From Ultimate Classic Rock.
Iron Maiden’s debut performance in Colombia has inspired a new film, The Night of the Beast.
The concert is regarded as a watershed cultural moment among the country’s fervent metal fanbase. On Feb. 28, 2008, thousands of fans packed Bogota’s Simon Bolivar Park to see the legendary band, with a portion of the performance later featured in the group’s Iron Maiden: Flight 666 documentary.
Variety describes the new movie as “an urban road trip” following two teenagers as they journey to attend the landmark event.
The Night of the Beast marks the feature film directorial debut of Mauricio Leiva-Cock, creator of the Netflix series Green Frontier. The Bogota-born filmmaker saw the project as a chance to shine a light on a seldom seen section of Colombian society. “It’s not the Colombian film that is usually seen through festivals. It doesn’t have the usual norms. It’s not a film about poverty, violence or death,” the director noted. “It’s a film about two teenagers going to a metal concert. Sometimes people don’t see these stories fitting into our narrative, when to me they are as much ours as anyone else’s.”
Several of the band’s songs will be featured in The Night of the Beast, including “Aces High” and “The Trooper.”
For the film, Leiva-Cock was determined to break traditional metalhead stereotypes. “We worked with many metalheads and it’s [a] huge group filled with everything, but especially immensely clever and self-educated people,” the director explained, adding that he was also annoyed by those who suggested the film needed to be more political. “To me it is far more political to talk about how culture, and specifically music, can become this tool against violence, or in this film specifically, the value of friendship — postures that are not intrinsically political, but which have to do with how we behave towards one another.”
The Night of the Beast is currently in in post-production, with release details yet to be announced.
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- Iron Maiden - Death On The Road - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $99.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 27, 2025 at 12:30 am
IRON MAIDEN Death On The Road (2005 UK limited edition 16-track double Picture Disc LP featuring a recording of their live performance on 24th November 2003, at Westfalenhalle Arena in Dortmund, Germany during the Dance of Death European Tour. Housed in a hype-stickered gatefold picture with inners that feature a dark Eddie design. Please note that this issue has an EMI logo on the back of the sleeve and the labels, the reissue has Parlophone. The cover displays minimal wearand discs show little signs of play)
- Iron Maiden - En Vivo! - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $99.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 27, 2025 at 12:30 am
IRON MAIDEN En Vivo! (2012 UK limited edition 17-track double Picture Disc LP which was recorded on the 10th April 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago during the Round The World In 66 Days legof 'The Final Frontier' World Tour, capturing a magnificent performance by the band, ardently embraced by the legendary Latino passion and energy of their Chilean fans. With spectacular stage backdrops, dynamic musicianship and a literally jaw-dropping appearance by Eddie, this live show encapsulates to perfection the heart and soul of band. The gatefold picture sleeve has the tour dates printed across the inside and comes with its picture / lyric printed inners. Apart from a slight scuff on the top edge, the sleeve has minimal wear ans the discs remain in a 'near mint' condition)
- Iron Maiden - Death On The Road - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $99.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2025 10:51)on April 27, 2025 at 12:30 am
IRON MAIDEN Death On The Road (2005 UK limited edition 16-track double Picture Disc LP featuring a recording of their live performance on 24th November 2003, at Westfalenhalle Arena in Dortmund, Germany during the Dance of Death European Tour. Housed in a hype-stickered gatefold picture with inners that feature a dark Eddie design. Please note that this issue has an EMI logo on the back of the sleeve and the labels, the reissue has Parlophone. The cover displays minimal wearand discs show little signs of play)
- Iron Maiden - Flight 666 - UK - picture disc LP - £65.00, $86.45, €76.05 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2025 10:56)on April 27, 2025 at 12:30 am
IRON MAIDEN Flight 666 (2009 UK limited edition 17-track double Picture Disc LP - Recorded during the historic 'Somewhere Back In Time World' tour during February & March of 2008, considered to be the most ambitious and adventurous tourin rock history. Featuring seventeen songs each recorded at a different venue from the tour including Aces High, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, and more. The two discs look barely played issued in the hype-stickered gatefold picture sleeve which displays the fantastic Derek Riggs artwork [his last for the band] across the inner spread with the picture / credit printed inners)
- Iron Maiden - En Vivo! - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $99.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2025 10:59)on April 27, 2025 at 12:30 am
IRON MAIDEN En Vivo! (2012 UK limited edition 17-track double Picture Disc LP which was recorded on the 10th April 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago during the Round The World In 66 Days legof 'The Final Frontier' World Tour, capturing a magnificent performance by the band, ardently embraced by the legendary Latino passion and energy of their Chilean fans. With spectacular stage backdrops, dynamic musicianship and a literally jaw-dropping appearance by Eddie, this live show encapsulates to perfection the heart and soul of band. The gatefold picture sleeve has the tour dates printed across the inside and comes with its picture / lyric printed inners. Apart from a slight scuff on the top edge, the sleeve has minimal wear ans the discs remain in a 'near mint' condition)
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