Maiden Voyage

Episode 18 - Fear of the Dark (Side B) Jan 01, 2021

Well, dearest listeners, we've come to the end of our first season and Stu and Ed go out with a bang in this too long epic episode covering Side B of Fear of the Dark. It's the end of an era for Iron Maiden as Bruce Dickinson departs the band for the next 8 years and 2 studio albums, but while this album side is, at best, not great, it closes on a high note with the iconic titular song.

The episode ends with a shocking reconfiguration of the absolutely definitive album rankings to date, as Stu and Ed realize they've made a grievous mistake. Where will things wind up? What are you waiting for? Start the episode already!

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 17 - Fear of the Dark (Side A) Dec 25, 2020

Ho, ho, ho! What could be better than a new episode of Maiden Voyage for Christmas?!? What's that? You had a whole list of things you asked for and a new Maiden Voyage episode wasn't one of them? Well, consider this a fun, unexpected stocking stuffer!

Ed and Stu are talking Side A of Fear of the Dark, which starts off with the ripping single "Be Quick or Be Dead" and . . . . continues from there. The guys discuss everything from the many, um, "controversies" of the Maxwell family, to the numerous underwhelming B-Sides off the album's singles, to the surprising discovery of Bruce at the bottom of one of Ed's many adventures down a research rabbit hole.

There is only one more episode to go in Maiden Voyage's first season. To hear the episodes covering the two Blaze Bayley albums as they are released, sign up for our patreon! But don't fret, the show will be back soon with season 2, covering the rest of Iron Maiden's studio albums from Brave New World through Book of Souls.

Side A

Be Quick or Be Dead
From Here to Eternity
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Fear is the Key
Childhood's End
Wasting Love

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Janick Gers - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nicko McBrain - drums

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Episode 16 - No Prayer for the Dying (Side B) Dec 18, 2020

Moving on to Side B of NPftD, Stu and Ed discuss killers-for-hire, the existential dread of submarines and the ocean, being suspended from the ceiling by hooks in your flesh, Nightmare on Elm Street and Russia, Russia, Russia! You know, normal stuff!

Side B includes what is, remarkably, Iron Maiden's only single to reach #1 on the UK charts with "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter." Stu and Ed also talk about the album art and how it resets the depiction of the band's mascot, Eddie. Gone are the cyborg enhancements and lobotomy scar. We're back to OG zombie Eddie with whisps of white hair and sporting a ripped t-shirt as he bursts from a grave. Everything old is new again!

Side B

The Assassin
Run Silent Run Deep
Hooks in You
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
Mother Russia

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Janick Gers - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nick McBrain - drums

Additional Musicians: Michael Kenney - keyboards

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 15 - No Prayer for the Dying (Side A) Dec 11, 2020

Coming off the highs of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ("7Soa7S"), the band has its first lineup change in 8 years, since the album Piece of Mind. Guitarist extraordinaire Adrian Smith left the band and was replaced by Jancik Gers. Ed and Stu struggle to pronounce his name properly because they are stupid Americans, and they have way too much information about the Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio which was used to record the album in a barn on Steve Harris' property.

The album received mixed reviews, but the momentum of 7Soa7S still propelled the album to hit #2 in the UK, spending 14 weeks on the charts. It also managed to hit #17 in the US.

Side A

Tailgunner
Holy Smoke
No Prayer for the Dying
Public Enema Number One
Fates Warning

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Janick Gers - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nick McBrain - drums

Michael Kenney - keyboards

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 14 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Side B) Dec 04, 2020

It's time for Side B of Iron Maiden's epic album, 7th Son, etc. Stu and Ed continue having a grand ol' time with the album. They discuss celebrities that are rumored to be 7th sons of 7th sons, and Ed gets real, explaining that his wife is not a fan of Maiden which will inevitably lead to the dissolution of his marriage. Sad.

Side B is chock full of more great tunes. Enjoy it while you can, dear listeners! Where will this album rank? Will it take the top spot from Powerslave? The suspense is surely killing you, so listen now!

Side B

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
The Prophecy
The Clairvoyant
Only the Good Die Young

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nicko McBrain - drums

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 13 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Side A) Nov 27, 2020

Our voyage continues as we discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's epic concept album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (hereinafter "7th Son" for brevity's sake). Ed and Stu wind up having a lot to say about this album and its tale of a boy born with special powers because he had a bunch of brothers and uncles!

Maiden's back on top with this album, both creatively and in terms of record sales. 7th Son debuted at #1 in the UK, spending 18 weeks on the charts. The fellas can see why as they enjoy listening along, trying to decipher the album's narrative as they go.

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 12 - Somewhere in Time (Side B) Nov 20, 2020

We're back to endure Side B of Somewhere in Time and Stu and Ed wind up experiencing serious "Deja Vu" as they dislike this side of the album as much, if not more, than the first! We start with a long song about cross-country and end with an even longer song that can be used as Cliffs Notes to learn everything Alexander the Great ever did (though we like that song).

Where will this one fall in our on-going list ranking Iron Maiden's albums? I think you can guess....

Side B

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Stranger in a Strange Land
Deja Vu
Alexander the Great

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass

Nicko McBrain - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 11 - Somewhere In Time (Side A) Nov 13, 2020

The show moves on to cover Somewhere In Time, because that is the next album chronologically! Ed is less than enthused. Stu is despondent. But it doesn't mean they can't have a good time while discussing Side A of Iron Maiden's 1986 album. Stu gets a lot of mileage reviewing the album art!

Side A

1. Caught Somewhere in Time

2. Wasted Years

3. Sea of Madness

4. Heaven Can Wait

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nicko McBrain - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 10 - Powerslave (Side B) Nov 06, 2020

Your intrepid hosts return to discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's fifth studio album, Powerslave. Stu and Ed cover the epic and grueling tour the band endured in support of the album, which entailed 189 gigs over the course of 331 days across 28 countries. During the tour, Iron Maiden became the first rock act to bring a full stage show behind the iron curtain, playing shows in Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The band also played to the largest crowds in their career to date, playing in South America for the first time in front of 350,000 people in Brazil at the first ever Rock in Rio festival.

The fellas also play a game while listening to Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as Ed quizzes Stu in a game called, "Guess Which Song Is Longer!"

Side Two

6. Back in the Village 7. Powerslave 8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums

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Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 9 - Powerslave (Side A) Oct 30, 2020

Don't look now, but there are only two minutes to midnight! That's right, friends, we're talking Side A of Powerslave this week. Atomic bombs, dogfighting planes and a B-Side track capturing an argument between two band members!

Released September 3, 1984, Powerslave is the first release by the band to feature the same lineup as the previous album. The album debuted at #2 on the UK albums chart, spent three weeks in the top ten and was on the top albums charts for 10 weeks total. It also reached #21 on the US Billboard 200 after debuting at #62.

Powerslave has been certified platinum in the US (in June 1991) and gold in the UK (Dec. 1984, three months after its release).

Side One

1. Aces High 2. 2 Minutes to Midnight 3. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 4. Flash of the Blade 5. The Duelists

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 8 - Piece of Mind (Side B) Oct 23, 2020

The show moves on to Side B of Piece of Mind, which is chock full of literature inspired songs based on novels, a poem, a short story and a samurai! From the band's classic, "The Trooper," to the bonkers lyrics of "Quest for Fire," to the book report about Dune that is "To Tame a Land," this album side is all killer, no filler.

Will Ed and Stu continue their streak of placing the band's latest release on the top of their album rankings? Does anyone care? Listen for an answer to the first question and answer the second for yourself!

Side Two

5. The Trooper 6. Still Life 7. Quest for Fire 8. Sun and Steel 9. To Tame a Land

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Bonus Episode 1 Oct 20, 2020

The first bonus episode is here! Ed is flying solo, giving a bit more info on The Soundhouse Tapes, the three song demo recording Iron Maiden made over New Year's 1978. He also does a little history lesson on iron maidens as torture devices. Plus, a little housekeeping on the show schedule and future bonus eps!

This bonus episode is being posted in the main feed as a free preview. If you like the show and don't mind listening to Ed blather on, consider joining our patreon (at the $3/month Strangers tier or above) to listen to future bonus episodes.

Episode 7 - Piece of Mind (Side A) Oct 16, 2020

Stu and Ed discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind. The classic Maiden lineup is finally together with Nicko McBrain joining on drums. This album marks the beginning of a narrative journey for the depiction of Eddie in the band's artwork, with the album cover showing him in a straight-jacket, with a visible lobotomy scar, which he will carry forward for many albums to come.

The guys also discuss the folly of Icarus and how Ed's views have changed regarding the guitar tones on this album.

The album was released on May 28, 1983, peaking at #3 and spending 18 weeks on the UK charts.

The was also the band's best selling album in North America so far peaking at #14 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold in the US by July and platinum in 1986. It went platinum in the UK in 1995.

Side One

1. Where Eagles Dare

2. Revelations

3. Flight of Icarus

4. Die with Your Boots On

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Nicko McBrain - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 6 - The Number of the Beast (Side B) Oct 09, 2020

Stu and Ed are back to talk Side B of the iconic Iron Maiden album, The Number of the Beast, discussing everything from Bruce's blood-curdling scream from the titular song to the epic chorus of Hallowed Be Thy Name!

It's easy to see why this album has been certified platinum in the UK and USA, but where will the album rank on Stu and Ed's definitive list of Iron Maiden albums? What will be their favorite and least favorite songs on the album? Who is the Vincent Price imitator that performs the spoken word intro for NotB and how much did Vincent Price want when he was approached to do it?

Side Two

5. The Number of the Beast

6. Run to the Hills

7. Gangland

8. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 5 - The Number of the Beast (Side A) Oct 02, 2020

This week marks the beginning of the Bruce Dickinson era for Iron Maiden, as Ed and Stu discuss Side A of the seminal album, The Number of the Beast (1982)!

The first single from this devilishly great album was Run to the Hills, released February 12, 1982. It debuted at #33 and spent 10 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at #7.

The album itself was released March 22, 1982 and it debuted at the top of the UK charts with a bullet, spending 2 weeks in the top spot. NotB would spend 35 weeks on the UK charts and reach #33 in the US. The album is certified platinum on both sides of the pond.

Side One

1. Invaders

2. Children of the Damned

3. The Prisoners

4. 22 Acacia Avenue

Album Personnel

Bruce Dickinson - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 4 - Killers (Side B) Sep 25, 2020

Ed and Stu discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's second studio album, Killers! They also discuss their favorite and least favorite songs on the album and where this album ranks in Iron Maiden's discography, as of 1981. (Hint: It's easily in the Top 5!)

Side Two

7. Killers

8. Prodigal Son

9. Purgatory

10. Drifter

The guys also discuss the second single from the album, Purgatory, which was released on June 15, 1981. It debuted at #62 on the UK charts, appearing for only 3 weeks and peaking at #52.

The Top 5 songs on the UK charts at the time Purgatory debuted were:

1. One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson

2. Being With You - Smokey Robinson

3. More Than In Love - Kate Robbins and Beyond

4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine

5. Going Back to My Roots - Odyssey

Other notable songs on the charts at the time: Can’t Happen Here - Rainbow (#29); The River - Bruce Springsteen (#35); Would I Lie To You - Whitesnake (#48); Too Drunk To F**k - Dead Kennedys (#57).

Album Personnel

Paul Di’Anno - vocals

Steve Harris - bass, backing vox

Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox

Dave Murray - guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 3 - Killers (Side A) Sep 18, 2020

Stu and Ed discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's second studio album, Killers!

First, they discuss Iron Maiden's cover of the song, "Women in Uniform," by Australia's Skyhooks. The song debuted on Nov. 1980 at #52, spending 4 weeks on the UK charts and peaking at #35. The band learned a valuable lesson about succumbing to record company pressures and maintaining control over their output. This song led to the band's first music video.

Killers was released on February 2, 1981, debuting at its peak position at #12 and spending a total of 12 weeks on the UK charts. (The album would also go on to reach #78 in the US after debuting in June 1981 at #179)

Killers was the band's first album with producer Martin Birch, who would produce the next 8 Iron Maiden albums (through Fear of the Dark). Killers was also the first album with long-time guitarist Adrian Smith, who had played with Dave Murray in another band, Stone Free. It was also the last album with singer Paul Di'Anno, who was fired due to stage performance issues.

Side One

1. The Ides of March (Instrumental)

2. Wrathchild

3. Murders in the Rue Morgue

4. Another Life

5. Genghis Khan (Instrumental)

6. Innocent Exile

Album Personnel

Paul Di’Anno - vox

Dave Murray - guitars

Adrian Smith - guitars

Steve Harris - bass guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 2 - Iron Maiden (Side B) Sep 11, 2020

We're back to discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's eponymous first studio album!! At the end, Stu and Ed reveal where this album ranks in Iron Maiden's discography, as of the time this album was released in 1980. (Hint: It's pretty high up in the rankings!)

We also discuss the second single from the album, Sanctuary, which did not appear on the original UK album, but was added to the US release. Sanctuary debuted at #34 and spent 5 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at #29.

Side Two

5. Transylvania

6. Strange World

7. Charlotte the Harlot

8. Iron Maiden

Album Personnel

Paul Di'Anno - vocals

Steve Harris - bass, backing vox

Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox

Dave Murray - guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 1 - Iron Maiden (Side A) Sep 11, 2020

The first official episode of the podcast is here and we're discussing Side A of Iron Maiden's eponymous first studio album!!

Released on April 14, 1980, the album debuted at #4 and spent 17 weeks on the UK charts. The album was preceded by the band's first single, Running Free, released on February 8, 1980.

Side One

1. Prowler

2. Remember Tomorrow

3. Running Free

4. Phantom of the Opera

Album Personnel

Paul Di’Anno - vocals

Steve Harris - bass, backing vox

Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox

Dave Murray - guitar

Clive Burr - drums

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Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.

The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Episode 0 - The Pilot Sep 11, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of Maiden Voyage! Before Stu and Ed begin their chronological journey through Iron Maiden's studio albums, they share a selection of songs from throughout the band's catalog to offer listeners a little sampling of what to expect.

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If you are enjoying the show (already), join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends!

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Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com

Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter.

Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.

The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.

Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.

This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

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