Iron Maiden concert review

 We're going to do things a little differently. I was at a concert over the weekend and I want to talk about it. I had a great time.

The concert was Iron Maiden on their Run for Your Lives Tour, featuring Anthrax and Megadeth at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, home to Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. I was excited, as I had never seen any of these bands. All 3 are metal (and rock, for that matter) royalty. I have heard many songs by these bands, but never seen them live. I didn't know what to expect.

First up was Anthrax. Now, admittedly, I'm not as familiar with Anthrax as I am with the other bands, but I was still excited to see them. They put on a great show, but I wanted to see more. They only played about 7 songs, and they did not play "Antisocial", one of my favorite Anthrax songs. The show was high energy, featuring Scott Ian shredding and hyping up the crowd. Their singer, Joey Belladona, was very good, hitting high notes, and getting the crowd involved. Overall it was good, but it left me wanting more.

Next up was Megadeth. I enjoy Megadeth's music, but I don't like Dave Mustaine as a person. But in their case, I can separate the art from the artist. They did a great job, and Mustaine, who is turning 65 soon, sounded solid for his age. They played many, if not all the songs I wanted to hear from them. I was not disappointed in them at all. Their guitar work was excellent, and the drumming was great. Very high energy and solid show heading into the headliner.

Last but certainly not least, the headliner, Iron Maiden. Arguably one of the greatest and most iconic metal bands in history. They made their dramatic entrance to "Doctor Doctor" and the stadium erupted. Their  set was very high energy, and Bruce Dickinson still sounds good after all these years. He was very energetic and got the crowd very involved. The guitar work was still great too, and the guitarists were swinging their guitars in the air like a windmill. They did an encore afterwards, and still were very energetic, especially for men in their late 60s.

Overall the concert was great. All three bands did such a great job, and I was blown away by the stage production as well (forgot to mention that). I am out of words to describe the show, so I'll end the article here.