Other Musicians Playing The Iron Maiden Songs That Inspired Them

[@Robbie28]

This is why Maiden can STILL sell out arenas on their own. They are living legends to this day still.

[@theheavymetalhillbilly7152]

And also the fact Blaze is not the lead singer anymore :D

[@drefk1973]

@@theheavymetalhillbilly7152 What a totally uncalled for jab at Blaze. You feel better now? What the hell have YOU achieved in your life? I'm guessing nothing.

[@0Zolrender0]

I saw them live in 2017 and will do again in 2024. got tickets.

[@michelemarcolin2548]

I think they are out there because they have a good manager.... and they played well at the beginning. And most of those who now pay thickets were those who listened them at the beginning. Because after Seventh Son there hasn't been anything. They could possibly have innovated a bit keeping Blaze, which is a awesome songwriter (much more metal than they are now), but they kicked him right when they started to get accustomed to his voice and nature. Now it is just a business act... love me for the money. Much like the firework show before the closure at Disneyland in the evening! They do not even have Derek Riggs at the artwork anymore. Their true sound ended also when M. Birch retired. K. Shirley sound is really terrible IMO... sounds so cheap and distant.

[@agnieszkaduch1805]

@@michelemarcolin2548 ⁠thx god it only your opinion. I am 27 ans since I heard them I always bought ticket for their show. GOAT of heavy music industry

[@wyattertl2291]

The Iron The Maiden

[@rajarobinson3709]

That's a pretty good tribute band name though.

[@toemasmeems]

Lmao

[@mrsavage3915]

U make me upset

[@dannycheesums]

@@rajarobinson3709 Iron Made Them would be a good tribute band name too

[@MetalHeartsOfSteel]

@@dannycheesums "iron mayne" if one man band

[@NeurodivergentMetal]

Mike's drum fill on the toms wasn't Run to the Hills, it was Another Life from Killers.

[@BrunoNunes83]

yeah, that was a huge mistake.

[@zerpblerd5966]

my brain went ???

[@christiandale3952]

I was literally gonna comment the exact same thing 😅

[@robneeser1555]

I know apparently loudwire needs tech guys that are Iron Maiden fans.

[@asabovesobelow2299]

Mike portnoy cant play run to the hills properly

[@justahusk8151]

That melody from Afraid to shoot strangers was one of the things that made me fall in love with Iron Maiden too!

[@alanfrost75]

I completely agree. It is one of the best melodies I have ever heard.

[@tonyvandelaar]

Exactly! Fear of the dark was my first Maiden album and Afraid to shoot strangers blew me away. I was 14 or 15 I guess. It was one of the first songs I learned on my electric guitar when I started playing about 2 years later. And of course Fear of the dark followed shortly after. They never get old

[@Vortigan07]

Absolutely!! There are some real gems on those 90's albums, overlooked and even derided by many.

[@Starkiller5121]

I love the bass line of Wrathchild. It's got a cool groove to it.

[@brianmanden]

I wonder how many lives Iron Maiden has changed worldwide. It must be millions ! +1 from me !

[@MrDantres]

You can be sure of that!

[@mrpositronia]

+1 here too. Became a bass player because of Steve and I met him in 1995. Once Maiden gets in your blood it doesn't leave.

[@Capitan_Chaos]

+1

[@brianmanden]

@@mrpositronia Whoa ... it must have been a big moment for you :)

[@CloseCallMusic]

Started playing guitar in the mid ‘80’s… Dave, Adrian and even Steve influenced me a lot then!

[@harvestblades]

I could listen to musicians talk about Maiden's influence on tgem & playing bits & pieces all day.

[@ciroformenton]

These 3 guys: Dave Murray, Denis Straton and Adrian Smith, along with Steve Harris, are responsible for the majority of the new musicians that appeared after them. Those guys deserve a statue in London for each of them.

[@murdock8068]

Ireland has Rory, Phil plus a number of others. Why not?

[@seelenwinter6662]

slowly slowly... but only in front of the geezer, iommy, page, blackmore, frampton and and and stadium...^^

[@JuhaniPaasikangas]

C'mon there are many more who are also responsible

[@marceloliberatodesou]

that's a bit of a stretch hahaha there's life outside metal

[@cl7557]

They can’t even get into the “rock and roll” hall of fame. What a farce.

[@thomaseffertz2235]

My favorite The Iron The Maiden song is probably The Two Minutes To The Midnight!!

[@boldizzle]

Mine has to be The Rime of The Ancient The Mariner.

[@AlessandroCorazzaCA]

*The The Rime@@boldizzle

[@thedude4672]

Mine's "Wasted Years." Phenomenal riff and the lyrics always move me.

[@toddpacker4683]

@@thedude4672*wasted the years

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Vice city v rock ftw

[@boldizzle]

Love me some Iron The Maiden!

[@teethgrinder83]

Remember going to see them about 9 or 10yrs ago and they were GREAT!!!!

[@DarkPrinceEV]

22 Acacia Avenue is one of the under appreciated gems of Metal music. Also disappointing that no one mentioned anything about the guitar solos. Especially Adrian's.

[@DF1ca]

While I agree, I think no one mentioned them because they were speaking about the time they were learning how to play, and I guess at that time you would not (yet) focus on the solos

[@DarkPrinceEV]

@@DF1caYeah, makes sense.

[@ducksoff7236]

22 Acacia Ave, Alexander The Great and The Prisoner I think will always be my top 3. However I am a Maiden NUT and about half their catalog comes in at number 4.

[@davethomas1641]

@@ducksoff7236 Killers, Infinite Dreams and Revelations would be my choice today, but tomorrow would likely be a little different.

[@homerc9101]

Becuase Maiden guitars are nowhere near as influential as the bass. Scorpions and Priest just had a bigger impact.

[@neighborbruce]

2:47 is NOT run to the hills 💀 it's Another Life!

[@MrBatraaf]

Fantastic stuff. It´s impossible to understate how much influence Iron Maiden have had in spreading heavy metal.

[@robertbrown380]

*overstate

[@carlpeterson8182]

So many of these guys are saying Iron Maiden and Rush. Two great bands. I have been a huge Rush fan since I was 9 in 1981. I came to see the genius of Maiden late. I was in my forties. I now love a lot of their stuff. Especially Powerslave and Seventh Son most of their early albums are great.

[@Davey-Jones]

Agreed. Seventh son and power slave are my favourite along with piece of mind.

[@zerpblerd5966]

that's because these clips are specifically about Maiden - selected and intentional to be

[@ciroformenton]

Add Somewhere in Time to your list and it's done.

[@damienrobertson1593]

Peice of Mind is my all time favorite Maiden album! Although Seventh Son was when I really got into them. Anything from Seventh Son and prior is pure Iron Maiden perfection definitely including the first 2 with Paul Dianno

[@mournblade1066]

Rush was actually a big influence on Iron Maiden.

[@rfurdaylee]

Saw Maiden in the Cart & Horses pub in Stratford East London in 1976. My old mate Paul Mario Day was making his singing debut that night. Great days😊

[@ll7868]

Where Eagles Dare made me an instant fan of Nicko, still my favorite intro of all time. I started out trying to play guitar like Frank Bello but I kept hearing the drums, I could play rhythm okay but solos were out of the question. I traded my 1974 Les Paul and all the gear for my first drum lessons a couple weeks before Festivus in 1983, mostly because of Clive, Nicko and Alex Van Halen (My dad was a huge rock/metal fan and I was always borrowing his albums) but it was Slayer's Show No Mercy which released about that time too, late November or early December, Dave Lombardo's double bass made me snap and think to myself "I have to learn to do THAT!" Had my first drum kit on my 14th birthday in March 1984 and played along to Piece of Mind and Show No Mercy learning by ear too many times to count.

[@ll7868]

I still can't play Iron Maiden songs with a single bass pedal, need two.

[@drefk1973]

As a drummer, I have to tell you that "Where Eagles Dare" is really simple to play. It sounds FANTASTIC, but it's not a hard song to play. For peak Nicko, look at ""Alexander the Great". Up the Irons!

[@maxdurk4624]

@@drefk1973Are you sure you’re playing it right lol?

[@bonejester]

The Moonchild opening did it for me. I was just learning and was blown away how a few basic power chords could impart that much huge-ness. It was when I learned pacing and tempo were just as important as knowing your scales.

[@EuphoriaDeep]

Love some Iron the Maiden! It's cool that they affected so many future musicians, but as a testament to just how good their songs were, it was interesting that even when these new musicians referenced the same song, not one of them played it the same.

[@runtwer5700]

I noticed the same thing when I watched the previous videos about Metallica and Black Sabbath inspiring other musicians. None of them played the songs the same and they were completely different from the way Metallica/Black Sabbath played them. It's crazy

[@EuphoriaDeep]

@@runtwer5700 haha, yeah....there's no school like old school.

[@cobrasys]

That's probably because they learned them without an "objective" reference point (i.e., by ear, listening to the records, most likely). Nowadays, with KZbin and other tools, it's easier to emulate exactly what an artist does, but back in those days, it was a lot "I think that's how that goes...".

[@samm1533]

indeed that's my story... I didn't have a computer. An old cassette player and the country where i live , you still can't find any of the rock and metal bands records anywhere. In fact now the record stores themselves have vanished. It's the most isolated and backward country in teh world now. AKA Pakistan @@cobrasys

[@zakkmylde1712]

​@@cobrasysI had to go back and revisit a bunch of tunes a few years ago because I didn't have a computer growing up until the late 2000s/early 2010s and I was playing things half right. My go to for learning was watching live concert dvds so I was playing some bits right but because the focus isn't always on the guitar I had to fill in blanks by listening to albums. I also don't think it's a bad thing to not play things exactly the same as they were written though, if you can get some of yourself in the tune and it still sounds good like right note wrong position then it's not a big deal to me.

[@Syl141]

"Iron the Maiden" sounds like an interesting band. Gotta check them out.

[@jbsuris4]

It gives me goose bumps. How inspiring and influential Maiden is.

[@balooutaimashou6117]

Hearing their reactions to listening Maiden the first time, made me remember mine, Maiden absolutely blew my mind from the beginning, they were my very first concert ever, they’ll always be my favorites

[@iwasright9686]

The intro for wasted years was probably my favorite intro for years!

[@talibe801]

Long Live Iron Maiden👍ive seen them live since 1984 until last year in lisbon.never missed one show,even the one they did in 91,private gig in a disco in Algarve called Kadoc,still have all tickets.

[@Manu-Official]

My first encounter with metal ever was Iron Maiden's Phantom of the Opera. Up the Irons 🤘

[@SammyPeterson-zi7in]

You misspelled Iron the Maiden.

[@michaelharrisson1683]

Mine was Aces High

[@chuckelator]

NOFX and Iron Maiden are my top two favorite bands of all time, and seeing Fat Mike give props to Maiden warmed my fucking heart.

[@andysalter7192]

Maiden were the Gateway Band for SO many aspiring Musicians, i was 11 when first hearing Live After Death and that got me into playing Drums. They were truly untouchable from the Mid 70s to 92.

[@glenmcl]

Agreed. Playing 2 minutes to midnight on the drums made me happy and in the zone.

[@tehultimateshreddar]

2:47 no way did they just call "Another Life" drum intro "Run To The Hills" :D

[@NeiloNeil]

Was looking for this comment. Yes they actually fucking did...

[@TransDrummer1312]

Ikr lol

[@girhen]

Oh good, I'm not the first to notice. The "middling" and "throwaway" tracks on the first two albums would be singles for other bands. Not always for metal bands, but I love songs like Strange World and Prodigal Son for what they are - something good in a slightly less Maiden/metal direction. If only we could have cloned the band and let the extras play genres in those directions without losing the Iron Maiden we know and love...

[@DanPellegrino486]

@@girhen 100%, there are hints of other directions and those songs you listed are fantastic departures from what we know today.

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Forty years on and I think and have thought this for a few decades now, Maiden is almost the perfect learning band for a Guitarists, nothing is too difficult but everything is a little challenging. You can gallop along until you learn to play leads, and the Song writing is very good, Sets you up for a good life of well structured creativity.

[@spill1t]

I agree, because...that's basically me that you've described. I grew up playing IM riffs. I'm not a lead guitarist by any stretch of the imagination but they have a style that makes you want to practice those melodic licks and riffs that border on being solos...so I seem a lot better than I am because of their stuff.

[@vaclavgembala6773]

Very true, while all my friends were starting with Metallica (which I never liked) I was already galloping along Run to the hills

[@seanhynds8482]

Iron Maiden is the template for all upcoming musicians to follow and learn from. They have set the standard of what a great and legendary band truly is.

[@krusher74]

its pretty surprising how few newer metal bands sound like them though.

[@Gragi]

When for most of them The Trooper was most inspiring thing, I feel strange and alone when Wasted Years was open a door for Maiden in my life, when i was 4-5 years old, intro and main riff for Caught Somewhere in time was to get hooked and fundament of what i looking for in metal, and The Reincarnation for Benjamin Breeg as whole composition was final thing to become a fan when i was 12 years old.

[@jonny555ive]

Peter Chris was the one who got me into playing drums, but Nicko McBrin was the one that i wanted to sound like and he inspired me to play bigger and better. 30 plus years later I'm still playing my drums and I thank Nicko McBrain every chance I get. THANK YOU NICKO🤘🥁🤘 🤘🤘UP THE IRONS🤘🤘

[@Mornomgir]

Maiden is amazing. Even more amazing is seeing some seriously skilled musicians muddle it up playing that old majestic stuff.

[@CthulhuXVX]

22 the avenue!!! Completely underrated song!

[@GeFeldz]

The drum intro on "Where eagles dare", holy crap... I got to see and hear Nicko do that live in front of 55 thousand people in Gothenburg, i believe it was in 05! Hair standing up on my arms from that memory just hearing Mike Portnoy doing it!

[@KarlKarsnark]

Great topic. Amazing how many styles/players have been influenced by IM. Thanks for including Eric from Sublime. He is a CRIMINALLY underrated bass player.

[@jasonmorris3533]

I have to agree.. Like Matt Freeman from Rancid.. Neither Is my fav band but, as a guitarist, I've listened to enough of each to know they're bad ass.. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan either, but Mike Dirnt is pretty awesome as well

[@0num4]

Ending the vid with Andrew and Grant from Unleash the Archers...two of my favorite guitarists around today. They've taken the building blocks that Maiden laid out decades before, and they're doing some wonderful work with them--on top of having an absolutely killer bassist, drummer, and the legendary vocals of Brittney Slayes. Top group of the last 10 years for me.

[@Carvetii]

i have now seen them 33 times to date here in the UK after this years tour. there just amazing year on year. there isnt another band on the planet with that many world class band members that are virtually best in class. they are without doubt the most influential Metal band of all time

[@ratmforthewin]

You know Steve Harris' technique is insane when even Fat Mike plays "Wrathchild" sloppily

[@jamesdelaney3797]

Great fucking song

[@Powermad-bu4em]

That riff is deceptively a pain in the ass.

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

@@Powermad-bu4emthe whole maiden catalogue is…you think you can play them and then save Murray legato licks just fuck with you

[@Lollonestyle]

Is Fatty supposed to be a good bass player? That's news to me

[@themountain3461]

He plays it sloppily because his technique is sloppy. Can't even be bothered to open up his left hand and reach for the high note with his little finger. Atrocious

[@mozes6305]

The Iron the maiden sounds epic. Are they a new group?

[@gerardoa9179]

Maybe a cover band like The Iron Maidens

[@scottdavey3804]

Farming for likes?

[@RobinTig]

Love guys geeking out on bands that inspired them. Can never go wrong with Iron Maiden

[@siriusfun]

You know you're an OG metalhead when you've seen Maiden a handful of times in the 80s but don't have a clue who most of these guys and their bands are. lol Great to see the enduring impression the band has had on the modern players.

[@PokojniToza1804]

13:19 I immediately started singing "oOOOOoOOOO...." along with the guitar. That is the power of the Maiden!

[@lowzsims5740]

Phantom of The Opera changed it all for me as a bass player from the day I got the Women in Uniform 12 inch single as an import. Thanks, Steve!

[@seanj3667]

I got to see Anthrax opening for Maiden back in 1991. Great show.

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

This was such a great video! Hope you do another one w/musicians playing their favorite Iron Maiden licks!🔥🤘

[@GeFeldz]

Wasn't expecting Moonchild, now that's a bit of a hidden gem... Such a great song, more people need to hear it! =)

[@andysalter7192]

I remember hating the Keyboards on that intro , but it's grown on me over the years.

[@SkaffenUK]

My favourite Maiden album, so good.

[@TGSamantha091]

The same person that Introduced me to Iron Maiden, also introduced me to Rush.. I used to listen to Live after Death on repeat hehe. We even listened to Iron Maiden "Rime of The Ancient Mariner" in Senior English, and had to learn the passages that were from the original poem. I sang along (quietly of course) Drums and a little air guitar. My Teacher asked me to bring in tape, but my Friend Jennifer brought it since it was one of hers that I borrowed.

[@lordraven2264]

40 years of Powerslave this weekend. I'll be getting my Iron Maiden on all weekend. I have a similar story to many, I was 14, 1984, and walked by my older brother's room and he was playing Powerslave. I was hooked.

[@jan279]

When it’s a video about how Iron Maiden influenced notable musicians but you continually hear Rush being mentioned… that trio’s truly something else. 😌👌💯

[@OtherMike5000]

Many years ago, I saw Slayer and Pantera at the Long Beach Arena. During their set, Tom Ayala (Slayer) goes up to the mic and goes: *“Scream for me Long Beach……… **_SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH!!!…….”_* And then says: *“I always wanted to do that!”* Absolute LEGEND quoting an ABSOLUTE LEGEND

[@guillaumekalfon9117]

I got the Piece of Mind vinyl when it came out (was a fan of the Di Anno period, didn't have Number of the Beast!) and yeah, when the Trooper came, it was special, but I had no clue how big it would grow, all these guys who now have it as a turning point!

[@WessexMan]

I've never heard of most of these guitarists but their skill is outstanding and obviously they have great taste in music!

[@FunkFounkThink]

The first lick I learned on guitar was "Alexander the Great" intro, and Somewhere in Time remains my favourite Maiden's album until now. They made so many great albums : the bass, the harmonies between the guitars, the drums, Bruce's voice, everything is perfect with this band. They're definitely legends of Rock on a large scale !

[@MACULIBER]

22 acacia avenue send chills down my spine when I first hear it, and tensed me when the solo started, it is an incredible song to hear, too bad it’s really underrated

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

And is also very pro woman song if you get it ….

[@gferreira93]

I first heard of Avatar, when they were the opening act for Iron Maiden in my city last year. So it’s pretty cool to see Jonas and Tim talking about it in the video. I can only imagine the excitement of touring with their heroes.

[@turuntashtheboo7681]

Ooo yeah!!What a fun video! Pure magic for ears of us Maiden fans from early 80"s untill now and forever!Long ago and throu 80's and 90's Maiden were considered as NOT as great ,as worthwille as they should be !!Now it's different and here comes the times of recognition all good things Steve and co.carried inside their music and art!!Steve is special guy and he is same as allways!He is what we see and hear in Maiden's music! And his band is with us all our lives!!For egzample,I am in love in their music from 1981!!! So as a pre teen boy than and untill now(50+)they are allways there alive and healthy and fresh,ready for some new tour ,album or so!That is for us so important coz it proowed that life can be even in those years sometimes fun and allmost as in young days!(Haha allmost is right word and it's perfect for everything when you're 50+)!!Again GREAT VIDEO AND I WAS REALLY HAVING FUN!!! ☠👹Up the Irons👹☠

[@BjornRockZone]

Awesome, I remember learning "The Trooper" as well as one of the first Iron Maiden songs on guitar. Looks like I was not the only guitarist to do so :)

[@gregthomas1346]

Check out Lucas imbiriba version of the trooper ,will blow ya mind

[@WhatHaveIMade]

I'm a big fan of The Iron The Maiden. Also The Black The Sabbath, and The Deep The Purple.

[@pop000690]

Don't forget The Judas The Priest, The Machine The Head and The Motor The Head.

[@EuphoriaDeep]

Also, The Ritchie Blackmore's The Rainbow, The UFO, and The Michael Schenker The Group

[@NalinX]

What? No The The The Beatles ?

[@mournblade1066]

Don't forget The Dio and The Ozzy Osbourne!

[@aliajoor4631]

Judas priest

[@petebrad2971]

I could be mistaken, but I think the part that Portnoy was playing at 2:50 was the opening to “Another Life”, not “Run to the Hills”

[@Arkansauce76]

As a young lad I was BLOWN AWAY by the Trooper, Wasted Years, Can I play with madness etc. Maiden is such an iconic band that has influenced EVERYBODY. HELL YEAH!!! BOOM!!! LETS GOOOOO!!!! Fart

[@ogelsmogel]

My butt explodes every time I fart.

[@JerGol]

Seeing all these legends of rock talking about how much they were influenced by Maiden is so cool.

[@babaoriley1]

"Put them in the Iron the Maiden" EXCELLENT!!!

[@ERICF66]

Steve Harris is why I became a bassist! Summer 1982 I saw the video for Run To The Hills on MTV and my mind was blown! I HAD to play bass! 42 years later still going!🔊🔊🎶🎶😁🔥🔥

[@jayreynolds4556]

So proud to see Unleash the Archers in that video!!!

[@drmarka.sammutsassi5148]

Am I the only one who gets a great sensation when I hear (and see) a guitar duet?

[@JoeR203]

Gotta love The Iron The Maiden. Some other bands I like are The White The Lion, The Night The Ranger, The Van The Halen, The ZZ The Top......

[@toddpacker4683]

Don’t forget the black the sabbath

[@gergelyszabo8961]

The Red The Hot The Chili The Peppers 😂

[@stevefickinger1282]

Simply perfect ! Kids êtes when playing Maiden's songs, great vidéo for me, thank's a lot guy's

[@riffgroove]

I saw the video for "Aces High" when I was 13. My life was forever changed.

[@IggyBing]

4:28 - Petrucci alternate picking that, LOL. 🤘

[@MrBinnskinny]

This is do great. One of my all time favorite bands. Love them. Up the Irons 😎

[@GeFeldz]

To anyone watching this who hasn't been to a live Iron Maiden show... DO IT! Do it while they're still touring. I'm pretty sure they're the last of the giant bands still touring that'll give you a real heavy metal show with the authentic members still actually delivering.

[@SicParvisMagna11587]

So sad nobody mentioned Déja Vu. FOR ME is a criminally underrated song. The intro harmony, wow unforgettable.

[@ElliotSteven]

damn Devin NAILED the tone and feel of 2 Minutes to Midnight. so few people can nail the feel and vibrato of Adrian Smith on that riff even though it seems so simple. Devin does

[@michaelharrisson1683]

I do

[@fullmetalguy8357]

I was about to comment the same thing, that is the closest I've ever heard the tone of that song being recreated.

[@ugie8851]

Saw that video during intro before 😂😂😂😂. The best intro ever for this video 👍

[@ixeyeb]

Aces High needs some love! Great song to workout to. Just gets the body wanting to move!

[@hobbes4011]

I'm honestly surprised that Hallowed be they name didn't get any kind of mention. Still my favorite Maiden song to this day. Heard it for the first time during the Jamie Thomas segment from Toy Machine:welcome to hell.

[@michaellrakes5521]

Iron Maiden's impact on Metal is literally incalculable. The most important band to the genre since Sabbath and still tied with them today on what they laid down for future generations to come and draw the water from. There was no one like them before and they'll never be another long after.

[@toddmiller5322]

I still remember in elementary school in the early 80s seeing a kid wearing this shit that had this wild looking undead dude with long hair on it. Then a few years later in 7th grade, another kid let me listen to my first metal song ever, Flight of Icarus. I was INSTANTLY hooked. The next 10 years was a sublime journey through what, in my opinion, were the golden years of metal music.

[@laurentjrtherrien5131]

First songs i learned on bass are...run to the hills...the trooper... fear of the dark.. and number of the beast always stuk with me to this day for the last 19 years

[@aaronbrown3668]

Would like to see someone play back in the village live. I think Maiden has only played it once in concert back in 1984.

[@fratbuyukcivelek4119]

I want to like it 10 times! Great vid.

[@scottdaughtry6740]

Devin's guitar tone is SICK

[@charlestemple2525]

I can't get the smile off my face after watching this. :)

[@wavesgroup2768]

Cool that so many musicians name Maiden and Rush as two of their great influences

[@kirkward3465]

The intro was just awesome

[@DetVen]

I caught a Clive Burr drumstick when I saw them live for the first time in 1982 in the front row standing on seat with my chest against the barricade. I swear to God, he looked right at me and we had this momentary connection like he was saying to me, "it's coming your way get ready". And he tossed my way and I caught the damn thing and immediately stuck it in my waist belt so nobody could get it from me. My friend who was next to me was trying to get Dave Murray's guitar picks which he got 2 of them. At some point I showed him my Clive Burr drumstick and he showed the guitar picks and the thing is, we were in a band, he was a drummer and I played guitar and he begged me to trade him, but I wasn't going to do that. We're still friends and he still jokingly brings that up lol.

[@AndreComtois]

Saw them live on the Powerslave tour. Epic!

[@jamesgeorge4874]

Running into a Maiden fan, is like running into a brother you never knew.

[@robj6131]

That part!

[@DimiKaye]

I decided to pick up the guitar the moment I listened to The Trooper. I'm like "What. Is. This... AMAZING!" True story.

[@metalcris5141]

The magic of Iron Maiden, one of the greatest things that happened to Rock&Roll Up the IRONS! 😎🤘

[@Asagohantabemasuka]

At 2:51 Mike Portony shows the intro of the song 'Another Life', not 'Run to the hills' which he showcased earlier, please correct the graph :)

[@dennisdarmawan3648]

When I was maybe 10 y.o my uncle listened to the Phantom of the Opera, the bass solo part sounded very cool. From that song I became a bass player

[@julianalderson3938]

Many great riffs. Not just the few

[@beefcheeks9353]

I remember my stepdad tryin to get me into Iron Maiden and it just wouldn't happen. Could NEVER get beyond the singing, because all I was into was Anthrax/Slayer/Metallica at the time. Then I started playing guitar at 14 and it all made sense.

[@MaidenFinland25]

It’s good to keep in mind that Iron Maiden was even one of the biggest influence for James Hetfield himself, too. The best metal band there ever was and ever will be.

[@kakhak]

09:35 - absolutely exact catch, exactly!

[@MarbsMusic]

When "Live after Death" came out I probably spent 9 months with one of my speakers turned off to learn both the Dave then the Adrian parts of all of the song. I still play through Piece of Mind and Powerslave probably weakly 40 years later...

[@ariskaraiskos8079]

I learned how to do harmonies only because of maiden, later how to do chugging heavy riffs in Palm muting style of the seventh son... Iron maiden is a guitar university❤

[@yagizberk020]

My favorite band iron the maiden

[@janmelkebeek7504]

7:14 "Play the bass like a drum" that's exactly right. Steve Harris originally wanted to play drums but settled for bass so that makes a lot of sense.