heavy metalkiller dwarfsiron maidensteve harris
20:00 Monday, 17 October 2022
For The Metal Voice, former Anthrax singer Neil Turbin spoke to drummer Darrell Dwarf from the Killer Dwarfs at the Whisky in L.A. on October 13. Darrell Dwarf spoke about the band's new music; an incident touring when opening Iron Maiden in 1988; David Ellefson unfairly getting thrown out of Megadeth and the possibility of a Stand Tall reissue.
When asked about opening for Iron Maiden in 1988, in the UK, Darrell Dwarf reveals: "When we were younger we were full of piss and vinegar and we weren't afraid of anybody or anything. We would go out with Priest or Dio... we toured with all these bands. We had no fear man and that's a cool thing and we just went out and kicked ass. We were so excited to open for Maiden in the UK and Steve Harris loved us and it was so positive. So our first show was in Wales. We came out with all guns blazing and Russ (Dwarf) came out with the tricycle. The whole thing is just ballistic right. We open up the set with something fast. So we come out and within two minutes of the first song all of a sudden we're getting spit on, like gob, like thousands of gobs. What is going on here? I mean these fu** limeys are like (spitting) big gobs and they're hitting us. It's getting all over Mike's guitar. What the f*** is this? So after that barrage we go into the second song then it's coins, all of a sudden boom - oh were getting pelted with (pound) coins. Whipping pound coins like rocks. Then by the third song Steve Harris walked out on stage and grabbed the f*** mic. I gained a whole new respect for that guy and that's why I love him to this day. And he said you mother*** stop **** throwing s** at these guys. They are our guests now f*** off and stop doing it, and he walked off. And it never happened again and all the rest of the tour went smoothly. And the press came out like Kerrang and they go, 'these guys are winning over the Maiden fans', and Maiden fans loved us."
