Rivaled only by Black Sabbath and Judas Priest in regards to influence and impact on the early development of heavy metal, Iron Maiden took the burgeoning musical style to a new and very unique level - first in the UK in the late 1970s, and soon after, all over the world. Our first ranking of Iron Maiden’s albums from worst to best originally ran on March 4, 2014. Cover of the copies are not yet released (Venezuela) were with changed Cover of Eddie holding the head of Paul DiAnno.We’re refreshing and revising our old Counting Down lists to make room for new albums and insights that have come along since their initial publication. Shortly after the release of this EP Paul DiAnno was fired. The cover shows Eddie with samurai sword. The EP is recorded during the tour of the band in Japan. In the end of 1981 The concert EP "Maiden Japan" is released. On the cover is depicted Eddie who has leaped to the crowd with a guitar in hands attending to hit someone. At that time the band used the stage crew appearing with masks of Eddie, who is carrying stage lights and smoke machines in hand. The cover of the video again represents Eddie as one aggressive figure. The signature of Derek Riggs can be found under the right ear of the devilġ981 is the year when first the first video of the band was shot is was entitled Live At The Rainbow and is a concert of the band performing in the popular Rainbow club in 1981 Weeks before releasing the album Killers. All this can show us how forward in time Steve Harris thinks This is a slight hint of the idea which is enshrined in the album The Number Of The Beast, that Eddie is more than a devil. The Painting itself is very conceptual and represents the face of the devil фаллинг apart, and behind him you can see Eddie himself. The artwork for The Number of the Beast was actally made for this single, but the band decided that its too good for single and they asked Derek to make the Eddie-devil picture instead. The next single from the album Killers is Purgatory. The signature of Riggs can be found carved on the desk. Maybe it is my imagination, but it seems to me that actually the clock shows 2 minutes to midnight. This raises the question: Is this not the very Charlotte The Harlot.Īnother interesting detail is the crushing alarm clock that points midnight. Note that the in background you will see sweeping Red curtains. The Death prowls through the window and the taro card in the hand of the girl and the cat laying on the bed. Mickey Mouse, salutes us behind a picture on the desk. And here again there are noticeable funny details left by the artist. Eddie specter reching for his beloved one. Concentrating on the image you can easily find the meaning. In the music business there's no such thing as bad press. And as usual, the controversy merely drew more attention to the band. Once again, the Derek Riggs artwork for the single is supposed to have ignited controversy and charges of sexism from members of the media who had not bothered to understand the meaning of 'Twilight Zone'. If this seems absurd you take a closer look in the numbers of the entrances, You will see clearly the number 22 which reminds a lot the song "22 Acacia Avenue" where actually lives the vicious girl.įrom the apartment with green curtains below you can see even a curious figure, to peek through the window.Īt the bottom window where the lights are gone you will find the signature of the artist and silhouette of a black cat which is a symbol we will not meet for the first or las time in the artworks of Riggs. Well, maybe she is busy because Charlotte is unaware of what is going on outside, and that Eddie probably killed her next customer. Maybe there lives Charlotte The Harlot herself? In the building behind Eddie you can see even a room with tightly closed red curtains. The background of the cover is familiar to us from the first Iron Maiden Album - gloomy London from the beginning of the 80's. This proves how immortal is the artwork of Derek Riggs Even today (nearly 30 years after the release of the album) the cover of Killers can be seen in stores marchandize tattoos badges and etc. According to many fans on that particular cover is the best Iron Maiden artwork Eddie looks really primal and at the same time advanced to the smallest detail. Leading to the name "Killers" Eddie is over depict victim and holding a bloody axe. Here Derek Riggs has focused all his timid attempts in to one full of anger and majesty cover which is not randomly selected for face of the album. In 1981 the album Killers is released and the cover literally nails the image of Eddie making it so prestigious icon even to this day.
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