Three Metal Giants, One Stadium: Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Anthrax Take Over New Jersey

There are concert bills that look good on paper, and then there are bills that make you wonder how three bands with this much history somehow ended up sharing the same stage. Saturday night was the latter.Metal icons Iron Maiden brought their “Run for Your Lives Tour” to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, on September 5th for the first of two nights at the venue, with stacked support from thrash legends Megadeth and Anthrax. For a soccer stadium sitting in a somewhat isolated pocket of New Jersey, the surrounding area quickly became the center of the metal world. Maiden shirts and battle jackets seemed to be everywhere as fans poured out of the PATH station and made their way toward the stadium.Get Iron Maiden Tickets HereInside, fans pressed against the barricade and held up Iron Maiden flags alongside flags from their home countries. People had traveled from across the globe to be there. Before Maiden even hit the stage, one fan from Bulgaria was almost overwhelmed with excitement talking about how far she had traveled just to be at this show.That probably says more about Iron Maiden’s reach than any statistic could. Some of these fans have been following the ban...