On board Iron Maiden Flight 666

You'll never know your metal till you know Iron Fucking Maiden.

I'll be damned if I don't cringe in disgust  remembering those new breed of metal wannabes  circa '99-'02. Back then there was a brewing battle between old school and nü metal fans. I had saved that one edition of Pulp during those days and it featured that long standing debate of what camp you're in, whether classic or modern, old or new. It did not come as a surprise that the general position among those who stood for the turntable modern garbage was the lack of knowledge of the old guard. Total fucking idiots they are, those nü metal acts. They threw in those rap bullshit, made the crowd pogo stick and 'harlem two-step'- is that what they fucking call it? and groove.. but fact of the matter is they don't know jackshit. They don't know vintage. They don't know Ed. They don't know Maiden. And they fucking call themselves metal bands.

Bring em anytime any place and i'll rip the goddang daylight out of those idiots. Mighty fucking posers, they all are.

These are just a few of my sentiments after seeing Flight 666. Sue me, illegal copy it may be, i need to have my fix.

Am i the biggest maiden fan? Hell no. One can never be the biggest maiden fan, in my opinion. Some kid comes along who knows all their lyrics, another one does maiden riffs with all his heart, and then another with all the trivia in his arsenal, memorabilia and what-not. The following day just breeds another die-hard.

But i try to keep pace. And in this must-have Ed-treasure I feel like I've just replenished my Maiden chest. This is one of the most phenomenal rockumentaries ever created, and damn if we ever go wrong with Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen.

On board Ed Force One, flown by none other than Bruce Dickinson himself, the band and the crew wrap the entire globe in metal in just 45 days. Highlights still ringin' in my head are the shows in Mexico City, the 'Crying Fan' and Father Iron Maiden. Go check it out now if you don't have this yet, it's a shame to be seeing this a year late but it'll be metal capital crime to totally miss this. Up the Irons!!!