The Iron Maiden are preparing to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Founded in London in the last months of 1975, the group is preparing to pay homage to five career decades with a new editorial initiative. Through its social channels, the Metal band has announced the release of “Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History”, a photographic book that collects unpublished images and iconic shots of their incredible musical adventure. The volume, awaited for autumn and published by the Thames & Hudson publishing house, represents a visual celebration of the Iron Maiden career. Made in a precious bound edition, the book retraces the history of the English band in chronological order, from the first performances in the small London clubs up to the large international stages. There will be insights on the albums that have written the history of Heavy Metal and an exclusive preview of the preparations of the next world tour, designed to celebrate the half century of activity together with fans.
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“Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History” celebrates not only music, but also the visual aesthetic that made the Iron Maiden an icon: in fact, a large prominence is given to the legendary covers of their albums, created by artists such as Derek Riggs and Melvyn Grant, and the evolution of their famous mascot, Eddie. In addition to the illustrations that forged the band's imagination, the volume will include exclusive shots of the musical instruments used in the studio and live, images of the spectacular sets of the tours and testimonies written by the members of the group.
To embellish the work, there will be an introduction signed by Steve Harris, bassist and founder of the band, and a afterword by the charismatic frontman Bruce Dickinson.
The Iron Maiden will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the world tour “Run for Your Lives 2025/26”, departing in May and intended to touch over thirty European cities. Among the confirmed dates, the only Italian concert stands out, scheduled for July 13 at the Euganeo stadium in Padua. The concerts of this special tour will be characterized by a ladder entirely dedicated to the first nine albums of the band, from the debut “Iron Maiden” to “Fear of the Dark”, thus giving fans a musical journey through the most iconic moments of their career.
Also the following magazine wanted to pay homage to the British band for the fiftieth year of life, with a top ten of his best songs. “Earled initially within the new wave of British Heavy Metal – recalls the magazine in the introduction – the Iron Maiden have become one of the largest Heavy music groups of the planet. Half a century later, they continue to make sold -outs in arenas and stadiums from all over the world with their explosive live concerts. With the band that undertakes the North American stage of its future Past Tour and this autumn. The recent announcement of the Run For Your Lives Tour of 2025, what better time to retrace the biggest songs of the Iron Maiden? “… a not easy selection, of course. “The lines of low gallopers of Steve Harris; the fantastic guitarism by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers; the skill on the battery of the first members Clive Burr and Nicko McBrain; and, of course, the vocal performances of Bruce Dickinson make all these songs of the Metal classics”, underlines Spencer Kaufman, director of Heavy. Consequence.
Below the list of the 10 best songs of the Iron Maiden according to Heavy Consequence (here the complete service).
10. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (“Powerslave”)
9. “Fear of the Dark” (“Fear of the Dark”)
8. “Empire of the Clouds” – (“The Book of Souls”)
7. “Run to the Hills” (“The Number of the Beast”)
6. “Aces High” (“Powerslave”)
5. “The Number of the Beast” (“The Number of the Beast”)
4. “Wasted Years” (“Somewhere in Time”)
3. “2 Minutes to Midnight” (“Powerslave”)
2. “The Trooper” (“Piece of Mind”)
1. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” (“The Number of the Beast”)
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