The Bulgarian fan club of Iron Maiden and Live & Loud invite you to a tribute evening dedicated to IRON MAIDEN. After several great tribute gigs celebrating the anniversaries of the albums "The Number Of The Beast", "Piece of Mind", and the fan club itself, it's time for RAISING HELL to return to the stage of club Live & Loud for another great show. The guys have once again prepared an over two-hour setlist, the highlight of which will be the twentieth anniversary of the release of "Dance Of Death" (2003). We will also hear very rarely live performed songs from the 80s and 90s.

The date is october 21st. The start of the event is at 21:00, and the entrance will cost BGN 15.

Link to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1634056467118446

Renowned around the world as one of the greatest and most distinctive heavy metal vocalists of all time, Bruce Dickinson will be releasing a brand new solo album in early 2024 on BMG Records. Entitled The Mandrake Project it sees him reunited with long-time musical collaborator and producer Roy Z.

The Mandrake Project will be Dickinson’s seventh solo album and his first since Tyranny Of Souls in 2005.

Dickinson explains, “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it. Roy Z and I have been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I am very excited for people to finally hear it. I’m even more excited at the prospect of getting out on the road with this amazing band that we have put together, to be able to bring it to life. We’re planning to play as many shows as we can in as many places as possible, for as many people as we can!

“As for what The Mandrake Project actually is… all will be revealed soon!”

The first live shows to be announced are in Mexico and Brazil in April and May 2024, with further touring plans to be revealed in due course.

Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project Tour

18 April - Diana Theater, Guadalajara, Mexico
20 April – Pepsi Theatre, Mexico City, Mexico
24 April – Live Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
25 April – Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil
27 April – Opera Hall, Brasilia, Brazil
28 April – Arena Hall, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
30 April – Qualistage, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

2 May – Quinta Linda, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
4 May – Vibra, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Tickets for Brazil go onsale September 25, and for Mexico on September 28.
For ticketing links, or to join the mailing list for updates, visit www.themandrakeproject.com

British Lion return to the UK for a 16-date winter tour to kick off the new year, starting on January 4th at London’s famed Cart & Horses venue in Stratford, where Steve played his very first gigs. Tony Moore's Awake (one man show) will be their very special guest on the tour.

They will also be performing on the 2024 Monsters Of Rock Cruise, which sets sail from Miami on March 2nd for six nights.

Harris comments, “We’re all excited to announce an extensive tour of the UK in January, kicking off with a special warm up show at the Cart and Horses in London. Tony Moore's Awake (one man show) will be our very special guest for the tour. Tony was, of course, in Iron Maiden back in 1977 so it is great to have him on the bill. 2024 will also see us make our third appearance on The Monsters Of Rock Cruise in March. We can't wait to see you all out on the road!”

Tickets for the tour are on sale now and can be purchased here.

The full list of dates are as follows:

Jan 04 – London, Cart & Horses
Jan 05 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
Jan 06 – Bradford, Nightrain
Jan 07 – Liverpool, Furnace
Jan 09 – Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Jan 10 – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms
Jan 12 – Carlisle, Brickyard
Jan 13 – Colchester, Arts Centre
Jan 14 – Margate, Ballroom
Jan 16 – Merthyr Tydfil, Redhouse Cymru
Jan 17 – Frome, Cheese & Grain
Jan 18 – Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
Jan 20 – Isle Of Wight, Strings Bar & Venue
Jan 21 – Gravesend, Leo’s Red Lion
Jan 22 – Southend, Chinnerys
Jan 23 – Hastings, Black Box
Mar 02-07 - Monsters of Rock Cruise 2024

Hello Boys and Girls,

I hope this message finds you all well!

The reason I'm writing to you all today is to let you know of a very serious health problem that I have been through. In January I had a stroke, thank the Lord it was a minor one referred to as a TIA. It left me paralyzed on my right side from my shoulder on down, of course I was very worried that my career was over but with the love and support from my wife, Rebecca and family, my doctors, especially Julie my OT (Occupational Therapist), and my Maiden family I was able to bounce back to somewhere near 70% recovered. After 10 weeks of intense therapy it was almost time to start rehearsals for our tour. I feel it's important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness. I'm not there yet but by the grace of God I'm getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.

Thank you all for a most wonderful and magical tour so far, you have all been so amazing.

Well that's it from me. God bless you all, stay safe and well and I look forward to seeing you all somewhere in time. :-) :-)

Nicko

Manager Rod Smallwood adds -“The rest of the band and l think that what Nicko has been able to achieve since his stroke shows incredible belief and willpower and we are all very proud of him. With this new and musically very complex set to learn ahead of him, he just got his head down and concentrated on recovery. We honestly did not know if he would be able to play a whole show until band rehearsals started in May and there was just so much support for him from the band and then genuine relief for all when we saw he was going to be able to do it!”

"Nicko being Nicko he did not want to make a fuss and cause any distraction to the tour at the time but, now that he is sure he will soon get there, he thought you fans should know straight from him rather than by any rumours!"

"We are all of course delighted he battled through this so well and look forward to many more tours together starting with the three Western Canada shows and Power Trip in California coming up in a couple of months time. We can’t wait! This tour is that good!”

Last night Iron Maiden had started their Future past tour in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

We have no words and will leave you with the following video, pictures and setlist

See you somewhere…. We are on our way to Prague.

Setlist:
Intro: Blade Runer Theme
01. Cought Somewhere In Time
02. Stranger In A strange Land
03. Writing n The Wall
04. Days Of Furure Past
05. Time Machine
06. The Prisoner
07. Death Of The Celts
08. Can I Play With Madness
09. Heaven Can WaIt
10.  Alexander The Great
11. Fear Of The Dark
12. Iron Maiden

Encore:
13. Hell On Earth
14. The Trooper
15. Wasted Years

Photos: John McMurtrie
Source: Facebook

It's been more than 3 months since our Facebook page with 6.5k Followers was taken down without any reason or warning. It's still sitting somewhere there with the Facebook admins in "In Review" mode. All attempts to get it back or to find out why it was removed have been unsuccessful. We decided to start over and move forward!

You can now find our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/maiden.bulgaria

We will keep you busy with cool stuff around the band and as always we thank you for your support.

By the way, we are already on Instagram. Follow us there too!! (https://www.instagram.com/fc.iron.maiden.bulgaria/)

Trooper Beer, the hugely successful and award-winning beer produced in collaboration between British music icons Iron Maiden and Stockport-based Robinsons Brewery, celebrates its 10th birthday this year on Tuesday 9th May, 2023.

To celebrate the milestone, and the achievement of over 35 million pints sold worldwide, a brand new 10% ABV Trooper X Imperial Stout has been created by Bruce Dickinson and the Robinsons team. Each 660ml bottle of Trooper X comes in a presentation box and will be available to order online from IronMaiden.com and Drinks Aisle from 9th May.

The new brew has again been created by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce, alongside Robinsons’ Head Brewer Martyn Weeks.

Martyn said: “Trooper X is packed full of roasted malt flavours which perfectly balance the complex and delicious aromas. This is the ultimate super smooth sharing beer which, if you can resist drinking straight away, will mature in the bottle and get even better with age. “

In further celebrations, the original Trooper Beer, which kickstarted Iron Maiden’s foray into the brewing world ten years ago, will feature a special anniversary label to mark the occasion.

Launched in 2013, the 4.7% ABV Premium Ale has proved a runaway success around the world and is now firmly established as one of the leading British ales globally, being exported to 68 countries worldwide.

Trooper was recently awarded a further Gold Medal by the British Bottlers’ Institute, adding to awards at the World Beer Awards, Global Beer Masters and International Beer Challenge, making a total of 18 awards for Trooper Original to date and 23 across the Trooper family of beers.

Along with the core beers – Trooper Original and Trooper IPA – the Trooper family includes a range of seasonal and limited edition beers that have joined the charge over the last ten years, including popular brews such as Fear of The Dark stout, Sun And Steel sake-infused pilsner, Red N’ Black porter, Trooper 666 ESB, Hallowed Belgian-style beer, as well as annual Day Of The Dead special edition versions. Trooper X Imperial Stout joins this growing stable.

Bruce Dickinson has also taken the Trooper brand worldwide, identifying like-minded brewers overseas who can bring unique local versions of Trooper to the legions of Iron Maiden fans and Trooper drinkers around the world. Iron Maiden have partnered with Brewdog in the US to produce Hellcat, an IPL; Nils Oscar in Sweden to produce a local Trooper as well as Running Free, the first zero alcohol Trooper; Crew Republic in Germany with Trooper Progressive Lager; Bodebrown in Brazil with a local Trooper and Aces High lager; and Nomad in Australia to produce Trooper XPL.

Bruce Dickinson says: “I’m immensely proud that Trooper has reached this milestone. To get to 10 years is a brilliant achievement, and I’m having a great time working with Robinsons and our partners around the world coming up with some fantastic beers! Thanks to our fans, Trooper has become a permanent feature with beer lovers around the world, and it’s still growing.

“We are delighted to add ‘Trooper X’ to the roster and there’ll be more beers to come as our Trooper family continues to expand and provide new beers and choices to our fans everywhere.”

Oliver Robinson, Managing Director of Robinsons said: “Our collaboration with Iron Maiden and TROOPER continues to go from strength to strength each year. When we started brewing with Bruce in 2013, I don’t think any of us could have anticipated the success of TROOPER. Fast-forward 10 years and with over 8 limited edition beers, 35 million pints sold worldwide, and drinkers enjoying TROOPER in over 68 countries worldwide we’re incredibly proud to have TROOPER as part of the Robinsons family.”

The legendary game Monopoly will be available in I IRON MAIDEN version. Details below:
Celebrate nearly 50 years of heavy metal history with the ultimate game for Iron Maiden fans! Iron Maiden Monopoly lets players relive the prolific English metal band's worldwide live performances as they buy, sell, and trade the most memorable performances over the decades, such as Legacy of the Beast Tour, Somewhere Back in Time Tour, and more! Give the band's equipment a go and take custom tokens like Flying Helmet or Steve's bass around the board to set up Arenas and Stadiums. Open the Box and Feeling Lucky? Cards will test your dedication on the road for the most Eddie Bucks in the end to win! Ages 8 and up. For 2 to 6 players.

The Iron Maiden Monopoly game includes:
- 1x Game Board
- 6x Collectible Tokens

• Dead Albatros
• Guitar Amp
• Pilots Helmet
• Nicko’s Drum Kit
• Wasted Years Computer
• Steve Harris Bass Guitar

- 28x Title Deed Cards
- 16x Feeling Lucky Cards
- 16x Open the Box Cards
- Money
- 32x Houses renamed Arenas
- 12x Hotels renamed Stadiums
- 2x Dice
- Rules

Presale links will follow soon..

It is the year when we celebrate 40 years of Piece of Mind. Let’s do it properly with this limited fan club shirt. The shirts will be available at the Tribute concert on April 8th at Club Live & Loud. After the event if there are any shirts left, they will be available on the website for grabs.

Blaze Bayley's managment had posted the following message:

We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment. He is in good spirits in the circumstances but utterly disappointed to have to postpone our imminent shows due in March & April. Ticket refunds will be available at source but we truly hope you will keep your tickets & make it to the new dates which we will be announcing as soon as they are scheduled.

Regarding shows already booked for June-November this year, we understandably have to wait a short while to see how quick Blaze’s recovery will be, so please stay tuned & meanwhile most importantly we're sure you will join us in wishing him a complete & speedy recovery.

Blaze misses you, cannot wait to regain full health & see you all again.

Every Storm Ends… ‘your heart will heal’

Thank you so much everyone for your understanding & support.

Everyoune at Fan Club Iron Maiden Bulgaria wishes Blaze a speed recovery

May 16 th marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Iron Maiden's iconic 4th album, Piece Of Mind. The songs for which were composed and recorded only a few months after the release of "The Number Of The Beast".

“We felt like we were on a high, and you can hear that mood on the album. Most of all though, it was just the songs. Between us, I thought we’d really come up with the goods this time.”

- Steve Harris

Piece of Mind also marks the debut for Nicko McBrain with the band and what would become the iconic Iron Maiden line-up.

The Bulgarian Iron Maiden fan club will honor the 40th anniversary with a special concert by the tribute band RAISING HELL. The event will be on April 8 (Saturday) in the capital's Live & Loud club. The boys from RAISING HELL have prepared over a two-hour “best of” set, including the entire "Piece Of Mind" album . The start of the event is at 21:00, and the entrance will cost BGN 10.

For more information see the official Facebook Event: 40 YEARS OF BRAIN DAMAGE with RAISING HELL | Facebook

This morning we woke up with a message that our Facebook page has been removed.

Without warning, without any explanation, our page no longer exists.

Almost 13 years and over 6.5k followers...

The only message we see is that our page does NOT violate Facebook Community Standards and at the same time it is blocked for Violation of Facebook Community Standards!. (WHAT?!)

We have submitted an objection and are currently awaiting the decision.

To be honest, we don't have high expectations, and if our page is closed for good, we most likely won't create a new one.

For all 15 years as a fan club, we have been honest and followed the rules We did everything for the sake of our favorite band. The Facebook page was just a way for us to be closer to each other. And apparently this violates Facebook's community standards.

Fortunately, months ago we resurrected our forum and along with the website will remain the places where we will be active.

If any of you had experienced a similar situation, write to us in the forum or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will be grateful!

SEЕ YOU SOON
UP THE IRONS !!!

Royal Mail today reveals images of 12 new Special Stamps celebrating one of the most legendary rock bands of all time, Iron Maiden.

The main stamp set celebrates Iron Maiden’s live performances, featuring a selection of photos from their world-wide tours across the years, internationally and at home - and feature all current members of the band.

Images range from the 1980s until 2018 and show:

- Steve Harris in Vancouver, June 2010
- Bruce Dickinson at Hammersmith, Odeon, London, May 1983
- Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Steve Harris in Pamplona, September 1988
- Nicko McBrain in Quito, March 2009
- Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers in Rio de Janeiro, January 2001
- Adrian Smith and Steve Harris in Helsinki, May 2018
- Iron Maiden at Twickenham Stadium, London, July 2008
- Bruce Dickinson sword fighting with Eddie in Birmingham, August 2018

A further four stamps pay homage to the band’s long-serving mascot and pop-cultural icon in his own right, Eddie, with his own miniature sheet. The stamps show four notorious Eddie artworks, including the latest addition featuring

Eddie as a samurai warrior from the recent Senjutsu album.

Shown on the stamps are:
- ‘Iron Maiden’ Eddie: The stare that started it all. Born in 1980 – on the cover of the band’s debut album
- ‘The Trooper’ Eddie: The unforgettable artwork for one of Iron Maiden’s greatest hit singles and, more recently, the logo for their award-winning beer
- ‘Aces High’ Eddie: Reimagined as a fighter pilot for a song honouring the RAF servicemen who defended Britain during the Second World War
- ‘Senjutsu’ Eddie: Samurais, feudal Japan and flashing blades inspired this katana-wielding warrior, from the band’s most recent album

The backdrop of the miniature sheet is taken from Iron Maiden’s first official live album, Live After Death (1985).

Founded in east London in the mid-1970s by songwriter and bassist Steve Harris, Iron Maiden’s decades-spanning career has made them one of the most revered and influential bands of all time. With over 100 million record sales, almost 2,500 live performances across 64 countries and 17 studio albums – including their latest, Senjutsu, released in 2021 – Iron Maiden have remained fearlessly creative and dedicated to their legions of fans for almost half a century.

Iron Maiden founder member and bassist, Steve Harris comments: “We were all absolutely astounded – in a good way! - when we heard first about the commemorative project, and equally pretty much speechless when we saw the stamps for the very first time. They look superb and I think they really capture the essence and energy of Maiden. We’re all very proud that Royal Mail has chosen to honour the band’s legacy like this and we know our fans will feel the same way,”

Iron Maiden manager, Rod Smallwood adds: “As a band who have never played by anyone else’s rules for over 40 years, it’s very gratifying to see them honoured in their home country in this way. We’re proud to show how these six band members are still appealing to more and more fans every year with their music and their legendary shows - which I think these stamps really capture well. It’s also fantastic that Eddie has been honoured too – it’s incredible to think that Her Majesty, may she rest in peace, saw these and lent her iconic silhouette to them too.”

David Gold, Director of External Public Affairs & Policy, Royal Mail, said: “Few bands in the history of rock music can be called bona fide rock legends – but Iron Maiden are just that – and more. With legions of devoted fans of all ages and from every corner of the globe, not only have they changed the way rock music sounds, but they have also changed the way it looks. We fully expect their fans will love these stamps as much as we do.”

Royal Mail collaborated closely with the band members and Phantom Music Management Ltd on the stamp issue.

The band will be back on the road in 2023 with their brand new, The Future Past tour, with dates across the UK and Europe.

The stamps are available to pre-order from today (5 January) at www.royalmail.com/ironmaiden and by phone on 03457 641 641.

The stamps go on general sale from 12 January 2023 with a Presentation Pack containing all 12 stamps priced at £17.70.

Iron Maiden will be bringing a new tour to Europe in the Summer of 2023 including arena shows in the UK & Ireland. The Future Past Tour will feature previously unperformed songs from the band’s most recent studio album, Senjutsu along with a focus on 1986’s iconic Somewhere In Time record, plus other classic cuts.

The first shows to be announced are as follows:

June 2023
13 Tauron Arena, Krakow, POLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
19 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SWITZERLAND - (On sale Thu Oct 13)
24 3Arena, Dublin, IRELAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
26 Ovo Hydro, Glasgow, SCOTLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
28 First Direct Arena, Leeds, ENGLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
30 AO Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)

July 2023
03 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, ENGLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
04 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
07 O2 Arena, London, ENGLAND - (On sale Fri Oct 14)
11 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS - (On sale Thu Oct 13)
13 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, BELGIUM - (On sale Thu Oct 13)
15 The Return of the Gods Festival, Milan, ITALY - (On sale Tomorrow! Fri Oct 7)

Further European dates for The Future Past Tour will be announced later. Keep up to date here.

Fan Club Presales begin Tuesday 11th October. Details to be added shortly.

Support for The Future Past Tour will be announced at a later date. Trooper VIP will be available at selected UK and European dates.

Steve Harris says,
“Following the release of our latest album, Senjutsu, we updated the current Legacy of the Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first 3 songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years. They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!). We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu, it's been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe”.

Manager, Rod Smallwood adds,
“This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere In Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new! Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!”

The Bulgarian IRON MAIDEN fan club will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a concert of the Bulgarian tribute band RAISING HELL. The band has prepared a completely new setlist, and this time the emphasis will be on the newer songs of IRON MAIDEN. The event will be on October 15 at Club Live & Loud. Doors: 21:00, entrance BGN 10.

For more information, follow the Facebook event.

Warner Music (BMG for the USA) are delighted to announce the release of a commemorative triple black vinyl album in honour of the 40th Anniversary of IRON MAIDEN’s seminal third album, The Number Of The Beast, which was also the first to feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals and was to become the record which catapulted the band to international stardom. Included in the new vinyl package is Beast Over Hammersmith - available now officially for the very first time on vinyl - featuring the live concert from March 1982’s now legendary Hammersmith Odeon London show from the Beast On The Road World Tour. Recorded only days before the release of The Number Of The Beast album, its remarkable to think these now classic songs at that time were still brand new, unfamiliar and being heard live by fans for the very first time. A real piece of history in the making.

The tracklisting is:

Disc 1 – The Number Of The Beast
Side 1:

1. Invaders
2. Children Of The Damned
3. The Prisoner
4. 22 Acacia Avenue

Side 2:

1. The Number Of The Beast
2. Run To The Hills
3. Total Eclipse*
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name
   

*alternative tracklisting to original TNOTB vinyl release. Total Eclipse replaces Gangland

Disc 2 – Beast Over Hammersmith
Side 3:

1. Murders In The Rue Morgue
2. Wrathchild
3. Run To The Hills
4. Children of The Damned
5. The Number Of The Beast

Side 4:

1. Another Life
2. Killers
3. 22 Acacia Avenue
4. Total Eclipse
5. Transylvania

Disc 3 – Beast Over Hammersmith
Side 5:

1. The Prisoner
2. Hallowed Be Thy Name
3. Phantom Of The Opera
4. Iron Maiden

Side 6:

1. Sanctuary
2. Drifter
3. Running Free
4. Prowler

The package features exclusive liner notes written by Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris as well as restored and expanded artwork taken from the CD format of Beast Over Hammersmith, previously only available in the Limited Edition Eddie’s Archive boxset originally released in 2002.

Steve Harris comments,

“On this vinyl release we get the chance to put Total Eclipse in its rightful spot on the album for the first time. The reason it didn’t make it in the first place was that it was all a mad rush when we were finishing the record and we had to get the Run to the Hills single out before the tour and we basically had to pick a B-side and it was between Gangland and Total Eclipse and we just picked the wrong one, really! I think Total Eclipse is a stronger song and the album would have been stronger if it had been on there.”

To pre-order the album

It’s been 6 years since we decided to shut down our forums. It was a hard decision because it was a place where it all begun. The main reason for this decision was the existence of all social media channels and Facebook in particular where most of the discussion were happening. The forum was basically dead before we switched it off. In recent years, however, there is a tendency for specialized forum discussions to be popular again. Facebook’s policy for banning pages groups and users for no reason is a major factor for that.

So.. Our forum is back online! We don’t care how much activity will be there, as it’s our own place!

All users that had at least 1 post are promoted to Elite users and all other are welcome to join!

Iron Maiden have started their final leg of LEGACU OF THE BEAST WORLD TOUR 2022, which was postponed numerous times because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As it was expected there are some changes in the setlist and the band have included some tracks form their latest album “Senjutsu”. On the first track the band will also witness a Samurai Eddie on stage!

Here is the setlist from Zagreb – Croatia

01. Senjutsu
02. Stratego
03. The Writing On The Wall
04. Revelations
05. Blood Brothers
06. Sign Of The Cross
07. Flight Of Icarus
08. Fear Of The Dark
09. Hallowed Be Thy Name
10. The Number Of The Beast
11. The Iron Maiden

Encore I
12. The Trooper
13. Clansman
14. Run To The Hills

Encore II
Churchill’s Speech
15. Aces High

The band will visit Bulgaria for the fifth time and the tickets are close to be sold out. Some remaining copies can be found here: www.ticketstation.bg

SEE YOU THERE!

Parlophone Records (BMG in the US) will mark the 40th anniversary of Iron Maiden’s chart-topping third album, The Number Of The Beast with a commemorative cassette release on 18th March 2022 (25th March in the US).

This seminal recording, first released in the UK on 22nd March 1982 - and the first to feature Bruce Dickinson as vocalist – catapulted Iron Maiden to international stardom and set them on course for the spectacular trajectory of success which the band continues to enjoy and develop to this day.

The cassette is comprised of the 2015 remastered recordings of the original eight songs on the album as listed below, with front cover colour art based on the 1982 C-60 cassette release plus a re-designed & updated inlay. Ultimately it’s a tribute to a watershed album that sold in its millions in record stores all around the world; a celebration of those bygone times and a fitting souvenir for the fans who have loyally followed the band ever since.

Side 1
1. Invaders
2. Children Of The Damned
3. The Prisoner
4. 22 Acacia Avenue

Side 2
1.The Number Of The Beast
2. Run To The Hills
3. Gangland
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name

You can find some pre-order links here or just ask your local record shop. In the USA the cassette is an Independent Record Store exclusive, and you’ll be able to find stores and availability here.

IRON MAIDEN have added six more European dates to their Legacy Of The Beast 2022 Tour, including Arena Armeec, Sofia on 13 July. Tickets go on sale 6 December at 10am at ticketstation.bg. As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden fan club members. Special Guests at the Bulgarian show will be Lord Of The Lost.

The show has already been seen by almost two million people across the globe, being hailed by fans and media alike as the most extravagant and visually spectacular performance of the band’s career to date, with a decades-spanning set list of fan favourites and hits. The 2022 show will also include some songs from Maiden’s new studio album Senjutsu - which debuted at #1 in Bulgaria - being played live for the first time.

Iron Maiden Manager Rod Smallwood comments:
“Next summer we will finally get to play the huge European stadium tour for Legacy of the Beast originally set for 2020 and since moved twice! We are delighted to be able to add shows in some of the great cities of eastern Europe, including in the Ukraine where we have never played. We’ll be making a couple of changes to the production and setlist to include some songs from our new album Senjutsu and are making the 2022 version of Legacy Of The Beast even more exciting and spectacular than the acclaimed original show , but you can be sure that we will still be featuring all the “hits” and the key elements of the original tour like the Spitfire, Icarus, Hell, flamethrowers and pyro and the rest! But we will shake it up a bit and Trooper Eddie will have serious competition in a new Senjutsu “world” we are adding.”

Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson adds,
“We’re really looking forward to our return to Europe next year and its terrific that we are now able to add Sofia and the other shows in eastern Europe, great cities and great fans. I’m excited about the new additions to the stage production and we can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve got planned. The whole band has really enjoyed the Legacy tour and now we just can’t wait get back out on the road to play live, have fun and see everyone again!”

You can get your ticket only at www.ticketstation.bg since 6 December in the following price categories, depending on your position in the hall:
- 80 BGN – standing;
- 100 BGN;
- 110 BGN;
- 130 BGN;
- 140 BGN – Front of Stage, Standing;
- 150 BGN.