Reviewiron maiden2flight 666 the original soundtrack. Iron maiden is the eponymous debut studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden. Iron maiden by iron maiden 4050538426922 cd barnes. This well made film captures iron maidens dedication to live performance and their peerless songwriting skills. Filmmakers scot mcfadyen and sam dunn, who directed the documentary metal. Iron maiden iron maiden flight 666 the concert youtube. Only iron maiden could pull a world tour like this off. Iron maiden is a music studio album recording by iron maiden prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1980 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The film follows the band on the first leg of their somewhere back in time world tour between february and march 2008, during which they travelled on their own customised boeing 757, ed force one, which used the callsign 666 flight 666 is coproduced by torontobased banger films. The first and only official book from one of the worlds biggest heavy metal bands, with a foreword by frontman bruce. According to, longrunning germanbased model company revell has inked a deal with global merchandising services for a new iron maidenthemed model plane. Flight 666, the movie was filmed during the first leg of the somewhere back in time tour between february and march 2008. Get the iron maiden setlist of the concert at foro sol, mexico city, mexico on february 24, 2008 from the somewhere back in time tour and other iron maiden setlists for free on.
T here are trendy priests and then theres father iron maiden. One of the stars of the movie is the bands customized boeing 757, ed force one, which carried the band, all their crew, 12 tons of stage equipment and. Flight 666 2009 starring iron maiden and bruce dickinson on dvd and bluray. The ecstatic reactions from india, to australia, to japan, to central and south america, to canada are all essentially the same the world over. In 1998, along with the rest of the bands pre1995 releases, iron. On board flight 666 is a first class collection of awesome moments in the life of iron maiden. Strange world and transylvania were the only songs not played on the. This insight into the background noise that is the logistical workings of the 2008 somewhere back in time world tour is captivating, both behind the scenes as well. Transylvania is a region in what is now romania of course, iron maiden wouldnt just choose a random place to pen a track about transylvania is the home of count dracula in bram stokers. A headbangers journey, were invited to join iron maiden for their global tour, and iron maiden.
The aircraft, named ed force one after a competition on the bands website,145 was flown by dickinson, as he was also a commercial airline pilot for astraeus, and plays a major role in the awardwinning documentary,246 iron maiden. Buy on board flight 666 by maiden, iron, mcmurtrie, john isbn. Since forming in 1975 they have released fourteen studio albums, nine live albums, four eps and eight compilations as a pioneer of the new wave of british heavy metal movement, iron maiden rose to fame in the early 1980s, and after. The film follows the band on the first leg of their.
It was released on 14 april 1980 in the united kingdom by emi records and in the united states by harvest and capitol records. Band members bruce dickinson, janick gers, adrian smith and nicko mcbrain were greeted by fans at the launch of iron maiden. A chronicle of the first leg of iron maidens somewhere back in time world tour. Flight 666 documents the first leg of maidens legendary somewhere back in time world tour which took them 50,000 miles round the planet playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. Add it all up, and iron maiden performs the neat trick of reconciling two genres seemingly antithetical to one another, using postpriest heavy metal as the meeting ground. Flight 666 offers a behindthescenes look at life on the road with this iconic metal band along with plenty of highlights from their explosive live show. Come fly with iron maiden and enjoy the hospitality of flight 666 as the boys take on the biggest tour of their career, flying around the world in their own private boeing 757. Great captions alongside many of the pictures to tell where, who and what is going on when a particular picture was taken. The moviemakers theme was the 2008 leg of maidens somewhere back in time tour, where the group flew 50,000 miles in their own boeing 757. But pic disc are nice to watch, and must be in collectors collections. Flight 666 is coproduced by banger productions and will be released by universal music group in the u. Iron maiden concert setlist at foro sol, mexico city on. Iron maiden are an english heavy metal band from leyton, east london, england, formed in 1975.
This is an excellent iron maiden song from their first album, iron maiden 1980. Flight 666 is a full length documentary film, about the first leg of the bands historic somewhere back in time world tour in. The bands own charter meant that they were able to visit ecuador, peru, colombia and costa rica for the first time. Flight 666 will depict the bands somewhere back in. Iron maiden the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. The band are led by founder, bassist and songwriter steve harris. The sevenminute phantom of the opera is a landmark, the bands earliest progressive epic and still among its best. On board their customised boeing 757 plane named ed force one, and piloted by lead singer and airline captain bruce dickinson, the band, crew and 12 tonnes of equipment traversed the planet and broke the mould of traditional touring forever by playing concerts in every continent except antarctica. The sound of a picture disc is not as good as black vinyl, so if you want best sound, by a cd or black vinyl if you can find it. Flight 666 is legendary, and this is a good piece of music.
The tour was described as groundbreaking for its use of ed force one, the bands customised boeing 757, which led to the documentary film iron maiden. The limited edition ed force one will appeal to both traditional builders and hobbyists as well as the dedicated iron maiden fanbase, says global merchandising services licensing manager jens drinkwater. See more ideas about iron maiden, iron and iron maiden albums. Little has changed for the band in the nearly 25 years between that album and 2009s flight 666, a twodisc set recorded in 16 different cities and nearly as many countries during the groups. Iron maiden are soon to crash a gigantic, shrieking jetplane into cinemas worldwide which is to say, release a documentary iron maiden. Iron maiden flight 666 full concert hd bruno pigino cardinali.
Iron maiden to release documentary film flight 666 music. Iron maiden day was launched with the premiere of the bands new documentary in london last night 20. Clothing, accessories, emporium, music, fan club, collections and sale. Flight 666 is a concert documentary film featuring the british heavy metal band iron maiden. The guinness book of british hit albums, 1996 edition. Ides of march wrathchild killers remember tomorrow transylvania phantom of the opera iron maiden. Flight 666, which follows the groups groundbreaking 2008 tour. The north american version included the song sanctuary, previously released in the uk as a nonalbum single. Opening titles and motion graphics for the documentary flight 666 which chronicles metal gods iron maiden on their largest, yet shortest tour ever. The film is a music dvdvideo recording by iron maiden prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2009 on dvd, bluray disc andor vhs. Iron maiden limited edition ed force one model plane. With the acclaim the band is garnering after over 30 years of great music, this book captures the band as they really are.
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