Simon Merino Florido

[Bruce Dickinson @BruceDMaiden]

BRATISLAVA

30/05/2026
@IronMaiden
🎥: @ryancphoto

[Pantera @Pantera]

Throwback to our 2 Sold Out shows at Barba Negra in 2023! We had a blast playing for you guys & boy did you let us know how much you enjoyed it!!

Looking forward to seeing you again #budapest this Thursday w/@Metallica 🤘🏻

Who’s coming to the show?

📹: @metaldavemedia

[Metalmike @Metalmike3]

Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Geezer Butler and Randy Castillo

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Metallica's song "One" is the third and final single from the 1988 album …And Justice for All. It was written primarily by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It is one of the band's most powerful and dark songs, considered an anti-war anthem.

The story it tells is inspired by the novel "Johnny Got His Gun" (1939) written by Dalton Trumbo and its 1971 film adaptation. The plot follows an American soldier from World War I named Joe Bonham. During combat, a mine (or a shell in the novel) explodes near him, leaving him severely injured: he loses both arms, both legs, his jaw, his eyes, his ears, and the ability to speak. He is left completely paralyzed and without his external senses, but his mind remains conscious and lucid, trapped inside his own body as if in an eternal prison. He tries to communicate by banging his head in Morse code, begging to be allowed to die, but the doctors keep him alive.

Hetfield conceived the original idea years earlier, during the Master of Puppets era, thinking about what it would be like to be alive but unable to move, see, hear, or communicate. His manager recommended the book and the movie to them, which fit perfectly with that vision. The lyrics follow the soldier’s perspective as he begs God to end his suffering.

The music video, released in 1989, was Metallica’s first to receive heavy rotation on MTV. It is in black and white and alternates between footage of the band performing and scenes from the movie Johnny Got His Gun. Metallica had to purchase the full rights to the film because every broadcast of the video generated royalties.

Musically, it begins with a clean, atmospheric riff that conveys isolation and anguish, before exploding into heavy thrash metal with a very iconic guitar solo by Kirk Hammett and a machine-gun-like accelerated finale. It is one of the band’s most iconic live songs and won a Grammy in 1990.

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

GOIN’ BLIND

Classic KISS or Filler?
#70sKISS

[QRP - Quarter Rock Press @qrpress_]

Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) + James Hetfield (Metallica) + Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) + Marilyn Manson

[THIS DAY IN METAL @ThisDayInMETAL]

On This Day in Metal

May 29th, 1963

Happy Birthday to Blaze Bayley! Best known for his time fronting Iron Maiden during the 1990s, Blaze lent his powerful voice to The X Factor and Virtual XI, helping shape a unique chapter in Maiden's legendary history.

From "Man on the Edge" to "The Clansman," Blaze continues to be a respected and enduring force in heavy metal.

Happy Birthday, Blaze!

#BlazeBayley #IronMaiden #VirtualXI #TheXFactor #HeavyMetal

[QRP - Quarter Rock Press @qrpress_]

Cliff Burton - Metallica

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! or 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐈?
#70sKISS

[The Metal Voice @themetalvoice]

Iron Maiden 'Brave New World' released May 29, 2000

Bruce and Smith?
Production muddy? or Brilliant?
Album artwork?
Blaze should have sung on this album?

Today on @themetalvoice

Note
Brave New World is the twelfth studio album

[The Metal Voice @themetalvoice]

Dio 'Holy Diver' released May 25, 1983

What does the album mean to you?
From the tracklist which are the best , so so and filler?

1."Stand Up and Shout"
2."Holy Diver"
3."Gypsy"
4."Caught in the Middle"
5."Don't Talk to Strangers"
6."Straight
7."Invisible"
8."Rainbow in the Dark"
9."Shame on the Night"

Today on @themetalvoice
Note
Holy Diver is the debut studio album

[Classic Rock In Pics @crockpics]

AC⚡DC released Who Made Who, May 24, 1986. Favorite track? Who Made Who

You Shook Me All Night Long

D.T.

Sink the Pink

Ride On

Hells Bells
Shake Your Foundations
Chase the Ace
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

I’m not a big fan of colorized pics, but this one looks really cool.
Whatcha think KISS ARMY?
Pretty great, right?
#70sKISS

[Metallica, Since 1981 @MetSince1981]

#UnDíaComoHoy…
📆 23 de Mayo de 1996, fue la Vídeo Premiere de #UntilItSleeps, canción que pertenece al álbum de “Load”.
Video dirigido por Samuel Bayer y filmado en Los Angeles CA USA en el mismo mes.
📺 MetallicaTV: https://t.co/3nIVlHzAhx
#Metallica #MS81 #METALLICASince1981

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

Would you agree that DYNASTY
is a great album?
#70sKISS

[Metalmike @Metalmike3]

Dimebag Darrell

[Monsters Of Rock® @MonstersOfRock]

On this day in 1980, Iron Maiden released “Sanctuary.”

Issued in the UK as their second single, the track was originally a non-album release and did not appear on the original UK version of Iron Maiden’s debut album. It was later included on the North American release of Iron Maiden, and added to the album in more territories during later reissues.

In 1990, “Sanctuary” was reissued as part of The First Ten Years series, paired with the band’s debut single, “Running Free.”

#ironmaiden

[Metalmike @Metalmike3]

Iron Maiden

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

Klassic Ace Frehley…
Just because I feel like it!
#FrehleyFriday⚡️

[Bob Nash @bob_robertnash]

Gene hasn’t looked this cool
since the 70s
#KISS50