Lzzy Hale nearly bangs her head off as she wails on her guitar, throwing herself to her knees and letting that unbelievable voice rip during crushing new Halestorm track Rain Your Blood On Me. She’s up quickly, striding around the stage like a war general, as 12,500 stunned Iron Maiden fans look on.
We’re in Budapest, for the first date of Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour. Their fanbase is notoriously difficult to please – we once saw a member of Funeral For A Friend take a full pint to the face at a Maiden show in London - but Lzzy isn’t faced by crossed arms, grumpy faces or loaded projectiles. There are dropped jaws, wide grins and even a few fists pumping. It seems Lzzy and her bandmates came ready for a challenge.
