studio albums?!!?
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COMMENT | I can't wait!!!!!!!
posted by : iron_maiden_fan
11/7/2009 7:27:18 PM
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Also, I don't think they'll completely drop their older songs on the next tour. Nicko said if they ever dropped "Hallowed", he would quit the band and they can't drop "Iron Maiden" because that's when they bring Eddie out.
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COMMENT | My Dream Setlist
posted by :
11/7/2009 8:12:34 PM
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My Dream Setlist (in order I'd like them to be performed)
Be Quick Or Be Dead
Invaders
22 Acacia Avenue
2 Minutes To Midnight
Transilvania
Phantom Of The Opera
The Clairvoyant
The Number Of The Beast
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
The Trooper
Holy Smoke
Afraid To Shoot Strangers
Fear Of The Dark
Montségur
The Clansman
Flash Of The Blade
Paschendale
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
The Nomad
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COMMENT |
posted by : wooten
11/7/2009 9:03:19 PM
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Steve actually said he wasn't sure now. (something of that nature) Might as well keep on keeping on!
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COMMENT | 80smetal%
posted by :
11/7/2009 11:43:00 PM
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damn good call, saw your post and I blanked out for a second wondering "when did I post that, wtf" agree 100%
flash of the motherfucking blade
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COMMENT | YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
11/7/2009 11:49:13 PM
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YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Ahhh Gay Paris!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: if you say that in french you will have a really cool Iron Maiden Album I hope!?! ;-)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/8/2009 12:25:55 AM
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what can I say that hasn't been said already, I can't wait!!!!
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COMMENT | Janick is a GREAT SONGWRITER
posted by :
11/8/2009 12:42:02 AM
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That's why he's still in the band.
And live he's great, he goes insane every single time, who cares if the solos aren't perfect, this is NOT Dream Theater, thank god.
I can't wait for the new masterpiece, UP THE IRONS!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/8/2009 12:52:52 AM
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Let's hear'The Apparition'!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | THIS WILL BE THE LAST MAIDEN ALBUM SO ENJOY IT
posted by : JakeE.GeddyLeeRoth
11/8/2009 1:55:33 AM
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Steve has commented more than once he wanted to record 15 studio albums, so this may be it. I tried to get into AMOLAD, but it is too long-winded and slow. My least favorite from the six-man line up. I will definitely get their next album, but I don't bother getting any of their DVDs anymore. They have forsaken the US on tour so they just aren't as relevant to me anymore. That god awful Flight 666 was an abomination. How boring and self-indulgent can you get? Whatever The Irons?
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COMMENT | Janick
posted by :
11/8/2009 1:57:57 AM
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He prances around on stage like he's in Def Leppard or Bon Jovi. He also once said that he didn't consider Iron Maiden's music to be heavy metal.
WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can do without him, thank you very much.
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COMMENT |
posted by : juanneman
11/8/2009 2:30:36 AM
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This is the best news I´ve seen in quite a long time, finally the new IM album is starting to take shape. Cannot fucking wait, my all-time fave band is greasing up the machine again, UP THE MOTHERFUCKING IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | No discussion needed
posted by : schenkerholic
11/8/2009 2:37:19 AM
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IRON MAIDEN is the best Metal Band ever!
All albums, all members rule!
Up the Irons! A Fan since 1980.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/8/2009 3:05:20 AM
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i love how a new album for any band always means a world tour
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COMMENT | sorry
posted by :
11/8/2009 5:15:49 AM
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Ok well straight down the line….. Iron Maiden has not had an album that you could listen from start to finish since No prayer for the dying (& even that is stretching it) what songs bar a handful from Fear of The Dark do you cry out for and then the future. Brave new world, Paschendale, The Longest Day, Dance of Death, Montsegur, Nomad, The Reincarnation of some prick you have never heard of. Maiden need another 80’s album with synth to keep the legacy going. The songs that used to gallop now march at a triumphant pace……. But that is still not Maiden. Pass on the laurels. They have done well but it is time for another. Pass the torch. Love Maiden but they can not keep up,….and anyone who thinks so is deluding themselves.
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COMMENT | Production
posted by : Das Schuetzenfest
11/8/2009 5:31:11 AM
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Since I bitched about the production of the new Slayer album a lot, I have to put in my cents here again:
Dear Mr. Kevin Shirley, I still think AMOLAD is the best Iron Maiden album since Seventh Son. I even wrote you a nerdy email after the release of the album, praising you for the powerful sound of Nicko's snare (finally, damnit!). What I still miss in a current Iron Maiden production is a bit more warmth and beefier sound though. Please listen to Heaven & Hell's amazing The Devil You Know for inspiration.
As for Janick: A good songwriter with occasionally enjoyable solos (Afraid To Shoot Strangers, Fear Of The Dark, Blood Brothers) but often times a bit much chaos solo-wise, live and in the studio. Nevertheless indispensable in Iron Maiden after these 20 years, same with Adrian Smith and of course Dave Murray.
Who seriously wants to do without the three part harmonies and all the other options they have now in a live setting? Listen to Flight 666, which features much better performances than Live After Death, and enjoy. Yes, you read this right. That performance of Rime Of The Ancient Mariner gives me goosebumbs.
And to all Adrian Smith lovers who also like more "alternative" sounds à la Alice Chains; check out Psycho Motel's Welcome To The World album. You won't regret it. The amazing song With You Again even features a guest solo by Dave Murray. Since I don't expect Iron Maiden to exist for more than 5 more years, I'd love to hear more Bruce + Roy Z and Welcome To The World-era Psycho Motel afterwards, maybe even together on tour?
Until then, I'll enjoy the last couple of years of Iron Maiden, the biggest classic heavy metal band of all time (since that other big band wasn't even metal for about half their career).
Thank you very much for your music!
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COMMENT |
posted by : thenumberofthebeef
11/8/2009 8:56:07 AM
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FUCK YES! Thats all.
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COMMENT | rubbish
posted by :
11/8/2009 12:30:25 PM
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yez no nothing about music if you think maiden are still a good band,,,fuck sake maiden died 20 yrs ago.they just cant write music anymore............ssssaaaddddddddddd........R.I.P
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COMMENT | Enjoy Maiden while they last.
posted by : Lorn
11/8/2009 5:05:38 PM
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I've been a fan of Maiden since I was a teen in the 80's. Who knows when this will really end? I know what Steve has said off an on, but honestly, until the decision is really right there in front of them, who really knows. Maiden love what they do, and have lived the life of being Maiden and touring, etc., for so long now, that it may prove hard for them to give it up. So, I'm skeptical about just when this will end.
And when it does come to an end, what will we have? Hopefully Bruce will do some more solo stuff. Hopefully there will still be some Iron Maiden releases of live shows, etc. And then there are the up and coming bands that are following in the footsteps of groups like Maiden and others, but with their own particular take on things. Right now, I can think of a couple bands that come to mind that I really like that I have gotten into. The first is ICARUS WITCH. The second is WOLF. And there are probably others that fans of Maiden might like. Please mention them if you have any suggestions.
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COMMENT | I say - 'now here's some good news.'
posted by : I'mGonnaKillEddie.
11/8/2009 9:10:44 PM
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You can never plan enough!!!!!
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COMMENT | Hay Maiden...!!!
posted by : weremoose1
11/9/2009 9:02:44 AM
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Think shorter songs...more grit...lose the pompous long-winded intros,Please!
Think Maiden circa '81.
You can do it...
the "newer" albums,while technically proficient,are lacking,
no disrespect to you.
Good Luck!
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COMMENT | Sleepwalker86 = idiot
posted by :
11/9/2009 6:40:34 PM
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you are officially the stupidest person on blabbermouth. congrats. it's quite an accomplishment.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
11/12/2009 9:41:22 AM
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yesss!!!
its been long enough
i've worn out "a matter of life and death"
i guess 3 years is too long to go without fresh maiden
can't wait
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