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Iron Maiden Open Refined Hotel

  • Posted on Jan 29th 2009 2:00PM by James Sullivan
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For rockers, hotels just ain't what they used to be. It's awfully hard to throw a TV off the balcony when it's a flush-mounted flat-screen. And if you tried racing your motorcycles down the hallways, security would be on you like ugly on an Iron Maiden roadie.

Old-school rock 'n' roll is officially dead at a new London hotel backed by the management of the long-running metal band Iron Maiden. The posh new destination, Sanctum Soho, will feature a 24-hour bar, a rooftop hot tub and mini-bars cleverly built inside amp stacks. What it will not feature is hotel behavior befitting Keith Moon or Keith Richards in their heyday.

That's partly due to the fact that the men of Iron Maiden are among the most refined in the annals of hard rock. Singer Bruce Dickinson is a fencing fan and part-time airline pilot, and guitarist Dave Murray and drummer Nicko McBrain are both avid golfers.

Still, when asked by London's Sunday Times about the prospects for a tidy, orderly rock 'n' roll hotel, an expert at the world's leading commercial property adviser politely declined to speculate. "Iron Maiden is a strong brand," he said. "Whether their room would be left in the state you would wish to find it, I can't say."
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Having never seen them, I was shocked, (2 years ago i believe)i saw them at the famous IRVINE MEDOWS AMPHETHEATER (now the verision wireless something) on there live show, I am very familiar with there material and allways considered them to have the greatest and most moving songs i ever heard but there live show i saw was simply stunning. to put it simple terms it was a 2 hour assault of greatness better than METTALICA alot better I was very suprised!

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Darcy

For One Bruce Dickinson, is an Genius, Nothing Less...as for you progolfer go listen to some hip-hop and pick up white trash chicks in an bar.

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who gives a rats ass?

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Obviously you do or you would not have read the article orposted a comment asshole.

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Super Dave

Up the Irons!!!

Iron Maiden is one of the greatest bands of all time. They still sell records and their concerts sell out.

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