Part 2 of our Spanish inquisition! Click here for part 1!

IS ROD SMALLWOOD AS MUCH A RUTHLESS BALL-BREAKER AS HE APPEARS ON ‘THE EARLY YEARS’ DVD?
LYDIA, PORTSMOUTH
Bruce: “No, he’s much worse than that. We’re not likely to complain. It’s just that everybody else does.”
Steve: “You always need Rod at his bombastic best. But you don’t want to get on the wrong side of him.”
Nicko: “He calmed it down for the DVD, to be honest. He’s a very fair person but he doesn’t suffer fools gladly. So you might ask yourself how come I’ve been in the band for 25 years! You’ve got to have someone who grabs people by the balls and slaps them around the face. Just don’t lend Rod Smallwood a fiver. You not only won’t get it back, you end up paying commission on it.”
Dave: “No. Rod is a gentleman and a scholar. A damn fine human being.”

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE MAIDEN ALBUM COVER? ANY CLANGERS?
GIL, EMAIL
Bruce: “My favourite is ‘Powerslave’. I wasn’t that crazy about ‘Fear Of The Dark’. It wasn’t as scary as it should have been.”
Steve: “I like ‘Somewhere In Time’ a lot. Possibly the weakest one I can think of is ‘No Prayer For The Dying’. It was just good enough but not amazing like some of the others.”
Nicko: “‘Somewhere In Time’ is my favourite. But ‘No Prayer For The Dying’ was a bit of a let down. I agree with Steve.”
Dave: “I like the futuristic feel of ‘Somewhere In Time’. But ‘Powerslave’ is my favourite – the imagery, the pyramids and the symbolism behind it all. The one that scares the hell out of me is ‘The X Factor’. It’s horrific on every level.”
Adrian: “I love ‘Brave New World’. It’s quite artistic. But to be honest I don’t have a lot to do with the artwork.”
Janick: “They’re all striking and evocative in their own way.”

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO SEE A MAIDEN TRIBUTE BAND? ANY GOOD?
SAM, NOTTINGHAM
Bruce: “I’ve been to see High-On Maiden – a Geordie band. They’re good; they’ve got all the right trousers. Whether they’ve got the equipment to fill them though is a different matter.”
Nicko: “I’ve seen High-On Maiden too. They were really good. Mind you I’ve got my own occasional tribute band too: McBrain Damage. We do Maiden stuff, a bit of Ozzy as well.”
Dave: “In Canada I saw this band who were doing the ‘Powerslave’ era. They had the mummy and everything. They put a big effort in. They were right on the money.”
Adrian: “I played with one at a fan club convention in Holland: High-On Maiden. We did ‘Two Minutes To Midnight’. But I forgot it, because I hadn’t played for so long.”
Janick: “I’m not a great fan of tribute bands. There’s so many of them around now. It’s got to the point where you’ve got Abba tribute bands playing Wembley Arena. It’s a fine line between parody and cabaret.”

STEVE, KNOWING WHAT BANDS AND BOYS GET UP TO ON THE ROAD, DOES IT WORRY YOU SENDING YOUR DAUGHTER LAUREN INTO THE FRAY WITH HER OWN BAND?
DAN, EMAIL
Steve: “No, not really. She’s grown up; she’s travelled around enough to know what’s what. I don’t have a problem with it. She’s supported Alice Cooper, she’s done Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, Download, club shows. I knew she was ready for this. In fact, I get more nervous than she does.”