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Friday Morning Metal – Iron Maiden – The Wicker Man

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HELLO TO ETERNITY, I LIVE FOR EVERY BREATH! And a gigantic Eddie! And the big balloon things from the Prisoner!

Bands change from time to time, it’s a thing, sometimes people go in different directions. But for Iron Maiden, replacing Bruce Dickinson with Blaze Bayley was a low point to many metalheads. Bruce’s side work was pretty great, I’m still waiting for Chemical Wedding to be a movie, but it just wasn’t the same. Blaze Bayley was the weekday dad in this situation.

So when it was announced Bruce was coming back, and they were releasing a new album, there was a combination of excitement & trepidation. Think about all the times Ozzy returned to Sabbath, there was precedent that it might not be “just like old times.”

But when you heard the opening riff on The Wicker Man, you knew things were going to be alright.

YOU WATCH THE UNIVERSE EXPLODING EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!

Friday Morning Metal – IRON MAIDEN

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Hey so Monday Iron Maiden are playing White River Amphitheater in Auburn. So I figured you should get as much Maiden as you can. Because, seriously, Iron Maiden.

The Trooper. Probably one of the first Iron Maiden songs I ever heard, thanks to Carmageddon II.

Run to the Hills.

Wildest Dreams. With some funky creepy CG work.

Flight of Icarus. Kinda has a Dio-like Intro. Also he flies. On his way. Like an eagle. Flying as high. As the sun.

Be Quick or Be Dead. Another kickass track I heard while piling into cars in Carmageddon II.

Two Minutes to Midnight.

Aces High. If you hear the Churchill lead in live and don’t get goosebumps, they’ll take your ticket and send you home.

Fear of the Dark. First time I saw them live was the Flight 666 tour. It’s eerie hearing the crowd this locked in. But you’ll be hard pressed to hear another band draw this out of 30,000+ fans.

The Number of the Beast. Because let him who have understanding reckon the number of the beast.

The Wicker Man. Bees? Not the bees!

Wasted Years. They realize they’re living in the golden years.

Can I Play with Madness. When you hear it live it sounds like they yell “Can I play with Agnes?”