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 - The Trooper - UK - CD single - £15.00, $18.75, €18.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 14, 2025 at 2:40 pm
IRON MAIDEN The Trooper (2005 issue UK 5-track enhanced Picture Disc CD single including Original Version, live recordings from 2003 & 2005 plus original & live footage CD-Rom Videos, housed in an album style jewel case with picture sleeve insert CDEM662)
- Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams - P/S - Paper label - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.75, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Feb-2025 14:10)on February 14, 2025 at 2:40 pm
IRON MAIDEN Infinite Dreams (1989 UK 7" vinyl single with black & silver printed label, also including Killers with both songs recorded on the 27/28th November 1988 at the Birmingham NEC. The glossy picture sleeve has some minor wear whilst the vinyl is in 'near as new' condition with very little signs of play EM117)
- Iron Maiden - Killers - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $56.25, €54.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Feb-2025 17:01)on February 14, 2025 at 2:40 pm
IRON MAIDEN Killers (1981 UK first issue 10-track LP with A1/B1 matrices & 'Eddie' picture labels, the essential second studio album & first to feature the brilliant Adrian Smith, also the last to feature vocalist Paul Di'Anno. Includes the classics Wrathchild, Killers & Prodigal Son. The picture sleeve displays some minor wear mostly to the edges, and the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with just the odd faint sign of play EMC3357)
- Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.75, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Feb-2025 17:08)on February 14, 2025 at 2:40 pm
IRON MAIDEN Somewhere In Time (1986 UK 8-track LP, including the classic singles Wasted Years & Heaven Can Wait, housed in the glossy picture sleeve with the DMM logo on the back, bottom left complete with the illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with just a few faint paper marks & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd minor cosmetic hairline not affecting play EMC3512)
- Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.75, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Feb-2025 18:00)on February 14, 2025 at 2:40 pm
IRON MAIDEN Somewhere In Time (1986 UK 8-track LP, including the classic singles Wasted Years & Heaven Can Wait, housed in the glossy picture sleeve with the DMM logo on the back, bottom left complete with the illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with just a few faint paper marks & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd minor cosmetic hairline not affecting play EMC3512)
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