Britishness and Snail Mail

Even if we would hardly need any more evidence that Iron Maiden is an embodiment as well as an icon of British culture, Maiden have indeed been immortalised by a British institution. And no other than the Royal Mail. The theme of the January 2023 collectible stamps is *drum roll* ...you guess it ... Iron …

Opinion: Is This Seppuku or Do Iron Maiden Hate Their Singer?

Now I have a bad conscience. First I complain that we do not get the new album (Senjutsu, released today), and now that the legal download has finally savely found its way to my laptop and my mobile I start to complain again. Don't get me wrong. I am not among those who say that …

Opinion: The Death of the Beast

Today the long-expected bad news finally hit. The Legacy of the Beast tour will have to be postponed a second time; now it is planned for 2022. Whereas Maiden could not have foreseen the Corona pandemic, I still blame them for their bad decisions. This tour will be the third leg of the same production, …