FIRST LIVE VIDEO RELEASE- Heavens Abandonment from The Birthplace of Iron Maiden

The performance reaches back into the band's catalogue to unleash fan-favourite cuts from A Crisis of Faith, The Waystone, and Reforge The Steel, paired alongside two crushing tracks from their chart-hitting album After Extinction.

YOUTUBE RELAUNCH UPDATE – 600K Views, Zero Payout: How One Brutal Metric Is Blocking Kaine’s YouTube Monetisation

Since re-launching our channel in October 2025, we can confirm our channel has been viewed (both videos and shorts) 590,493 times, which equates to 2,301 hours of watch time. We had 1,132,850 impressions (people being shown our content), but our click-through rate remains low at 1.7%.

ALL HAIL FROM UNIT ONE STUDIOS

In our latest raw rehearsal upload, we play through our song All Hail from Extinctions End. "All Hail" kicks things off with an 8-minute-plus runtime—a bold move that sets a fast, punchy, and "NWOTHM" (New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal) tone. If you’ve been spinning this record, you know it’s a significant moment for the band.

WAS IRON MAIDEN’S DEBUT THEIR BEST ALBUM?

In our latest YouTube video, we explore whether or not the debut is, in fact, still the best Iron Maiden album. The debut is arguably their most influential album because it helped kickstart an entire movement, but many feel they didn't truly "arrive" until Bruce Dickinson joined and they embraced the epic, soaring themes of the mid-80s. Before they became the kings of "galloping" metal, the debut had a gritty, high-speed edge. Tracks like "Prowler" and "Phantom of the Opera" feel dangerous and unpolished in a way that later albums don't. Di'Anno had a "tough guy" aesthetic and a raspy delivery. For many fans, this grounded the band in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene better than Bruce Dickinson’s operatic style.

KAINE PERFORMING REFORGE THE STEEL AT UNIT ONE STUDIOS

The track, Reforge the Steel, is notably associated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings.", drawing a direct parallel between the "reforging" theme and the legendary sword Andúril (the Flame of the West), which was reforged from the shards of Narsil.

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

Up ↑