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CoC: Does a band like Iron Maiden ever get tired of the  industry  or
     putting out albums on quite a regular schedule?

DM: In a way it is great to come  out  of  being  off  the  road  and
    recording the album because you are fresh and eager to get out on
    the road. Sometimes the travelling can get a bit crazy but it  is
    one of those things where you just go on with it,  and  once  you
    get on stage you forget about it. It is  still,  and  always  has
    been, about having a good time on tour.

CoC: Iron Maiden has always  been  able  to  go  out  and  tour  with
     numerous types of acts [so far the band has played with My Dying
     Bride, The Almighty, and Dirty Deeds]. Now that you  are  taking
     out an up and coming younger act,  Fear  Factory,  what  do  you
     believe are the benefits of taking on newer support acts?

DM: It is great to have a newer band on tour with you because  people
    know them and their fans come out and experience  both  acts  ...
    and get into them both. That is why we are taking out bands  like
    Fear Factory and My Dying Bride. I have  been  noticing  on  this
    tour fans come to the show and they are young  and  they  are  up
    front and all the Maiden fans from ten years ago are at the back.
    

CoC: After sixteen years of touring and playing, any songs or  albums
     that stand out?

DM: Early stuff like "Phantom of the  Opera"  and  "Hallowed  Be  Thy
    Name" are close to my heart. There are quite a few. After touring
    for so many years, all the songs become a part of what you  were,
    and what we try to do live is play those songs that  sound  great
    live and bring out the classic Maiden in our set. Each  album  is
    different and it is like writing a diary. It takes a lot to write
    an album and the work that goes into it is the stuff that you  go
    all out to do. It is important every time out."

CoC: What is your take on the struggling metal industry? 

DM: Fortunately we have been touring 16 years, since  1980,  and  you
    have to think the lifespan of the average band is 3  or  4  years
    and I think we have been lucky because the fans have been  coming
    back. Some have gone away but  we  have  also  gained  some  too.
    Realistically, metal music isn't as big as in  the  mid-80s,  but
    that is just the sign of the times. The main  thing  is  that  we
    have always been a touring band, whether  we  play  in  stadiums,
    theatres or clubs. We just go for it. The fans have always  stuck
    by Maiden and that is always an incentive to go out and tour.  We
    have probably toured more than any other band - ten world  tours.
    What can we say? We like to play and write music and tour!

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As mentioned above, Castle Records  has  re-issued  all  of  Maiden's
classics - with a twist. All of  the  albums  feature  rare  B-sides,
covers and picture discs. Here is a list of  what  can  be  found  on
these limited CDs:

IRON MAIDEN (1981)                 LIVE AFTER DEATH (1985)
Burning Ambition                   Losfer Words (Live)
Drifter (Live)                     Sanctuary (Live)
I've Got Fire (Live)               Murders In The Rue Morgue (Live)

KILLERS (1981)                     SOMEHWERE IN TIME (1986)
Women In Uniform                   Reach Out
Invasion                           Juanita
Phantom Of The Opera (Live)        Sheriff Of Huddersfield
Wraithchild (Live)                 That Girl                
Remember Tomorrow (Live)           
Killers (Live)                     SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON (1988)
Innocent Exile (Live)              Black Bart Blues                   
Running Free (Live)                Massacre                           
                                   Prowler '88                        
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (1982)     Charlotte The Harlot '88           
Total Eclipse                      Infinite Dreams (Live)             
Remember Tomorrow (Live)           Clairovoyant (Live)                
                                   Killers (Live)                     
PIECE OF MIND (1983)               The Prisoner (Live)                
I've Got The Fire                  Still Life (Live)                  
Cross Eyed Mary                                                       
                                   NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING (1991)     
POWERSLAVE (1984)                  All In Your Mind                   
Rainbow's Gold                     Kill Me Ce Soir                    
Mission From Harry                 I'm A Mover                        
King Of Twilight                   Communication Breakdown            
Number Of The Beast (Live)         Roll Over Vic Vella                                                   
                                                                      
LIVE AFTER DEATH (1985)                                               
Losfer Words (Live)                                                   
Sanctuary (Live)                                                      
Murders In The Rue Morgue (Live)                                      
                                                                      
FEAR OF THE DARK (1992)                                               
Nodding Donkey Blues                                                  
Space Station No.5                                                    
I Can't See My Feelings                                               
No Prayer For The Dying (Live)                                        
Public Enema Number One (Live)                                        
Hooks In You (Live)                                                   
                                                                      
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Iron Maiden - _Piece Of Mind_ (Capitol/EMI, 1983)
by: Adrian Bromley  (10 out of 10)

Have to admit to you all, this is *the* record that got me into heavy
metal: Period! From the opening chords of "Where Eagles Dare" to  the
dying guitar chords of "To Tame A Land",  this  powerfully  explosive
Maiden classic is sheer brilliance. Outing number two for lead singer
Bruce Dickinson (after his Samson days), and it seems  that  all  has
fallen into place. Bassist/lyricist Steve Harris is  in  top  writing
form with such classic songs as "Die With Your  Boots  On"  and  "The
Trooper". Dickinson's talents shine with the  stunning  "Revelations"
and the fabled fantasy tale of "Flight  Of  Icarus".  In  1983,  Iron
Maiden were the heroes of the metal community,  and  this  album  set
that in stone. There has never been an album  of  this  magnitude  or
intensity, and few believe there ever  will  be  another  like  this.
While many see the band's  _Powerslave_  (1984)  or  _Number  Of  The
Beast_ (1982) albums as the definitive Maiden sound, I beg to  differ
with them. _Piece OF Mind_ is  an  extremely  dominating  catalog  of
metal riffs and vocals that'll never be duplicated. Vigorous metallic
songs of beauty and creativity, and in 1996 the  album  still  sounds
fresh.

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           Iron Maiden at RPM in Toronto, February 11, 1996
                          with Fear Factory
                        by: Alain M. Gaudrault

     These war horses refuse to  surrender.  After  twenty  years  in
existence, metal veterans Iron  Maiden  are  still  recording,  still
touring, still marching on despite lineup changes and shifting trends
in musical taste  from  a  fickle  public.  This  latest  tour  is  a
milestone as it is the first one featuring new vocalist Blaze Bayley.
Paired up with relative newcomers Fear Factory, the show attracted  a
wide variety of fans.
     Fear Factory's set was decent, but  personally,  their  mediocre
sophomore  (and  latest)  album   release   has   led   to   mediocre
performances. The crowd was visibly and audibly enthralled  when  the
band played  selection  from  their  debut  album,  _Soul  of  a  New
Machine_. The newer material from _Demanufacture_,  particularly  the
Head of David cover "Dog Day Sunrise", wasn't nearly  as  impressive,
and didn't translate very well in a live setting. A good,  solid  set
nonetheless with few surprises.
     Ten o'clock rolled around and the main attraction rolled out  to
be greeted by enthousiastic fans, excited about the show, wary of the
new frontman's capabilities  in  a  live  setting.  Not  having  been
impressed with the vocals on the band's latest opus, _The X  Factor_,
I didn't expect much but was relieved to find that  Bayley  seems  to
fit in just fine with Maiden, and did excellent  renditions  of  such
Maiden  classics  as  "Wrathchild",  "Hallowed  Be  Thy  Name",  "The
Trooper", and "2 Minutes to Midnight", as well as more recent  Maiden
offerings. Bayley shined on the group's latest songs, of course,  and
even gave them an edge I found was lacking on the recording.  I  came
away from their set wanting more, and  even  considering  picking  up
their latest slab to give it another  chance.  And  isn't  that  what
touring's all about?

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