The band was formed in 1975 but their first album came out in 1980. The period of Metal before Thrash that Smokey was referring to is called the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, or NWOBHM. It was the New Wave because the original wave, consisting of bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Budgie, et cetera, had been relatively left behind in favour of the Punk Rock scene of the late 1970s. In reaction, bands like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Saxon, Venom, and of course Iron Maiden both took the original sound of Metal and mixed it with a bit of Punk but maintained the professional musicianship of Metal, even infusing elements of Classical music in some cases, to renew the genre and expand into the 1980s. Thrash took such a big influence from NWOBHM bands including the speed, intensity, and grit that became the driving factors of the genre.
Blame the RAMONES and their concert at the Roundhouse for the Punk explosion. Every English Punk band from the Stranglers to the Sex Pistols got ins[iration from the fact the Ramones were so shit and yet had an international tour.
The drummer here in Nicko McBrain - and the most fascinating bit of his drumming for me is that he doesn't use a double-kick pedal for his bass drum! He does some double-kick fills, but does them all on one foot!
@@SotonCueMan my brother was visiting our mom in Florida. Unbeknownst to me, there is a rib place that Dave Murray and Nicko must invest in for they were there the day mom and bro had lunch. Having grown up 70s- and being a metal drummer and Nicko being a major influence, I was so jealous when my brother sent me a pic and then Nicko called me! I shat myself! He said hello, your brother says you sucked as a drummer blah blah blah in that thick, bloody accent! Greatest day of my life!
Maiden started back in the 1970s……and they’ve always been Heavy Metal! They were part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the late 70s/early 80s. It’s still called Heavy Metal. Thrash is a sub genre of Heavy Metal. Up The Irons! Been a fan since about 1980
Maiden was New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which was mid to late 70s. Thing to keep in mind this is probably like 45 minutes or longer into their show, and Bruce is running around belting the lyrics out wearing a wool coat and waving a got damn flag around, he's a beast.
There were about 120000 of us there that weekend. it was a hell of a weekend! Slipknot headlined on the Friday, Maiden on the Saturday, and Rammstein on the Sunday.
@@bobhoward790 Went to a 2 day metal concert when I just had turned 16 back in 2008, we got there late so the first bands I saw was Disturbed followed by Slipknot headlining the first day with 30-40k in the audience... had never been to any live performances prior to that besides some show in my tiny village with maybe 300 people in the crowd, so talk about a wild fucking first time experience that was xD (the following day had Killswitch Engage, Slayer and Marilyn Manson) Seen Ramstein 3 times and Iron Maiden once since, along with 300-400 other bands, but few can compare with them
You've got to love Maidens way of getting the crowds attention at the start of this show: buzzing the crowd with a Spitfire, before launching into Aces High
3:07 Iron Maiden has never been pychedelic, and has never been thrash! They are part of the so called "New Wave of British heavy Metal" that peaked between 1979 and 1982. The first Iron Maiden release came out 1980. The thrash Wave was not in the UK but in the US and Germany, and started around 1983, so a lttle later. You might have confused Iron Maiden with Judas Priest, who came out in the mid-70s and their 70s stuff was quite psychedelic.
So to help you out with some education over here: everything before 1979: "Original" Heavy Metal: Black Sabbath (starting 1970) , Judas Priest(First record 1974), some more "Hard Rock-ish" Bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead 1979 and the next few years in England: "New Wave of British Heavy Metal". Faster, with some Punk influences, but very melodic Vocals. Bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Angel Witch and Venom (Venom were super influental to later extremer genres because of their Dirty Style and antichristian/occult lyrics and appearance, thats why some people call it the First Black Metal Band, but their actual music has nothing to do with Black Metal, which only started in the late 80s/early 90s) 1983 - 1991 were the thrash metal years, with mostly bands from the USA. First Big releases were Metallicas "Kill 'em all" and Slayer with "Show no mercy" (The Big 4, but also Exodus, Testament, Vio-Lence and many many more). But also Germany (Sodom, Kreator, Destruction, Tankard, Assassin, Holy Moses) and Brazil (just because of Sepultura) were Big Thrash Metal Countrys. Black and Death Metal evolved from thrash in the late 80s/early 90s, while thrash itself basically died up on to the early 2000s. Bands went more soft and commerical (Metallica, Megadeth, Testament), or switched their style to other Genres like New-Metal (Anthrax, Sepultura, even Slayer), just released bad albums and most of the smaller Bands departed.
I was actually there for this festival as Donington is about 20 minutes away from where I lived. Absolutely amazing festival. The other headliners over the weekend were Rammstein and Slipknot if you can believe that. If I remember right anyway. If you ever have a couple hundred dollars spare you need to come to the UK and experience download fest it's incredible
Such a good song! I love "fear of the dark too". I remember this was one of the other first albums I had heard of metal and was hooked! Love it! Crazy amount of people there!!! Thanks guys!❤️🤓
Im an old guy, saw them back in the early 80's, and 31 times since. They are the only band I will fly to see a show.... their live shows are intense and still amazing all these years later. Glad you like them!
One of my two favorite live performances by Maiden is Hallowed Be Thy Name and Fear Of The Dark LIVE from their flight 666 DVD If you have not seen them you should, crowd and energy and insane vocals by the legends
The Iron Maiden guys are the most humble dudes you could meet.....I used to play football (soccer) with Steve Harris way before Iron Maiden took off.... then started watching them at the "Ruskins" when they started to get famous. Steve Harris never changed a bit.....he is a top bloke......."Up the 'Ammers".
Awesome band and song. I saw them live on their last tour :) This song is based on the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava 1854. If you have not heard it yet check out Aces High which is to do with the Battle of Britain in WW2.
No, Iron Maiden were not psychedelic and were never thrash. They are New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, (NWOBHM)which when combined with punk is what created thrash a few years later.
The song is based on the charge of the Light Brigade. A battle that took place during the Crimea War. Interesting fact. The metal captured from the cannons at Sebastopol are used to make the Victoria Cross medal, the highest award for valour in the British Commonwealth. There is only a finite number of these available and with each conflict gets increasingly hard to earn one.
Hey guys, Mick from Sydney, Australia. Great to to see you do Maiden. I became a fan when I was 17 yrs old. I'm now 55. I was also lucky to see Maiden live in Sydney in 1995. I still love these guys. They are ageless.
Great reaction thank you. Been a Maiden fan since '83 and seen em live 6-7 times. They never disappoint, ever. Coincidentally, I just saw singer Bruce Dickinson do a spoken word show here in Vancouver, Canada a few days ago. Paid $80 to sit 4 rows from one of my fave singers of all time as he talked for 3 hours. He's such a smart guy and the consummate entertainer.
Fantastic reaction, as always👍 With many Iron Maiden songs, you get an accurate history lesson. The Trooper tells the account of a British soldier in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. Lord Cardigan led the British cavalry against Russian forces during this battle on 25 October 1854. Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions. However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a suicide mission charging straight at heavy Russian artillery which cost the lives of hundreds of British soldiers. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a poem to commemorate this disaster and he called it The Charge of the Light Brigade. Other great Iron Maiden history lessons you could check out.... Run to the Hills, Alexander the Great, Paschendale and Empire of the Clouds. I've been a Maiden fan since hearing their debut album on cassette in 1980 when I was 10. I've seen them live every time they've played in London ever since, their home ground, and they never disappoint. The greatest metal band ever and the best fans on the planet. Up the Irons!!!
Hey guys, great reaction. There were 111,000 fans for Iron Maiden that day. The Rock in Rio concert in 2001 had 250,000 fans. Great song list, check out The Clansman, Wrathchild, Sign of the Cross, and more. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were considered Heavy Metal within the heading of New Wave of British Heavy metal. Before Thrash Metal. Enjoy and Up the Irons!!
Maiden are incredible live, the videos will never do it justice. People probably already mentioned this but this but Bruce dickinson the singer is a fully trained pilot and has on multiple world tours flown the band around the world. He also had throat cancer and recovered and still tour's like a boss.
Still fans of all genders, ages, skin tones, all united with the Maiden family. Singer is a their tour jet pilot, champion fencer, author, brewmaster, and more. On tour starting May 2022. Got my tix! Up the Irons!
Not sure how I missed this one guys. Freaking Bruce Dickenson is the the SHIT! One of my fave Iron Maiden songs of all time! Just saw Maiden for the first time in 2019. Just before Covid shut the world down. I had waited 30 plus years and it was SO worth the wait!
Iron Maiden is one of those bands that plays what you hear on their albums a billion times better LIVE! You heard them and saw them and they play to huge crowds every tour. This is what makes them one of the greatest British Heavy Metal bands. G.O.A.T.!! A bit of history of Iron Maiden. They started in England by founders Steve Harris, the bass player and Dave Murray, on of the three guitarists. Around 1975/1976 they formed and up until they got their first recording contract, there have been different members that came and went until the classic line-up included the two founders along with late Clive Burr on drums, Dennis Stratton on guitar and Paul DiAnno on vocals. They were known to be a punk band because of the vocalist at this time and recorded the first two albums self titled, Iron Maiden in 1980 and followed up with Killer in 1981. By the second album, guitarist Dennis Stratton left the band and Adrian Smith took over. In 1982 they released a limited LIVE EP of 6 songs, Maiden Japan. This would be the last recording with Paul DiAnno on vocals and hired Bruce Dickinson which changed the bands sound to heavy metal. The third album introduced Bruce in vocals, The Number of the Beast and would be the late Clive Burr’s last album with the band and Clive’s drum tech, Nicko McBrain took over drums and is still the. Ands drummer today. This line-up stayed together until Adrian Smith left before the band recorded No Prayer for the Dying and Jannick(Yannick) Gers took over in guitar. Then, in the early ‘90’s after studio album, Fear of the Dark and two LIVE albums were released, Bruce left the band to Purdue a solo career and taken over on vocals was former Wolfsbane singer, Blaze Bayley who didn’t have the strong high vocals Bruce had which, again, changed the bands sound in terms of the voice. Blaze recorded two studio albums with the band in the mid to late ‘90’s and the band could only play clubs or smaller venues and not playing the huge crowds, stadiums or coliseums. The 2000’s saw a reunited with a three guitar maestros making this a new and improved Iron Maiden! Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith came back for the biggest reunion the Heavy Metal community has been waiting for. Their first studio album as a six piece band, Brave New World put Iron Maiden back on top and selling out huge crowds again and has been together to this day. Any song by Iron Maiden is a banger! Hope this helped you guys. See ya next time! - Gene A.
Maiden is unique. Just as influential and iconic as Black Sabbath and Judas Priest it's almost impossible to imagine the scene without them but Maiden still destroy crowds worldwide live. An absolute must see but their music transcends race, language or religion- it is Maiden. Gonna be sad when all three bands leave us forever.
I have the benefit of being an 80s and an MTV kid growing up. I distinctly remember Iron Maiden and that MTV constantly playing Run to the Hills and Number of the Beast.
I think Iron Maiden has always done Heavy Metal music, since the beginning, with the same style. Unlike Pantera, who really started as a glam rock band, to finally switch, to something way more powerful, and be successful
I been sitting here watching reaction videos for an hour, all with music I grew up listening to. It blows my mind how many people have never heard this stuff. I went through my dad’s record collection when I was around 13-14 and found some AMAZING things. 🤯
Ok 2 suggestions. 1 sticking with Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name 2 I just noticed a Zelda rap reaction from a couple days ago, August Burns Red does an amazing instrumental of the Zelda theme
If you loved Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’, you’ll absolutely love the Rock group Liliac. They are three brothers and two sisters. They’ve performed on TV on World’s Best and AGT. Their music producer father saw that they were also musical and gave them each an instrument and encouraged them. Their names, current ages and instruments are as follows. Samuel - 22 - Lead Guitar Abigail - 21 - Drummer Melody - 20 - Front Woman Vocalist and Bass Guitar Ethan - 15 - Rhythm Guitar Justin - 14 - Keyboards This performance of ‘The Trooper’ was from THREE YEARS AGO! They are BEYOND FANTASTIC! I would especially love to see your reactions to The Trooper. Here’s the link to their official release. ruclips.net/video/OzyHTO5GnWM/видео.html
Mark, another family band I've grown fond of is The Warning. Three sisters from Monterrey Mexico...went viral with a cover of "Enter Sandman"... even Kirk Hammett himself complimented them.
They have so much fun performing for all of us! Their shows are amazing every single time! They never disappoint. Up The Irons🤘💯 Check out their Live After Death concert from the 80's when they were in their prime(of course they have never out of their prime) younger days, amazing. Check it out.
This is Iron Maiden's most straight ahead rocker. This is very much tied into the subject matter, which is a military charge, in particular the debacle that became known as the charge of the light brigade. British officers sent their troops up what was thought to be a lightly protected hill, but instead sent them straight into the teeth of Russia's forces. It was a slaughter. When word got back to Britain, Alfred, Lord Tenneson immortalized it in a poem. "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die". That is what Iron Maiden is capturing in this song, both with the lyrics and the music.
Few hundred thousand. Was there I’ve been friends with them since 80. They took me to my first concert in America which was a scorpions show with Bon Jovi opening. Got to tour with them a few times in mid 80s.
at 5:12 when you're trying to figure out what this song is about, Iron Maiden always tells a story in their songs! The one thing they're really famous for in the metal world and yes they were thrash before it was considered thrash just like Lemmy and Motorhead! It's about an actual battle called the battle of Balacava. They wrote the song as if they were the soldier who died during that battle but fought until the end.
My favorite band of all time. I'm so thrilled that they are still putting out new music and touring. I'll be quite sad the day they finally call it quits... it will be the day my childhood truly dies.
HUGE THANKS for recognizing Nicko McBrain who is sooooo overlooked and under-rated. Trying to remember if you have done Ryme of the Ancient Mariner but if not he really throws on an exhibition doing that song…
I love iron maiden, they were releasing music when my dad was my age, and he's 60 now. Its great being able to listen to the same music as him. The Trooper is somewhat relevant to the current world situation, as its about the Charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean war. Personally, my favourite Iron Maiden song is Paschendale.
You guys HAVE to watch the Flight 666 documentary. Not necessarily for a reaction, but just to get a whole new appreciation for the band and their fans world-wide. It turned me from a casual fan to a UP THE IRONS fanatic!
1975 they where formed by Steve Harris bass player still there today. By the way dates for 2022 World tour announced " Legacy of the Beast" it's called.
Have you guys checked out any Latin music? There is a lot of great Rock bands from many parts of the world and the diversity of sound in many of the songs is actually pretty cool, most of the ones I have heard are from México since that is were I am from but there are also from Argentina, Spain and other spanish speaking places, some groups I could recommend is for instance Caifanes(Afuera, Celula que explota), Maldita Vecindad(Kumbala, Pachuco), Tijuana No(Pobre de ti), Soda Estereo, La Ley, Fobia... there are many others that I think you might enjoy discovering if you have not heard them yet ✌🙂
I don't know what that comment was talking about Maiden being psychedelic lol in their early days 1975/79 they were one of the bands started the new wave of British Heavy Metal and they had a more punk kind of sound but still heavy.
@@matthewdrake4385 Finally my mind came back well, Sabbath was the creator of heavy Metal in 1969, then Judas started as Progressive in mid 70s, to become Metal in 1978... Maiden and Motorhead were the originatots of the British Metal Wave in 1980 with Saxon, Diamondhead. Anyway..... Music kick ass. :)
My friend KARNIVOOL - SIMPLE BOY - is new to school and is feeling kind of lonely. None of the other youtube reactors will play with him. You two lads seem like nice people & you really seemed to like his brothers THEMATA & GOLIATH from over a year ago... can you please give SIMPLE BOY a chance?
One of the reasons why Maiden are so consistently amazing is that no one works as hard as they do. For years, the routine hardly varied -- rehearse for a tour, then go out on tour. Write the next album while on tour. Get back home, rehearse, go into the studio, record the next album. Rehearse for next tour in support of album. That kind of rigorous schedule was far more common back then than it is NOW, but few bands were able to match their drive & dedication, year after year after year. Iron Maiden are just in another class.
It is so crazy to think that Maiden is playing in front of some of the largest audiences of their careers almost four decades into their career. But their music is just Timeless and Universal. Plus they put on a fantastic show. They are on tour North America this summer for the legacy of the Beast tour and I highly highly recommend you go see them. It is really an experienced best done with a group of friends a few beers and you're going to have Memories Forever.
As a teen in the mid 80s on my wall was black sabbath, ozzy with randy, iron maiden, surfing, famous ladies and military equipment posters. On my ceiling I had 2 concert banners I bought from my friends brother he got when iron maiden was in town. My room was long and sorta thin so the 2, 6 foot by 6foot banners fit easily. On my door was a life size poster of cyborg Eddie from somewhere in time. The banners were the number of the beast cover and the killers album cover. I am am a huge old school maiden fan.
Love your reaction videos, but the little clip you showed in the beginning brought back memories. My daughter was 5. She wanted to learn how to golf. I was holding the ball about waist high, and told her to take a practice swing before I put it down. She thought I meant at the ball. I took a 5 iron straight to the nuts😵😩😫
Im a bus driver here in southwest Florida, and there is a guy who rides on one of my routes and I swear he could pass for a twin to Hollywood. Looks like a younger version of Hollywood with an afro 🤣🤣🤣
I remember a interview with Bruce Dickinson where he said the first time they played Download known then as Donnington Monsters of Rock that he didnt open his eyes until about half way through the set as he was bricking it. As for the drummer, thats Nico Mcbrain.
The Trooper was inspired by a poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Brit poet Tennyson about an infamous 1984 battle in Crimea (Ukraine) in which miscommunication of battle orders led to a cavalry of British troops armed only with lances and sabers carrying out a frontal assault on a Russian artillery battalion armed with cannon and rifles, resulting in around 1/3 of the cavalry being killed or injured. The poem came out a couple weeks after the battle and praised the courage of the cavalry and is now considered a classic.
Nico McBrain is Maiden's drummer and a real nice guy. He once posed for a picture with me after my wife spotted him and chased after him, to bring him back over to where I was waiting in the shopping mall. The whole band have respect for their fans and the fans are loyal to Iron Maiden. Up the Irons!!!
The band was formed in 1975 but their first album came out in 1980. The period of Metal before Thrash that Smokey was referring to is called the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, or NWOBHM. It was the New Wave because the original wave, consisting of bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Budgie, et cetera, had been relatively left behind in favour of the Punk Rock scene of the late 1970s. In reaction, bands like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Saxon, Venom, and of course Iron Maiden both took the original sound of Metal and mixed it with a bit of Punk but maintained the professional musicianship of Metal, even infusing elements of Classical music in some cases, to renew the genre and expand into the 1980s. Thrash took such a big influence from NWOBHM bands including the speed, intensity, and grit that became the driving factors of the genre.
Perfect explanation. Couldn't have described it better!
Yeah. And also Def Leppard was a big part of the nwobhm
Are you sure he wasn’t thinking of iron butterfly?
Watched IM i Drammen, Norway 1981, warming up for KISS.
Blame the RAMONES and their concert at the Roundhouse for the Punk explosion. Every English Punk band from the Stranglers to the Sex Pistols got ins[iration from the fact the Ramones were so shit and yet had an international tour.
The drummer here in Nicko McBrain - and the most fascinating bit of his drumming for me is that he doesn't use a double-kick pedal for his bass drum! He does some double-kick fills, but does them all on one foot!
And he is a good friend with our Swedish entertainer Lars Berghagen ,they love playing golf together :-)
He was a major influence for me throughout The 80s ad a drummer. I had a Ludwig Speed king that was so tight, I ztill cramp up. Lol.
Even more fascinating, Nicko isn't the best drummer they've had. That would be Clive Burr. Now that's just my opinion being a drummer myself.
Also as they tour around the world Nicko gives drumming lessons to local fans too. Plus he's a huge Snooker fan :-)
@@SotonCueMan my brother was visiting our mom in Florida. Unbeknownst to me, there is a rib place that Dave Murray and Nicko must invest in for they were there the day mom and bro had lunch. Having grown up 70s- and being a metal drummer and Nicko being a major influence, I was so jealous when my brother sent me a pic and then Nicko called me! I shat myself! He said hello, your brother says you sucked as a drummer blah blah blah in that thick, bloody accent! Greatest day of my life!
The singer Bruce Dickinson is also the pilot for the bands jet
Realy!
It’s been a while since we got some Iron Maiden! Still waiting on Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 😉
Great song.
Live version though please!
Why do we always got to deal with their epic 8 + min songs , yes they're great but not everyone likes them like long movies
They aren't ready.....
Maiden started back in the 1970s……and they’ve always been Heavy Metal! They were part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the late 70s/early 80s. It’s still called Heavy Metal. Thrash is a sub genre of Heavy Metal. Up The Irons! Been a fan since about 1980
Fun fact: The term “Heavy Metal” came from Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild”
@@GiancarloBello “I like smoke and lightening, heavy metal thunder!”
Wasn't Nico in some sort of weird jazz band before joining Maiden?
Nicko Mcbrain - definitely one hell of a drummer! One of my favorite songs from my favorite Maiden album to this day…1983 Piece of Mind! 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️
Iron maiden band members never get the respect they deserve. They Definitely have skills.
Maiden was New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which was mid to late 70s. Thing to keep in mind this is probably like 45 minutes or longer into their show, and Bruce is running around belting the lyrics out wearing a wool coat and waving a got damn flag around, he's a beast.
I feel like with Maiden the live performances are perfect to react to because of how fun they are!
There were about 120000 of us there that weekend.
it was a hell of a weekend! Slipknot headlined on the Friday, Maiden on the Saturday, and Rammstein on the Sunday.
Omg you were there, that must have been pandemonium.
@@Hollywood6IX It was (from what I remember 😁) absolutely epic.
@@bobhoward790 Went to a 2 day metal concert when I just had turned 16 back in 2008, we got there late so the first bands I saw was Disturbed followed by Slipknot headlining the first day with 30-40k in the audience... had never been to any live performances prior to that besides some show in my tiny village with maybe 300 people in the crowd, so talk about a wild fucking first time experience that was xD (the following day had Killswitch Engage, Slayer and Marilyn Manson)
Seen Ramstein 3 times and Iron Maiden once since, along with 300-400 other bands, but few can compare with them
I was just thinking that that was at least 100,000 people!
You've got to love Maidens way of getting the crowds attention at the start of this show: buzzing the crowd with a Spitfire, before launching into Aces High
3:07 Iron Maiden has never been pychedelic, and has never been thrash! They are part of the so called "New Wave of British heavy Metal" that peaked between 1979 and 1982. The first Iron Maiden release came out 1980. The thrash Wave was not in the UK but in the US and Germany, and started around 1983, so a lttle later.
You might have confused Iron Maiden with Judas Priest, who came out in the mid-70s and their 70s stuff was quite psychedelic.
So to help you out with some education over here:
everything before 1979: "Original" Heavy Metal: Black Sabbath (starting 1970) , Judas Priest(First record 1974), some more "Hard Rock-ish" Bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead
1979 and the next few years in England: "New Wave of British Heavy Metal". Faster, with some Punk influences, but very melodic Vocals. Bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Angel Witch and Venom (Venom were super influental to later extremer genres because of their Dirty Style and antichristian/occult lyrics and appearance, thats why some people call it the First Black Metal Band, but their actual music has nothing to do with Black Metal, which only started in the late 80s/early 90s)
1983 - 1991 were the thrash metal years, with mostly bands from the USA. First Big releases were Metallicas "Kill 'em all" and Slayer with "Show no mercy" (The Big 4, but also Exodus, Testament, Vio-Lence and many many more). But also Germany (Sodom, Kreator, Destruction, Tankard, Assassin, Holy Moses) and Brazil (just because of Sepultura) were Big Thrash Metal Countrys.
Black and Death Metal evolved from thrash in the late 80s/early 90s, while thrash itself basically died up on to the early 2000s. Bands went more soft and commerical (Metallica, Megadeth, Testament), or switched their style to other Genres like New-Metal (Anthrax, Sepultura, even Slayer), just released bad albums and most of the smaller Bands departed.
I was actually there for this festival as Donington is about 20 minutes away from where I lived. Absolutely amazing festival. The other headliners over the weekend were Rammstein and Slipknot if you can believe that. If I remember right anyway. If you ever have a couple hundred dollars spare you need to come to the UK and experience download fest it's incredible
Such a good song! I love "fear of the dark too". I remember this was one of the other first albums I had heard of metal and was hooked! Love it! Crazy amount of people there!!! Thanks guys!❤️🤓
Im an old guy, saw them back in the early 80's, and 31 times since. They are the only band I will fly to see a show.... their live shows are intense and still amazing all these years later. Glad you like them!
One of my two favorite live performances by Maiden is Hallowed Be Thy Name and Fear Of The Dark LIVE from their flight 666 DVD
If you have not seen them you should, crowd and energy and insane vocals by the legends
Since you mentioned it, my wife and I were at the Toronto show where the "Hallowed Be Thy Name" performance was recorded for the DVD
Love the 1982 live version of Hallowed be thy name
This is, in my opinion, the greatest gutar riff EVER.
The Iron Maiden guys are the most humble dudes you could meet.....I used to play football (soccer) with Steve Harris way before Iron Maiden took off.... then started watching them at the "Ruskins" when they started to get famous. Steve Harris never changed a bit.....he is a top bloke......."Up the 'Ammers".
Awesome band and song. I saw them live on their last tour :) This song is based on the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava 1854. If you have not heard it yet check out Aces High which is to do with the Battle of Britain in WW2.
Aces High is my fave! So much energy!
Love Aces High, Churchill's epic speech at the beginning and the solos reminds me of enemy airplanes dog fighting in the sky.
I was there.... one of the best weekends of my life!
Always feeling some Maiden. Heard their "Hallowed Be Thy Name" yet?
They did the cover by Cradle of Filth not too long ago but no, they've not done the original
No, Iron Maiden were not psychedelic and were never thrash. They are New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, (NWOBHM)which when combined with punk is what created thrash a few years later.
No disrespect to these guys but I was laughing so hard when I heard them say that lol. Like damn where tf did they even hear that??
Possibly they mistook the Hawkwind - Lemmy / Motörhead connection with regards to once being a psychedelic band before a metal band? 🤷🏻♂️
Yep.. never psychedelic.. British New Wave HM .
The song is based on the charge of the Light Brigade. A battle that took place during the Crimea War. Interesting fact. The metal captured from the cannons at Sebastopol are used to make the Victoria Cross medal, the highest award for valour in the British Commonwealth. There is only a finite number of these available and with each conflict gets increasingly hard to earn one.
Hey guys, Mick from Sydney, Australia. Great to to see you do Maiden. I became a fan when I was 17 yrs old. I'm now 55. I was also lucky to see Maiden live in Sydney in 1995. I still love these guys. They are ageless.
Great reaction thank you. Been a Maiden fan since '83 and seen em live 6-7 times. They never disappoint, ever.
Coincidentally, I just saw singer Bruce Dickinson do a spoken word show here in Vancouver, Canada a few days ago. Paid $80 to sit 4 rows from one of my fave singers of all time as he talked for 3 hours. He's such a smart guy and the consummate entertainer.
They were created in the mid 70's, established in the late 70's, and perfected in the 80's - Present...
Iron Maiden - Nomad. One of their best songs ever.!!
Always worth listening to their first albums with singer Paul Dianno. Killers is one of my favorites
I always loved the song Charlotte The Harlot. Saw this in concert with Paul
" UP THE IRONS! "
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Eddie...
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Iron maiden was one of my first loves. 86
Seventh son of the Seventh son , 22 acaia Avenue, I could go on.
UP THE IRONS!
Fantastic reaction, as always👍
With many Iron Maiden songs, you get an accurate history lesson. The Trooper tells the account of a British soldier in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. Lord Cardigan led the British cavalry against Russian forces during this battle on 25 October 1854. Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions. However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a suicide mission charging straight at heavy Russian artillery which cost the lives of hundreds of British soldiers. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a poem to commemorate this disaster and he called it The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Other great Iron Maiden history lessons you could check out.... Run to the Hills, Alexander the Great, Paschendale and Empire of the Clouds.
I've been a Maiden fan since hearing their debut album on cassette in 1980 when I was 10. I've seen them live every time they've played in London ever since, their home ground, and they never disappoint.
The greatest metal band ever and the best fans on the planet.
Up the Irons!!!
Hey guys, great reaction. There were 111,000 fans for Iron Maiden that day. The Rock in Rio concert in 2001 had 250,000 fans. Great song list, check out The Clansman, Wrathchild, Sign of the Cross, and more. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were considered Heavy Metal within the heading of New Wave of British Heavy metal. Before Thrash Metal. Enjoy and Up the Irons!!
Maiden are incredible live, the videos will never do it justice. People probably already mentioned this but this but Bruce dickinson the singer is a fully trained pilot and has on multiple world tours flown the band around the world. He also had throat cancer and recovered and still tour's like a boss.
Maiden started in the late 70's and were always a metal band but they had a punk vibe to them as well with their first vocalist Paul Di'Anno
Still fans of all genders, ages, skin tones, all united with the Maiden family. Singer is a their tour jet pilot, champion fencer, author, brewmaster, and more. On tour starting May 2022. Got my tix! Up the Irons!
Not sure how I missed this one guys. Freaking Bruce Dickenson is the the SHIT! One of my fave Iron Maiden songs of all time! Just saw Maiden for the first time in 2019. Just before Covid shut the world down. I had waited 30 plus years and it was SO worth the wait!
Maiden are in the Original big 4. Maiden, Sabbath, Priest and Cooper. The real OGs!
Love your channel - great tunes - respect from the UK.
Iron Maiden is one of those bands that plays what you hear on their albums a billion times better LIVE! You heard them and saw them and they play to huge crowds every tour. This is what makes them one of the greatest British Heavy Metal bands. G.O.A.T.!!
A bit of history of Iron Maiden. They started in England by founders Steve Harris, the bass player and Dave Murray, on of the three guitarists. Around 1975/1976 they formed and up until they got their first recording contract, there have been different members that came and went until the classic line-up included the two founders along with late Clive Burr on drums, Dennis Stratton on guitar and Paul DiAnno on vocals. They were known to be a punk band because of the vocalist at this time and recorded the first two albums self titled, Iron Maiden in 1980 and followed up with Killer in 1981. By the second album, guitarist Dennis Stratton left the band and Adrian Smith took over. In 1982 they released a limited LIVE EP of 6 songs, Maiden Japan. This would be the last recording with Paul DiAnno on vocals and hired Bruce Dickinson which changed the bands sound to heavy metal. The third album introduced Bruce in vocals, The Number of the Beast and would be the late Clive Burr’s last album with the band and Clive’s drum tech, Nicko McBrain took over drums and is still the. Ands drummer today. This line-up stayed together until Adrian Smith left before the band recorded No Prayer for the Dying and Jannick(Yannick) Gers took over in guitar. Then, in the early ‘90’s after studio album, Fear of the Dark and two LIVE albums were released, Bruce left the band to Purdue a solo career and taken over on vocals was former Wolfsbane singer, Blaze Bayley who didn’t have the strong high vocals Bruce had which, again, changed the bands sound in terms of the voice. Blaze recorded two studio albums with the band in the mid to late ‘90’s and the band could only play clubs or smaller venues and not playing the huge crowds, stadiums or coliseums. The 2000’s saw a reunited with a three guitar maestros making this a new and improved Iron Maiden! Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith came back for the biggest reunion the Heavy Metal community has been waiting for. Their first studio album as a six piece band, Brave New World put Iron Maiden back on top and selling out huge crowds again and has been together to this day.
Any song by Iron Maiden is a banger! Hope this helped you guys. See ya next time! - Gene A.
Maiden is unique. Just as influential and iconic as Black Sabbath and Judas Priest it's almost impossible to imagine the scene without them but Maiden still destroy crowds worldwide live. An absolute must see but their music transcends race, language or religion- it is Maiden. Gonna be sad when all three bands leave us forever.
I have the benefit of being an 80s and an MTV kid growing up. I distinctly remember Iron Maiden and that MTV constantly playing Run to the Hills and Number of the Beast.
I saw Iron Maiden during that same tour and still have the shirt I bought at the show.
The greatest heavy metal rhythm section of all time!
Saw them in Denver 2010 when I was 8. Good times
I think Iron Maiden has always done Heavy Metal music, since the beginning, with the same style.
Unlike Pantera, who really started as a glam rock band, to finally switch, to something way more powerful, and be successful
I was there, and try closer to 100,000 people. Maiden were formed in London in 1975 and have never been Psychedelic in any way whatsoever 🤣
This is one of the best songs live I have seen Ion Maiden three times and they played this song all three times.
thanks for this video {reaction} the Maidens are legendary! ⸸
Hallowed Be Thy Name is a great Iron Maiden song. They tell stories with their music
Steve Harris, the bass player, chief songwriter, and, defacto band leader, formed Maiden in 1975.
The current drummer is Nicko McBrain. He owns a BBQ place in Coral Springs, FL.
The drummers name is Niko McBrain
80,000 people back then I was one of them and I’ll be there again this year 🤘🏻
I been sitting here watching reaction videos for an hour, all with music I grew up listening to. It blows my mind how many people have never heard this stuff. I went through my dad’s record collection when I was around 13-14 and found some AMAZING things. 🤯
They are so good, man. All in!!
Ok 2 suggestions.
1 sticking with Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name
2 I just noticed a Zelda rap reaction from a couple days ago, August Burns Red does an amazing instrumental of the Zelda theme
AHHHH I got to see them in 1984 the Piece of Mind tour. was so amazing! awesome band! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
If you loved Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’, you’ll absolutely love the Rock group Liliac. They are three brothers and two sisters. They’ve performed on TV on World’s Best and AGT. Their music producer father saw that they were also musical and gave them each an instrument and encouraged them. Their names, current ages and instruments are as follows.
Samuel - 22 - Lead Guitar
Abigail - 21 - Drummer
Melody - 20 - Front Woman Vocalist and Bass Guitar
Ethan - 15 - Rhythm Guitar
Justin - 14 - Keyboards
This performance of ‘The Trooper’ was from THREE YEARS AGO! They are BEYOND FANTASTIC! I would especially love to see your reactions to The Trooper. Here’s the link to their official release. ruclips.net/video/OzyHTO5GnWM/видео.html
Mark, another family band I've grown fond of is The Warning. Three sisters from Monterrey Mexico...went viral with a cover of "Enter Sandman"... even Kirk Hammett himself complimented them.
Melody playing bass on this AND singing is extremely impressive
Singer flies the jumbo jet too !!!!
The artwork was firedThe artwork was fired And the music is awesome
They have so much fun performing for all of us! Their shows are amazing every single time! They never disappoint.
Up The Irons🤘💯
Check out their Live After Death concert from the 80's when they were in their prime(of course they have never out of their prime) younger days, amazing. Check it out.
The clansman live (Bruce singing) is brilliant. Def worth a watch.
The lead singer is also a commercial airline pilot.
....and flies Ed Force 1, the band's touring plane.
This is Iron Maiden's most straight ahead rocker. This is very much tied into the subject matter, which is a military charge, in particular the debacle that became known as the charge of the light brigade. British officers sent their troops up what was thought to be a lightly protected hill, but instead sent them straight into the teeth of Russia's forces. It was a slaughter. When word got back to Britain, Alfred, Lord Tenneson immortalized it in a poem. "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die". That is what Iron Maiden is capturing in this song, both with the lyrics and the music.
Bruce Dickinson is in his 60s and he can sing just as good and hit the same high notes as he did in his 20's
Few hundred thousand. Was there I’ve been friends with them since 80. They took me to my first concert in America which was a scorpions show with Bon Jovi opening. Got to tour with them a few times in mid 80s.
You need to check out The Count of Tuscany by Dream Theater when you get the chance. A 20 minute musical journey that you won't regret embarking on.
Not enough reaction videos to Dream Theater!!
at 5:12 when you're trying to figure out what this song is about, Iron Maiden always tells a story in their songs! The one thing they're really famous for in the metal world and yes they were thrash before it was considered thrash just like Lemmy and Motorhead! It's about an actual battle called the battle of Balacava. They wrote the song as if they were the soldier who died during that battle but fought until the end.
My favorite band of all time. I'm so thrilled that they are still putting out new music and touring. I'll be quite sad the day they finally call it quits... it will be the day my childhood truly dies.
HUGE THANKS for recognizing Nicko McBrain who is sooooo overlooked and under-rated. Trying to remember if you have done Ryme of the Ancient Mariner but if not he really throws on an exhibition doing that song…
rime not ryme
I love iron maiden, they were releasing music when my dad was my age, and he's 60 now. Its great being able to listen to the same music as him.
The Trooper is somewhat relevant to the current world situation, as its about the Charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean war.
Personally, my favourite Iron Maiden song is Paschendale.
if you havnt seen maiden live you havnt lived.incredible
Bruce's book, What Does This Button Do?, is a really good read!
You guys HAVE to watch the Flight 666 documentary. Not necessarily for a reaction, but just to get a whole new appreciation for the band and their fans world-wide. It turned me from a casual fan to a UP THE IRONS fanatic!
1975 they where formed by Steve Harris bass player still there today. By the way dates for 2022 World tour announced " Legacy of the Beast" it's called.
Have you guys checked out any Latin music? There is a lot of great Rock bands from many parts of the world and the diversity of sound in many of the songs is actually pretty cool, most of the ones I have heard are from México since that is were I am from but there are also from Argentina, Spain and other spanish speaking places, some groups I could recommend is for instance Caifanes(Afuera, Celula que explota), Maldita Vecindad(Kumbala, Pachuco), Tijuana No(Pobre de ti), Soda Estereo, La Ley, Fobia... there are many others that I think you might enjoy discovering if you have not heard them yet ✌🙂
Bruce Dickenson is when Maiden really started...
I don't know what that comment was talking about Maiden being psychedelic lol in their early days 1975/79 they were one of the bands started the new wave of British Heavy Metal and they had a more punk kind of sound but still heavy.
Fear of the dark... Rock in Rio 🤘
There was probably at least 100,000 people there. Maiden is one of the best! 🔥🔥🔥🍻🍻
Maiden, Judas, Motorhead and Sabbath. The big four of Early British Metal Wave 🙏
Sabbath was around before the others.
@@matthewdrake4385 Indeed Sabbath begun in 1969:) Big 3 Then...
@@matthewdrake4385 Finally my mind came back well, Sabbath was the creator of heavy Metal in 1969, then Judas started as Progressive in mid 70s, to become Metal in 1978... Maiden and Motorhead were the originatots of the British Metal Wave in 1980 with Saxon, Diamondhead. Anyway..... Music kick ass. :)
I got to see them live and it will go down in my history of favorite things I have ever witnessed.
My friend KARNIVOOL - SIMPLE BOY - is new to school and is feeling kind of lonely.
None of the other youtube reactors will play with him. You two lads seem like nice people & you really seemed to like his brothers THEMATA & GOLIATH from over a year ago...
can you please give SIMPLE BOY a chance?
One of the reasons why Maiden are so consistently amazing is that no one works as hard as they do. For years, the routine hardly varied -- rehearse for a tour, then go out on tour. Write the next album while on tour. Get back home, rehearse, go into the studio, record the next album. Rehearse for next tour in support of album.
That kind of rigorous schedule was far more common back then than it is NOW, but few bands were able to match their drive & dedication, year after year after year. Iron Maiden are just in another class.
It is so crazy to think that Maiden is playing in front of some of the largest audiences of their careers almost four decades into their career. But their music is just Timeless and Universal. Plus they put on a fantastic show. They are on tour North America this summer for the legacy of the Beast tour and I highly highly recommend you go see them. It is really an experienced best done with a group of friends a few beers and you're going to have Memories Forever.
Up The Irons ! 🤟
As a teen in the mid 80s on my wall was black sabbath, ozzy with randy, iron maiden, surfing, famous ladies and military equipment posters. On my ceiling I had 2 concert banners I bought from my friends brother he got when iron maiden was in town. My room was long and sorta thin so the 2, 6 foot by 6foot banners fit easily. On my door was a life size poster of cyborg Eddie from somewhere in time. The banners were the number of the beast cover and the killers album cover. I am am a huge old school maiden fan.
Legends, and the nicest blokes!
Their singer flys the plane on their world tours. There is a really cool video about it. It's a giant plane.
Great music 🎶. Like your enthusiasm brilliant 🤩 👍👍👍🎶🎶🎶
The song was about to charge the Light Brigade written by Alfred Lord Tennyson! It's to commemorate the battle that happened in that poem!
Bruce (the lead singer) is actually an aire to the throne on England. He wrote a scathing book about parliament.
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals, Dave Murray - Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Adrian Smith - Lead /Rhythm Guitar, Jannick Gers - Guitar, Nico McBrain - Drums 😁
Love your reaction videos, but the little clip you showed in the beginning brought back memories. My daughter was 5. She wanted to learn how to golf. I was holding the ball about waist high, and told her to take a practice swing before I put it down. She thought I meant at the ball. I took a 5 iron straight to the nuts😵😩😫
Im a bus driver here in southwest Florida, and there is a guy who rides on one of my routes and I swear he could pass for a twin to Hollywood. Looks like a younger version of Hollywood with an afro 🤣🤣🤣
Bros...one of the official times my mind was blown, I went to 37 concert in the 70s. One was iron maiden, Judas priest together. Unbelievable
The video you guys really need to check out is The Final Frontier- Live in Chile 2010
Nico is one of the most respected drummers in the world. Plays barefoot single peddle too. "No tricky bollocks".
Up the Irons 🤘 Iron Madien has a style all their own. Galloping Guitars, booming vocals and a surprising history lesson to boot.
I remember a interview with Bruce Dickinson where he said the first time they played Download known then as Donnington Monsters of Rock that he didnt open his eyes until about half way through the set as he was bricking it. As for the drummer, thats Nico Mcbrain.
The Trooper was inspired by a poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Brit poet Tennyson about an infamous 1984 battle in Crimea (Ukraine) in which miscommunication of battle orders led to a cavalry of British troops armed only with lances and sabers carrying out a frontal assault on a Russian artillery battalion armed with cannon and rifles, resulting in around 1/3 of the cavalry being killed or injured.
The poem came out a couple weeks after the battle and praised the courage of the cavalry and is now considered a classic.
You guys should do the live Fear of the dark!! It is amazing!!
Nico McBrain is Maiden's drummer and a real nice guy. He once posed for a picture with me after my wife spotted him and chased after him, to bring him back over to where I was waiting in the shopping mall. The whole band have respect for their fans and the fans are loyal to Iron Maiden. Up the Irons!!!