Iron Maiden-9.The Aftermath(Chile 1996)

Iron Maiden - Monumental Theatre, Santiago, Chile, Aug. 29, 1996, during '' The X Factour '' 1995-1996.
The Aftermath (Harris, Bayley, Gers)
Blaze Bayley:Vocals
Steve Harris:Bass
Janick Gers:Guitar
Dave Murray:Guitar
Nicko McBrain:Drums
[Lyrics]
Silently to silence fall in the fields of futile war
Toys of death are spitting lead where boys that were our soldiers bled
War horse and war machine curse the name of liberty
Marching on as if they should mix in the dirt our brothers' blood
In the mud and rain, what are we fighting for?
Is it worth the pain, it is worth dying for?
Who will take the blame, why did they make a war?
Questions that come again, should we be fighting at all?
Once a ploughman hitched his team here he sowed his little dream
Now bodies arms and legs are strewn where mustard gas and barb wire bloom
Each moment's like a year I've nothing left inside for tears
Comrades dead or dying lie I'm left alone asking why
In the mud and rain, what are we fighting for?
Is it worth the pain, it is worth dying for?
Who will take the blame, why did they make a war?
Questions that come again, should we be fighting at all?
After the war, left feeling no one has won
After the war, what does a soldier become?
After the war, left feeling no one has won
After the war, what does a soldier become?
What is at home when the battles are done?
After the war and when no one has won
I'm just a soldier
After the war, left feeling no one has won
After the war, what does a soldier become?
After the war, left feeling no one has won
After the war, what does a soldier become?
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'The Aftermath' is a song from Iron Maiden's album '''The X Factor'',released in 1995.
'The Aftermath' is a song that questions the validity and necessity of war. The main verses are built around a very simple sequence of guitar chords, but the instrumental contains some great riffs and guitar solos. This song is not readily accessible, and many will not like it at first, but it will eventually grow on you once you fully realise its depth and power.
Although it deals with the psychological wounds endured by any soldier who fought in a war from the early 20th Century until now, the text mentions barbed wire and mustard gas, implying that we are faced here with a veteran of the First World War, even if this not as explicit as in 'Paschendale'. Mustard gas was only employed on a large scale during this conflict and the realisation of the horrifying wounds and deaths it caused probably prevented its further use in subsequent wars.
Quite interestingly, the famous British war poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote a poem called 'Aftermath', which also denounces the horrors of all-out war and the loss of innocence of those who went to war merely as boys, but who returned mentally wounded from the terrible battles of the Great War.
'The X Factor' is the tenth studio album by Iron Maiden, released in 1995. It is the band's first album to include Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, as vocalist, replacing Bruce Dickinson who left the band following their previous tour to pursue a solo career.
The album title came about in the early part of the recording. According to producer Nigel Green:
"We all felt that the way things were progressing - the songs, Blaze's new involvement, the sound, the commitment - the new album really would have that extra quality, that bit of magic, that X Factor. This became the working title for the album and we liked it, so we kept it. It is also very apt as this is our tenth studio album and "X" can bring up many images."
Supporting the album was the X Factour tour. Much like the tour for their following album, Virtual XI, it was cut short after Blaze suffered a violent allergic reaction to certain elements used on the stages where the band performed.
This is the second album (Piece of Mind being the first) that did not have a title track on it, as well as the first album to not feature the album title in any of the song lyrics.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

X-Factor is a MASTERPIECE both musically and lyrically, the melancholic melodic tunes, deep and thought provocative lyrics, the slow, gorgeous intros and outros that adds a certain magic and character to the songs.....the dark, intense and powerful voice of Blaze makes them more than unique, they are outstanding..

[@matejukic791]

Agree, in his essence, personal Diary from Steve at the time..the only change I would make is Judgement Day instead Look for the Truth and 2 AM on the LP..rest of the stuff is beutifull on the tragic way..

[@richterbelmont2]

Can't say the same thing about Virtual XI

[@user-ut3ij5ji3n]

I've recently come to appreciate and love that album ❤

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

@@user-ut3ij5ji3n Great, that's a win for you!

[@garethjohn6067]

Both Blaze albums piss all over both "npftd" and "fotd".Blaze is a real gentleman and a great singer.

[@juliancamilato4673]

Escuché The X Factor por primera vez a los 13 años. En aquél entonces mis compañeros de escuela eran de mediocres para abajo: traidores, oportunistas, interesados. Soporté burlas, cargadas entre otras cosas. Ir a la escuela era un sacrificio tan grande que hasta llegue a tener intento de suicidio, todo un martirio. Canciones como The Unbeliever, Look For The Truth, Judgement Of Heaven, The Edge Of Darkness, 2am sentia que hablaban por mi y que no estaba solo. Gracias Iron Maiden, en especial a Steve y Blaze por tan maravilloso disco 10/10.

[@daniloselmanaraya8237]

Este álbum fue muy criticado en su época..pero ahora es una obra de arte

[@juanfelipegonzalezcuervo4065]

Pronto lo será también virtual xi ambos son geniales

[@edgargomez4660]

No se aprecio en el momento , porque no fue cantado por dickinson, pero los dos álbumes son una obra de arte, llenos de muchos temas épicos y que hoy por hoy son clásicos infaltables en la lista de maiden en vivo , en cuanto a blaze excelente cantante dejo su propio sello y pienso que steve harris no se equivoco cundo lo incorporo.. Dejo su aporte significativo para la doncella un estilo único , muy rico, oscuro y diferente a los otros dos cantantes anteriores.

[@hugoplaza2359]

este disco es espectacular!!!!... en mi top 5 de iron maiden, y blaze bayley un grande!!!..este disco es crudo, autentico y con temàticas reales...un joya

[@Zendir1987]

Esa canción si que conmueve las fibras del alma

[@dies504std]

totalmente de acuerdo. Sign of the cross 10 puntos y virtual 8,9 puntos a la altura de cualquier otro cd de maiden de los 80.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

THIS is aggression, power, fire, fury and passion, and the line " after the war, what does a soldier become ? " this is metal with class, the real deal, spot on....I love it, and I love the dark intense voice of Blaze.....BRAVO MAIDEN......

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

I wish there were more people like you who see what new breath, life and depth that Blaze Bayley brought to Iron Maiden. I love The X Factor. It's one of my favourite Iron Maiden albums.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

@@mark_beastpriest5539 I truly believe that there is a lot more people who shares our opinion, ever since I begun commenting my love and admiration towards theese albums and especially Blaze, there has been a raise of people agreeing with me. It still makes me sad that so many of their old fans seems to believe it is a shameful era.... I hope you have been following his solo career aswell.....

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

@@susannewilliamsson8339 Silicon Messiah's a great album.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

@@mark_beastpriest5539 true, just as his shows the Night that never dies and Alive in Poland, he is actually touring with a new band, one of the guitarist from Iced Earth included, a terrific live show with great humoristic approach!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

@@susannewilliamsson8339 I often urge people to go back and revisit the albums Maiden made with him with a fresh set of ears. Time has actually proved to be kind to these albums. I had a conversation with someone a few days ago, and he said the Blaze albums sucked. Being a little older than he was, I reminded him when those albums came out, it was the 90's. The metal scene was dying and grunge was in, and singers with high operatic voices were out. Lower register was what was happening, and Blaze proved to be the right man at the right time for the job. I really liked Blaze's accoustic version of "Blood Brothers". The X Factor is in my top 10 Iron Maiden albums list.

[@studiosraufncingr6965]

I wish there was an official DVD of the X factor tour

[@alexjohnston8889]

Yes I'd love a dvd of the blaze years live.

[@augmentedhat16]

I’ve got two: This one, Chile ‘96 and Skol Rock ‘98.

[@genealogiadamoral]

Brother, like the band, I also had a very dark time in my life. I was trying to take care of my mother and had no news of my father. I worked 24 hours a day. So I identified myself completely with the lyrics ... Passed on. But X-Factor and Virtual XI remain part of the soundtrack of my life. Up the Irons! Master Blaze !!

[@christhiancarvajal4027]

Hermoso disco, lo amo, me trae recuerdos únicos, es tan oscuro, crudo, un tanto depresivo, sin dudas Blaze la mejor vos para estas canciones.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

Christian Carvajal concordo totalmente, Blaze es magnifico es oscuro.....

[@sjeikomar]

Finally after 30 years of listening to Maiden and absolutely avoiding the Blaze era i now dare say that X Factor is an excellent album! A gem! And the Iron Maiden god’s are punishing me because I can’t find it on vinyl for a decent price anywhere 😢

[@sparksglencoe2037]

The 2 Blaze albums are criminally underrated ... and i encourage everyone to give blaze's solo work a proper listen . He kicks ass

[@-cfh-architector7963]

1:22 Greatest Maiden guitars sound ever

[@junioalvescorrea9914]

👊👊👊

[@dsteixeira]

The guitar lines of this song are freaking awesome!

[@TheMihinbatya]

X-Factor is pure masterpiece! One of the best albums! Do lyric,dark and true! And voice of Great Blaze is so amazing and brutal!

[@edwinquezada296]

i just fucking love this song.

[@dies504std]

el que grabo los videos de este show de chile un genio. en buenos aires tocaron para la misma epoca y fue el mejor show de maiden en argentina. Hicieron 2 estadios obras.

[@el-Panchos]

Es un poco tarde , ese show es el proshot que se transmitió por un difunto canal de tv nacional, después se filtró completo, este tema si fue televisado , a todo esto amo esa época de maiden

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

I simply love this song as I love the Maiden....and the power. fire and extrem passion in the voice of Blaze, you must admit he´s a real " metalhead ".....My wish would be to have seen them once with this guy, he´s just stunning !!

[@chaosapiant]

Samsies! I love the Blaze era and would love at least one official live recording/video with him on it. He's phenomenal!

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

@@chaosapiant so far I´ve seen Lord of the Flies, Futureal and Afraid to shoot Strangers....alao Man on the Edge and Sign of the Cross.............

[@studiosraufncingr6965]

say what you will but The X factor album is a really good album, top 10 or maybe even top 5 iron maiden for me \m/

[@alexjohnston8889]

@Celestial Dragoness it would be mine if only Nicko used a proper drum kit, the drums sound horrid.

[@gmneto06]

Uma das melhores músicas do Iron Maiden.

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Wow, I never knew this footage existed. Thank you!

[@p.tayache9878]

Blaze tiene un aura especial con iron maiden sign of the cross, lord of the flies, the clansman, futureal, man on the age joyas maestras

[@SebaSabbatH87]

A Pesar que Maiden es Bruce y costo asimilarlo al principio con los años The X Factor fue demostrando cada vez mas que es un discazo y el mas oscuro de Maiden!! Salud por este Disco!

[@fabiocaceres5193]

Steve Harris lo tiene entre sus 3 favoritos

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

All I can do is quoting Blaze: Absolutely Magnificent !! Listen to his voice....that´s what I call POWER !!!!

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

Listen, just listen and enjoy.....THIS is the power of metal !! And NOBODY sings this amazing song better than Blaze, NOBODY !!!!

[@liveheavyshows]

Amazing sound dammmmm nick drums sounds amazing and guitar player also, what a great bass player is Steve Harris amazing voice astonishing.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

I love this song as I love the Maiden but listen to the power of his voice.....I´m shivering, THIS is the talent, heavy metal in all its glory, and all I can say is BRAVO BLAZE and BRAVO MAIDEN !!

[@Gamera57]

To me, one of the best Maiden song EVER !... =P UP the IRONS !... \m/ Thanks so much for sharing this video ; you fuckin'ROCK !... =P

[@maidenwildM]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. 5/5

[@laecioribeiro9275]

Blaze é um grande vocalista,não devemos fazer comparações, hoje X Factor é um classico .....

[@BATERACWB80-gr8cp]

No dia 25 de agosto de 96, foi aqui em Curitiba/Brasil, e eu fui 🤘

[@Carlos-mp5gt]

Great blaze era, thanks for sharing

[@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse]

They didn’t film Janick’s solo. 😢 Such an incredible song!

[@graminos]

This Janick Gears Solo are amazing! its a shame that the camera or the editor dont like to show him, but on the Video of the X Factour on Monster of Rock in Brasil you can watch better his solo but never saw it on youtube .. will see if i find it on my vhs

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

graminos I´ve always loved and admired him to bits, not only for being an outstanding composer and the best performer I´ve ever seen, but he´s also a magician with his guitar, always has been and always will....

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

My only wish would be to see the present line-up of Maiden perform this song aswell as Lord of the Flies, Virus, Edge of Darkness and Afraid to shoot Strangers with Blaze as the singer....I know I never will, but I can dream........

[@nivalmir]

that was so cool what Blaze did in the beginning of the video

[@DANILO22280]

awesome!!

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

OUTSTANDING, just listen to the power of the voice !! I really love the voice of Blaze as I love the Maiden....it´s incredible, he really made an impressing impact to their music aswell as for my life....

[@CarlosEduardo-fr6zu]

Blaze!Grande música e interpretação,quando ele canta suas músicas,o cara é único!!!Sou fã dele, não importa o que dizem ou disseram dele!!!

[@edsonrodolfodeandradeandra4793]

tbm sou muito fã

[@CarlosEduardo-fr6zu]

@@edsonrodolfodeandradeandra4793 bom gosto!!!irmao!!

[@reinaldosilvadias1250]

Tenho está Camisa D X FACTOR ENOIS

[@omrobe14]

temaso como todos d x factor...

[@dmarins]

Goddamn this is so fkn good

[@thenightfox3873]

After listening to Blazes albums a bit more I feel like some of Maiden songs from the mid 2000s are similar like the Pilgrim, these colours don’t run etc.

[@PeterVenkman_666]

Like everybody here i love TXF, such a great álbum. IMHO it's superior to anything they did after Bruce returned..

[@v1niciusrodrigues]

A introdução parece Take Hold Of The Flame

[@nastybutter]

Agree 100%, Maiden was stronger with Blaze!!!!......much more!!......shit, just listen to Silicon messiah and Tenth Dimesion albums from Blaze....fuckin awesome!!!

[@andersonarbues2967]

Cadê quem fala mal do Janick Gers agora??

[@MrFernando864]

el maestro Dave deberia a volver a usar aquella guitarra Jackson ,suena la raja

[@joshkoliren]

ele atinge o harris aos 4:36 e pede imediatamente desculpas ao patrão

[@lucasfern]

jorge koliren ele já tinha uma insegurança né mano kkk

[@mateuscunha7712]

Kkk

[@omrobe14]

temas como todos d x factor...

[@philvocal1]

Blaze foi zuado no iron maidem por ter que cantar músicas mais altas que seu alcance vocal, gosto dele cantando o que ele gravou !!

[@hga9088]

Fantastic Video. The Music great. To my surprise Blaze sounds fantastic here. I saw him with Maiden 3 times and he did sounds horrible.

[@user-kg7wq4jz2s]

For me, the X-Factor is the best that Maiden did before him

[@thefonzkiss]

People paid for this?

[@andreyamamoto1709]

Eis uma musica que eu queria ver o Bruce cantando.

[@cesargamboa13]

Is it me or bayley sings always flat?

[@vohtraketrealracht5868]

I'm a big fan but I'll admit he was indeed more flat in the 90s and in the last 10+ years he's improved greatly beyond that and is more powerful and not as flat. He's fun and energetic. Performs with the same intensity whether it's 40 people or 4,000 people

[@fedya-sielmedvedya]

охуенная энергетика

[@blaze888883]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onmkpaFrr7WCias - Ten Seconds HD (The Night That Will Not Die DVD)

[@mateuscunha7712]

Spongebob heads at the end part of the video

[@simoflatout8912]

is this the only live version of this song on tube?!?!? :( because this concert is the worst Blaze's performance ever...

[@LordZebra]

STFU

[@TheJamie6666]

You think a man of his stature could at least sing in bloody tune... Awful performance.

[@macemitchell4115]

Blaze is a lot out of tune here....

[@FXZZFX99]

Eddies is he ever in tune? he always sounds like this. now hes a bum playing for 50 people in bars where if they knew he was playing they wouldnt of showed up.

[@LordZebra]

@@FXZZFX99 GTFO

[@FXZZFX99]

@@LordZebra your obviously tone deaf. im sure when you sing along in the shower you think your the next blaze baley and your probably right.

[@linesinthesand97]

The first verse was really rough. The rest of the song was solid though.

[@jesseforrest416]

Terrible performance sorry blaze