00:04What an amazing thing this is.
00:09You're not a maiden fan, you're part of one family my friends.
00:18Gods of metal.
00:21We were playing locally around East London.
00:23It started to snowball for us.
00:27We were picking up fans the first gigs we did.
00:29Whenever I see a maiden shirt out in the wild.
00:32Throw you the horns.
00:37Any long career is going to have ups and downs,
00:40and you just kind of ride with it.
00:43Steve had this vision.
00:45If you interfered with that vision,
00:46you were not going to stay with this band.
00:49Gordiano was the first singer of the band.
00:51But he wasn't really looking after himself.
00:55Hello there. That's right, this is Bruce.
00:58Bruce was just a piece of the puzzle.
01:01It's like you're watching Broadway.
01:04Think of a more recognizable mascot than Eddie and Iron Maiden.
01:10It just kept getting bigger.
01:13We didn't realize just what I told it would take.
01:17A bruising few years.
01:20No more!
01:22We've got to go outside and have a fist fight.
01:24I thought of packing it in completely.
01:27Bruce in his box.
01:29The press were saying, Maiden are dead.
01:34We have grunge.
01:35Next year they are, I've got throat cancer.
01:37It's my brother.
01:38He could die.
01:41We were just up against it.
01:43And I like that.
01:44That's a challenge.
01:47It was always about the fans.
01:51Just with your fruit, fruit and fruit.
01:53Iron Maiden!
01:54Iron Maiden!
01:56Iron Maiden!
01:57This group created its own universe.
02:00They belong together.
02:03Iron Maiden hit rock bottom in order to become the greatest band in the world.
02:08A second time.
02:09Six, six, six.
02:11The love of a beast.
02:14Hell and fire.
02:16Was yours to be.
02:20We are all blood brothers!
