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Iron Maiden

Великобритания

Heavy Metal

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7 авг 2025 :	BRUCE DICKINSON Explains IRON MAIDEN's 'Polite Request' For Fans To Put Away Their Phones During Band's Concerts
31 июл 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN Comments On Death Of Original Singer PAUL MARIO DAY
29 июл 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN Drummer NICKO MCBRAIN: 'There's No One That Can Replace Me'
19 июл 2025 :	NICKO MCBRAIN Says IRON MAIDEN's New Drummer SIMON DAWSON Is 'Doing A Fantastic Job'
18 июл 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: 'We've Got A Lot More Stuff Ahead Of Us'
9 июл 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's 50th Anniversary Celebrated With U.K.'s Royal Mint Coin
29 июн 2025 :	Watch IRON MAIDEN Play Its Biggest U.K. Non-Festival Headlining Concert Ever At London Stadium
12 июн 2025 :
2 июн 2025 :	Watch: IRON MAIDEN Plays First Outdoor Concert With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON
1 июн 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN Manager Blasts 'Selfish' Fans Who Didn't Respect Request To Keep Phones In Pockets: 'I Wish You Nothing But A Very Sore Arm'
29 май 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN Shares Official Video Recap Of First Show Of 'Run For Your Lives' World Tour
28 май 2025 :	Watch: IRON MAIDEN Launches 'Run For Your Lives' Tour, Plays First Concert With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON
22 май 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH On His Musical Relationship With BRUCE DICKINSON: 'He Is Really Easy To Write' Songs With
20 май 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN Asks Fans To 'Severely Limit' Use Of Their Phone Cameras On 'Run For Your Lives' World Tour
10 май 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH: Only A Tiny Percentage Of People In Bands Are Making A Living
24 апр 2025 :	BRUCE DICKINSON Says He Was 'Pleasantly Shocked' By IRON MAIDEN's First Rehearsal With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON
12 апр 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN To Begin Rehearsing With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON 'In A Couple Of Weeks': 'It Should Be Great', Says ADRIAN SMITH
20 мар 2025 :	ALICE COOPER Says IRON MAIDEN Should Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'They Have Their Own Army Out There'
19 мар 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's Aviationtag Celebrates History Of Band's Chartered 'Ed Force One' Plane
17 мар 2025 :	Official IRON MAIDEN Documentary Coming This Fall
15 мар 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN – Limited Edition Trooper Warrior Pack, The Ultimate Collector Set Available For Pre-Order
12 мар 2025 :	BRUCE DICKINSON Considered Quitting IRON MAIDEN In 2015 – “I Would Have Offered To Help Them Find Another Singer”
10 мар 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall
23 фев 2025 :	IRON MAIDEN's DAVE MURRAY: 'We Will All Know' When It's Time To Retire
10 фев 2025 :	BRUCE DICKINSON Rules Out Using Backing Tracks At IRON MAIDEN Concerts: 'If It's Not Real, It's Not MAIDEN'
7 фев 2025 :	NICKO MCBRAIN Opens Up About Decision To Retire From Touring With IRON MAIDEN: 'I Wish I Could Still Play With The Guys'

12 сен 2023

IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS On BRUCE DICKINSON: 'I Think He's Singing Better Than Ever'

The Sweden Rock Festival YouTube channel has uploaded a video interview with IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris conducted at this year's festival in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Asked where he finds the energy to tour with two bands at the same time — MAIDEN and his side project BRITISH LION — Harris replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I mean, what else am I gonna do on a day off? You know what I mean? I love playing football and stuff [on days off], and playing with BRITISH LION, it's an hour, and it's actually a lot less stress than playing with MAIDEN, because it's different material. And it's a challenge. But with MAIDEN, it's a little bit more stressful, at the beginning of a tour, anyway. It's a lot more pressure, with a new tour like we're doing.'

When the interviewer pointed out that a lot of other musicians at Harris's level don't have another band, Steve said: "I started [BRITISH LION] 11 years ago; I've been playing with them [for] 11 years. But before that, I wouldn't have been able to do it, 'cause MAIDEN was too busy. In the last 10 years, MAIDEN's not been so busy; we've not been touring as long. So, basically, it enabled me to have a bit of time to do something else."

Asked if that means that he basically wants to play live more, Steve said: "Yeah, I still enjoy playing, so, yeah, I play as much as I can. I'll be happy to play four or five nights a week, but you can't do it — for singers, you can't do it. It was tough for Bruce [Dickinson] back in the day, let alone now. I think he's singing better than ever, but it's quality, not quantity with MAIDEN now."

BRITISH LION recently completed a 15-date tour throughout Europe. It included 13 headline tour dates, as well as festival appearances at Hellfest and the aforementioned Sweden Rock Festival.

BRITISH LION's second album, "The Burning", came out in January 2020 in digipack CD, double gatefold vinyl and digital download formats via Explorer1 Music (E1). The LP was recorded, engineered and mixed at Barnyard Studios by Tony Newton and produced by Steve Harris.

BRITISH LION's first U.S. tour took place in January and February 2020.

BRITISH LION comprises singer Richard Taylor, guitarists David Hawkins and Grahame Leslie, Harris on bass and keyboards, and drummer Simon Dawson.

Asked by the Tampa Bay Times what the itch is that BRITISH LION scratches that he doesn't get in his job with MAIDEN, Harris said: "I suppose playing small clubs and being close and personal with the audience. I love playing big places as well. I enjoy them all, and I'm very lucky that I can do them all. But also, it's clubs that I never played with MAIDEN, even in Europe. There's a famous club called the Milky Way in Amsterdam, which I managed to play with BRITISH LION, but I never did that with MAIDEN. There's places that [I played] on [the U.S.] tour that I've never played before. So it's all new ground. It's a challenge. It's nice. I like a challenge."

In a 2020 interview with Bass Player magazine, Harris said that he loves playing small clubs. "I'm very lucky that I can play all types of gigs; massive gigs and small ones as well," he said. "It's a change. I'm not trying to conquer the world with this band; there's not enough years left in me to do that anyway."

Asked if the different venues present a different set of challenges, Steve said: "I actually think it should be the same, whether you're playing for 200 or 200,000 people, you know. To me, there's no difference. You still give 110 percent wherever you're playing. We had one gig where the promoter just didn't do [anything]. I think we had, like, 95 people in there, but it was still a great gig, one of the best of the tour. It doesn't matter. We're still going for it, and I was proud that we went out there. It was fantastic."

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12 сен 2023

EvgenBriden

Стив молодцом! Можно только позавидовать его энергии.
Насчёт голоса Брюса он, конечно, лукавит (если брать "чем когда-либо"), но в целом лучше, чем несколько лет назад.

12 сен 2023

ElectricRetard

EvgenBriden, под лукавит ты подразумевал "откровенно пиздит"?)

12 сен 2023

Corpsegrinder04

С тем что Дикинсон поёт реально лучше, чем на Book of Souls полностью согласен. Но единственно, на последнем альбоме ну нихера не могу разобрать слов в его пении. Если на условном Fear of The Dark каждое слово понятно, то на последнем альбоме с этим делом просто беда. Пока текст не перечитаешь раз 5, хер пойми вообще что произносит.

12 сен 2023

KillTimer

Corpsegrinder04, нужно развивать аудиальное восприятие языка, это достигается количеством попыток.

12 сен 2023

Corpsegrinder04

KillTimer, для таких умников как ты есть Cannibal Corpse 88-94. Вперёд к вершинам аудиального восприятия языка !

12 сен 2023

Starbreaker

На мой взгляд, хуже чем на последних двух официальных релизах (Senjutsu и Nights of the Dead) Брюс не звучал никогда. Что студия, что концертник - шепелявый гном, вдыхающий гелий для храбрости.
При этом отдельные концерты, что в текущем туре, что с Лордовской симфонией, звучат с бутлегов отлично.
Старость не радость (

12 сен 2023

HeliosHyperion

Поёт-то ничего, но такую хуету..

12 сен 2023

Mike Barlow

Британский Лев - наверное самый бессмысленный сайд проект в истории.
Но Харрис столько сделал для музыки, что имеет право под старость маяться фигнёй в свое удовольствие.
Что же до Брюса, то он всё ещё бывает очень и очень хорош. А бывает и не очень.

12 сен 2023

Aiming High

Еще один c расширяющимся диапозоном?)

12 сен 2023

Old Nothing

Проблема в том, что чел в 25 и 65 - это две большие разницы.

12 сен 2023

NancyLebowskiMaiden

мужик рак переборол, а тут сравнения с 80-ыми
отец збс чоткий

13 сен 2023

DasMan

Автор заголовка провокатор, конечно.

Так то Харрис сказал, что они не могут уже так интенсивно гастролировать, в том числе потому, что у них вокалист уже пожилой. Ну и мимоходом отвесил ему маленький комплимент, чтобы не обидно было. И все так активно к этому комплименту прицепились.