In this week’s episode, we talk about track #7 from (the US version of) Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Sanctuary” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Live Versions:

• Live + One (aka Soundhouse Tapes and other rarities) (1980)
• Live with Paul (1980)
• Live after Death (1985)
• Live in Chile  - Blaze Bayley on vocals (1996)
• Rock in Rio (2001)

Cover Versions:

• Overkill - Japanese version of their 2017 album “The Grinding Wheel”
• Paul Dianno -  Beast Volume 2 / The Final Chapter
• The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs - LA Punk Band

Other:

• Metal For Muthas recording - 1979
• Rehearsal recorded by Thunderstick (circa 1977-78)
  Vocals - Dennis Wilcock
  Guitar - Terry Wapram
  Keyboard - Tony Moore
  Bass - Steve Harris
  Drums - Barry Purkis
• Keep Yourself Alive - Queen

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In this week’s episode, we talk about track #6 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Strange World” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version
• Soundhouse Tapes

Live Versions:

• The Rainbow – Live 1980
• Maiden Japan - From Maiden Japan full album
• Paul Di’Anno - Paul solo in 2012
• Rehearsal - From 1977 with Dennis Willcock on vocals

Cover Versions:

• Soulcleanse 2008 YouTube Video. They have a myspace page.
• Evoken -  Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

Also in this episode we talk about a 2019 Blabbermouth.net article and play a clip from the interview video that was done by Chris Galea of PowerofMetal.dk.

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In this week’s episode, we talk about track #5 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Transylvania” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• The Rainbow - Live 1980/1
• A Real Live Tour, Milan Live 1993
• Mansfield, MA - NOT Live Show Intro

Cover Versions:

• Iced Earth - Horror Show album 2001, Richard Christy on Drums
• Absu - Texas Metal Band off of 1998 Maiden Tribute Album, "A Call to Irons"

In this week’s episode, we talk about track #4 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Phantom of the Opera” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• At the Marquee, 1980 (with Dennis Stratton)
• At the Rainbow, 1980, 1980 (with Adrian Smith)
• Eddie Rips Up the World Tour, Sweden 2005
• Download Festival, 2013

Cover Versions:

• Killers (Paul Di’Anno) - 666 The Number of the Beast Tribute record, 1999.
• Iron Maidens - World’s Only All Female Iron maiden Tribute Band, recorded 2005.
• Sentinal Beast - California Thrash metal Group mid-80s. 86 album - Depths of Death.

In this week's episode, we talk about track #3 from Iron Maiden's FIRST album - "Running Free" - and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• BBC Radio 1 Sessions - 1979
• Top of the Pops - 1980
• Live - 1980
• Maiden Japan EP - 1981
• Live After Death - 1985

Cover Versions:

• Stone Sour (Straight Outta Burbank… EP for 2015 Record Store Day )
• Grave Digger (German Metal Band. Japanese Bonus Track of 2001 album The Grave Digger)
• Nightstalker (Greek Stoner Metal Band - that’s all I got)
• Iron Savior (German Metal Band - 2003?)

In this week’s episode, we talk about track #2 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Remember Tomorrow” – and features the following music:

• Original Album version by Iron Maiden
• Live versions from Iron Maiden with Paul Di’Anno in 1980 and 1981
• Live version from Iron Maiden with Bruce Dickinson in 1981, 1993, and 2005
• Live version from Paul Di’Anno in 2010
• Cover version by Opeth, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats….and yes, Metallica.

In this first episode of Maiden Order, we talk about the FIRST track from Iron Maiden's FIRST album - "Prowler" - and features the following music:

• Original Album version by Iron Maiden
• Cover by Black Tide
• Cover by Maiden uniteD
• "Prowler '88" b-side by Iron Maiden
• "Soundhouse Tapes" version by Iron Maiden

On August 1st, former male model Mikey C. went the Iron Maiden rock and roll show. Here he rapidly talks about his day.

During this episode Mike talks about another review of the show - from MURPH!!!! Check that out here!

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On August 1st, the handsome and modest host of the Maiden Fan Podcast, Mike (@MaidenPodcast) will be going to see his favorite band in the world for a 10th time. While he impatiently waits for that day to come, he got to thinking - how many Iron Maiden songs have I NOT heard live? And out of those songs - which are the ones I would love to eventually hear some day?

It was at this point that he decided to cancel the modeling job he was about to be paid handsomely for and instead record a podcast not just talking about the songs he has never heard live - but choosing fifteen of those songs and crafting his ideal setlist. His perfect Iron Maiden Unheard Setlist. So please listen and enjoy this episode, and let Mike know what you think either through Twitter or by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.

Oh, and if you're interested, you can listen to setlist in its entirety over at Spotify.

Finally. Finally. FINALLY I am back with a brand new episode! In this episode of the Maiden Fan Podcast I talk all about singer Paul Di'Anno, touching on his short time in Iron Maiden and his much longer music career afterwards. Check it out! Thank you for your patience, and UP THE IRONS! 

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Fans Not Experts owns no rights or claims to any of the music used in this episode. All songs used for review/podcast purposes only - and because Mike loves them so much.

I just received word from the ASS (American Space Society) that my family has been chosen for Ark Six-Sixty-Six. My wife, my dog, and myself have been selected to survive. On this Ark, there are no cell phones, there are no MP3 players, No iPods - not even Zunes.

Because these ships were developed secretly in the 1990s, there are only CD players available for each family - and each person is only allowed to bring one compact disc each.

Wow, space really is limited.

I am forced to make the toughest decision of my life. I can bring a CD with me to the giant spaceship that chose me to survive the the soon to be exploding Earth - but on that CD I am only allowed 16 songs.

Well obviously all 16 Songs will be Iron Maiden songs - but which 16? From which albums?

I think it’s only fair, and an amazing coincidence, that Iron Maiden (at the time of Earth’s final days) has sixteen albums - and I have 16 tracks to choose for my space CD.

So it comes down to this. One song. One song from each album. I must choose one song from each Iron Maiden album as the only song that I can listen to for the rest of my life. In space. In a spaceship. Have I over complicated this simple premise enough?