History Awesome / IronMaiden

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhBnW7bZHEE The music video accompanying "The Writing on the Wall"]]: 5 Versions of Eddie (one with a tomahawk for Number of the beast, a pharaoh vomitting locusts for Powerslave, the cyborg from Somewhere in Time, one wielding a scythe for Dance of Death, and the final one revealed to be the samurai from Senjutsu) crashing a ''Film/MadMax'' version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belshazzar's_feast Belshazzar's feast]]. The sight of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samurai Eddie taking on]] [[MemeticMutation Handsome]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] has to be seen to be believed.

* The music video accompanying The Writing on the Wall: 5 Versions of Eddie (one with a tomahawk for Number of the beast, a pharaoh vomitting locusts for Powerslave, the cyborg from Somewhere in Time, one wielding a scythe for Dance of Death, and the final one revealed to be the samurai from Senjutsu) crashing a [[Film/MadMax Mad Max]] version of belshazzar's feast. The sight of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samurai Eddie taking on]] [[MemeticMutation Handsome]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] has to be seen to be believed.

** And a similar thing happened in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrqXMYWQBdg Gothenburg]]. In fact, Bruce gets so taken aback in he video that he jokingly tells the crowd "Your turn! ...not yet."

* The music video accompanying The Writing on the Wall: 5 Versions of Eddie (one with a tomahawk for Number of the beast, a pharaoh vomitting locusts for Powerslave, the cyborg from Somewhere in Time, one wielding a scythe for Dance of Death, and the final one revealed to be the samurai from Senjutsu) crashing a [[Film/MadMax Mad Max]] version of belshazzar's feast. The sight of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samurai Eddie taking on]] [[MemeticMutation Handsome]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] has to be seen to be believed.

* The music video accompanying The Writing on the Wall: 5 Versions of Eddie (one with a tomahawk for Number of the beast, a pharaoh vomitting locusts for Powerslave, the cyborg from Somewhere in Time one wielding a scythe for Dance of Death, and the final one revealed to be the samurai from Senjutsu) crashing a [[Film/MadMax Mad Max]] version of belshazzar's feast. The sight of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samurai Eddie taking on]] [[MemeticMutation Handsome]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] has to be seen to be believed.

* The music video accompanying The Writing on the Wall: 5 Versions of Eddie (one with a tomahawk for Number of the beast, a pharaoh vomitting locusts for Powerslave, the cyborg from Somewhere in Time)one wielding a scythe for Dance of Death, and the final one revealed to be the samurai from Senjutsu) crashing a [[Film/MadMax Mad Max]] version of belshazzar's feast. The sight of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samurai Eddie taking on]] [[MemeticMutation Handsome]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] has to be seen to be believed.

* The [[https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/3/8/5/2385.jpg?2700 cover art]] for the "Run to the Hills" single features Eddie [[CoolVersusAwesome fighting Satan]] [[AnAxeToGrind with a tomahawk]], in Hell, surrounded by an entire army of demons. ''Nothing'' could possibly be more metal than that.

* At a concert in Luxembourg in 2014, Bruce noticed a kid being beaten up at the front of the stage. Bruce then proceeded to give the attacker [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a full-on angry calling out]], to massive applause. The epic starts at [[http://youtu.be/9EwJv3OK1Ys 2:20.]] the lesson? Treat people in the pit with respect, or Bruce will go all PapaWolf on your ass-

* "The Red and the Black" is a typically awesome Maiden tune, full of catchy riffs and hooks and a singalong chorus that is guaranteed to get the audience going when performed live. Well, the gig on 8th June 2016, in Arnhem, Holland, had a crowd who made not just the chorus a singalong, but ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2l6ojCzlpk the whole song]]''.

* At their concert in Milan in 2013, during Aces High, Nicko hit the snare drum way too hard thus breaking it. Instead of having the band stop the song, he played the snare parts on his lower tom until a roadie took the broken snare and put a new snare in its place. Watch the awesomeness [[https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=iron%20maiden%20aceshigh%20milan&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDQQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9TVMboGBNj4&ei=orYRUva6J8qQyAHVsIEw&usg=AFQjCNGv_xuwc24MdP-vWJuRsNB1y0Hxcg&sig2=B_ds_pIJI6ttfX_mV3USIQ&bvm=bv.50768961,d.aWc here.]]

* In 2006, at the Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) gig of the A Matter of Life and Death World tour, some dumbass thought it would be a good idea to bring a sign that read "Play Classics!" for a tour where Maiden would play the eponymous album. During "For the Greater Good of God", Bruce finally noticed the dickhead with the sign and tore it apart. While on the bootleg all you can see is Bruce having the dick hand him the sign, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGo0rHO_dN0 this video]] allows you to see the badassery from the front row.

** Bruce would then introduce The Evil That Men Do by saying, "The evil that men do lives on... But the good is often turned with their bones... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and so is the snare drum.]]"

* Four words: '''The Book of Souls'''. Two disks of concentrated awesome, containing ''three'' 10 min+ epics, such as "Empire of the Clouds", their longest song ''ever''.

* "Empire of the Clouds". Iron Maiden's first ever song that is close to 20 minutes, with some of the most utterly epic guitar riffs ever seen to date, and a truly chilling finale that perfectly shows the tragedy of the R101 Airship disaster. All written entirely by Bruce Dickinson ''on a piano''. And Dickinson said "he isn't very good at playing the piano". Holy shit.

** Bruce would then introduce The Evil That Men Do by saying, "The evil that men do lives on... But the good is often turned with their bones... [[CrowningMomentOfFunny and so is the snare drum.]]"

** Taking it a step further, the song gained 3 million YouTube views in ''2 days''.

* The [[http://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/3/8/5/2385.jpg?2700 cover]] for the single of "Run To The Hills". Eddie fighting Satan on a giant fiery rock. In Hell. With a tomahawk. Surrounded by an entire army of demons. Nothing could possibly be more metal.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq9c78qsExU Bruce flying a replica]] of Manfred von Richthofen's (as in ''the'' RedBaron) [[CoolPlane Fokker Dr.I]] in a WWII reenactment staged as an intro to their show at Sonisphere 2014 (while the footage is backed by "Paschendale"). There are no words.

* The MetalScream from "The Number of the Beast." It's so good that Bruce has ''never'' been able to replicate it since doing it for the first time, he can only come close to replicating it.

* In Seville on 14 July 2016, Bruce started ranting against the promoter for setting up a VIP pit in front of the stage, a custom that is increasingly common in concerts. But in Bruce's opinion "having to pay extra money to be here in front with us is bullshit". And he finished with "Fuck the promoter!" Yeah, this band IS fan-friendly.

* The [[http://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/3/8/5/2385.jpg?2700 cover]] for the single of "Run To The Hills". Eddie fighting Satan on a rock, in hell, surrounded by demons. Nothing could possibly be more metal.

* "Empire of the Clouds". Iron Maiden's first ever song that is close to 20 mintues. All written entirely by Bruce Dickinson ''on a piano''. And Dickinson said "he isn't very good at playing the piano". Holy shit.

** And a similar thing happened in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrqXMYWQBdg Gothenburg]]. In fact, Bruce gets so taken aback in he video that he jokingly tells the crowd "Your turn! ...not yet."

* At a concert in Luxembourg in 2014, Bruce noticed a kid being beaten up at the front of the stage. Bruce then proceeded to give the attacker a full-on angry calling out, concluding with, "Everybody is cool here, except you!!!". The epic starts at [[http://youtu.be/9EwJv3OK1Ys 2:20.]] the lesson? Treat people in the pit with respect, or Bruce will go all PapaWolf on your ass.

** The scream of "Rain!", in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is pretty impressive as well.

** Bruce would then introduce The Evil That Men Do by saying, "The evil that men do lives on... But the good is often turned with their bones... [[CrowningMomentOfFunny and so is the snare drum.]]

** And a similar thing happened in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrqXMYWQBdg Gothenburg]]. In fact, Bruce gets so taken aback in he video that he jokingly tells the crowd "You're turn! ...not yet."

* "The Red and the Black" is a typically awesome Maiden tune, full of catchy riffs and hooks and a singalong chorus that is guaranteed to get the audience going when performed live. Well, the gig on 8th June 2016, in Arnhem, Holland, had a crowd who made not just the chorus a singalong, but ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2l6ojCzlpk the whole song]]''.