FFaF Experienced Hostility From Maiden Fans
On a nightly basis, shoes, coins, children's toys and full cups of beer rained down upon Funeral for a Friend during the group's European tour opening for Iron Maiden last year. Strangely, the shows were some of the most rewarding the emo-metal outfit has ever played.No, Funeral for a Friend aren't masochistic or self-loathing. They're regular blokes from the small town of Bridgend, Wales, who have quickly transformed from unknowns into national celebrities. And fortunately, all the hostility from Iron Maiden fans came right at a time when Funeral for a Friend were in danger of believing too much of their gushing press.
"It was a complete reality check," bassist Gareth Davies said. "Seeing 10,000 people who looked like they had been welded to the floor was really intense and challenging. It made us work really hard, and I started to learn how to play for me and enjoy myself onstage and do the best I can regardless of how the crowd is reacting."
After the tour, the band learned to steer clear of old-school headbangers, though Funeral for a Friend continue to be a favorite of Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, who frequently plays the band on his British radio show. Fortunately for them, there are lots of music fans who appreciate their form of aural soul-cleansing. Linkin Park even handpicked the band to play the second stage of this year's Projekt Revolution tour.
Source: MTV.com
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Well, I think the reasons Maiden fans hate FFaF are because they're a quite commercial MTV band and because most of the fans expected for a metal support act and not for an alternative or whatever they are.