Samantas5855
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Official Iron Maiden artwork and fan drawn Eddies (no AI images please)
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
From Wilkinson's official site.
Samantas5855
Ancient Mariner
oh nice, he has that one too
Samantas5855
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karljant
Ancient Mariner
This is either truly Riggs or a pretty damn excellent copycat!
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Curious info:
The original cover art supposedly featured only Eddie and a few monks behind him but the band manager Rod Smallwood felt it looked empty.
I agree with Rod - the cover we got is better imo. Although Bruce called the cover ''embarrassing'' (in his book).
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The original cover art supposedly featured only Eddie and a few monks behind him but the band manager Rod Smallwood felt it looked empty.
I agree with Rod - the cover we got is better imo. Although Bruce called the cover ''embarrassing'' (in his book).
Dance of Death (album) - Wikipedia
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
I wished the artist could finished it. He's a great artist and Eddie's figure here is awesome so the rest of the characters would be great too once finished them.
If Bruce says that in his book, that's really true but he had is mouth very closed at that time about it. I hate when Bruce throws shit about Maiden years later. Did he say itsopinion at that time in the press interviews? The same happened in 1993-1998 when he threw shit about Maiden albums and some members of the band.
If Rod can change the No Prayer for the Dying album cover, why they still allow this album cover in the remasters?
Are Rod and Steve the only members that decide about this sort of things?
If Bruce says that in his book, that's really true but he had is mouth very closed at that time about it. I hate when Bruce throws shit about Maiden years later. Did he say itsopinion at that time in the press interviews? The same happened in 1993-1998 when he threw shit about Maiden albums and some members of the band.
If Rod can change the No Prayer for the Dying album cover, why they still allow this album cover in the remasters?
Are Rod and Steve the only members that decide about this sort of things?
karljant
Ancient Mariner
Yes it's a bit empty but a decent base to work upon and I see nothing wrong here (Eddie always looked cool to me). Plus I'd rather have an empty yet somewhat decent cover than that CGI aberration.
Good point. And IMO No Prayer's original Illustration is not their worst cover by any stretch.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Me too. I think the problem with the cover is the use of CGI - the artwork made for the backdrop of the title track during DOD tour is way better.
This is an option, yes. They can release the original cover for the remaster, but without the use of CGI.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Looking at this artwork again (which is full of details), I really hope Maiden to return with a cover full of details for the next album - especially if Eddie is a warrior again. This is a big tradition for Maiden's covers. And a bright cover too.
-> TBOS and Senjutsu are the only album covers of the band with no details (black & dark green backgrounds).
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
On the single cover of ''Wasted Years'' there are 3 years written - 1986, 1999 and 2050 (August, 25th is the release date of AMOLAD). The funny coincidence is that 1999 is the year of the Reunion with Bruce and Adrian... the prophecy? This always makes me smile. And btw, we can also see an inscription Time Machine Total Status on one of the screens... plus more things: 23-58, Powerslave, TNOTB, Live After Death (pictures) and a football pitch.
Speaking of this single cover, the band did not want to reveal the Cyborg Eddie before the release of the album.
Speaking of this single cover, the band did not want to reveal the Cyborg Eddie before the release of the album.
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The_7th_one
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But this is must be the 2nd option, because the picture disc and t-shirt is different
The_7th_one
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I have to disagree. He's a good artist in his field. I agree that Eddie is not well done on this one. It's much better the main artwork for tailgunner, Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter, Holy Smoke or Hallowed be thy name Eddies are poorly done. It was the time when Derek was really burned to draw Eddies and because Rod.
srfc
Ancient Mariner
I think it's a more modern version of it, rather than being from 1990
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
The backdrop for ''Wasted Years'' during TBOS tour was a strange suprise, but it actually fits - one can expect an artwork with SIT Eddie, but in the video for the song we can see Eddies from the covers of the previous albums (and not only), so it was a nice throwback moment.
The Eddies in the artwork (some are from the Best Of The Beast cover) are: TBOS, BNW, TFF, SIT, Powerslave (mummy Eddie), POM, TNOTB, Live After Death, Maiden England (2013 artwork) and TROBB single.
The Eddies in the artwork (some are from the Best Of The Beast cover) are: TBOS, BNW, TFF, SIT, Powerslave (mummy Eddie), POM, TNOTB, Live After Death, Maiden England (2013 artwork) and TROBB single.
