BY GORAN SAVIC
This film covers a tour Iron Maiden embarked on in the year 2008. It covered the first leg of their tour, and a tour which they assembled an airplane to carry their gear and their crew.The cover tells the story, 23 concerts in 45 days, over 5 continents. It was a gruelling schedule, and you can see the fatigue on the band's faces as the movie gets farther into their tour. It's not just concert footage, but what went on backstage, and other areas. You see the band on their rare days off relaxing, playing golf, or other pastimes. These kinds of movies are wonderful, as it shows
the human side to a band, that they are not just what you see when you go to see them live.
It is also quite amazing to see the difference in how certain crowds in different cities and countries react to Iron Maiden coming to their country to perform for them. Some of these places this is the first time Iron Maiden has ever performed there. It is quite moving actually, to see grown men cry after the concert is over, as some of them have stated that Iron Maiden is not just a band, but more like a religion.
The directors behind this have previous experience with Heavy Metal documentaries, with Global Metal, and Metal: A Headbangers Story the other two that they have done. Starting in Mumbai, and finishing in
I must add that there is a 2nd disc of the entire concert itself, which I have not viewed yet. Having seen this tour last year, there isn't a rush to see this just yet. All in all, it was a nice journey through time.
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