The song of the Iron Maiden preferred by Adrian Smith

On May 27, from Budapest, the Iron Maiden will kick off the new world tour, which will also pass from Italy for a date to Euganeo stadium of Padua Sunday July 13th. In view of the departure of the tourthe guitarist Adrian Smith He gave a new interview with “Sonic Perspectives”, during which he has – among other things – revealed His favorite song of the band underlining also how “difficult” it is to play.

Margin of the chat the 68 -year -old indicated “Wrathchild“song taken from the album “Killers “ of 1981, as one of the most significant moments of the Maiden career. However, he admitted the difficulty of performing this piece dating back to the era Paul of the yearthe Iron Maiden singer between 1978 and 1981, who passed away last October at 66 years old. Smith joined the group just before the recording of “killers”, replacing Dennis Stratton. The album was the second and last with Paul of the yearwhich came out of the band in 1981 and was replaced by the current frontman, Bruce Dickinson.

“One of my favorites has always been ‘Wrathchild‘”, Smith said, as taken from” Ultimate Guitar “:”It’s a great song. Even if, strangely, It is not a great song to play. It is a bit difficult to perform. That riff is a bit uncomfortable. But I like the song. I love that song “.

The Iron Maiden They will return to tour in Europe this summer with the first part of the show “Run for your lives“, whose lineup will include songs from the first nine albums of the band, from” Iron Maiden “(1980) to” Fear of the Dark “(1992), on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. The series of dates will be The first since 1982 without the drummer Nicko McBrain. Although it is still officially part of the band, McBrain retired from live performances at the end of last year. In January 2023 he had undergone a stroke that compromised his ability to play.