Full disclosure before I begin. The year that The Number of the Beast came out, I was a pre-teen milling around a record store with no idea that the record I had been staring at for an uncomfortable amount of time after pulling it out of the bin, and was ultimately compelled to buy that day, would change my life. It would be a gross understatement to say that Iron Maiden has and does mean a lot to me, but I will do my best to be objective here. Continue reading
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Iron Maiden return to North America, kicking off their hugely acclaimed 50th Anniversary ‘Run For Your Lives’ World Tour with 2 sold out nights at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto this past weekend, treating the packed arena to explosive 2-hour plus high-energy sets. From the incendiary show opener, “Murders In The Rue Morgue,” the and captivated the audience with a set list highlighting the biggest songs and fan favorites from their career defining early decades including “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Run To The Hills,” “The Trooper,” “The Number of The Beast,” “Killers,” “Wasted Years,” “2 Minutes To Midnight” and more. Watch the band talk about their opening night Toronto shows here:
Thrash metal legends Anthrax drop their third new single, “Everybody’s Got a Plan,” the latest preview of their twelfth studio album Cursum Perficio, out September 18 via Megaforce Records, their first new full-length in a decade. Stream it now and pre-save below. Continue reading