wikipedia's featured article for today: IRON MAIDEN

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden_(band)

 

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Also on the Piece of Mind album, renowned author Frank Herbert came into conflict with the band when they wanted to record a song named after the book Dune. Not only did Herbert refuse to allow the song to be called "Dune", he also refused to allow a spoken quotation from the book to appear as the track's intro. Bass player Steve Harris' polite request was met with a stern reply from the agent: "No. Because Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden". This statement was backed up with a legal threat, and eventually the song was renamed To Tame A Land and released in 1983.

 

[rachmiel]

FRANK HERBERT HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!!!!!!!!
ps. someone should tell his kid about KWISATZ HADERACH, HARKONEN, etc etc

 

[Baliset]

if frank herbert didn't like rock bands then how did Toto end up doing the soundtrack to the movie?

 

[FalseTodd]

Well I'd also have to wonder how involved he was with the picture itself - given it's simplification of the ideas of the books

 

[Baliset]

does this mean i can't use the name baliset anymore?

 

[Josh Seipp]

This album was a world-wide success providing definitive songs such as The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills and Hallowed Be Thy Name.

definitely songs!

 

[Josh Seipp]

oops, I read that wrong

 

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providing def songs like

 

[Helm]

European power metal

It all started in the early 1980s with the German band Accept, who developed a new style of heavy metal by mixing Judas Priest-like riffs and AC/DC-style vocals with new elements taken from German folk and classical musical.

 

[Baliset]

i'm not sure i agree with that

 

[azal]

I don't think I've ever listened to German folk music and I'm kinda happy about that.

 

[Helm]

dudes, CLASSICAL MUSICAL!

I don't care to debate the origins of power metal at all. But CLASSICAL MUSICAL