If you're not a Maiden fan and wouldn't be in for an IM pin, hey, I get it.

But to come in this thread and spout off like you somehow are intimately aware of their fan base or their music or their place in heavy metal history, well then you're just trolling and looking to stir things up.

Watch the documentaries and see how many members of other heavy metal bands go to Maiden shows and talk about the influence they played in them picking up a guitar.

Then go to a live show and ask yourself how many other bands that have been around for nearly 40 years can bring it like they still can.

Okay, too many beers in the sun today is making the words flow.

Don't like Maiden? Totally understand. But to say they don't have fans? Clueless.

Yes, I'm in for an LE a Premium and a Pro. But I'd say late 2014 at the earliest.

I think it was in the Flight 666 documentary that a rabid fan in South America talked about them actually being the only band willing to come to cities in 3rd world countries that other bands would never consider.

Bands like Van Halen make it seem like they're doing fans in Australia a favor by doing a couple shows there, while Maiden travels to out of the way places around the world year after year.

I think the people in those places truly appreciate it and react accordingly.

Up the Irons!

I think Led Zepplin will be the next music pin...then Maiden in 2016. Just a feeling. No inside info. Every time we take my son to visit the folks at Stern, he tells Gary that Iron Maiden should be made. Yeah, I raised him right.

Love the idea somebody had in the other thread that was just bumped saying post-game music should be, "Always look on the bright side of life..."

Up the Irons!

I love stories like this. Here's hoping you get the chance to take a grandson to a Maiden show someday!

I'm really hoping for a world tour after they drop a new album late this year or early next year. My boys are 6 and 8, and I'd love for that to be their first concert. And my youngest is a human air raid siren, like Bruce, and I'm hoping (health permitting) maybe he could meet Bruce someday.

I second that comment. Seen them 5 times now, and they never disappoint.

Most amazing thing to me is the sense of camaraderie among the people who attend the shows. They have such a following that you're bound to meet folks from out of state and out of the country. Everyone is always very friendly.

Most likely new music in 2015 followed by a US tour. Can't wait. Could get new music and a tour from Maiden and ACDC within the next year or so.