Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden have sold more than 50 million records over the course of their long, prolific career. ROCK IN RIO is a live performance by the band, filmed at the famed annual festival in Brazil, at which the top rock stars in the world strut their stuff every year. The Maiden perform 18 songs here, at the 2001 festival, including "The Wicker Man," "Wrathchild," and "The Clansman."
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A souvenir from the 2001 Rock in Rio festival, this set proves that Iron Maiden not only are among the elite heavy-metal purveyors of all time but can still shred onstage with the best of them. The British sextet holds its audience of a quarter-million in thrall for two hours, opening with a pummeling "Wicker Man" and wending its way through nearly three decades of hard-rocking tales of the mythic and supernatural: "The Mercenary," "The Trooper," "The Evil That Men Do," "The Number of the Beast," and ending with the ubiquitous "Run for the Hills." Concert footage was edited by bassist Steve Harris; obviously attuned to his band's rhythms, he ensures the visuals are as in-your-face as the music. A second disc spends 50 minutes showing band members doing non-rock & roll things offstage, like vocalist Bruce Dickinson's predilection for fencing and flying planes. A short "Day in the Life" featurette, brief group interviews, and the band's photographer Ross Halfin's photo diary round out the bonus disc. --Kevin Filipski
From the Back Cover Rock in Rio Festival 2001--Iron Maiden headlines one of the biggest shows on Earth to a massive sell-out 250,000 crowd and a global TV audience of millions. The explosive two-hour set, shot using 18 cameras and edited by Steve Harris, is Maiden at its best, performing their biggest show ever on the final date of their Brave New World tour. This double DVD captures the band's energy and massive stage production with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and full-rate DTS Surround tracks to take you to the front row. In-depth personal interviews with each band member and a documentary showing "A Day in the Life" of what it's like to be a part of Iron Maiden makes this, their first ever DVD release, the best record to date of one of the world's premiere rock bands. 125 minutes plus 50 minutes of bonus features.
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