IRON MAIDEN boycott 🤦‍♂️ SCORPIONS health scare, new SAXON, RUSH, BLUE MEDUSA & more | MPD108

Iron Maiden kicked off their Run For Your Lives 2026 tour in Canada... and have gotten fans talking about them, as well as announced two special releases to celebrate their 50th anniversary. You can pre-order it here - https://amzn.to/4iv7Dh1 Rush film about Neil Peart will be out soon, and Scorpions cancel their 2026 tour and scare their fans. Saxon announce a new album Gods of Thunder, and Alissa White-Gluz releases new song Crocodile with her new band Blue Medusa. Ensiferum announce a reunion to celebrate their early career, and Twisted Sister play their first show with Sebastian Bach. Troubles in Rose Tattoo, Pretty Maids return, new releases by Behemoth, Airbourne, Wage War, Season of Melancholy, Accept and much more in the new Metal Digest. Metal is alive and well, so let's see what keeps it going today. Here you go! 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Neil Peart documentary 02:00 - Scorpions scare 04:30 - Saxon do it again 06:25 - Alissa White-Gluz & Crocodile 07:40 - Ensiferum reunion 08:40 - Blitz releases 11:50 - Twisted Sister's new chapter 13:30 - The troubles in Rose Tattoo 14:35 - Pretty Maids return 15:45 - Iron Maiden boycott & new releases -------- 🤘 Become a Patreon and support the show -   / metal_pilgrim   ...or become a YouTube Channel Member -    / @metalpilgrim   THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! 👕 Metal Pilgrim merch for your next concert - https://metalpilgrim.net/ 📷 Instagram -   / metal_pilgrim   👍 Facebook -   / metalpilgrimofficial   🆇 Twitter/X - https://x.com/MetalPilgrimOFC 🤖 Discord -   / discord   🎶 Metal 365 Playlist - https://metalpilgrim.net/Metal365 🇺🇦 Support our volunteer efforts here on the ground in Ukraine by donating to Steel Wings Foundation (I am the founder and personally responsible for every penny spent) - https://steelwings.net/en/ -------- Links to products posted here are usually affiliate, meaning that I may earn commission from them. -------- Background music: "Uberpunch" Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License -------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.