IRON MAIDEN shock, JUDAS PRIEST insanity, GOJIRA, AC/DC, LINKIN PARK & more… IT'S A WRAP on 2024

[@MetalPilgrim]

Full standings on the Best Metal Album (including vote numbers) is here - metalpilgrim.net/2024

[@Caleb-p4t]

I hope you weren't taking the piss out of Jelly Roll, he's a big metal head, he's had a hard life. Ex convict turned his life around for his daughter, singing in that style isn't his main genre. Metal isn't about exclusion.

[@AdrianJeffreys-fj2fv]

It's like anything people get old and when you get old it's hard to deliver especially a vocalist

[@chuckm6592]

Sorry but I think given Nicko's professionalism, with his age and lingering affects from the stroke causing Nicko to change his drumming, he probably wasn't happy to be unable to perform at the high level he expects from himself, so he decided to step down. I remember reading an interview with Nicko from several years ago, pre stroke, where he said that when the day came that he couldn't hold up his end in the band, he would willingly step aside. I think Nicko stepping down has been in the works for quite some time, and possibly been discussed as far back to when Nicko suffered the stroke.

[@TAILGUNNERHQ]

Thanks as always for the mention Metal Pilgrim, we love ya! You can count on us for new Heavy Metal Mayhem in 2025!

[@Kcutthth]

Looking back at 2024 I’m thankful I discovered your channel. Your enthusiasm for metal and rock music and flying the flag for metal is infectious! Keep up the proverbial and literal fight! Blessings to you and your family and hopefully you are safe! 2025 will hopefully bring peace and more great music!

[@StephenHennessy-y8h]

All hail the metal gods Judas Preist

[@RockandMetalMusicArchives]

2024 was a great year in terms of new album releases with Invincible Shield, Hell, Fire and Damnation, The Mandrake Project, The Last Will and Testament and more.

[@toxsin2207]

You mean like how Kerry said Slayer was retiring & then they weren't, how Kerry said he'd never name a band after himself, how Kerry said he'd never sell out & then made guest spots on commercial band's albums? I think it's safe to say that Kerry King's word is not reliable.

[@Vorticy135]

Slayer's manager literally said they'd be playing festivals occasionally in 2019 and they will not tour because Tom doesn't want to tour anymore.

[@logangodofcandy]

Kerry is a wannabe. He wishes he could be that way, but he is not that big of a person.

[@rodneymcdermott5303]

To be fair, more than once, most of slayer, especially Tom, said on a few occasions, a couple of festivals or short tours were an open option.

[@themightyironoak]

2024 was a hell of a year for the hard rock/metal community. I'll never forget it. I've loved seeing the Legends play in their final hours. That I will treasure forever

[@Debiruman1666]

Just think about it, we're in 1980, some bands are on the verge to get big : AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Saxon, Scorpions and many more... At that time, could they imagine they'd still be performing that fast and furious music, firstly past their 40's (I'm 47, when I was a kid in the 80's, people were considered old at 50, and musicians were considered kinda old story past 10 years of activity and 40 years old), and secondly, past 40 years of career ? They all started doing music in a time when the oldest Rock acts were at most 15 years old, basically, by 1980, the oldest active bands were bands such as the Rolling Stones and The Who... This wasn't a question in my mind back then, but I think I wouldn't have believed if someone told me when I was 10 years old that I'd still be listening new material from those bands almost four decades later...

[@benstephenson8993]

As much as Nicko deserves his retirement, it doesn’t make it any easier as a diehard Maiden fan. As much as I’m excited that this opens the door for unlimited possibilities as far as the live setlist goes, I would still prefer Nicko playing in his limited capacity rather than no Nicko at all. That might be a hot take, but that is why Nicko is so much more than just a drummer to this band. I am hopeful and more confident now that this will result in buying the band many more years to come as well as a new album. Unless Nicko was really in dire pain, I think he would have agreed to give it one last run if it was agreed upon that this 50th anniversary tour was truly the last for everyone involved.

[@liviapravato2891]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎉💖🙏 ROCK ON! 💪🤘😜💝 Stay safe Metal Pilgrims! 🤘🙏🍾🥂🕛🎉

[@marcusmiller8267]

God bless you and your country. Thanks for all the great metal information, and the passion you express for a genre that was supposedly going to die, only to in fact be stronger than ever!

[@Reallyrawmeatball]

Not to ruffle any feathers but I wouldn’t consider ac dc metal Nothing against them,I enjoy some of Their let there be rock But I would consider them hard rock Anyways merry Christmas to you all and soon a happy new year

[@MetalPilgrim]

Merry Christmas! Definitely AC/DC is not Metal... but they are a part of our Rock/Metal world so I always think it's relevant to include them ;)

[@steveutb7198]

Happy Christmas friends.

[@fbomb7184]

16:35 WTH was that?? And before anyone comments if I think I could do better… YES. Hell, I think you could do better.

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

Nicko deserves his retirement. After his stroke it was incredible he even came out on the road again. I believe he had made the decision to turn in his drumsticks before this last tour began. ✊🏻🤘🏻🇸🇪

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

Merry Christmas, God bless Ukraine!

[@Sammy-be5dc]

Christmas is January 7th

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

@Sammy-be5dc Thanks for letting me know I really did not know that. I am not late like I thought I was!

[@SeaOfMadness]

Mate, I love your channel, love the content but the continuous clickbait-y titles are a real turn off. "Iron Maiden tragedy"? Maybe I am just an old git and you need to do that to grow the channel but now whenever I see those titles I end up ignoring the vid instead.

[@MetalPilgrim]

@seaofmadness thanks a lot for your honest comment... first of all, changed the title as per your suggestion. Secondly, in all honesty, this is one of the most annoying features of modern content creation, as you should constantly balance those titles on a verge of curiosity/bait... and it is so hard and frustrating... but the problem is that without it videos simple do not even get shown to your audience, because they get "outbid" by other videos in the system...

[@MrKSGrundy]

Looking forward to more of your great shows next year. 🤘🇨🇦🤘

[@zeplica2004]

i have been a subscriber to your channel for years and enjoy it immensely. totally agree with the PRIEST album as best metal album of the year!!! i saw your interview with LOVEBITES at a festival they played with PRIEST and it was great. with your platform i think it would be great if you could give some shoutouts for them because they are an upcoming band in the metal world!!! i am sure they would appreciate it. have a great holiday and healthy new year and as always UP THE IRONS!!!!

[@MetalPilgrim]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Definitely want to give more such shoutouts next year!

[@HoosierDaddy_]

I saw Priest earlier this year and they were great! I went in with lower expectations due to their age, but I was dead wrong! The new album is awesome and singing along to "Sinner" live was a damn good memory. My 23 son took me and we had a blast!

[@Sammy-be5dc]

Merry early Christmas man January 7th

[@badmotorbreath5206]

Happy New Year, Metal Bro. Thank you for making 2024 so much more enjoyable! May peace and prosperity return to your country in ‘25 🇦🇺🇺🇦

[@noogie1]

It's my profile pic, that's the album of the year.

[@golvholger7155]

Love from Sweden

[@mikesmith6594]

Say what you will but that Knocked Loose performance on Jimmy Kimmel was Awesome. Also that Gojira performance at the 24 Olympics was Epic!

[@garymurphy8703]

I think that ACDC was a Metal band at first but they became hard rock in the later years

[@Vorticy135]

Proto metal, maybe. They had more metal stuff with Brian, though.

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

5:44 I was just about the write that 😂

[@christophersims3319]

In 2024 I saw all 3 singers on the thumbnail. Bruce and Rob were just fine. Brian on the other hand maybe just a bad night. But it was rough.

[@barrygerenski6259]

Already got my AC/DC tickets for Tampa

[@jbrouner6913]

This dudes take on Nicko is dumb. Why would you even try to say Dianno is why Nicko is stepping down? Nicko decided this before Paul died also Nicko probably couldn't if played some of the songs they will play on the 50th, they simplified the previous set and he still struggled in spots. Unfortunate truth

[@nunyabiz9581]

Nicko finally realized he was old because fans started to complain and it took 25 years for fans to say that and that's the only way he would step down. Obviously Iron Maiden wanted to drag it on longer

[@jbrouner6913]

@nunyabiz9581 when I saw em, I really paid attention to him. I worried about him in a few spots and I told my kid I think nicko is done.

[@MetalPilgrim]

I didn't say Paul's passing was the reason Nicko stepped down. I said it could have been the reason why he decided to do it this year in stead of after Run for Your Lives tour... COULD HAVE, possibly, maybe...

[@JamminClemmons]

@@nunyabiz9581 He suffered a stroke. Per Bruce Dickinson, "His entire right side was paralyzed for awhile."

[@nunyabiz9581]

@@JamminClemmons Yet Iron Maiden still wouldn't let him retire until they come to their senses.

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

I would definitely consider the Kerry King band a supergroup.

[@trendmassacre8423]

The priest needs to drop their pride and get KK back in the band!

[@dragonseye00]

They could do it like iron maiden, get all the guitarists on stage, and maybe even Glenn, when he got a day when he can perform a song or two. But I doubt that at this stage he will be able to play live anymore... Though giving birth present guitarists their slave and add KK would definitely work and make the fans happy. I doubt they'll let Tim on stage to perform a few of his songs or sing some songs with Rob... But I feel they'd owe it to their fans and their own legacy. I mean, I doubt they'll be able to perform much more than another year with Rob, so maybe they should embrace all their records, not just those with Rob.

[@nunyabiz9581]

Jayne would have to go on a permanent vacation.

[@fbomb7184]

Oh no, not pride?! Can’t they just leave it about the music? Afterall the people in the US made it clear we are ready for MAGA not _AGA.

[@logangodofcandy]

KK and ripper perform well, but they couldn't write a good song without getting lucky.

[@philipcraig6230]

For that to happen, KK would have to climb down from his position & make a grovelling apology for what he's said about various Judas Priest members over the last few years

[@CameronsMusic]

YEAH 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🥑

[@xLarsson1996x]

Invincible Shield is amazing!

[@SteveStrummerUK]

Merry Christmas Vlad! Did you ever find a winner for the Rob Halford sunglasses, or have I missed it?

[@TheBlackcredo]

Metal often shines in the darkest of times, and that is certainly what it's been like this year. For me on a personal level it's got me through some horrible stuff. I'm curious, why no mention of Opeth?

[@cafe.cedarbeard]

Metal was born with Neptune in Sagittarius, mutable fire. Live Aid happened just about the minute it entered Capricorn, the scene of music always shifts with the sign changes of that planet. Pisces has been the last decade plus, and what do you know but mime threatens live performance in all the upper level shows, and robot dictatorship keeps drummers from having a living breathing feel of the pulse. Neptune and Saturn and Venus and Mercury are all going to enter Aries in the coming year in the spring and summer, then back into the yin signs in the fall, then to stay through into the yang signs in 26. I see this as the elders of the Craft coming to the fore to light the next wave of real music and send it forth into the world. My deepest love is prog like Yes, but that kind of music has more respect when metal is not held in the dark with vapid puppets dumbing down the mainstream.

[@toxsin2207]

How could you know that Nicko left due to Paul's death?

[@3AmericanPie]

JP- GREAT ALBUM, BUT??? MetallicA 72?? 🎉 IS GREAT ALBUM FOR 2024. 🤘😎

[@josema122]

Judas Priest madness... but they can´t do a stadium tour even in South America, a pitty they have to come in festivals with 6 more bands, in endless festivals. The good thing of course is that they are coming, but that Judas fever all over the social media doesn´t reflect in ticket selling, at least they should do one stadium in Chile and Argentina, but they do one Arena and one festival where we have 6 bands before

[@williamtm1965]

as much as I love AC DC, we need to be honest here and admit that their time has passed. Brian can't sing anymore and Angus looks too fragile... I was excited to learn they will be touring in 2025 and then I watched some videos of their recent concerts. IMHO many fans will be disappointed by what they will see.

[@drewjohnson4794]

Slayer retirement was a gimmick. A kiss move. Acdc and Lincoln park definitely aren't metal. Maiden will never quit.

[@metalig]

2025 should be great, WardXVI release their 3rd album and I have high hopes for an album from LN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2q2f357jKapbtU HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

[@AlaricDsouza]

Nicko Mcbrain would irritate me when he played live by ruining songs of the Clive Burr era and his own. I'm glad he retired.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Enjoy your new meat & potatoes, no-frills 'Iron Maiden' drummer while you can! The rest of the band will retire soon anyway; they are not exactly spring chickens.

[@AlaricDsouza]

@jeffsimon9594 wish you and your family the same!

[@martinkasper197]

AC/DC is no longer in their Power Age...🤓🤣

[@toxsin2207]

I've never been influenced by Linkin Park in the least

[@philipcraig6230]

If its ok to include AC/DC in a video about Heavy Metal then it's ok to include Linkin Park. AC/DC have never been Metal & have never claimed to be a Metal band.

[@mikatu]

please, once and for all, stop talking about linking part, they are not metal and they are now irrelevant.

[@toxsin2207]

🤣 Linking Part? Is that the Linkin Park cover band? 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@StefanMewa]

Leave britney alone!!!!

[@sethprice241]

Yeah, the feelings gang love LP. Not Metal at all.

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@toxsin2207 That is a brilliant name actually!

[@xXxTheAwokenOnexXx]

\m/ \m/

[@scorpions1965]

This guy is the master of bullshit clickbaits

[@neoblakkrstal9865]

While Nico retiring is sad news indeed, frankly, a drummer is a drummer IMO. Nightwish moved on after their drummer was forced to retire, others have done the same, King Diamond frankly has had a revolving door at that position, I have no fear that Iron Maiden will continue on until Steve Harris decides he is done.

[@JamminClemmons]

You're splashing around a bit. It's been announced that "British Lion's" drummer will fill Nicko's shoes. British Lion is Steve Harris' side gig.

[@KillerPowerslave]

Nico is more than just a drummer in Iron Maiden. He brings a certain personality and dynamic to the band that can’t be replaced.

[@TheCookster64]

Brian Johnson has completely lost his voice. It's freaking embarrassing at this point.

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

Slava Ukraine!

[@ericcurry-pitcher5493]

I don't think LP is even music.

[@guillaumekalfon9117]

Gojira was lowly political, and woke, most unmetal

[@philipcraig6230]

What's woke about Gojira? 😂😂😂😂