Iron Maiden Brand Norway Killer An 'A--hole'

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson branded the Norway killer an "a--hole" on stage in London last Friday.

They were on stage at the O2 Arena when Bruce gave a speech about how Maiden fans are united, no matter where they're from or who they are - unless they're an evil extremist.

"There's something [in our music and message] that unites people, and it doesn't matter what color they are or what religion they are, or whether they are male or female or somewhere in between."

"We were in Belfast the other night [where you hear] all the bullsh-t about Protestant, Catholic, this and that and the other. And I just said, 'Look, this is a safe house, this is our house, this is Maiden's house, everybody's f--king welcome and we don't turn anybody away, no matter who they are."

"Except maybe... We were in Oslo the other week [where] the most recent, bullsh-t, appalling atrocity wasn't committed by a Muslim, it was committed by somebody who called themselves a Christian - the a--hole over there, really. Unbelievable."

Thanks to Blabbermouth for the report. See below for fan footage of Bruce's speech, and for the band's London set-list.

01. Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
02. El Dorado
03. 2 Minutes To Midnight
04. The Talisman
05. Coming Home
06. Dance Of Death
07. The Trooper
08. The Wicker Man
09. Blood Brothers
10. When The Wild Wind Blows
11. The Evil That Men Do
12. Fear Of The Dark
13. Iron Maiden

Encore:

14. The Number of the Beast
15. Hallowed Be Thy Name
16. Running Free

Comments

[nargoth]

I think we all put metal as our religion on the census lol

[Simsimius]

Woo I was there!

[Koopa90]

Census 2011, Religion: Heavy Metal
Yup, I did that too.

[SlaveToThePower]

I guess that makes sense. It's not like they named one of their albums "Killers" or named the group after a torture device.

True story though Bruce.

[captainperoxide]

SlaveToThePower wrote:

I guess that makes sense. It's not like they named one of their albums "Killers" or named the group after a torture device.

Yeah, cause the band actually kills and tortures people. What do the album names have to do with anything?

[marvelboy03]

you tell em bruce

[Alucard_Nos4atu]

Census 2011....Heavy Metal Jedi!

[carcass_prowler]

alistairk2003 :
Iron Gayden

that was totally funny, and i giggled quite a bit, but shame on you

[Oixord]

SlaveToThePower wrote:

I guess that makes sense. It's not like they named one of their albums "Killers" or named the group after a torture device.

True story though Bruce.

Using the word 'Killer' isn't the same as committing a murder

[Mobby32]

no run to the hills?

[Jesus_Dean]

I think Morrissey and "Eddie" need to fight it out on the stage.

[georgebushguy79]

Tell them what's what Bruce.

[InFlamesForLife]

Just an "A--Hole"? More like "f**king d**kheaded extremist c**t f**king murderous little s**tbag peice of scum".

[alistairk2003]

carcass_prowler wrote:

alistairk2003 :
Iron Gayden

that was totally funny, and i giggled quite a bit, but shame on you

Yea..well I got spammed and screwed by 'the man'..I apologize to all Maiden fans, they are pioneers. Good on them for being vocal on this issue

[Jøhnny]

SlaveToThePower wrote:

I guess that makes sense. It's not like they named one of their albums "Killers" or named the group after a torture device.

True story though Bruce.

Please, tell me you're just a bad troll... You can't really be that stupid.

[mat hazelwood]

in other news, the sky is blue

[alistairk2003]

mat hazelwood wrote:

in other news, the sky is blue

The sky is falling too, so are the world's financial markets

[bornIIhula]

Jøhnny wrote:

SlaveToThePower wrote:

I guess that makes sense. It's not like they named one of their albums "Killers" or named the group after a torture device.

True story though Bruce.

Please, tell me you're just a bad troll... You can't really be that stupid.

No, but you can! XD

[metalhed0294]

male or female or somewhere in between

Between a male and female? Is that what he meant?

[xevious1]

"or whether they are male or female or somewhere in between"

I'm pretty sure you're either one or the other.

[hriday_hazarika]

xevious1 wrote:

"or whether they are male or female or somewhere in between"

I'm pretty sure you're either one or the other.

Not necessarily.

[Manmountain]

Well done Ultimate Guitar. This is worth noting. Who gives a shit if Bruce Dickinson thinks the Norwegian murder is an arsehole? Anyone who thinks the ****er was sick does.

[K33nbl4d3]

Except maybe... We were in Oslo the other week [where] the most recent, bullsh-t, appalling atrocity wasn't committed by a Muslim, it was committed by somebody who called themselves a Christian - the a--hole over there, really. Unbelievable.

Wait... So, if it had been a Muslim it would be alright? And Does it normally go without saying that it's a Muslim? I respect Bruce a great deal, but I hope he didn't mean it like that...

[irishboy17]

Except maybe... We were in Oslo the other week [where] the most recent, bullsh-t, appalling atrocity wasn't committed by a Muslim, it was committed by somebody who called themselves a Christian - the a--hole over there, really. Unbelievable.

Wait... So, if it had been a Muslim it would be alright? And Does it normally go without saying that it's a Muslim? I respect Bruce a great deal, but I hope he didn't mean it like that...

I think he means that theres a huge amount of racism towards Muslims because of certain extremists, and he's saying 'look at this media, not all terrorists are Muslims' Sorry, didn;t explian this very well, not great with words...sorry!

[Zombow]

Everything Bruce says or do always make my day! I was really sad at that period (i live 30 minutes away from the island where all the kids lost their life) and I could really need something positive to light up my day. Then I read this article