IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall

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"Thames & Hudson has announced the forthcoming publication of "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History", to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of IRON MAIDEN, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal's most prestigious band, with unparalleled input from band members and management."

IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall

Thames & Hudson has announced the forthcoming publication of "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History", to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of IRON MAIDEN, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy m...

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[Abas]

I guess that puts those The Early Days chronicles to rest. Book looks kickass!

 

[PieceofMind89]

Infinite Dreams confirmed on the setlist? I sure hope so.

 

[Vaenyr]

They knew what they were doing with greenlighting that title lol

 

[Cosmiceddie]

What size is this book?

 

[Abas]

What size is this book?

Snagged from https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/iron-maiden-official-50-years-hardcover

Details
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Artwork: 600 color illustrations
Size: 9.625 in x 12.625 in (24,45 cm x 32,07 cm)
Forthcoming: October 7th, 2025

 

[matic22]

This looks great. And the teaser features a photo of the flood-damaged Ibanez DT-300.

 

[Kalata]

They knew what they were doing with greenlighting that title lol

For sure.

This book looks and sounds like an amazing packaging of the band's history, tours, covers - but why the front cover isn't something new and unique...?

 

[Yax]

I'm fairly happy with this.

 

[Kalata]

The teasing is good. I'm happy with such a thing for a (big) anniv.

From Maiden's page: This epic hardback chronicles 50 years of Iron Maiden, packed with iconic album and single artworks, the band’s instruments past and present, stage props, hand-written lyrics and artefacts from the archive and bandmembers' personal collections, landmark and unseen photographs taken by Ross Halfin and John McMurtrie... And a whole lot more! From their early pub gigs to stadium domination, from Eddie’s evolution to the iconic Ed Force One and includes revelatory stories and insights from pivotal band members, management and collaborators - including a foreword from Steve and an afterword by Bruce.

Organized chronologically, "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams" tells the story of the band from their first pub gigs in 1975 and their first record deal in 1979, through the recording and reception of groundbreaking albums, including their self-titled debut, 1982's global breakthrough "The Number Of The Beast" and the stadium-conquering "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son", to 2021's hugely acclaimed double-album "Senjutsu" and the forthcoming "Run For Your Lives" world tour.
The book traces the evolution of IRON MAIDEN's iconic Eddie mascot, alongside exclusive comments from his creator Derek Riggs, and documents the band's spectacular and complex stage productions and extensive live tours, including the "Somewhere Back In Time" world tour of 2008, which made international headlines as Bruce Dickinson piloted the band's very own Ed Force One 757.

With astonishing archival access and more meticulous, hands-on participation from the band than I ever thought possible, we have been gifted the tools to create something beautiful, comprehensive and unique which, I have no doubt, raises the bar for illustrated books in this music genre. Every page will surprise and delight its audience — just don't expect metal fans to be the only ones who buy it...!

 

[srfc]

Snagged from https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/iron-maiden-official-50-years-hardcover

Details
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Artwork: 600 color illustrations
Size: 9.625 in x 12.625 in (24,45 cm x 32,07 cm)
Forthcoming: October 7th, 2025

Checked the uk version of the website to try and get a ball park price for this side of the pond but it's not listed on it yet

 

[Vaenyr]

For sure.

This book looks and sounds like an amazing packaging of the band's history, tours, covers - but why the front cover isn't something new and unique...?

It is new, technically, right? We saw the three variations of this artwork a few weeks ago, but as far as I know none of them have been used in any official capacity so far. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[GhostofCain]

Checked the uk version of the website to try and get a ball park price for this side of the pond but it's not listed on it yet

£50 according to this:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-and-m-project/tbc//9780500029602

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

I really like the title of the book. I wish that now finally Infinite Dreams will be part of the setlist (again).

 

[Iron Lurker]

Infinite Dreams confirmed on the setlist? I sure hope so.

They need to add Infinite Dreams and Killers to the setlist to rectify their error with the Maiden England setlist

 

[matic22]

£50 according to this:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-and-m-project/tbc//9780500029602

That's a decent price and it doesn't seem like a blatabt money grab.

 

[matic22]

And if this indeed means Infinite Dreams in the set, I'd say that the lads almost rectified most of the horrible setlist ommisions between 1999-2014 in the last 7 years.

 

[InfiniteDreamer544]

So, looks like it’ll be this book instead of a documentary to coincide with the tour? Looks cool.

 

[matic22]

So, looks like it’ll be this book instead of a documentary to coincide with the tour? Looks cool.

There will likely be multiple things. The book is just one of them.

 

[The_7th_one]

I checked the Spanish publishing company and it looks that most of all that kind of books are 25 or 30 €. I'm afraid it's not going to be a fantastic photo-book because the layout and some of the pics. But it's a must to have.

Edit: Oh and I'm afraid of ' Organized chronologically' so we can see 1988 pics in the World Piece Tour section or something like that they like to do it in the remasters booklets