Iron Maiden - New Video Online
Iron Maiden have premiered their new video for the opening track of the upcoming album The Final Frontier, to be released next month. The clip for "Satellite 15... The Final Frontier" is actually pretty cool, so check it at this location.
The video was produced by award-winning production company Darkside Animation Films. Darkside's creative team includes animators who've created effects for feature films including "Lost in Space", "Gladiator" and "Black Hawk Down". The script was written by the director of BBC Radio's "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", and the live action was co-ordinated and directed by Nick Scott Studios.
As well as working round the clock to turn out over three months of animation in eight weeks flat, the Darkside team developed entirely new technology to bring to life as never before Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, in his new alien incarnation. A total of 141 shots combined live action with integrated CGI as well as full 3D animation, resulting in a complete running time of five minutes - that's over seven thousand frames, taking up to half an hour to render each frame!
Intriguingly, some of the integral footage was shot at Rendlesham Forest in Southern England, which is associated with The Rendlesham Forest Incident due to a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights and alleged landing of a craft of unknown origin.
More news about the new album here.
The video was produced by award-winning production company Darkside Animation Films. Darkside's creative team includes animators who've created effects for feature films including "Lost in Space", "Gladiator" and "Black Hawk Down". The script was written by the director of BBC Radio's "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", and the live action was co-ordinated and directed by Nick Scott Studios.
As well as working round the clock to turn out over three months of animation in eight weeks flat, the Darkside team developed entirely new technology to bring to life as never before Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, in his new alien incarnation. A total of 141 shots combined live action with integrated CGI as well as full 3D animation, resulting in a complete running time of five minutes - that's over seven thousand frames, taking up to half an hour to render each frame!
Intriguingly, some of the integral footage was shot at Rendlesham Forest in Southern England, which is associated with The Rendlesham Forest Incident due to a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights and alleged landing of a craft of unknown origin.
More news about the new album here.
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094  |
Interesting, although kinda senseless video. i like the song though, nothing too mindblowing but imo something to make me look forward to the album.
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567  |
Fun video... i dunno bout the song though not a big fan of el dorado and this one is prolly only a little better
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| oroboros Posts: 134  |
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| FeskarN Posts: 872  |
Pretty boring song for being Maiden. Hope the rest of the songs are better than this one on the album.
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The song sounds as if it were from Bruce Dickinson's solo era, especially skunkworks. It sounds more hard rock than NWOBHM 
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| CreeperDeath Posts: 32  |
Written by [user id=291] on 13.07.2010 at 21:12 Exactly what I thought... Remind me AC/DC or Scorpion, but with Bruce voice... The end of the video was nice, but still, it's only another video to me... Where is my Age of Innocence sound... Or Alexander the Great... It seems like I've already heard this song before, but not from Maiden... Still have some hope for the rest of the songs
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| neb Posts: 17  |
It's better then el dorado,at least! actually i think i like it I have to hear it again to judge!
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
What an utterly boring song. And damn Bruce's vocals make me cringe and wince nowadays.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Very boring song. El Dorado was much better. I am fearing the worst for the new album now though... The video was okay...the idea was neat, but the execution was a bit dodgy lol
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
Great! this is simply the most interesting metal video recently there was only a load of absolutely dull and empty videos - Solsagan by Finntroll or Equilibrium's Der Ewige Sieg this is finally something!
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435  |
I like the song. The video itself is good... but I dont think it fits very well in a maiden (or any metal) song.
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| Dark Cornatus Powerslave Elite Posts: 4330  |
Well, both the video and song were weak for me. The video is not imaginative enough, it reminds you more of a 5 minute movie rather than an entertaining clip. Eddie barely even resembles a mummy now. I have never associated Eddie as being just a skeleton. The song is not even metal (and not a ballad, so no excuse). It is boring and nothing new. In the last two albums you can really tell how weak Bruce's vocals are now. This song is a great example. Where are the screams etc? I can only hope the rest of the album is better.
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| Got Mayhem? Posts: 767  |
Written by Dark Cornatus on 14.07.2010 at 02:32 When was Eddie a mummy other than the Powerslave days? 
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
Written by Dark Cornatus on 14.07.2010 at 02:32 Maiden stopped being innovative many years ago. All they're doing since Bruce's comeback is recycling the same boring thing over and over ad nauseam. There's nothing to expect from a worn-out old band than the same sleep-inducing crap you already heard a million times. Written by Dark Cornatus on 14.07.2010 at 02:32 Vocals are probably the worst part in Maiden since at least Dance Of Death. Bruce is one of my favorite metal vocalists on Maiden's 80s stuff but I can't stand him at all on the recent stuff. It's just painful to hear.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| sbgmetal Posts: 867  |
Man a lot hating on maiden... dont care for the video but the music was good i liked the riff and solos... couldnt really here harris though...
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| MetalSpider Posts: 1388  |
I thought it was a boring song thats for sure. Hopefully the rest of the album is better!
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689  |
Oh great, the video is alright, and the song too. I don't ask something new from Iron Maiden, it's like asking for something new to Motorhead or AC/DC.
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| Chaosweaver Posts: 29  |
Written by oroboros on 13.07.2010 at 19:44 Preddietor? I agree with most posts here, this song isn't doing a lot for me. Video looks nice, though.
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101  |
Have to watch it, when the job allows it
----  Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| everonn Posts: 41  |
I loved the video and the song. Video is what iron maiden have always done. a bit funny in my opinion..these guys seem to like this style. I also don't care how Eddie looks like..if he is a mummy or a skeleton or else...What do people expect from a metal video i don't know. but i would prefer seeing the band members in it. Both new songs are different than usual Maiden. This is something new and i am happy about it. I agree that they sound like AC/DC or Hard Rockish...which is great for me. and there is nothing bad about sounding hard rock. I think they are performing the songs at top quality and i find the songs catchy and fun to listen to. I am sure the album will be great and i will have wonderful time listening to it.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62022  |
Video totaly sucks, song well somehow maybe 3 albums ago its be good, now I wate till album be out to judge, but somehow its overated ... and vidoe totaly sucks, but probobly most expencice metal video in 2010
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101 |
The video looked nice, but not really something special. A lot better than your average metal video though. The song was pretty "Maiden" but again nothing really interesting...just a solid one.
---- Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284  |
I never thought that I could give a bad opinion about Maiden, but now is the time: this song was so BOOO-RING (say it in the Annoying Orange style, he-heh), and the video was VERY STARCRAFT-ISH, with a Terran against the Zerg Eddie. I'm sorry but my hopes about this album drop down so much with this video and song. El Dorado was better (and this song was not neither at the level of any from No Prayer For The Dying)
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