IRON MAIDEN: 'Flight 666' To Be Released On Blu-Ray, DVD

"Iron Maiden: Flight 666", the feature-length documentary film which follows the IRON MAIDEN bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008, will be released on extended Blu-ray and DVD formats, alongside a double-CD soundtrack album and limited edition double-vinyl picture disc. It will be available Monday, May 25 on EMI Records in Europe, and Tuesday, June 9 on EMI Records Canada and UMe in the USA.

For "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", IRON MAIDEN was accompanied everywhere by award-winning documentary makers Banger Productions from Toronto in Canada, who have received international critical acclaim for their previous movies "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and recently "Global Metal". Producer/presenter Sam Dunn and his team bring an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of this remarkable journey, with a close look at the logistics involved and following Team Maiden in the cockpit, on the plane and on and offstage, getting to the heart of this global adventure of a band that has very rarely even let cameras backstage before.

Shot in high definition and with superb 5.1 surround sound, mixed by the band's producer Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, "Flight 666" brings to the screen all the drama, excitement and hysteria that followed the band around the world every time Ed Force One (the band's plane) touched down in a new country. The film documents the intensity of the punishing show schedules, the struggle with the time zones, the pressures of ensuring that every performance matched the energy of the many thousands of ecstatic and expectant fans from many cultural backgrounds, unusual angles from the spectacular shows... and, of course, the fun had on the way!

A special international "Iron Maiden Day" is being planned for April 21 with simultaneous showings of "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" in selected digital cinemas around the world.

As a very special bonus for the fans, MAIDEN has included a second disc of the entire set from the 2008 segment of this tour with the DVD (and as a long-play Blu-ray). Sixteen songs from sixteen different cities in eleven countries around the world, for the first time ever encompassing such varied places and cultures in one concert. (See full track listing below). In addition to a standard double DVD, EMI will release a special souvenir limited-edition deluxe DVD with 30-page booklet. The soundtrack audio version of the live show will be available on two CDs, as a limited-edition vinyl set with two picture discs, and a digital download especially for those fans who do not have DVD access or just want to enjoy the show as a great live album. All are lavishly packaged as an ultimate memento of a tour to remember!

To recognize the global phenomenon of MAIDEN, the Blu-ray/DVD are also subtitled in Hindi, Japanese, Dutch, German, Spanish, Brazilian, French, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish.

Comments band manager Rod Smallwood; "It's been a mammoth undertaking. From the first twinkle in Bruce's eye it's taken about three years to put band, crew and equipment in a giant flying 'splitter bus', to go through all the long and tiresome prep and safety regulations and planning, to the actual filming and of the tour itself, through to post production and right up to putting together all these items in the very best quality possible for our fans."

"It's great that with Maiden Day on Tuesday April 21, we can give our fans the opportunity of seeing this digitally on big screen in Hi Def with the full-on 5.1 sound experience with other fans around them. It was also very rewarding that it has won the prestigious SXSW Film Festival Award for Best Music Documentary.

"The 'Somewhere Back in Time Tour' reached almost 2 million fans in 39 countries and, if there is one thing l know from managing MAIDEN all these years, it's that our fans are not happy to wait too long, so we are delighted that EMI (Ume USA) are rush-releasing the DVD. This closes the chapter on an absolutely brilliant experience delving into the past for the band, myself and my team, the crew and hopefully all of you fans out there. After the summer and some deserved time off, we will concentrate on the 'new,' with the band starting to put together material for a brand new studio album due sometime later in 2010. And, of course, after that we will look forward to seeing all our fans again!!"

The film "Flight 666" is being released in the following manner:

* Long-play Blu-ray with "Flight 666: The Film" and "Flight 666: The Concert" (215 minutes)

* Double DVD

- Disc One: "Flight 666: The Film" (112 minutes)
- Disc Two: "Flight 666: The Concert" (104 minutes)

* Plus limited-edition deluxe double DVD of the above with special packaging and 30-page booklet

* "Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack" album - Double CD*

* "Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack" album - Limited Edition Double Vinyl Picture Disc

Full track listing for the bonus concert footage on DVD and Blu-ray, plus the double Live Soundtrack CD

CD 1:

01. Aces High
Bandra Kurla Complex/Mumbai, India
February 1, 2008
02. 2 Minutes To Midnight
Rod Laver Arena/Melbourne, Australia
February 7, 2008
03. Revelations
Acer Arena/Sydney, Australia
February 9, 2008
04. The Trooper
Makuhari Messe/Tokyo, Japan
February 16, 2008
05. Wasted Years
Arena Monterrey/Monterrey, Mexico
February 22, 2008
06. The Number Of The Beast
The Forum/Los Angeles, USA
February 19, 2008
07. Can I Play With Madness
Foro Sol/Mexico City, Mexico
February 24, 2008
08. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Izod Center/New Jersey, USA
March 14, 2008

CD 2:

01. Powerslave
Saprissa Stadium/San Jose, Costa Rica
February 26, 2008
02. Heaven Can Wait
Palmeiras Stadium/Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 2, 2008
03. Run To The Hills
Simon Bolivar Park/Bogota, Colombia
February 28, 2008
04. Fear Of The Dark
Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium/Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 7, 2008
05. Iron Maiden
Pista Atletica/Santiago, Chile
March 9, 2008
06. Moonchild
Coliseo de Puerto Rico/San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 12, 2008
07. The Clairvoyant
Pedreira Paulo Leminski/Curitiba, Brazil
March 4, 2008
08. Hallowed Be Thy Name
Air Canada Centre/Toronto, Canada
March 16, 2008

Blu-Ray and CD for me!!!

Phoenix Reign - RIME is from the IZOD show!!!!

I wonder if the Chinese guys that sell DVD'S from the recent movies on theater will have a copy of this one?

Heck yeah! Count me in for copies of the CDs and DVDs!

I can't believe they are going to release this so soon on DVD. BTW I heard Sam Nunn was working on Rush Doc, has anyone else heard this?

manny wrote:

I can't believe they are going to release this so soon on DVD. BTW I heard Sam Nunn was working on Rush Doc, has anyone else heard this?

It is a quick release!!! But, I am glad about it - they probably want to capitalize on people still excited about the recent shows.

He's doing a rush doc? cool!

thejokeriv wrote:

manny wrote:

I can't believe they are going to release this so soon on DVD. BTW I heard Sam Nunn was working on Rush Doc, has anyone else heard this?

It is a quick release!!! But, I am glad about it - they probably want to capitalize on people still excited about the recent shows.

He's doing a rush doc? cool!

I am not sure I thought I had read that or heard a DJ state this, but I could be mistaken. I have not found any info confirming this.

It'll be cool to see the documentary DVD, but is the live/compilation companion CD really necessary?

It's cool that it won the SXSW film award, I wasn't able to catch the screening because I was too busy staggering blind drunk from bar to bar that night....

Fat Freddy wrote:

It'll be cool to see the documentary DVD, but is the live/compilation companion CD really necessary?

Heck yeah!!! I want them!!! Especially since Rime Of The Ancient Mariner from the Izod show last year in on the 2nd DVD/CD and I was at that show!

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

It'll be cool to see the documentary DVD, but is the live/compilation companion CD really necessary?

Heck yeah!!! I want them!!! Especially since Rime Of The Ancient Mariner from the Izod show last year in on the 2nd DVD/CD and I was at that show!

Understood, if I were at one of the gigs on the CD then I'd probably want it too. Otherwise, there are already so many live Maiden albums available that we need another one about as much as I need a fatter ass.

What we need is an Iron Maiden live CD that doesn't repeat the exact same song list over and over and over and over.

Pull out some tracks like Gangland, Children Of The Damned, The Prisoner, Still Life, Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Sea Of Madness, The Clairvoyant...plus some old Dianno era material like Drifter, Innocent Exile, Remember Tomorrow...

I'm with Freddy. Another live Maiden cd? Plu-eeeeze!

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I'm with Freddy. Another live Maiden cd? Plu-eeeeze!

Iron Maiden have nothing on Deep Purple, Deep Purple in order to beat the bootleggers in the 90's started releasing tons of live albums from their various line ups (expect the Rod Evans version).

I don't mind the live disc seeing as I totally missed the last tour (they totally bipassed the Dallas, Ft. Worth area ). It is to be noted that at least 5 songs on this one have not been on a live disc in a long time or not at all (discounting bootlegs).

detuned wrote:

What we need is an Iron Maiden live CD that doesn't repeat the exact same song list over and over and over and over.

Pull out some tracks like Gangland, Children Of The Damned, The Prisoner, Still Life, Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Sea Of Madness, The Clairvoyant...plus some old Dianno era material like Drifter, Innocent Exile, Remember Tomorrow...

The Clairvoyant is on this CD, along with Moonchild!!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

detuned wrote:

What we need is an Iron Maiden live CD that doesn't repeat the exact same song list over and over and over and over.

Pull out some tracks like Gangland, Children Of The Damned, The Prisoner, Still Life, Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Sea Of Madness, The Clairvoyant...plus some old Dianno era material like Drifter, Innocent Exile, Remember Tomorrow...

The Clairvoyant is on this CD, along with Moonchild!!!!!

Okay, I missed that one. You get the idea though.

detuned wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

detuned wrote:

What we need is an Iron Maiden live CD that doesn't repeat the exact same song list over and over and over and over.

Pull out some tracks like Gangland, Children Of The Damned, The Prisoner, Still Life, Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Sea Of Madness, The Clairvoyant...plus some old Dianno era material like Drifter, Innocent Exile, Remember Tomorrow...

The Clairvoyant is on this CD, along with Moonchild!!!!!

Okay, I missed that one. You get the idea though.

Yes, I get the idea - the thing I like about this CD is that even most of older songs now have 3 guitarist playing (aside from Iron Maiden, RUn To The hIlls, Number Of The Beast, Hallowed, fear of the dark)

So - they way I look at it, a collection of old songs with all 3 amigos - Aces, Revelations, wasted years, rime, powerslave, heaven can wait, moonchild, clairvoyant

So, 6 songs not released on a live CD with 3 guitarists yet.....

But I know what you mean, would love it if they put Phantom Of The Opera and Children Of The Damned on the CD as a bonus, since they played those on the third leg (along with wrath child, evil that men do, sanctuary which are on other recent live releases)

On February 8th, 2008, British heavy rock legends Iron Maiden embarked on the most ambitious and adventurous tour in rock history. For the first time ever the band gave full access to a film crew to document their journey and this resulted in the critically acclaimed, full-length documentary film, "Iron Maiden: Flight 666." Winner of the SXSW festival award for "Best Music Documentary," the movie takes you along as part of the Maiden team on the first leg of the band's historic Somewhere Back In Time World Tour, with access-all-area passes guaranteed.
Shot in spectacular high definition with thunderous 5.1 Surround Sound, the film will be touching down exclusively on Saturday, June 6th, (6-6) on VH1 Classic and Palladia — MTV Networks' high-definition music channel at 9 p.m. and VH1 at 12 midnight.
Circumnavigating around the globe and five continents in just 45 days, the band flew in a specially customized Boeing 757 airliner, piloted by lead singer Bruce Dickinson. With the entire touring crew and 12 tons of music and stage equipment on board, Astraeus airline captain Dickinson and his air crew flew 50,000 miles, taking in 23 sold-out stadium and arena shows across Asia, Australia and North, Central and South America, performing to almost half a million fans in the process.
Comments Dickinson: "Having what is basically a flying 'splitter bus' with all our gear and crew on board allowed us to undertake a touring schedule the likes of which has never been attempted before. By being independent of flight and freight connections and schedules we could literally go where we wanted when we wanted. And so we did. It was quite a journey, exhausting at times with jet lag taking its toll, but our fans everywhere were magnificent which made all the effort and planning and time well worthwhile. It really was a unique experience until, that is, we did it again earlier this year."
The plane was christened "Ed Force One" by their fans, after Iron Maiden mascot Eddie, a perennial fixture in the band's album cover art as well as in their live shows.
"Iron Maiden: Flight 666" is an inspirational account of the chaotic and often humorous world of a band touring the four corners of the world, giving a behind-the-scenes look at what happens on and off stage. Delivering some of the most spectacular live footage ever seen of the band, "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" takes viewers from Mumbai to Santiago, L.A. to Sydney, Tokyo to São Paolo and many major cities between. Through drama, excitement and fan pandemonium, the film is an honest and revealing portrait of one of the world's most successful rock bands.
"Iron Maiden: Flight 666" is the newest film in the Emmy Award-winning VH1 Rock Doc franchise. VH1 Rock Docs are feature-length documentaries that tell unique stories of artists and music from a wide range of genres, styles, and musical perspectives.
"Iron Maiden: Flight 666" was produced and directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn for Banger Productions (who also made the award-winning "Metal: A Headbangers Journey" and "Global Metal"). Victoria Hirst acted as co-producer with Rod Smallwood, Stefan Demetriou and Andy Taylor serving as executive producers.

Sweet!!! I will be watching on Palladia!!!! Then buying on Tuesday!!!!

I'll be picking up a copy of the this!

If you're feeling froggy, VH1 Classic is debuting this movie tonite at 9pm eastern time.

Crap I missed the first hour! Im watching the last hour and a half.

It's kicking ass, IMO. I didn't realize they have a live album coming out Tuesday because of this release.

yea the dvd and cd im picking up both. i went out to get a mcflurry so now i missed another 10 minutes haha