Belinda responds to criticism for wearing Iron Maiden

Recently the singer Belinda He shared a photo via his social networks in which he wears a skirt and boots with classic prints of the metal band Iron virgin, a publication that drew criticism from some users who told him he was certainly unaware of the British group founded by bassist Steve Harris and led by Bruce Dickinson.

On your official Facebook account, Belinda He added more than 300,000 comments with the two photos he shared while participating in his outfit trainer in “La Voz México”, featuring “Eddie the Head”, the most famous mascot or graphic (anthropomorphic and often depicted as a skeleton or zombie) of Iron Maiden in his albums and has always been an anchor in the commercialization of souvenirs and clothing by the group.

While most of the comments celebrated Belinda’s originality for the boots and skirt design, other users attacked, believing that due to the pop style of her music, the singer was unaware of Iron Maiden and that she wasn’t really is a fan of the heavy metal genre. There were even people sharing tattoos and photos with the band’s musicians to indicate that they are fans.

The singer replied, “I think you’re missing some pop culture, the stereotypes you have about people (mostly women from what I see) are out of place … You better run and pay attention to my Instagram stories so that give you an idea of ​​my musical taste“This was after a user’s comment became popular in the post, sparking controversy among the fans themselves:“ How beautiful my love, I wish you knew who Iron Maiden is. “

The commercialization of Iron Maiden’s image in clothing and souvenirs is not new, since a few years ago the band consolidated it into its own market with specialty products such as the sports edition based on the West Ham football club shirt, as well as crystal cups, puzzles, action figures, Eddie masks, his own “Trooper” beer and most recently masks.

In this context, James Hetfield, singer and musician of the angelina band Matallica, has at other times commented on public figures wearing clothes or accessories related to rock groups, where he has humorously understood that personalities such as Avril Lavigne, Kim Kardashian or For example, J Balvin has dressed – unrelated to the heavy metal genre – to which the singer replied: “Why couldn’t I be a Metallica fan? Maybe he just wears them for fashion, but I think he could have picked better shirts than this one, ”he said, recognizing the album art on the clothes.

And for all of this, who are Iron Maiden?

The band began its journey in mid-1975 under the impetus of the musician Steve Harris, credited with the initial formation and part of the original concept that accompanied the group, which quickly gained popularity for its aesthetic proposition, shrewd onstage and lyrics who have progressively explored the human condition from the political, the fantastic and the war.

Although the band started to gain popularity in the underground scene with their first unreleased albums, it did not release their third album, “The number of the beast” until 1982, which marked the first entry of current and best known singer Bruce. Dickinson.

In 1985, Iron Maiden, already recognized in Europe, promoted one of the most important world tours and the key to their trajectory and that would open a market for them not only with Spanish-speaking fans from Latin America, as Brazil, at Rock In Rio de Janeiro, was one of the first countries to host them with full concerts.

After the release of another of his iconic albums “Fear of the dark”, Iron Maiden reached worldwide consecration in 1992, but a year later the departure of his singer Bruce Dickinson would arrive, so singer Blaze Bayley also entered the scene to to fulfill the world tour the band had on their doorstep, which detonated a new stage with their fans and style onstage. Bruce Dickinson didn’t return to the official line-up until 1999.

With the “Somewhere Back In Time” tour, Iron Maiden surprised audiences in 2008 when they presented their own flying ship, a Boeing 757, bearing the band’s signature stamp, an airplane piloted by Bruce, who is a qualified pilot. the group for 45 days to reach different countries such as India, Costa Rica, Australia, Argentina, Sao Paulo and Tokyo, to meet their concerts and special presentations.

With 44 years of experience, Iron Girl has sold more than 90 million records, has had more than 2,000 live concerts in 63 countries and 16 studio productions.

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