Marking 50 years of Iron Maiden, renowned music writer Joe Shooman delivers the ultimate celebration of the world’s most iconic heavy metal band. Drawing on 80+ original interviews and unseen photographs, this kaleidoscopic volume spans four sections—The Story, The Music, The Band, and The Frontmen—to chart everything from the band’s Christmas Day origins to their countless studio albums and the legendary figures behind the beast: Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, and the ever-watchful Eddie.

Timed to coincide with Iron Maiden’s anticipated world tour kicking off in May 2025, the book lands at the perfect moment for fans eager to relive arena nights and revisit a career boasting 130+ million albums sold and record-breaking crowds. Insightful, comprehensive, and loaded with rare material, it’s essential reading for fans old and new.

“Something genuinely new for fans… essential reading.” — MetalTalk Podcast

The Book will be available from 9 October 2025 in a Hardback Format with colour photos throughout Michael O’Mara Books. You can order it from here. 

About the author: Joe Shooman is a long-standing music journalist whose biography of Bruce Dickinson has remained in print since its 2007 release.

"I had the opportunity to review the book’s preview copy and was pleasantly surprised. As someone who has read many interviews, biographies, and articles about the band, I didn’t expect anything to surprise me — but this did. A concise, well-researched, and meaningful read for every fan.

The interviews add real value, and the rare, previously unseen photos are a genuine bonus. It’s only October, yet it feels like Christmas morning when I received my first Iron Maiden record." — Nikola Petras (Iron Maiden Bulgaria)