Nanowar Of Steel - Afraid to Shoot into the Eyes of a Stranger in a Strange Land

[@nanowarVEVO]

WE ARE ON TOUR! Check out our upcoming shows: www.nanowar.it/live

[@RitterlichOX]

I HAVE A TICKET! See you in Berlin.

[@LagunaLoiregr]

Sadly no Greece :( come on guys we are so close!!!

[@maddykirin8981]

COME TO NEW YORK!

[@lemurkubus1284]

What a nice Tribute and Homage to Iron Maiden

[@robertlangthaler1034]

Abbiamo gia i nostri biglietti, ci vediamo a Salzburg 🤘

[@dimitarstefanov6937]

You can't have a full Iron Maiden discography in just a single song. Nanowar of Steel - "Hold my beer" :)

[@pedro_8240]

Not beer, lambrusco.

[@MajilBo]

to be fair, it's not that much to gather xD

[@sorbetto9707]

Hold my stranger*

[@IIARROWS]

Hold my Trooper Beer.

[@chepossofare]

hold my barbagianni

[@gwdesfa]

This is not a song, it is the first PhD in maidenology.

[@wilsonoberholzer2771]

Dr. Nanowar of Steel has a nice ring to it

[@clausiusvulgaris5985]

"Live to fly! Fly to live! Fly to fly!" That was the stranger's strangest strange reference of the strange song.

[@24Shredder]

In a strange land

[@galadballcrusher8182]

U forgot he mentioned fly as high as the sun that is from Flight of Icarus

[@MetalSicily]

"Fly to fly" cracked me up xD

[@plq8561]

fly to fly 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@Muccablu]

ahah, I only regret a "Live to Live" lyric

[@LaF1dimenticata]

Great track from The Book Of Fear of the Powerslave of a Seventh Son somewhere in Brave New Senjutsu of Death Killers of the beast

[@user-jy3tp8mh7w]

Vogliamo un vostro crossover con i nanowar!!

[@thegurem]

Such a classic record

[@hufflepuffolo3658]

La F1 Dimenticata che commenta un video dei Nanowar che omaggiano gli Iron Maiden. Ok, posso morire felice. ❤

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

Dying Somewhere Back in Time on the Final Frontier in a Brave New World

[@bonack4693]

VOGLIAMO LA CANZONE METAL SULL'ANDREA MODA

[@marcelocabral3748]

I would pay to see a video of Steve Harris reacting to this music

[@nanowarVEVO]

we would pay as well

[@alinmicle6114]

Me too .... hashtag :)

[@ziafe]

He would probably order the t-shirt with art and lyrics immediately, and wear it instead of his "Whale Oil Beef Hooked" one 🤣

[@Cranio76]

you have my axe

[@guepardo-kg2wr]

Please

[@andywarda1481]

I knew from the title I was getting some Iron Maiden. I didn't think it was scientifically possible to cram this much Iron Maiden into one song, but here we are.

[@77Philby]

That sounds more iron maiden than iron maiden themselves 🎉

[@paladinminipedro707]

and its lovely!!

[@KeepChessSimple]

​Reminds me of the son of Ice Cube looking more like Ice Cube than Ice Cube looks like himself. ​@@77Philby

[@mwdiers]

Mr. Baffo: Hey, let's do an Iron Maiden cover. Mohammed: Which one? Mr. Baffo: ALL of them!

[@SoundwaveSuperior1991]

Reasons why I love Mr.Baffo his ambition has no limits

[@Gerhard_S]

THX for bringing this up. I don't no much Iron Maiden songs and already thought a stroke might have been involved with the lyrics.

[@asevado]

All of them, plus queensryche.

[@StergiosMekras]

This is basically my issue with this song. My ears kept telling me it's an Iron Maiden medley but my brain knew better :D

[@ThyToonyman]

@@asevadothere's actually a song on Virtual XI called "Don't Look Too The Eyes Of A Stranger", I assume they went for that one

[@ErenB-kh4qi]

So the references I could catch in chronological order: 1 Afraid to Shoot Strangers 2 Stranger in a strange land 3 Don't look to the eyes of a stranger 4 Flight of the Icarus 5 Wasting Love 6 Women in Uniform 7 Run to the hills 8 Caught somewhere in time 9 22 Acacia Avenue 10 Be quick or be dead 11 Loneliness of a long distance runner 12 No prayer for dying 13 Seventh son of the seven son 14 Flash of the blade 15 Aces high 16 The evil that man do 17 Running free 18 Children of the damned 19 Charlotte the harlot 20 The number of the beast 21 Fear of the dark 22 Virus 23 The rime of the ancient mariner 24 Can I play with madness? 25 Hallowed be thy name 26 The trooper 27 Only the good die young That is roughly 15 percent of the Iron Maiden's whole discography 😳

[@richardstrikesback8798]

Well, the first reference I heard was the bass intro from Blood Brothers. Later I heard many more riffs I should actually name instantly (but sadly, I can't). So I think we can easily get 25% if we dig a little more.

[@Ethnicparty]

man on the edge (falling down)

[@Ilgeometra1980]

And Strange World

[@SwissCheese667]

@@richardstrikesback8798 It's the intro of Blood Brothers combined with the one of Lightning Strikes Twice.

[@rockdaff]

I think there's also a riff from Deja Vu and the rythm from lightning strikes twice is in all the song too

[@davidec.4021]

These guys could literally revolutionise the Italian music scene and instead they just keep being absolute LADS and doing stuff like this. I love them so much.

[@Shogun0099]

What do you mean 'could', they already have!

[@FlagAnthem]

​@@Shogun0099 problem is nobody here seem to care. - BILBO BAGGINS CARABINIERE

[@yopchaki]

Sorry mate, but in Italy only pop, dance and the thing of the moment are strong (right now the trap, wich has replaced rap)

[@mattia_carciola]

​@@yopchakiand at the same time we're a very rock-loving country. Not in the same way that, for example, in Norway metal music is more common in society, but big rock and metal artists always sold out quickly, there's always a passionate crowd, album sales have always been (in proportion, talking about the billboard rankings) higher than many other European countries... Italy is weird lol

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

How?

[@victoriapennyblythe7479]

0:45 The Nokia 3310 with the dial number 166 on the screen is a reference to their old Iron Maiden parody, _The Number Of The B1tch._

[@BADC0FFEE]

also to the fact that 166 was a common prefix for hotline numbers in italy in the 90s

[@kornaros96]

​@@BADC0FFEEand fire department emergency number.

[@nanowarVEVO]

LYRICS: AFRAID TO SHOOT INTO THE EYES OF A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Fly on your way, fly as high as the sun, wasting love with women in uniform Run to the hills, run from your wife, caught somewhere in time into acacia avenue Be quick or be a long distance runner No prayer for the long distance runner The loneliness of the long distance runner to the hills Seventh son of the long distance runner Afraid, to shoot into the eyes of a stranger A stranger in a strange world of a strange land Afraid to look to the eyes of a stranger The stranger of a stranger in a strange land Flash of the Blaze, Aces high, falling down, the evil that the long distance runner do Running free, live to fly, fly to live, fly to fly, do or diet or be a long distance runner Children of Charlotte the harlot The number of Charlotte the harlot Fear of the virus of Charlotte the harlot The virus of the ancient Mariner Can I play with Charlotte the harlot Hallowed Be thy Charlotte the harlot You'll take my virus but I'll take yours too Only the long distance runner die young

[@lucamoresco3626]

Flash of the Blaze è la perla!

[@KhudurLagamar]

There were lyrics here? Strange.

[@lukzioiggy]

166 tocco di classe vintage 😂😂 per vecchi come me

[@francescodidia7413]

"Run from your wife" . Capolavoro.

[@mauriziogonano8905]

Perché la paura del virus di Charlot the harlot?🤣🤣🤣

[@robyfiorili]

​@@mauriziogonano8905 e perché "Children of Charlotte the harlot" ? 😂

[@francescosunteeny9515]

Che ha preso dall' anziano marinaio​@@mauriziogonano8905

[@nicorusso4763]

Esatto

[@fabioartoscassone9305]

@@robyfiorili "c'è una fanciulla di acciaio CALDA a 5 km da te!"

[@Metallniete]

The imitation of Maidens style is underrated here, I feel. This is so detailed! There are the guitars playing harmonies, the tempo, the solos, Bruces style of singing, the structure of the song... all of it. Really well done!

[@mr.cookey]

It just OOZES with what makes the Maiden songs what they are, and are a great joke on Iron Maiden

[@AzazelReborn81]

also the length of the song... :D or almost. Could have been at least 12 minutes very easily

[@kyxmaidencollection]

Not to mention the useless, too long bass outro 🤣 Edit: correction, for the first time, I've seen a use for that outro: the end credits.

[@chopdog6563]

Yeah, this song is a really good pastiche of Iron Maidenendom. 😁

[@InitialDuke]

More like Blaze's voice !

[@metallarocomesideve9]

The most impressing part is that Mohamed Abdul is making a 3 guitars all in one ❤

[@alex.ann_der]

Best tribute to Iron Maiden ever. This guys just can't stop surprising.

[@stanimir5F]

What are you talking about. It's clearly Guns and Roses tribute! :D

[@OlesMenzer]

@@stanimir5F I thought AC/DC

[@dac2007]

It says here it's Ratt

[@DevilLycan]

Friend: I want to start listening to Iron Maiden, what songs do you recommend? Me: Afraid to shoot into the eyes of a stranger in a strange land, from Nanowar. Friend: But that's not Iron Maiden. Me: Just listen to it.

[@a_cord]

Bro, I have your propic as my computer wallpaper, the same picture

[@doguipreacher]

This is not what the metal world wanted. It´s what it NEEDED.

[@bartvandemortel]

I feel like that’s like a lot of their songs. Did we want this or ask for this? No. Did we need to hear it? Yes You wanna hate it but you love it.

[@impossivel2006]

So, when can we expect Nanowar Of Steel - Seek and Hit the Master of Creeping Whiplash Ride the Unforgiven Sandman of Disposable Heroes that never comes?

[@LazarusMuller]

Some people (and bands) have no shame! 😂As a long-time Maiden fan, I should not approve of such disrepectful behaviour... but I do! Long live the power of the metal of the iron and the maidens (of steel)!🤘🤘

[@firefox3187]

At least when its a band that can make, a gospel Christmas Viking metal song about The IKEA catalog. I’ll give them a pass to play around with a Maiden song. 😂

[@blangolyz5261]

Whatever

[@firefox3187]

@@blangolyz5261???

[@mattia_carciola]

Long live the Power of the power of the power of the power of the power

[@lucamoresco3626]

and of the long distance runner

[@TheFoolArts]

"So... how many Iron Maiden songs did you cover?" "Yes."

[@undead9999]

So basically the whole Iron Maiden musical history in one song. Another masterpiece!

[@ChristianIce]

Legend says that the long distance runner was caught somewhere on the dark web, but without fear of the dark he explored all the evil that men do.

[@Undriel]

Underrated comment. Then I looked at the commenter. Genius.

[@Uvtond]

CRISTIAN AIRTE!

[@sir.giacomo]

canzone registrata con il milione di posti di lavoro creati come chitarristi deegli iron maiden dai sottosegretari alla presidenza della repubblica del true metal

[@Shinsuful]

Iron Maiden definitely should play this song on tour 🙃 Or maybe change openning Doctor Doctor to this one... Or record a jam session ...🤪 Or maybe all things I just wrote 😀

[@mr.loadingscreen2334]

Norwegian reggaeton was the first thing I heard about you. You guys are great, your songs always make me laugh. Keep it up, its fucking awesome. Maybe I'll see you live someday

[@PierreJeanPierre]

1:18 that moment the wife appears is now officially responsible for a huge coffee stain over my whole screen, I wasn't ready for this

[@francescosunteeny9515]

😂

[@sergidiaz1738]

Same here. I started crying with laughter from that point up to the end of the song.

[@StroncandoLOrrore]

Per favore, ESIGO la reaction degli Iron! Immagino già le faccette di Nicko 🤣

[@GattoPanceri666]

ma magari

[@GiulioCandiloro]

Sarebbe ATTO DOVUTO....

[@StroncandoLOrrore]

@@GattoPanceri666sono soddisfazioni che meritereste a mani basse 😉

[@tseropian]

once you've seen Eddie the Harlot, you cannot unsee it.

[@GMSirLawrence]

Back to the glorious English songs season (Kill the Dragon for the Village and The Power of the Power of the Power). So proud of you as fellow Italian!

[@OlesMenzer]

This is madness! No, this is Metal-la-la-la-la!!!

[@Benneducci]

This is why I love Nanowar - I have no idea what I just watched, get none of the references, all the jokes flew right over my head, and I'm still having a great time and laughing happily. Bit by bit, the 'what the hell was that about" questions will by answered by people in the comments, and once I know I'll still be having a great time and laughing happily. May Dog bless you all, Nanowar!

[@riffrff]

same, plus I'm watching it with my 7yo son who points at the screen and asks "dad whats' that?" and I honestly can't answer, and we still both enjoy the experience.

[@Kleyguerth]

To understand all the references you need to know a lot of things and listen at least seventy times the discography of Iron Maiden

[@aunjohnsen5041]

@@Kleyguerthit’s basically every well known Iron Maiden song, either by title or by prominent lines of the lyrics. From their debut until mid 90’s at least, didn’t catch references to any of the newer songs though, maybe need to watch it several times to catch the rest?

[@Kleyguerth]

@@aunjohnsen5041 I'm pretty sure they stopped at "Futureal". I'm sure I would catch references up to "Dance of Death". Also there's not much wiggle room, every single word is a reference and I got them all. There's some of not very well known Iron Maiden songs, like "Only the good die young", "Don't look into the eyes of a stranger", "Flash of the Blade" and "Virus"

[@aunjohnsen5041]

@@Kleyguerth I’ll probably rewatch this a couple of times over the next week, and guess I will catch even more references. I am not 100% on maiden, so I might need refreshers there to catch them all. And not just the words, but also the artworks, the riffs, the bass lines, the drum fills, and the melody lines. Highly complex. Anyways, this is entertaining!

[@xSdm200x]

Ive tried to dysect the lyrics to find all the Maiden references in the songtext. To flesh out the answers I used ai. Here are all the references I found: 1. Afraid to Shoot Strangers: A track from the album "Fear of the Dark" (1992), dealing with the fear and confusion of soldiers in battle. 2. Stranger in a Strange Land: A single from the album "Somewhere in Time" (1986), about an Arctic explorer who dies and is found frozen years later. 3. Flight of Icarus: This seems to be alluded to with the line "Fly as high as the sun," referencing the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus, paralleled in the Iron Maiden song from the album "Piece of Mind" (1983). 4. Wasting Love: A track from "Fear of the Dark" (1992), discussing the emptiness of one-night stands. 5. Women in Uniform: A non-album single released in 1980, covering the song originally by Skyhooks. 6. Run to the Hills: One of Iron Maiden's most famous songs, from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), depicting the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers. 7. Caught Somewhere in Time: The opening track from "Somewhere in Time" (1986), dealing with themes of time travel. 8.Acacia Avenue: Likely referring to "22 Acacia Avenue," a song from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), about the life of a prostitute. 9.The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner: A track from "Somewhere in Time" (1986), inspired by the short story of the same name. 10. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: The title track of the album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988), dealing with a mythical child with clairvoyant powers. 11.The Number of the Beast: Title track of the album "The Number of the Beast" (1982), inspired by a nightmare of bassist Steve Harris, dealing with the theme of hell and damnation. 12. Flash of the Blade: A song from the album "Powerslave" (1984), about a young swordsman seeking vengeance. 13. Aces High: The opening track of "Powerslave" (1984), depicting a British RAF pilot fighting during the Battle of Britain in WWII. 14. Running Free: The band's debut single from their self-titled album (1980), about a young man's adventures on the streets. 15. Live to Fly: Likely a misquote or blending of "Aces High" lyrics, pertaining to the theme of flying and freedom. 16. Children of the Damned: A track from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), inspired by the films "Village of the Damned" and "Children of the Damned." 17. Charlotte the Harlot: A song from the debut album "Iron Maiden" (1980), about a prostitute. This character is revisited in "22 Acacia Avenue." 18. Fear of the Dark: The title track of the album "Fear of the Dark" (1992), dealing with the universal fear of darkness and what lies within it. 19. Rime of the Ancient Mariner: A lengthy track from "Powerslave" (1984), based on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about a cursed sailor's tale. 20. Can I Play with Madness: From the album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988), dealing with a young man's confrontation with a prophet. 21. Hallowed Be Thy Name: A song from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), contemplating a man's thoughts just before his execution. Edit 1: Yes, the commenters below are correct, I used ai. I used ai to fill in the gaps, after writing down the titles I knew.

[@Kleyguerth]

22. Virus, A song from "Best of the Beast" (1996) 23. Don't Look Into the Eyes of A Stranger, a song from "Futureal" (1998) 24. The Evil That Men Do, another song from "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988) 25. Only The Good Die Young, yet another song from "Seventh Son of a Senventh Son" (1988) 26. Strange World, a song from their debut album "Iron Maiden" (1980) 27. "Falling Down" is a reference to "Man on the Edge", a song from "The X Factor" (1995), a song about an office worker about to commit suicide due to financial struggles 28. Be Quick Or Dead, song from "Fear of the Dark" (1992) 29. No Prayer for the Dying, song from "No Prayer for the Dying" (1990) 30. "You'll take my virus and I'll take yours too" is a reference to "The Trooper", a song from "Piece of Mind" (1993). The song starts with the lyrics "You'll take my life but I'll take yours too". Oh and "Live to Fly" isn't a misquote, Aces High has exactly that verse in its chorus. (Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high)

[@RiimukiviMusic]

Yes, that's a proper AI answer. It just needed a bit of fact check, but a good idea. Edit: this was meant to be comment to the guy who posted the first part 😊 2nd edit: And I want to emphasize that there's absolutely nothing wrong with that; I just would've appreciated denouncing it as an answer from AI 👍

[@d1234as]

31. Blood Brothers: the bass line in the end is the intro of the song, from the album Brave New World.

[@TrueRainsie]

I believe "be quick or be a long distance runner" in the first verse is a reference to "Be quick or be dead".

[@xSdm200x]

@@RiimukiviMusic you are correct, Ive added the hint :) i wrote down the song titles I got by going through the lyrics and let ai do the rest. Did not mean to decieve, was just a bit naive. But no offence taken. Thanks for pointing it out. You help make the internet a better place. :)

[@ziafe]

Erano decenni che Steve e soci non ci aggiornavano su Charlotte. Fortuna che ci siete voi! 💘

[@SalvatoreTridico]

Era scappata con Paul Di'Anno....

[@arvindhmani06]

This is actually the short version of the original title, "Be Quick or Be Afraid to Shoot to Thrill into the Eyes of a Stranger, a Stranger of the Strange World to Tame a Strange Land"

[@thrasher7763]

Ve ne siete mangiati di panini dai tempi di "166 The Number of the Bitch"! Complimenti ragazzi, in assoluto il miglior gruppo italiano attualmente in circolazione, senza se e senza ma.

[@KurtVW]

The real key here I think is that it carries all the corniness of a real Iron Maiden video, because honestly, no band has ever been worse at music videos than the best metal band of all time.

[@timothyfavorite1875]

And we love them for it.

[@snorky7639]

If you see closely you can see iron maiden refeceres, trust me i’m an expert

[@synswojejstarej666]

Be quick or be a long distance runner - pure gold

[@JimmyCrabb]

May Eddie have mercy on my soul... but this is the best Maiden track since the Brave New World album was released.

[@AzazelReborn81]

That Nokia 3310 dialling 166 though… 😂😂😂 the number of the harlot

[@evangelineirene6994]

Just remember ... 166 is the number of the Bitch 144 is the number of the Whore 666 is the number of the Beast Don't make a mistake since it is an expensive hotline call.

[@pierreoconnor5635]

Producer: Okay, how many Maiden songs you want to revisit? Nanowar: Yes.

[@kukakuma]

This is better than most serious Maiden covers or tributes

[@TabRipley]

When I wanna listen to Iron Maiden but I have no time

[@Pr1ck4chu]

I always think "they surely must be running out of ideas and ways to surprise us soon?". That's one of very few things that i'm glad that i'm always wrong about.

[@Scarlytte]

I blame Metal Pilgrim for sending me here, and I am not mad about it. Confused? Yes. Highly entertained? Also yes. Now sporting one hell of earworm? DEFINITELY YES!!! This was awesome. ❤

[@WormholeJim]

It works. Just listening to the music, I could be fooled into thinking this was Iron Maiden and then stand around increasingly weirded out by my inability to pin down which number I was listening to. Pretty well, done because that playing style is taxing to say the least but you nail it. Watching the vid, I realize the lyrics are as if Dickinson forgot to put on his oxygenmask flying to his next gig. Seems like it's basically as many maiden-lines as possible crammed into the verses and never mind if it makes any sense. But the cartoons are awesome! I don't know how many nights I've been sitting listening to Maiden while drawing Eddie from the album covers. It puts me right back in that mellow late-night mood. Overall a great and suitably weird homage to a bunch of essentially very weird characters having formed this awesome band👍

[@igyaztan6996]

Raphael Mendes should have been invited!😂❤

[@heavymessup]

REAL

[@davidramirezrodriguez3373]

SIIIII!!!!!!!! FUKIN PL3ASE!!!!

[@justjoe5373]

He has to do a cover of this

[@artvandelay6421]

Absolute beast of a song fellas. When your mother says she can make Iron Maiden at home better than the albums, and she was right. Kudos from Australia.

[@giacomoneri1782]

When an Italian mother says she can make it better at home, she can make it better at home.

[@cc1883]

Loved the "the number of the bitch" self reference 😂

[@DevineEscapes]

That was for us old schoolers

[@saveriogrande2219]

What is the difference between 666 and 166? 666 is the number of the beast. 166 is an old hotline number.

[@karlm1495]

a man of culture here

[@metalstorm7506]

YES !!

[@Aracnah]

@@saveriogrande2219 There is another though: 144. Should have included that one too

[@ontaka5997]

The only thing missing in this song is more "clicking" sound of the bass guitar. Then it would have been a perfect Maiden song with Blaze on vocals.

[@stanimir5F]

I am liking it before it is released because I am sure it will be a quality song! Up the steels!

[@Brustfetichrist]

Someone forgot about their pop song.

[@kyrasoze516]

This is somehow more Iron Maiden than Iron Maiden. And I'm here for it. How the fuck they managed to make a narrative out of this is beyond me, but i applaud them for it.

[@espenstoro]

How to sound more like Maiden than Maiden.

[@DannyGodhouse]

Non sapevo che Winona Rider sapesse suonare così bene la batteria. Per non parlare degli stupendi cori di Gatto Panceri.

[@donkorleone5188]

Mr Dickinson, please don't sue them.

[@repluggedx3265]

They are on the same festival this year: RockHarz 🤘

[@mino73T11]

I imagine him holding his belly due to excess laughter, rather than thinking to sue them...

[@0num4]

[@lucamoresco3626]

@@0num4 Nanowar? They've got to go.

[@emeseorosz9803]

I'm pretty sure Bruce would love that song, knowing well his sense of humour. 😃

[@MassimoTiberio-n9z]

Per la perfezione assoluta, uno fra Mr. Baffo e Potowotominimak deve prendere il brevetto da pilota 🤣

[@spacetraveler9197]

Steve Harris watching this video: "Amazing! Let me remember when we wrote this song... 🤔"

[@volscorumregina]

Let me tell you a story. In Perugia (of course, I will be at your concert) there is a street called Via dell'Acacia that leads into one of the areas inhabited by Perugia's upper middle class. The funny thing is that, otherwise, down the hill this area is home to some of the worst neighborhoods in Perugia. Therefore, I imagined this song as the soundtrack of the hapless man on duty who, a victim of one of the many things that can happen in said neighborhoods, is chased by a thug and begins his climb toward Via dell'Acacia in the hope of reaching the top of the hill and being safe.

[@claudioviola1445]

This is indeed a story to chill the bones.

[@0num4]

That's about as close to "Acacia Avenue" as you're going to get, by total happenstance :)

[@resilience7105]

Im been a fan of iron maiden for over 25 years since im 14, and this is magnificent

[@EuMa-zk4bb]

This is a masterpiece. The lyrics are profound and well put together and inspired across many albums. The music absolutly has a Maiden touch. Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@GentleHeretic]

So kind of Nanowar to help Maiden write their first Quadruple-Disc Album.

[@conradpham]

Iron Maiden entire Discography in under 7 minutes.

[@cirokistermann7834]

Do you think a parody of "The Hu", the Mongol rockers, is possible?

[@iDEATH]

This is so much fun, but the most impressive thing is not what they did here, but that they did it in less than 7 minutes.

[@ziafe]

Charlotte isn't cheap, and isn't young either, you can't expect anything longer than that.

[@iDEATH]

😅@@ziafe

[@ignaziosemproni]

As a long -distance-runner-to-the-hills-Maiden-fan myself, i absolutely ADORE this.

[@milagrosgutierrezmartin9506]

I died at the long distance runner. And then they kept going with it. The evil that the long distance runner do indeed.

[@ulaknap3239]

This is strangely unsettling. Like, I know how the melody should go, and it goes the other way but it's also the right way, and I know where it should go from there, but then it does a seemless U-turn into another one... Anyone else feels like they're in a backseat of a car speeding down a mountain road? Incredible work, guys, keep it up.

[@unigodspawn]

The amount of nanolore in this song is amazing, this band has never dissapointed me. ☕

[@francescocorcioni9327]

I love @ironmaiden, I've listened every single songs and Nanowar did a masterpiece with many of your songs! 🤘 You have to listen and support Nanowar! We all dream a reaction video! 🙏

[@WolfenYT]

MASTERPIECE OF MIND

[@stanimir5F]

I will list as many references/easter eggs as I can find (if you find any missing feel free to suggest them as a reply and I will update) Starting with the elephant in the picture - super obvious for anyone who have ANY knowledge about Iron Maiden and their music. The song is a reference to them! Yeah, I know I am a genius for figuring it out! Thus the main character in the video is the Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie (the humanoid monster which is always presented on their album/single covers in one shape or another). Abbreviations of the Iron Maiden albums: IM = Iron Maiden; K = Killers; NotB = Number of the Beast; PoM = Piece of Mind; P = Powerslave; SiT = Somewhere in Time; SSotSS = Seventh Son of the Seventh Son; NPftD = No Prayer for the Dying; FotD = Fear of the Dark; X = The X Factor; V XI = Virtual XI; BNW = Brave New World; DoD = Dance of Death; AMOLAD = A Matter of Life and Death; FF = Final Frontier; BoS (Book of Souls); S = Senjutsu The title of the song (and the whole chorus) is a reference to 4 of Maiden's songs: Afraid to Shoot Strangers (FotD), Don’t Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (V XI), Stranger in a Strange Land (SiT) and Strange World (IM). The lyrics are formed from the titles and partial lyrics of Iron Maiden songs. In order of appearance these are: Flight of Icarus (PoM), Wasting Love (FotD), Women in Uniform (single), Run to the Hills (NotB), Caught Somewhere in Time (SiT), 22 Acacia Avenue (NotB), Be Quick or Be Dead (FotD), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (SiT), No Prayer for the Dying (NPftD), Seventh Son of the Seventh son (SSotSS), Flash of the Blade (P), Aces High (P), Man on the Edge (X), The Evil that Man Do (SSotSS), Running Free (IM), Aces High again, Children of the Damned (NotB), Charlotte the Harlot (IM), The Number of the Beast (NotB), Fear of the Dark (FotD), Virus (single), Rime of the Ancient Mariner (P), Can I Play with Madness (SSotSS), Hallowed be Thy Name (NotB), The Trooper (PoM), Only the Good Die Young (SSotSS). On the music side while the majority of the song sounds like Iron Maiden there are 2 parts in particular that resembles more specific parts of their songs: the opening 0:05-0:47 and during the credits 5:44-6:20 sounds like the opening of Blood Brothers (BNW), Dance of Death (DoD) and Face in the Sand (DoD) (thanks to @pauloviniciosappelt9789) the solo at 3:59-4:25 resembles the last part of the solo in the song Sign of the Cross (X) (at around 9:13-10:08) As for the video. After 2 times watching I have find only a few of them. Surely there will be more to add Virus (maybe the song maybe the COVID-19) references across the pretty much whole song Many planets maybe referring to Out of the Silent Planet (BNW) or When Two World Collide (V XI) Also a lot of shooting stars - maybe reference to Speed of Light (BoS) 0:31 and 1:24 The sign with 22 Acacia Avenue is pure reference to the song mentioned in the lyrics as well 0:42 and 2:35 166 on the NOKIA is reference to the Number of the Bitch (previous parody of Nanowar of Steel) 1:42, 3:35 and 5:15 the explosions reminds the ending of the Writing on the Wall (S) 2:30, 3:14, 4:14 4:47 The children of Charlotte the harlot and The number 7 in red shirt looks suspiciously like Cristiano Ronaldo - the 7th son (thanks to @claudioviola1445)! 3:43 Crossing of the blade maybe reference to Duelist (P) 2:07-2:11 and later on the scenes with the blazing blade has a microphone on the end of the handle referring to the lead singer of the song Flash of the Blade - Blaze Bailey (thanks to @claudioviola1445)

[@nanowarVEVO]

Well done!

[@claudioviola1445]

The number 7 in the shirt means the guy is the 7th son of... Charlotte. The knife (blade) with a mic in the place of the handler is a reference to... Blaze.

[@elvwood]

Bravo! I don't much enjoy Maiden so while I got the main references I missed a lot.

[@pauloviniciosappelt9789]

Adding to that, the intro sounds like a mix of Blood Brothers with Face in the Sand

[@MacOriginalGamer]

The crossover we all wanted, but never thought would happen! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@GattoPanceri666]

indeed it happened!

[@Dzeroed]

Holy shit you've dialled the sound in, vocals sounded like Bruce's younger brother, guitar tones on point...I've been listening to Maiden for 35 years and this is well up there amongst the best tribute bands

[@a41wilde57]

We need "run from your wife" T-shirts

[@EmanueleCorsi]

This actually made me laugh out loud. So much love for the long distance runner (but Charlotte comes second). Please Bruce&Steve watch this!

[@gaiuslegion5166]

Crazy tribute to a great band and delirious lyrics just like your style! Great work! Up to the Stranger

[@edelcorrallira]

Love how the vocal delivery straddles the lines between Bailey and Bruce. Bailey in tone, Bruce in inflection. So much detail, and Charlots Mariner Virus was something else. Its so good it's surreal!

[@lucamantoani8624]

Thanks to this song, Mr Baffo has become a plane pilot 😂

[@ensiferum1992]

Vi prego, contattate Raphael Mendes e chiedetegli di cantarla. Sarebbe una collaborazione esplosiva per una "un-official lost Maiden track" 💣 In ogni caso... Capolavoro! Ci sono tutti gli elementi dei Maiden, niente è stato lasciato al caso. Bravi!

[@Gorbi1985]

When I think about it round and round, could be said that Nanowar of Steel is "Weird Al" Yankovic of Metal?

[@maksphoto78]

Yes! But not as a piss-take. As a true respectful take!

[@Gorbi1985]

@@maksphoto78 But of course.

[@Nebucanezzer]

I have nothing clever to say as Nanowar Of Steel used all the words up. Encore!!

[@claudioviola1445]

The mic attached to the blade like a handle always blazes me. The guys literally baileyed out this time.

[@raninochapelmasterentertai8728]

¡Je, je! ¡Qué espectacular y chistoso! Todo un tributo a los Iron fans de los Iron clichés. 🤣👍

[@VaultCourier380]

Besides the amazing references of this amazing track, you're very underrated as musicians. Bravissimo 😁

[@frankhaunter4291]

Did I just saw a 747 bearing a huge writing "Nanowar Of Steel" on it's fuselage?

[@nanowarVEVO]

it was a flixbus coach most likely

[@chrisaltruda2821]

Fly to live, live to fly, fly to fly... just howling. Also, getting David Beckham to pose in the 7 jersey was a nice touch.

[@elsvenjo8603]

Please, dear Nanowar, think BIG!! Even Fabio did a song with you!! You guys are so freaking talented and hilarious...go for more!!! You would have soooo much support from us, your appreciating fans!!!❤💪🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@nevadagunslinger]

Epic! I was kinda trapped waiting for the Queensryche reference that alas never came. But that's okay. Officer of the deck, put this at the top of my playlist. Edit for a quick thought. Just think if the last line was, "and I raise my hand to shoot into the eyes of a stranger" Then outro Queensryche Eyes of a stranger, Iron Maiden style. Ohhhhh man

[@shirokaminokageyami]

This is so Iron Maiden but not actual Iron Maiden at the same time. I laugh almost the entire video understanding the parody of the lyrics

[@Scudboy17]

Is this what metal sounds like to non-metal fans? Regardless, this is more Maiden than Maiden. Great song guys.

[@davidgriffith1608]

Aces High came on this morning and I sang along but the words came out as "Fly to Fly".Damn you, you cunning lot.

[@GothicNight21]

The "fun" fact is that the music and composition are really awesome. The layers, voices, guitars... Amazing ❤

[@enestekin6109]

I've been a fan of Iron Maiden more than 10 years yet tis' the greatest in a nutshell of that band. You guys are genuinely witty with playing words. 😅

[@Daigoooo]

RUNNING FREE, LIVE TO FLY, FLY TO LIVE, FLY TO FLY!!!Absolute music

[@gustavmetal]

Producer: So, what Iron Maiden song are you going to parody this time? Nanowar: YES.

[@chamaileon81]

This might be the maidenest song that was ever maidened.

[@faraoneriformista6309]

166 the number of Charlotte the harlot: vi voglio bene. Davvero. Grazie per questo splendido e folle pout pourri maideniano. Bravi

[@manuelgonzalezmiguel6148]

Pure art, you never let us down, thanks Nanowar of Steel. And long live the Maiden too.

[@sfcx1]

Fantastic! Wait, I don't see Napalm anywhere in the description. Even Napalm intro is missing .What happened?

[@Luca_Orellano_23]

3:59 _Dessa parte pra frente me gerou um arrepinho_