Maiden Voyage

Our voyage continues as we discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's epic concept album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (hereinafter "7th Son" for brevity's sake). Ed and Stu wind up having a lot to say about this album and its tale of a boy born with special powers because he had a bunch of brothers and uncles!  Maiden's back on top with this album, both creatively and in terms of record sales. 7th Son debuted at #1 in the UK, spending 18 weeks on the charts. The fellas can see why as they enjoy listening along, trying to decipher the album's narrative as they go.  * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

We're back to endure Side B of Somewhere in Time and Stu and Ed wind up experiencing serious "Deja Vu" as they dislike this side of the album as much, if not more, than the first! We start with a long song about cross-country and end with an even longer song that can be used as Cliffs Notes to learn everything Alexander the Great ever did (though we like that song).  Where will this one fall in our on-going list ranking Iron Maiden's albums? I think you can guess.... Side B The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Stranger in a Strange Land Deja Vu Alexander the Great Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars  Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass Nicko McBrain - drums   * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

The show moves on to cover Somewhere In Time, because that is the next album chronologically! Ed is less than enthused. Stu is despondent. But it doesn't mean they can't have a good time while discussing Side A of Iron Maiden's 1986 album. Stu gets a lot of mileage reviewing the album art! Side A 1. Caught Somewhere in Time 2. Wasted Years 3. Sea of Madness 4. Heaven Can Wait Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums   * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Your intrepid hosts return to discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's fifth studio album, Powerslave. Stu and Ed cover the epic and grueling tour the band endured in support of the album, which entailed 189 gigs over the course of 331 days across 28 countries. During the tour, Iron Maiden became the first rock act to bring a full stage show behind the iron curtain, playing shows in Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The band also played to the largest crowds in their career to date, playing in South America for the first time in front of 350,000 people in Brazil at the first ever Rock in Rio festival. The fellas also play a game while listening to Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as Ed quizzes Stu in a game called, "Guess Which Song Is Longer!" Side Two 6. Back in the Village 7. Powerslave 8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Don't look now, but there are only two minutes to midnight! That's right, friends, we're talking Side A of Powerslave this week. Atomic bombs, dogfighting planes and a B-Side track capturing an argument between two band members! Released September 3, 1984, Powerslave is the first release by the band to feature the same lineup as the previous album. The album debuted at #2 on the UK albums chart, spent three weeks in the top ten and was on the top albums charts for 10 weeks total. It also reached #21 on the US Billboard 200 after debuting at #62. Powerslave has been certified platinum in the US (in June 1991) and gold in the UK (Dec. 1984, three months after its release). Side One 1. Aces High 2. 2 Minutes to Midnight 3. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 4. Flash of the Blade 5. The Duelists Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

The show moves on to Side B of Piece of Mind, which is chock full of literature inspired songs based on novels, a poem, a short story and a samurai! From the band's classic, "The Trooper," to the bonkers lyrics of "Quest for Fire," to the book report about Dune that is "To Tame a Land," this album side is all killer, no filler. Will Ed and Stu continue their streak of placing the band's latest release on the top of their album rankings? Does anyone care? Listen for an answer to the first question and answer the second for yourself! Side Two 5. The Trooper 6. Still Life 7. Quest for Fire 8. Sun and Steel 9. To Tame a Land Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

The first bonus episode is here! Ed is flying solo, giving a bit more info on The Soundhouse Tapes, the three song demo recording Iron Maiden made over New Year's 1978. He also does a little history lesson on iron maidens as torture devices. Plus, a little housekeeping on the show schedule and future bonus eps!  This bonus episode is being posted in the main feed as a free preview. If you like the show and don't mind listening to Ed blather on, consider joining our patreon (at the $3/month Strangers tier or above) to listen to future bonus episodes.

Stu and Ed discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind. The classic Maiden lineup is finally together with Nicko McBrain joining on drums. This album marks the beginning of a narrative journey for the depiction of Eddie in the band's artwork, with the album cover showing him in a straight-jacket, with a visible lobotomy scar, which he will carry forward for many albums to come. The guys also discuss the folly of Icarus and how Ed's views have changed regarding the guitar tones on this album. The album was released on May 28, 1983, peaking at #3 and spending 18 weeks on the UK charts. The was also the band's best selling album in North America so far peaking at #14 on the Billboard 200.  It was certified gold in the US by July and platinum in 1986. It went platinum in the UK in 1995. Side One 1. Where Eagles Dare 2. Revelations 3. Flight of Icarus 4. Die with Your Boots On Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Stu and Ed are back to talk Side B of the iconic Iron Maiden album, The Number of the Beast, discussing everything from Bruce's blood-curdling scream from the titular song to the epic chorus of Hallowed Be Thy Name! It's easy to see why this album has been certified platinum in the UK and USA, but where will the album rank on Stu and Ed's definitive list of Iron Maiden albums? What will be their favorite and least favorite songs on the album? Who is the Vincent Price imitator that performs the spoken word intro for NotB and how much did Vincent Price want when he was approached to do it? Side Two 5. The Number of the Beast 6. Run to the Hills 7. Gangland 8. Hallowed Be Thy Name Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Clive Burr - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

This week marks the beginning of the Bruce Dickinson era for Iron Maiden, as Ed and Stu discuss Side A of the seminal album, The Number of the Beast (1982)! The first single from this devilishly great album was Run to the Hills, released February 12, 1982. It debuted at #33 and spent 10 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at #7. The album itself was released March 22, 1982 and it debuted at the top of the UK charts with a bullet, spending 2 weeks in the top spot. NotB would spend 35 weeks on the UK charts and reach #33 in the US. The album is certified platinum on both sides of the pond. Side One 1. Invaders 2. Children of the Damned 3. The Prisoners 4. 22 Acacia Avenue Album Personnel Bruce Dickinson - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Clive Burr - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Ed and Stu discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's second studio album, Killers! They also discuss their favorite and least favorite songs on the album and where this album ranks in Iron Maiden's discography, as of 1981. (Hint: It's easily in the Top 5!) Side Two 7. Killers 8. Prodigal Son 9. Purgatory 10. Drifter The guys also discuss the second single from the album, Purgatory, which was released on June 15, 1981. It debuted at #62 on the UK charts, appearing for only 3 weeks and peaking at #52. The Top 5 songs on the UK charts at the time Purgatory debuted were: 1. One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson 2. Being With You - Smokey Robinson 3. More Than In Love - Kate Robbins and Beyond 4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine 5. Going Back to My Roots - Odyssey Other notable songs on the charts at the time: Can’t Happen Here - Rainbow (#29); The River - Bruce Springsteen (#35); Would I Lie To You - Whitesnake (#48); Too Drunk To F**k - Dead Kennedys (#57). Album Personnel Paul Di’Anno - vocals Steve Harris - bass, backing vox Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox Dave Murray - guitar Clive Burr - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Stu and Ed discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's second studio album, Killers! First, they discuss Iron Maiden's cover of the song, "Women in Uniform," by Australia's Skyhooks. The song debuted on Nov. 1980 at #52, spending 4 weeks on the UK charts and peaking at #35. The band learned a valuable lesson about succumbing to record company pressures and maintaining control over their output. This song led to the band's first music video. Killers was released on February 2, 1981, debuting at its peak position at #12 and spending a total of 12 weeks on the UK charts. (The album would also go on to reach #78 in the US after debuting in June 1981 at #179) Killers was the band's first album with producer Martin Birch, who would produce the next 8 Iron Maiden albums (through Fear of the Dark). Killers was also the first album with long-time guitarist Adrian Smith, who had played with Dave Murray in another band, Stone Free. It was also the last album with singer Paul Di'Anno, who was fired due to stage performance issues. Side One 1. The Ides of March (Instrumental) 2. Wrathchild 3. Murders in the Rue Morgue 4. Another Life 5. Genghis Khan (Instrumental) 6. Innocent Exile Album Personnel Paul Di’Anno - vox Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Clive Burr - drums *** If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

We're back to discuss Side B of Iron Maiden's eponymous first studio album!! At the end, Stu and Ed reveal where this album ranks in Iron Maiden's discography, as of the time this album was released in 1980. (Hint: It's pretty high up in the rankings!) We also discuss the second single from the album, Sanctuary, which did not appear on the original UK album, but was added to the US release. Sanctuary debuted at #34 and spent 5 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at #29. Side Two 5. Transylvania 6. Strange World 7. Charlotte the Harlot 8. Iron Maiden Album Personnel Paul Di'Anno - vocals Steve Harris - bass, backing vox Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox Dave Murray - guitar Clive Burr - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

The first official episode of the podcast is here and we're discussing Side A of Iron Maiden's eponymous first studio album!! Released on April 14, 1980, the album debuted at #4 and spent 17 weeks on the UK charts. The album was preceded by the band's first single, Running Free, released on February 8, 1980. Side One 1. Prowler 2. Remember Tomorrow 3. Running Free 4. Phantom of the Opera Album Personnel Paul Di’Anno - vocals Steve Harris - bass, backing vox Dennis Stratton - guitar, backing vox Dave Murray - guitar Clive Burr - drums * * * If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Welcome to the first episode of Maiden Voyage! Before Stu and Ed begin their chronological journey through Iron Maiden's studio albums, they share a selection of songs from throughout the band's catalog to offer listeners a little sampling of what to expect. * * * If you are enjoying the show (already), join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Maiden Voyage Podcast. We're desperate for your approval! Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter. Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter. Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around. The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman. Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound. This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.