Does this brick wall and the street lights look familiar to you all? This is the railway bridge in Finsbury Park where Iron Maiden mascot Eddie lurked around in the seventies and was immortalized on a certain picture.
1980s
MAIDEN HISTORY: End of the Classic Era part 2, 1988-89
No one could compete with the majesty of Iron Maiden’s 1980s period. In part 2 of this chapter on Maiden History we take an in-depth look at the making of Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son and the end of Maiden’s classic era. Continue reading
Happy birthday, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son!
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is 25 years old today! Continue reading
Review: Maiden England ’88 (DVD, 2013)
It’s been a few weeks, and we’ve lived with the Maiden England ’88 DVD long enough to decide what we think. From a great concert feature, via zero Somewhere On Tour bonuses, to a frustrating documentary. Continue reading
Review: Maiden England ’88 (Album, 2013)
The live album that never was. Now it is! A tantalizing game of “what if?” became tangible reality as Maiden England finally got a proper live album release, almost 25 years later. Continue reading
Review: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
Iron Maiden’s last album of the 1980s was also the last album of their classic era. They concluded the decade with a masterpiece: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. Continue reading
BEST & WORST: Iron Maiden Concert Video Guide
Let us take you on a short and sweet tour through Iron Maiden’s concert films. Find out which we love and which we despise! Continue reading
MAIDEN HISTORY: End of the Classic Era part 1, 1986-1987
All good things must come to an end, and there has never been a better thing in metal than Iron Maiden’s 1980s period. This chapter in our study of Maiden History is a two-part in-depth look at Maiden’s adventures in the late 80s. The first part discusses the turmoil that was the making of Somewhere In Time. Continue reading
Somewhere In Time: It’s Personal
March is a month of late 1980s worship on Maiden Revelations. Guest writer Pål Ødegård discusses Somewhere In Time, the album that made him a Maiden fan for life, and puts the 1986 release into metal history perspective. Continue reading
FEATURE FRIDAY: Lost Somewhere In Time
Somewhere In Time is in some ways the forgotten Maiden classic, the most underplayed of Maiden’s most popular records. Why has there never been a real retro focus on the Somewhere In Time record? In this article, American fan Adam Hansen wonders what could have been… Continue reading
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