En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)
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| name = En Vivo!
| type = live
| longtype = and video
| artist = Iron Maiden
| cover = Iron Maiden en Vivo CD.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2012|03|26|df=yes}}
| recorded = 10 April 2011
| venue = Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 108:16
| label = EMI
| director = Andy Matthews
| producer = Kevin Shirley
| chronology = Iron Maiden live albums
| prev_title = Flight 666
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Maiden England '88
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Iron Maiden
| type = video
| prev_title = Iron Maiden: Flight 666
| prev_year = 2009
| title = En Vivo!
| year = 2012
| next_title = Maiden England '88
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra album cover
| type = video
| cover = En Vivo! DVD.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
}}
}}
En Vivo! (Spanish for "live") is a live album and video by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Filmed by Banger Films during The Final Frontier World Tour at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile on 10 April 2011 and directed by Andy Matthews, it was released worldwide on 26 March 2012,{{cite web | url = http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/new-maiden-live-release/ | title = New Maiden Live Release | access-date = 8 February 2012 | date = 17 January 2012 | last = Dome | first = Malcolm |author-link=Malcolm Dome| publisher = Classic Rock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120020412/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/new-maiden-live-release/|archive-date=20 January 2012}} 23 March in Australia,{{cite web | url = http://auspop.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/at-retail-on-friday-march-23-2012-all.html | title = At Retail on Friday 23 March 2012 | access-date = 9 April 2012 | date = 23 March 2012 | publisher = auspOp | archive-date = 2 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144330/http://auspop.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/at-retail-on-friday-march-23-2012-all.html | url-status = dead }} 27 March in the United States and Canada{{cite web | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-music-enterprises-new-iron-maiden-release-en-vivo-137480073.html | title = Universal Music Enterprises New Iron Maiden Release: En Vivo! | access-date = 21 March 2012 | date = 17 January 2012 | location = Los Angeles | publisher = PR Newswire}} and 28 March in Japan.{{cite web | url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/32233/products/music/954174/1/ | title = En Vivo! ~ The Final Frontier Live | access-date = 2 April 2012 | publisher = Oricon | language = ja}}
Met with a generally positive critical response, the video counterpart includes a feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary and peaked at No. 1 in the Australian, Austrian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish and UK Music Video Charts.
Background
The intention to release a live document from The Final Frontier World Tour was first announced in the press release for the From Fear to Eternity compilation on 15 March 2011, in which the band's manager, Rod Smallwood, reported that the concerts in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina were being filmed for a DVD release.{{cite web | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/161485 | title = Iron Maiden Set Release Date For From Fear To Eternity | access-date = 19 January 2012 | date = 6 May 2011 | publisher = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles }} On 7 April, Banger Films, the same production company behind the 2009 documentary, Iron Maiden: Flight 666, announced that they would be filming both concerts,{{cite web | url = http://www.bangerfilms.com/banger-team-filming-iron-maiden-in-argentina-and-chile/2011/04/ | title = Banger Films Crew Shooting Iron Maiden in Argentina and Chile | access-date = 1 March 2012 | date = 11 April 2011 | publisher = Banger Films | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120617175727/http://www.bangerfilms.com/banger-team-filming-iron-maiden-in-argentina-and-chile/2011/04/ | archive-date = 17 June 2012}}{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-details-of-buenos-aires-santiago-dvd-shoot-revealed/ | title = Iron Maiden: Details of Buenos Aires, Santiago DVD Shoot Revealed | access-date = 1 March 2012 | date = 7 April 2011 | publisher = Blabbermouth.net}} and reportedly used 22 HD cameras and an octocam (a flying camera which captures aerial crowd scenes). On top of this, the band transported a gigantic stage prop of their mascot, Eddie, to South America specially for the recording, which, according to bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris, "wasn’t due to make his appearance until our European leg of the tour later in 2011."{{cite web | url = http://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-concert-dvd-documentary-en-vivo/ | title = Iron Maiden To Unleash En Vivo! Concert DVD + Documentary | access-date = 14 March 2012 | last = Hartmann | first = Graham | date = 17 January 2012 | publisher = Loudwire}}
File:EddieThe Final Frontier.jpg
The release date, title and artwork were disclosed on 17 January 2012 as well as the news that it would also be available on Blu-ray, CD and LP (as well as the aforementioned DVD format, released in standard and special "steel book" editions).{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-release-en-vivo-concert-blu-ray-two-dvd-set-and-double-soundtrack-album/ | title = Iron Maiden To Release En Vivo! Concert Blu-Ray, Two-DVD Set And Double Soundtrack Album | access-date = 17 January 2012 | date = 17 January 2012 | publisher = Blabbermouth.net}} In addition, the band confirmed that they had chosen their performance in Chile as the main basis for the release, with Harris commenting, "After much consideration, we chose the Santiago show as we felt it was one of our best performances of the entire tour and to play at the prestigious Estadio Nacional was a landmark moment for us." Furthermore, the press release reported that the video will include the use of split screens, with director Andy Matthews later commenting that "Split screens are a way of showing several pieces of action at the same time. With Maiden, you have a dramatic wide shot of the stage, as well as six bandmembers, Eddie and an amazing crowd! We used this technique as so much is going on."
Accompanying the concert footage, the Blu-ray and DVD releases include an 88-minute "behind the scenes" documentary, entitled "Behind The Beast", featuring interviews with members of the band and crew, documenting the entire Ed Force One leg of The Final Frontier World Tour.{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-to-release-new-live-albumdvd/ | title = Iron Maiden To Release New Live Album/DVD | access-date = 8 February 2012 | date = 17 January 2012 | last1 = Milas | first1 = Alexander | last2 = Alderslade | first2 = Merlin | publisher = Metal Hammer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214610/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-to-release-new-live-albumdvd/|archive-date=29 October 2013}} Speaking about the documentary, Matthews explained that "I wanted to give a first-hand idea of exactly what goes on behind the scenes to put on an Iron Maiden show. I had 24-hour access to all that happens, as it happened, and it was a great pleasure to convey all the hard work and fun that goes into it. There are so many fascinating logistics involved."{{cite journal | title = Andy Matthews: Director | journal = Metal Hammer | date = April 2012 | first = Dayal | last = Patterson | issue = 229 | page = 99}} The special features section also includes the promo music video to "Satellite 15... The Final Frontier", with an accompanying "making of" film, and the tour's intro video in its entirety.
On 6 December 2012, one song from the release ("Blood Brothers") was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.{{cite web|last=Alderslade|first=Merlin|title=Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God Among Grammy Nominees|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-megadeth-marilyn-manson-lamb-of-god-among-grammy-nominees/|work=Metal Hammer|access-date=6 December 2012|date=6 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204023054/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-megadeth-marilyn-manson-lamb-of-god-among-grammy-nominees/|archive-date=4 February 2014}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = About.com
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/ironmaiden/fr/Iron-Maiden-En-Vivo-Review.htm | title = Iron Maiden – En Vivo! Review | access-date = 3 April 2012 | last = Bowar | first = Chad | publisher = About.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130403201652/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/ironmaiden/fr/Iron-Maiden-En-Vivo-Review.htm | archive-date = 3 April 2013 | url-status = dead}}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2374361|first=James Christopher |last=Monger|access-date=28 March 2012|title=Iron Maiden – En Vivo!}}
| rev3 = Classic Rock
| rev3Score = 6/10{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: En Vivo! | journal =Classic Rock | date = May 2012 | first = Paul | last = Elliot | issue = 170 | pages = 100–101}}
| rev4 = Consequence of Sound
| rev4Score = C+{{cite web | url = https://consequence.net/2012/03/album-review-iron-maiden-en-vivo/ | title = Album Review: Iron Maiden – En Vivo! | access-date = 2 April 2012 | last = Gerber | first = Justin | date = 30 March 2012 | publisher = Consequence of Sound}}
| rev5 = Kerrang!
| rev5Score = 4/5{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: En Vivo! | journal = Kerrang! | date = 17 March 2012 | first = Nick | last = Ruskell | issue = 1406 | page = 51}}
| rev6 = Metal Hammer
| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: En Vivo! | journal = Metal Hammer | date = April 2012 | first = Dayal | last = Patterson | issue = 229 | page = 98}}
}}
En Vivo! was met with generally positive reviews and received an 8 out of 10 rating from Metal Hammer, who stated that "the sound is a vividly punchy affair, while the visuals have clearly been captured by a small army of cameramen," although also commenting that the use of split screen "occasionally borders on overload." Kerrang! gave it 4 out of 5, deeming it "a classic Maiden set," while describing the band as "metal's greatest, most rewarding live band." About.com scored it 4.5/5, describing it as "flawlessly shot," "skillfully edited" and that "the audio is also pristine." Both AllMusic and Consequence of Sound graded it 3.5/5 and commented on how "material both new and old... [integrate]... seamlessly into each other," while Consequence of Sound concluded that "En Vivo! is proof positive that six men in their 50s can still rock with the best of them."
Classic Rock were more mixed towards the release, awarding it just 6 out of 10 and, although stating that "The 50,000 strong audience is, as expected, very loud and excitable. And the band's performance is, as usual, quite brilliant," argued that "Maiden's first live album, the epochal Live After Death, could never be topped."
The "Behind the Beast" documentary was also praised, with Metal Hammer remarking, "Amusing, educating and endearing by turns, it adds a fascinating angle to the actual show and highlights some of the unsung heroes of the rock world," while About.com deemed it "a fascinating look in how a tour of this magnitude is executed." Kerrang! were more critical, however, stating that "the awesomeness... depends on how much of a Maiden nut you are, and how interesting you find footage of blokes plugging cables into sockets."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = En Vivo! {{nobold|– Disc one}}
| extra_column = Original release
| total_length = 53:18
| title1 = Satellite 15
| writer1 = {{hlist|Adrian Smith|Steve Harris}}
| length1 = 4:36
| extra1 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title2 = The Final Frontier
| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith|Harris}}
| length2 = 4:10
| extra2 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title3 = El Dorado
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith|Harris|Bruce Dickinson}}
| length3 = 5:52
| extra3 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title4 = 2 Minutes to Midnight
| writer4 = {{hlist|Smith|Dickinson}}
| length4 = 5:50
| extra4 = Powerslave (1984)
| title5 = The Talisman
| writer5 = {{hlist|Janick Gers|Harris}}
| length5 = 8:45
| extra5 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title6 = Coming Home
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith|Harris|Dickinson}}
| length6 = 5:57
| extra6 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title7 = Dance of Death
| writer7 = {{hlist|Gers|Harris}}
| length7 = 9:03
| extra7 = Dance of Death (2003)
| title8 = The Trooper
| writer8 = Harris
| length8 = 3:59
| extra8 = Piece of Mind (1983)
| title9 = The Wicker Man
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith|Harris|Dickinson}}
| length9 = 5:06
| extra9 = Brave New World (2000)
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = En Vivo! {{nobold|– Disc two}}
| extra_column = Original release
| total_length = 54:58
| title1 = Blood Brothers
| writer1 = Harris
| length1 = 7:04
| extra1 = Brave New World (2000)
| title2 = When the Wild Wind Blows
| writer2 = Harris
| length2 = 10:37
| extra2 = The Final Frontier (2010)
| title3 = The Evil That Men Do
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith|Dickinson|Harris}}
| length3 = 4:17
| extra3 = Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
| title4 = Fear of the Dark
| writer4 = Harris
| length4 = 7:30
| extra4 = Fear of the Dark (1992)
| title5 = Iron Maiden
| writer5 = Harris
| length5 = 5:08
| extra5 = Iron Maiden (1980)
| title6 = The Number of the Beast
| writer6 = Harris
| length6 = 4:57
| extra6 = The Number of the Beast (1982)
| title7 = Hallowed Be Thy Name
| writer7 = Harris
| length7 = 7:28
| extra7 = The Number of the Beast (1982)
| title8 = Running Free
| writer8 = {{hlist|Harris|Paul Di'Anno}}
| length8 = 7:57
| extra8 = Iron Maiden (1980)
}}
=Blu-ray/DVD bonus features=
- "Behind the Beast" documentary
- "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier" promo video (director's cut)
- The Making of "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier promo"
- The Final Frontier World Tour Show Intro
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes,{{cite AV media notes |title=En Vivo! CD |others=Iron Maiden |date=23 March 2012 |publisher=EMI }} Blu-ray cover,{{cite AV media notes |title=En Vivo! Blu-ray |others=Iron Maiden |date=23 March 2012 |publisher=EMI }} and AllMusic.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/en-vivo-r2374361/credits | title = Iron Maiden – En Vivo! Credits | access-date = 6 April 2012 | publisher = AllMusic}}
;Iron Maiden
- Bruce Dickinson – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitars
- Janick Gers – guitars
- Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals
- Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals, co-producer (concert audio), executive producer
- Nicko McBrain – drums
;Additional musician
- Michael Kenney – keyboards
;Production
- Andy Matthews – director, post-production
- Kevin Shirley – producer, engineer, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Tony Newton – audio recording
- Jared Kvitka – assistant engineer
- Peacock – art direction, cover illustration, design
- Melvyn Grant – cover illustration
- Daniel Reed – cover illustration
- John McMurtrie – photography
- Rod Smallwood – management, executive producer
- Andy Taylor – management, executive producer
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