This book is dedicated to several devoted Maiden fans and friends of mine who have reminded me over the years, in one form or another, why this band has always been so bad ass:
Helen Watts for being the truest femme-Metal Maidenhead I know, Richard Kendrick for being the biggest dude-Metal Maidenhead I know, and my cousin B.J. Thieme for giving me my first Iron Maiden tape back in the 1980s!
CONTENTS
Title Page
Dedication
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION: IRON MAIDEN IN THE STUDIO
CHAPTER ONE: IRON MAIDEN (1980)
CHAPTER TWO: KILLERS (1981)
CHAPTER THREE: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (1982)
CHAPTER FOUR: PIECE OF MIND (1983)
CHAPTER FIVE: POWERSLAVE (1984)/LIVE AFTER DEATH (1985)
CHAPTER SIX: SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1986)
CHAPTER SEVEN: SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON (1988)
CHAPTER EIGHT: NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING (1990)
CHAPTER NINE: FEAR OF THE DARK (1992)
CHAPTER TEN: THE X FACTOR (1995)
CHAPTER ELEVEN: VIRTUAL XI (1998)
CHAPTER TWELVE: BRAVE NEW WORLD (2000)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DANCE OF DEATH (2003)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (2006)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE FINAL FRONTIER (2010)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: EDDIE THE HEAD
CONCLUSION: 2011 AND BEYOND …
Plates
Copyright
Project thanks: First and foremost I would like to thank my UK publisher John Blake for continuing to support my In the Studio series with such cool bands (AC/DC, Motorhead, etc.). Thanks to the following invaluable research sources: Maidenfans.com; Maiden-World.com; CDuniverse.com; Ironmaiden.com; official biographer Mick Wall; all the credited critics whose positive reviews of Maiden’s catalogue help to give a more rounded appreciation to newer fans of the band; and, finally, anyone and everyone who might have had a hand in sources for this book.
Personal thank you(s): First and foremost, as always, I would like to thank my parents, James and Christina Thieme-Brown, for continuing to tirelessly support my various artistic goings-on (both literary and musical); my brother Joshua T. Brown (K-9 Catalyst, proud of you, bud); the extended Brown and Thieme families; Alex Schuchard and Jackson Schuchard for being the coolest godson in the world! Thank you, also, to my girlfriend Dena for coming into my life when you did and continuing to make it better and brighter every day since…
Thanks, too, to Andrew and Sarah McDermott; ‘The’ Sean and Amy Fillinich; Adam Perri; Chris ‘See’ Ellauri; Matt, Eileen and Kamelya Ellen Peitz; Richard (thanks for the past ten years re Versailles), Lisa and Regan Kendrick; Paul and Helen Watts; Bob O’Brien and Cayenne Engel; Lexi ‘Clown’ Federov; Rose Reiter and Gerry Plant; MVD Distribution/Big Daddy Music; Aaron ‘Whippit’ Harmon for continuing to have my back musically week in and out; Joe Viers/Sonic Lounge Studios for ten years of great ears; Andrew McNeice at Melodic Rock; Keavin Wiggins at Antimusic.com; Cheryl Hoahing at Metal Edge; Tim at Brave Words/Bloody Knuckles; Rock and Roll Report; John Lavallo and Take Out Marketing; Bookmasters; Larry, Joel, James and everyone at Arbor Books; Aaron, Gabriel, Victor, John and everyone at SCB Distribution/Rock N Roll Books.
To Jasmin St Claire, thanks for hanging in there – we finally made it! Lemmy Kilmister; Curt and Cris Kirkwood/Dennis; Ben Ohmart/BearManor Media; Jack, Crissy, David, Simon and all at ECW Press; Tony (congrats on beating the big C!) and Yvonne Rose at Amber Books; Richard Anderson at Cherry Red Books; Jason Rothberg and Tracii Guns, thanks for the opportunity to be involved with telling this amazing story; Stephan Jenkins and Third Eye Blind for the opportunity to work on an In the Studio book with you! Finally, and without arrogance of any sort, thank you to the music fans who buy and read my books, specifically this series, as you keep them coming.
I have drawn on many different sources in putting together this book and I would particularly like to acknowledge and thank the following:
Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills (third edition), Mick Wall
VH1 Classic Albums Number of the Beast DVD
The Maidenfans.com interview archive. Band-member quotes were sourced from the following interviews (some don’t indicate specific print magazine, just the interviewer, date, etc.):
30 June 1982 – Steve Harris interview with journalist Shelly Harris
31 July 1983 – Steve Harris interview with journalist John Styx
31 July 1983 – Artist magazine interview with Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray
30 September 1987 – Unknown source, interview with Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray (referenced Maidenfans.com as source)
1 November 1988 – Bruce Dickinson interview with Kerrang! magazine
1 January 1990 – Bruce Dickinson interview with Sports Illustrated
30 April 30 1992 – Steve Harris and Dave Murray interview with Raw magazine
31 May 1992 – Steve Harris interview with Kerrang! magazine
30 April 1993 – Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain interview with Kerrang! magazine
31 May 1995 – Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris interview (source unknown, credited to Maidenfans.com)
31 July 1995 – Blaze Bayley interview (source again unknown, credited to Maidenfans.com)
1 October 1995 – Steve Harris and Blaze Bayley interview (ditto)
1 February 1996 – Blaze Bayley interview with journalist Sumit Chandra
1 February 1996 – Blaze Bayley interview with journalist Ram Samudrala
1 February 1996 – Dave Murray interview (source again unknown, credited to Maidenfans.com)
31 August 1996 – Steve Harris interview with Lars Ulrich
31 March 1998 – Janick Gers and Dave Murray interview with Terrorizer
31 March 1998 – Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris interview with Metal Hammer
31 March 1998 – Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris interview with Kerrang!
31 March 1998 – Blaze Bayley interview with FHM magazine
30 April 1998 – Dave Murray interview with Metal Hammer
30 April 1998 – Blaze Bayley interview with Vox
30 April 1998 – Blaze Bayley interview with Kerrang!
30 April 1998 – Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris interview with hockwaves
30 June 1998 – Steve Harris interview with Sumit Chandra
30 June 1998 – Blaze Bayley interview with Format Power
30 June 1998 – Blaze Bayley interview with journalist Sumit Chandra
1 October 1998 –