I was raised on metal. I saw the genre develop into what it was today, and though it is now but a shadow of it's former self, it still has much of the same style that made it great back in the day. My earliest memories of metal are of epic stories of horror and high fantasy with long haired dueling guitarists in tight pants and high tops, and nowhere was this closer to the truth than in the music of Iron Maiden, an undisputed classic of British heavy metal. They went through a series of member changes, losing much of their appeal when the bands iconic singer Bruce Dickinson left in 1993. However, just like almost all other "legendary" bands of that era, they have since reunited with their classic lineup (1999) and gone on to release a string of albums that continue the good name of Maiden.
It has often been joked by me and my friends that every song (every song, whether sung by Maiden or not) has a "run around part." That's the part of the song where, if it were Bruce Dickinson performing, he would stop singing and run around the stage, climbing up ladders, jumping from catwalks above the set, and flashing outrageous metal poses at the crowd while a giant Eddie Mummy or Dragon or Demon or whatever shot fire out over the sea of fans. To illustrate the authority with which he runs around, I've decided to post a video which is nothing but Bruce running.... Different World, from the 2006 release "A Matter of Life and Death"
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