Iron Maiden, Malahide Castle, June 25th 2025

[leatherface]

Keeping up that tradition of having shite support bands, I see.

The Almighty are good. Will die on that hill.

[Carnage]

I saw them in '91, supporting Megadeth. They were alright on the night so I bought an album shortly after (can't remember what one), it was shite. Haven't bothered with them since, maybe they improved.

[leatherface]

I had the Soul Destruction LP, unfussy, the equivalent of a nice cheap brand of lager, does the job. I don't mind it, to each his own.

[Carnage]

I think it was their early live album I had, now that I think of it. Just didn't hit the spot at the time, but then I had my thrash/DM blinkers on then and had little time for anything else.

[The Heretic]

Soul Destruction is meat and potatoes rock, superb stuff!!

[Trev]

Blaze Bayley added on now to the Knenbworth show doing a set from his stint with the band, nice gesture from them

[Pagan Saviour]

It is, those songs deserve to be heard. His show in whelans was awesome has to be said. Delighted for him.

[Trev]

Yeah there's a lot of really good stuff, admittedly some awful songs too that drag on way too much, but that's the case for the reunion albums too. They just get a pass from the general crowd because it's Bruce singing them

[Pagan Saviour]

That's it exactly. Virtual is the weaker of the two, most of what you mention is on that. But some bangers there too, Clansman, Futureal etc

[blessed1]

The Blaze albums are way stronger than the last 2 Maiden albums imo.

[Eoin McLove]

Peewee Herman is stronger than the last two Maiden albums.

[blessed1]

True enough 😄

[Pagan Saviour]

X-Factor is legitimately one of my favourites.

[The Heretic]

The Blaze albums are way stronger than the last 2 Maiden albums imo.

I would say that's a very fair comment!! I'd go further and say they're stronger than the majority of material released since Bruce returned 

[blessed1]

I think Brave New World is excellent and Dance Of Death has some great songs but after that I didn't rate anything bar a few songs on AMOLAD and Final Frontier. The ones that came after them are terrible.

I think Bruce Dickinson's solo stuff from Accident Of Birth on pisses all over Maidens recent stuff. Chemical Wedding is one of the best Heavy Metal albums from the 1990s imo.