Iron Maiden release 'En Vivo!'

Iron Maiden have just released 'En Vivo!', a new live Blu-Ray, 2DVD set, and Double Soundtrack Album. 'En Vivo!' was filmed on 10th April 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago during the Round the World in 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour, and captures a magnificent performance by the band, ardently embraced by the legendary latino passion and energy of their Chilean fans.

DVD Disc Two is a bonus disc containing an 88-minute documentary, BEHIND THE BEAST. A fascinating high quality “home movie”, produced entirely in-house by Maiden’s own Krew led by Andy Matthews, it reveals how to put on an Iron Maiden tour and what goes on behind the scenes at a show.

The band have also just released "The Wicker Man" performance from 'En Vivo!' which can be seen here: http://vevo.ly/GCmISB.

"The Wicker Man" URL: http://vevo.ly/GCmISB

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IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE "MAIDEN ENGLAND WORLD TOUR" WITH EXTENSIVE DATES IN NORTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER

Following the massively successful Final Frontier World Tour 2010-11, IRON MAIDEN are back on the road this summer with a series of Arena, Amphitheatre and Festival shows in the U.S.A. and Canada, opening in Charlotte, NC, U.S.A. on June 21, and finishing in Houston, TX, on Aug 18 (dates listed below), to be followed by further dates around the World in 2013. The MAIDEN ENGLAND WORLD TOUR will closely mirror, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name, shot on the “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tour”. This opening section of the World Tour is the band’s most extensive visit to North America for many years and includes a number of cities the band have not played in a very long time, such as Charlotte, Atlanta, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Salt Lake City.

In most venues, tickets will go on sale on March 2 and 3 but watch this site or check local venue information for fuller details. Fan Club members should check out ironmaiden.com for exclusive first day ticket presales and contest to be ‘First To The Barrier’.

MAIDEN ENGLAND marks the third chapter in the History of Iron Maiden, a journey which began in 2004 with The Early Days DVD and subsequent 2005 Early Days Tour. Part Two followed in 2008 with the Live After Death DVD - the seminal 1984 concert recorded at Long Beach Arena (L.A) during the World Slavery Tour - and the band embarking on their groundbreaking Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008/9, which saw them play to over two million fans in almost 40 countries.

Comments vocalist Bruce Dickinson, “We have great fun playing the History of Maiden Tours because it gives us an opportunity between new albums to go out and play songs from our earlier catalogue. It’s always fantastic seeing the crowd reaction from a new generation of fans who have never experienced some of these tracks performed live before, and of course we know our longstanding fans will enjoy seeing the original Seventh Son Tour re-visited - with many other surprises! Our intention is to play about two thirds of the original track list of Maiden England (shown below*), including some songs we have not played live in a very,very long time, plus other favourites we just know the fans are going to want to hear! We always try to give our fans a great show musically, but we have always tried to make it as entertaining and memorable an experience as we can visually. And we all feel this show is going to do that splendidly! We can't wait to get started in Charlotte”.

Iron Maiden are delighted to announce that the extraordinary and legendary Alice Cooper** will be their Very Special Guest on all shows up to July 21. After that date, Special Guest will be Coheed and Cambria***, the inspiring, cutting edge band from New York.

Iron Maiden continue to be actively dedicated to ensuring their fans always have full access to the best possible tickets in the fairest possible way. Manager Rod Smallwood comments:

“We are trying to ensure that our fans get the tickets they want in the prime positions without paying over the odds to ticket scalpers. Maiden get infuriated with the way fans sometimes have to pay more than the ticket price to get good positions at our shows. So we will, wherever possible (Festivals excluded), with the assistance of the Promoters, arrange a paperless ticketing system at least for the front sections to try to eliminate as much of the ticket scalping and exchanges as we can. We put this into practice on our North American Tour in 2010; it worked well and we received many positive comments back from our fans, so we intend to increase this where feasible. With paperless ticketing, only those who actually pay initially for the tickets will get into the show so scalping is generally avoided (please see the comments from Ticketmaster below). We are also doing everything we can to avoid any drain of prime tickets going to the Secondary Ticketing sites which we feel make unfair profits from music fans.

As we consider all our fans to be VIPs, no tickets will be held specifically for VIP use. At some venues, the Promoter may provide the option for fans to pay extra for “VIP Parking”, early access, access to “VIP Bar” etc. But these will be purely optional for ticket holders only and will not be tied to ticket locations – the ability to get the best tickets should be the same for everybody outside of the usual presales.

Finally, we are of course once again arranging exclusive ticket pre-sales for our fan club members so they can be quick off the mark for great tickets and will also continue to run the contest in appropriate venues for fan club members so they can be ‘First To The Barrier’ prior to the show. We hope that these measures will help our fans as much as possible and ask that they keep checking for details on our website.”



MAIDEN ENGLAND 2012 TOUR DATES:

Thur	21st June	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat	23rd June	Atlanta, GA	Aarons Amphitheatre
Tue	26th June	Boston, MA	Comcast Center
Wed	27th June	Wantagh, NY	Jones Beach
Fri	29th June	Philadelphia, PI	Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat	30th June	Washington, DC	Jiffy Lube Live
Mon	2nd July	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
Thur	5th July	Chicago, IL	First Midwest Bank
Sun	8th July	Quebec, QC	Colisee Pepsi Arena
Wed	11th July	Montreal, QC	Bell Center
Fri	13th July	Toronto, ON	Molson Amphitheatre
Sat	14th July	Sarnia, ON	Bayfest
Mon	16th July	Buffalo, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Wed	18th July	Detroit, MI	DTE Music Theatre
Thur	19th July	Indianapolis, IN	Klipsch Music Centre
Tues	24th July	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Center
Thur	26th July	Calgary, AB	Scotiabank Saddledome
Fri	27th July	Edmonton, AB	Rexall Place
Sun	29th July	Vancouver, BC	Pacific Coliseum
Mon	30th July	Auburn, WA	White River Amphitheatre
Wed	1st August	Salt Lake City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre
Fri	3rd August	San Francisco, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mon	6th August	Phoenix, AZ	Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Thur	9th August	Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun	12th August	Albuquerque. NM	Hard Rock Pavilion
Mon	13th August	Denver, CO	Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Wed	15th August	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Fri	17th August	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sat	18th August	Houston, TX	The Woodlands

*Please note there will be a few dates added within this period

Iron Maiden to release En Vivo! on March 27th

Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is proud to announce the release of “EN VIVO!,” a new live IRON MAIDEN Blu-ray™, 2-DVDSet and double soundtrack album, on Tuesday, March 27, in the U.S. (available internationally, Monday, March 26). The 2 LP picture disc vinyl comes out on 4/10. A trailer for the release can be seen here: http://youtu.be/HVimi8oElBU.

“EN VIVO!” was filmed on April 10, 2011, in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago, during the Round The World In 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour, and captures a magnificent performance by the band, ardently embraced by the legendary Latino passion and energy of their Chilean fans. With spectacular stage backdrops, dynamic musicianship and a literally jaw-dropping appearance by Eddie, this live show encapsulates to perfection the heart and soul of Iron Maiden 2011.

Bass player and founding member Steve Harris comments, “For The Final Frontier Tour, it was really important to me that we filmed in South America as we’re always so overwhelmed by the fans’ reaction when we go to that part of the world and I wanted to reflect that in the filming. After much consideration, we chose the Santiago show as we felt it was one of our best performances of the entire tour and to play at the prestigious Estadio Nacional was a landmark moment for us. For reasons known to our fans, it took a long time before we got to play our first show in Chile, and once we did get to play a show, the response was so phenomenal we just had to keep coming back, and it’s got better and better each time!”

The concert was filmed digitally using 22 HD cameras and an octocam (a flying camera which captures aerial crowd scenes), recorded in both stereo and 5.1 audio and mixed by Maiden’s longstanding producer, Kevin “Caveman” Shirley, all of which serves to accentuate the incredible atmosphere of this compelling performance. Extensive use is made of split screens so fans can follow the individual members more closely, and the set list moves seamlessly between songs from Maiden’s most recent studio album, 2010’s The Final Frontier, through to classic fan favorites via the band’s vast and varied catalogue (full set listing below).Disc two of the DVD set is a bonus disc containing an 88-minute documentary, Behind The Beast. This is also an entirely in-house production by Maiden’s own Krew, led by Andy Matthews, and is intended as an interesting and revealing high quality “home movie” for their fans to see how Iron Maiden put on a tour and what goes on behind the scenes at a show. It describes the extraordinary story of one of the most acclaimed and ambitious touring shows in the world. It illustrates the day-to-day life and complex tasks of the Maiden Killer Krew and the other characters behind the scenes. The expertise and experience, the problem-solving and successes, the sheer scale and immense difficulties of the undertaking come to life through the day-to-day coverage of the tour and the background work of the crews in sound, lighting, carpentry, production and set design. As well as interviews with the Iron Maiden crew, it interweaves anecdotes from the band and their fans, and includes footage of the live show in this comprehensive guide to the intricacies of staging massive, live stadium shows around the world out of the belly of a Boeing 757. The bonus disc also contains an extended version of the promo video “Satellite 15…The Final Frontier,” a video about the making of “Satellite 15…The Final Frontier” plus the opening video sequence to The Final Frontier World Tour.In addition to the Blu-ray™, the 2-DVD set will initially be available as a Limited Edition double DVD in a Collectors’ Steel Book Case and Double Vinyl Picture Disc. As well as a traditional 2-CD soundtrack album, EN VIVO! will also be available as a digital download audio album and digital download video.

DVD DISC ONE “LIVE AT ESTADIO NACIONAL, SANTIAGO” (approx running time 120 min.)

1. Satellite 15

2. The Final Frontier

3. El Dorado

4. 2 Minutes To Midnight

5. The Talisman

6. Coming Home

7. Dance Of Death

8. The Trooper

9. The Wicker Man

10. Blood Brothers

11. When The Wild Wind Blows

12. The Evil That Men Do

13. Fear Of The Dark

14. Iron Maiden

15. The Number Of The Beast

16. Hallowed Be Thy Name

17. Running Free

BONUS DISC - DVD DISC TWO “BEHIND THE BEAST” (approx running time 102 min.)

1. Behind The Beast documentary

2. Satellite 15…The Final Frontier promo video (director’s cut)

3. The Making of Satellite 15…The Final Frontier promo

4. The Final Frontier World Tour Show Intro

THE RODS SUPPORT FORTHCOMING RELEASE, 'VENGEANCE,' WITH UPCOMING TEXAS APPEARANCES

Most well-versed metalheads will be very familiar with the Rods and their contribution to heavy metal. Such classic albums as 1981's 'The Rods' and 1982's 'Wild Dogs' fit perfectly in with the sound of the burgeoning "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" scene (despite the fact that the Rods were New York natives!), and resulted in shows with such big-time acts as Iron Maiden, the Scorpions, Twisted Sister, and Ozzy Osbourne, as well as taking a then-unknown Metallica out as support on the Rods' first headlining tour.

Now, Texas fans will be able to not only catch the Rods in full concert flight, but also get to the meet the band at a record store appearance. On March 19, the band (singer/guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein, bassist Garry Bordonaro, and drummer Carl Canedy) will be performing, meeting fans and signing merchandise at Cheapo Records in Austin at 11:00 am. Then, later in the evening (10:15 pm, to be exact), the band will be performing at Rusty Spurs in Austin (as part of the SXSW Festival).

The Rods in store performance:
3/19/11
11:00 AM
Cheapo Records
914 N. Lamar
Austin, TX  78703
512-477-4499

The Rods in concert:
3/19/11
10:15 P.M.
Rusty Spurs
(512) 482-9002
405 E 7th St
Austin, TX 78701

May 10 will see the official release of 'Vengeance,' a recording that includes the first single "The Code," featuring lead vocals from Feinstein's cousin, Ronnie James Dio (which was one of the very last songs Ronnie ever recorded, before his passing last year). 'Vengeance' will be released via the Niji Entertainment Group, and comes hot on the heels of Feinstein's recently-released solo album, 'Bitten by the Beast.' 2011 also marks the 30 year anniversary for this veteran metal band.

As renowned Quiet Riot/Ozzy/Dio/Whitesnake/Blue Oyster Cult bassist Rudy Sarzo remembers, "The Rods opened up for Ozzy during the 1981 'Blizzard Of Oz' tour. I was blown away by their no holds barred metal onslaught performance and became an instant fan!" With a full US tour planned for the summer, fans will soon be able to experience the mighty metal of the Rods first hand themselves.

'Vengeance' Track Listing:

1. "RAISE SOME HELL
2. "I JUST WANNA ROCK"
3. "REBELS HIGHWAY"
4. "RIDE FREE OR DIE"
5. "THE CODE" (Featuring Ronnie James Dio)
6. "LIVIN' OUTSIDE THE LAW"
7. "LET IT RIPP"
8. "FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE"
9. "MADMAN"
10. "RUNNIN WILD"
11. "VENGEANCE"

For more information, visit: http://www.therods.com/

HOLY GRAIL ANNOUNCE U.S./CANADA TOUR WITH CAULDRON

Fresh off a month long run with Eluveitie, Los Angeles' Holy Grail will be teaming up with Canadian band Cauldron for a North American tour April 15^th through May 12^th.  Holy Grail will close all U.S shows and Cauldron will close all Canadian dates.  Local bands chosen by Holy Grail, Cauldron, and the tour's promoters will fill out the bills in each market. 

Holy Grail has been touring in support of their fall 2010 release, "Crisis in Utopia", and has supported Exodus, Blind Guardian, and Eluveitie so far in the touring cycle.  Prior to this tour, Holy Grail will be going to the UK for a co-headline tour with Roadrunner Records band Revoker. 

Only assembled a few years ago, Holy Grail is already at the forefront of the new wave of metal that pays homage to such legends as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Dio.  The band's debut EP IMPROPER BURIAL (released in late 2009), featuring just two original tracks and two covers, earned Holy Grail significant press accolades including a 2-page feature in hometown paper LA Weekly, a spot on Decibel's "25 Most Anticipated Releases Of 2010" list and inclusion on Metal Hammer's "Guide To The Best In The Upcoming New Wave Of Trad Metal".  Holy Grail was also recognized with a nomination for Metal Hammer's 2010 Golden God Awards in the "Best New Band' category - quite an honor since they hadn't even released a full-length album yet!  Metal Hammer sums it up best: "With a killer name, awesome logo and a sound that is more metal than metal itself, Holy Grail are one of the most promising traditionally inclined metal bands to emerge from the US in the past decade...This is metal played with conviction and belief and you're going to love it."

Holy Grail on tour:

APRIL

15        West Hollywood, CA               Viper Room

16        Oakland, CA                           Oakland Metro Opera House

17        Portland, OR                           Dante's

18        Seattle, WA                             El Corazon

19        Vancouver, BC                       Media Club

21        Calgary, AB                            Republik

22        Edmonton, AB                                    Brixx Bar & Grill

25        Winnipeg, MB                         Royal Albert

26        Thunder Bay, ON                   Crocks

28        Toronto, ON                            The Wreck Room

29        Quebec, QC                           L'Agitee

30        Montreal, QC                          Il Motore

MAY

 1         Allston, MA                              Great Scott

 2         Hartford, CT                            Webster Underground

 3         Philadelphia, PA                      Trocadero

 4         Brooklyn, NY                          Union Pool

 5         Washington, DC                      Red Palace

 6         Columbus, OH                        The Summit

 7         Chicago, IL                              Subterranean

 8         Minneapolis, MN                     Triple Rock Social Club

 9         Kansas City, MO                    The Riot Room

10        Denver, CO                            Three Kings Tavern

11        Salt Lake City, UT                  Club Vegas

12        Mesa, AZ                                Nile Theatre

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