Tuesday, August 26 - Concert

There isn't a day that goes by that I wish I was in the audience of an Iron Maiden concert. Most likely one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal bands of all time starting in 1975, they have almost been around for forty years! Iron Maiden is made up of six members, two rhythm guitarists, one lead, and unbelievable bassist and phenomenal drummer, and one recognizable lead vocalist who pierces the heavens with his talent. This is the definition of a pure performance. With 15 studio albums and an uncountable plethora of live performances and tours, I  believe that they are an influence to hundreds of bands and millions of people. The lead vocalist Bruce even became a pilot to go on tour with his plane taking his family and band member's families all around the world to play music for their fans. Many of their songs are based on old literature or history, such as "Genghis Khan", a hardcore, fast-paced instrumental, and "Lord of the Flies" based on the novel. Their live performances are to die for as the fans are involved in the music too, singing along to the choruses or singing the harmonies, including songs such as, "Run to the Hills", "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", "Out of the Silent Planet", "Powerslave", "The Clansmen", "Running Free", and many, many, many more. There's not a time where the crowd is not singing along and that's why I think they are the best heavy metal band/performance, the fans are involved.