marlongill
(Hertfordshire)
Monday 28 Oct 2019, 9:22am
We are currently looking to recruit a new bassist and drummer for a new Iron Maiden tribute band. A love of Maiden is preferable, but not mandatory.
We are based in the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire area and currently rehearse once a week. Our plan is to gig twice a week (as bookings allow), possibly one week night and one weekend night, so we would need you to be able to commit to this level of gigging and rehearsal (or more). There is a very real desire to do this properly and we want to get as close to an authentic Maiden sound as we can.
We are not a young group, with band members currently aged 40+ (although we are probably still teenagers mentally!) and I know that some people like to be around people of their own age group, so please bear this in mind, though we are a friendly bunch and well up for some laughs among the serious stuff!
Gigging level equipment is a must and own transport would be preferable, as this would allow us to play further afield than the local area (hence increasing the number of gigs available to us) but arrangements could be made to get around this if required.
Our aim is to be as close to the recorded version of the songs as we can possibly be; here are some links to tracks recorded at recent rehearsals:
Caught Somewhere in Time : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1n6VaEQtOUlKATnt-9TNIU5kIBoKv85t7
Number of the Beast : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1paKsDirvVoN3FzvMU0-dx94AJss1hsjA
Aces High : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TSFqTKGouAOssvAupyo3wgJH6Jvc5KAN
We have currently rehearsed, and are nearly at the standard we are aiming for, the following songs: Revelations, The Trooper, Aces High, Wasted Years, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Still Life, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Caught Somewhere in Time, Powerslave, Phantom of the Opera and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
If bassists could provide a recording of them playing Phantom of the Opera or Number of the Beast, that would be enormously helpful.
So if you think you fit the bill, get in touch. We would love to hear from you!
Up the Irons!