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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'
4 янв 2025 :	BRUCE DICKINSON On IRON MAIDEN's 2025 Tour: 'We're Gonna Be Doing Stuff We've Never, Ever Done Before'
23 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN’s ADRIAN SMITH Remembers Meeting DAVE MURRAY – “We Were The Only Kids In Our Neighborhood With Long Hair”
19 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS: 'It's Amazing That This Band's Been Going For 50 Years'
13 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN Guitarist ADRIAN SMITH On Writing "Wasted Years" - "If STEVE HARRIS Hadn't Heard It By Accident, I Would Never Have Played It To Him"
12 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN Shares Video Recap Of 'The Future Past Tour'
11 дек 2024 :	CHRIS JERICHO Says NICKO MCBRAIN Has 'Earned His Right To Step Down' From Touring With IRON MAIDEN
11 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN Pays Tribute To NICKO MCBRAIN In New Video Recapping His Final Concert
8 дек 2024 :	Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Pays Emotional Tribute To NICKO MCBRAIN At Drummer's Final Concert With IRON MAIDEN
8 дек 2024 :
7 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Announces Retirement From Touring: Tonight Will Be 'My Final Gig' With The Band
3 дек 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN's 'Legacy Of The Beast' Mobile Game Is Coming To A Close
6 ноя 2024 :	BRUCE DICKINSON Was Willing To Help IRON MAIDEN Find 'A Great Replacement' If He Couldn't Sing Following His Cancer Diagnosis
3 ноя 2024 :	See IRON MAIDEN Perform In Philadelphia During Fall 2024 'The Future Past' Tour
2 ноя 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN's The Future Past World Tour Lands In Toronto; Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Show Streaming
31 окт 2024 :	IRON MAIDEN’s Debut Album Hitting UK Charts For The First Time Following Death Of PAUL DI’ANNO

11 авг 2020

Legendary IRON MAIDEN And DEEP PURPLE Producer MARTIN BIRCH Dead At 71

Legendary British producer Martin Birch, who is best known for engineering and producing albums by DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, FLEETWOOD MAC, WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and IRON MAIDEN, died earlier today (Sunday, August 9) at the age of 71. His passing was confirmed former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale, who tweeted: "It is with a very heavy heart I've just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away.

"Martin was a huge part of my life...helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In...

"Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans...Broken heart"

Birch began his career in music as an audio engineer with Jeff Beck, FLEETWOOD MAC and DEEP PURPLE. In 1981, he kicked off a long tenure working with IRON MAIDEN, producing their first nine albums, from "Iron Maiden" to "Fear Of The Dark". He also produced and engineered LPs for various DEEP PURPLE-related projects (RAINBOW, PAICE ASHTON LORD, WHITESNAKE, Roger Glover, Jon Lord). The song "Hard Lovin' Man" from the DEEP PURPLE album "Deep Purple In Rock" is dedicated to him. He retired in 1992, after producing MAIDEN's "Fear Of The Dark" album.

In a 1983 interview with France's Best magazine, Birch stated about MAIDEN: "At first, I could objectively judge them and I think that they are very different from the hard rockers of the early seventies. Nowadays, I'm not so sure I can judge them, as we have become very close friends and I can't do that anymore.

"The first time I saw them at work, I was surprised and seduced by their energy and their attitude. I have rarely seen bands with so much energy. In this way, they reminded me a bit of the early PURPLE. But their attitude towards rock is very different, and so is their conception of it. It was said that they were a second DEEP PURPLE, but I don't agree with this. Obviously, Steve Harris was a PURPLE fan, but he's mostly influenced by bands like JETHRO TULL, UFO or even GENESIS. Nothing to do with DEEP PURPLE. Of course, in both cases we have a very melodic hard rock, and not just speeded up noise like with some other bands in heavy metal, but I don't think we can compare any further."

He continued: "I personally wanted to produce them because it was a way out of the PURPLE family. There are in fact many differences. Musically, a band like IRON MAIDEN is typical of the second generation of hard rock and stands out from the first one because the band is more consistant, more compact. They don't fall into easy and very boring solutions with 20-minute guitar solos, then keyboards, then drums, like I experienced with DEEP PURPLE. I think they're more robust, musically speaking. Another difference is their attitude towards the outside world. They are not into the 'star-system' and remain very accessible. Success has raised any barriers between them and the others, press, audience, which wasn't the case before. Moreover, they listen to you, and they are not convinced right away that they are right. This is why I think that this is my favourite band to work with; the producer/band relationship is much more constructive. Even within the band, although Steve Harris is the boss because he founded it and writes most of the songs, there is a great unity and nobody tries to stand out individually from the team. It's really nice, and mostly really exciting because their music is full of energy."

It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away...Martin was a huge part of my life...helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In...Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans...?? pic.twitter.com/J4UyDiG9zR

— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020

A Gloriously Talented, Loving Man…Will Be Sadly Missed …Martin Birch R.I.P. https://t.co/0xKO6pdBtq

— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020

What a loss. RIP Martin Birch.

To say he was my biggest influence as a record producer would be an understatement. pic.twitter.com/JseecxUhTd

— Jay Ruston (@jayruston) August 9, 2020

Really sad to hear of the passing of Martin Birch. Brilliant producer. Had the pleasure of working with him on the Black Sabbath albums #HeavenandHell and #MobRules. Condolences to Vera and family. #RIPMartin pic.twitter.com/FPZajWRvpN

— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) August 9, 2020

RIP Martin Birch. Legendary producer of countless albums by Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden & more.

"My thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Vera & his daughter Haley. He was a genius producer & a very dear friend of Ronnie’s. May he RIP"- Wendy Dio pic.twitter.com/9GTqNs36WC

— Official Dio (@OfficialRJDio) August 9, 2020

A true legend has passed! This man produces some of my favorite albums from Iron Maiden (Killers/Number of the Beast) to Black Sabbath (Heaven & Hell/The Mob Rules). His pronounced kick drum spikes on critical… https://t.co/fUL8gk9EoH

— David Ellefson (@ellefsondavid) August 10, 2020

RIP #martinbirch , he produced the Sounds to Most of our lives #tones #producer @IronMaiden @BlackSabbath

— Charlie Benante (@skisum) August 10, 2020

Legendary IRON MAIDEN And DEEP PURPLE Producer MARTIN BIRCH Dead At 71

It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away...Martin was a huge part of my life...helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In...Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans...?? pic.twitter.com/J4UyDiG9zR

— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020

So shocked to hear the sad news of Martin Birch’s passing.

Martin was a lovely guy and a great producer - he produced Heaven and Hell and The Mob Rules for Sabbath. He will be deeply missed and my thoughts go out to his family. R.I.P.

Tony pic.twitter.com/2JJWyqyvC4

— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) August 10, 2020

A Gloriously Talented, Loving Man…Will Be Sadly Missed …Martin Birch R.I.P. https://t.co/0xKO6pdBtq

— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020

What a loss. RIP Martin Birch.
To say he was my biggest influence as a record producer would be an understatement. pic.twitter.com/JseecxUhTd

— Jay Ruston (@jayruston) August 9, 2020

Really sad to hear of the passing of Martin Birch. Brilliant producer. Had the pleasure of working with him on the Black Sabbath albums #HeavenandHell and #MobRules. Condolences to Vera and family. #RIPMartin pic.twitter.com/FPZajWRvpN

— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) August 9, 2020

RIP Martin Birch. Legendary producer of countless albums by Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden & more.

"My thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Vera & his daughter Haley. He was a genius producer & a very dear friend of Ronnie’s. May he RIP"- Wendy Dio pic.twitter.com/9GTqNs36WC

— Official Dio (@OfficialRJDio) August 9, 2020

A true legend has passed! This man produces some of my favorite albums from Iron Maiden (Killers/Number of the Beast) to Black Sabbath (Heaven & Hell/The Mob Rules). His pronounced kick drum spikes on critical… https://t.co/fUL8gk9EoH

— David Ellefson (@ellefsondavid) August 10, 2020

RIP #martinbirch , he produced the Sounds to Most of our lives #tones #producer @IronMaiden @BlackSabbath

— Charlie Benante (@skisum) August 10, 2020

A sad day for the Family of Rock. Martin Birch - the legendary Producer of Deep Purple and many other Great Artists - passed away on Sunday. Our hearts and prayers go out to his Family and Friends. RIP Martin Birch
- Scorpions pic.twitter.com/UFSrUh8zLE

— Scorpions (@scorpions) August 10, 2020

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11 авг 2020

timekiller61

МартиН Бёрч-какой он вам Марти?

11 авг 2020

evilmarx

Бёрч вполне достоин упоминания своим именем, а перечесление групп можно и через запятую.
Неужели из стана Maiden не было соболезнований?
А вообще, человек много сделал для мирового тяжелого рока. Покойся с миром, Великий Мартин Бёрч!

11 авг 2020

Paffoss

evilmarx вообще-то в инстаграме Мейденов вышел очень большой пост, посвященный Мартину:

RIP Martin Birch (1948 – 2020)

A man of many nicknames… and simply one of the greatest people we have ever worked with.

Steve Harris:
“He was just absolutely brilliant. He wasn’t just a producer, he was a hands-on engineer too, so he knew how to get a great sound. He was also fantastic at motivating people; he just had a knack of getting the best out of you. He was also a really nice man, great fun with a terrific sense of humour and that made him easy to work with. We all got along with him really well and the whole band is very saddened by today’s news.”

Bruce Dickinson:
“To me, Martin was a mentor who completely transformed my singing: he was a psychotherapist and in his own words a juggler who could mirror exactly what a band was. That was his special talent as a producer. He was not a puppeteer, he did not manipulate the sound of the band, he just reflected it in the best possible way. Apart from all of that he was a wonderful, warm & funny human being. Martin & I shared a passion for martial arts – he for karate and me for fencing which gave us another bond too. I’m so very sad to hear this news, it’s incredible that he has passed away at such a young age for a man who was so full of life.”

Rod Smallwood:
“He was a fantastic guy who always shared a mutual respect with the band. He never, ever, let us down in the studio. He was a true gentleman and he will be hugely missed by everyone in the Maiden Family."

Albums produced by Martin Birch:
1981 – Killers
1982 – The Number of the Beast
1983 – Piece of Mind
1984 – Powerslave
1985 – Live After Death
1986 – Somewhere in Time
1988 – Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
1990 – No Prayer for the Dying
1992 – Fear of the Dark
1994 – Maiden England '88

#IronMaiden #MartinBirch #Legend

11 авг 2020

antoner

Он всегда у меня ассоциировался с золотым составом группы ,неотъемлемой частью как Эдди ,крутое шоу и т.д.(iron maiden),в тени творил могучую магию....за спиной музыкантов ......ещё один их талисман.Надеялся может он ещё решит вернуться и записать с ними альбом...но увы!Светлая память! И спасибо за великолепные альбомы!

11 авг 2020

Flashback

Очень важный человек для рок-музыки. Светлая память!

11 авг 2020

evilmarx

Paffoss, понял, спасибо.

13 авг 2020

Blindman

evilmarx: были, оно и висит в базе на переводы, времени нет щас на все