A brand new documentary charting the five-decade profession of Iron Maiden is coming to cinemas worldwide in Might.
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition is directed by Malcolm Venville and options the band members themselves – in addition to their co-manager Rod Smallwood and well-known followers together with actor Javier Bardem, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D.
It’s set for cinematic launch on Might 7. Tickets go on sale from March 18, and you may discover them right here.
An official synopsis of the documentary reads: “With unprecedented entry to official band archives, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition charts 5 many years of some of the iconic journeys in music historical past. That includes interviews with the band and contributors resembling Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich, and Chuck D, this electrifying movie provides an intimate take a look at their uncompromising imaginative and prescient and unwavering reference to their international military of followers.”
Iron Maiden fashioned in East London in 1975, releasing their debut album 5 years later. Over time, they’ve launched a complete of 17 studio albums – their most up-to-date being 2021’s ‘Senjutsu’ – and carried out virtually 2,500 reside reveals worldwide.
The movie comes because the band proceed their ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour, which is able to embrace the distinctive EddFest celebration in Knebworth Park on July 11. The occasion’s identify is taken from the band’s well-known mascot, Eddie, and comes virtually 20 years after they headlined an earlier iteration of the pageant in Bangalore, India.
The Darkness, The Hu, Airbourne and The Almighty are set to assist, whereas the occasion will embrace the most important Eddie’s Dive Bar ever, in addition to Maiden-themed meals and different specialised stalls. Proceedings will kick off on Friday 10 July for followers with tenting tickets, and you’ll find any remaining tickets right here.
Earlier this week, in the meantime, the steel legends have been introduced to headline the primary day of Louder Than Life pageant in Louisville, Kentucky, in September. They’ll be joined on the rock and steel pageant by the likes of My Chemical Romance, Instrument and Limp Bizkit.
