At Real Gone, we very much consider ourselves Iron Maiden fans. Their best albums still represent some of the finest trad metal, and their best live shows – particularly those that look back through the past – create brilliant shared experiences for the fans.
Given how well loved their earlier material continues to be, it seems a pity that the band haven’t really revisited the archives very often. A few live shows appeared in the hard to find and expensive Eddie’s Archive box set, but save for a welcome CD reissue of ‘Maiden England’, very little from the past has circulated.