In this week’s episode, we talk about track #7 from (the US version of) Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Sanctuary” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Live Versions:

• Live + One (aka Soundhouse Tapes and other rarities) (1980)
• Live with Paul (1980)
• Live after Death (1985)
• Live in Chile - Blaze Bayley on vocals (1996)
• Rock in Rio (2001)

Cover Versions:

• Overkill - Japanese version of their 2017 album “The Grinding Wheel”
• Paul Dianno - Beast Volume 2 / The Final Chapter
• The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs - LA Punk Band

Other:

• Metal For Muthas recording - 1979
• Rehearsal recorded by Thunderstick (circa 1977-78)
  Vocals - Dennis Wilcock
  Guitar - Terry Wapram
  Keyboard - Tony Moore
  Bass - Steve Harris
  Drums - Barry Purkis
• Keep Yourself Alive - Queen

UP THE IRONS!

In this week’s episode, we talk about track #5 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Transylvania” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• The Rainbow - Live 1980/1
• A Real Live Tour, Milan Live 1993
• Mansfield, MA - NOT Live Show Intro

Cover Versions:

• Iced Earth - Horror Show album 2001, Richard Christy on Drums
• Absu - Texas Metal Band off of 1998 Maiden Tribute Album, "A Call to Irons"

In this week’s episode, we talk about track #4 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Phantom of the Opera” – and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• At the Marquee, 1980 (with Dennis Stratton)
• At the Rainbow, 1980, 1980 (with Adrian Smith)
• Eddie Rips Up the World Tour, Sweden 2005
• Download Festival, 2013

Cover Versions:

• Killers (Paul Di’Anno) - 666 The Number of the Beast Tribute record, 1999.
• Iron Maidens - World’s Only All Female Iron maiden Tribute Band, recorded 2005.
• Sentinal Beast - California Thrash metal Group mid-80s. 86 album - Depths of Death.

In this week's episode, we talk about track #3 from Iron Maiden's FIRST album - "Running Free" - and features the following music:

• Original Album Version

Iron Maiden Live Versions:

• BBC Radio 1 Sessions - 1979
• Top of the Pops - 1980
• Live - 1980
• Maiden Japan EP - 1981
• Live After Death - 1985

Cover Versions:

• Stone Sour (Straight Outta Burbank… EP for 2015 Record Store Day )
• Grave Digger (German Metal Band. Japanese Bonus Track of 2001 album The Grave Digger)
• Nightstalker (Greek Stoner Metal Band - that’s all I got)
• Iron Savior (German Metal Band - 2003?)

In this week’s episode, we talk about track #2 from Iron Maiden’s FIRST album – “Remember Tomorrow” – and features the following music:

• Original Album version by Iron Maiden
• Live versions from Iron Maiden with Paul Di’Anno in 1980 and 1981
• Live version from Iron Maiden with Bruce Dickinson in 1981, 1993, and 2005
• Live version from Paul Di’Anno in 2010
• Cover version by Opeth, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats….and yes, Metallica.