Maiden A–Z

We are joined by Mattias Reinholdsson as we dive back into Virtual XI to tackle Lightning Strikes Twice! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

Continuing the talk from last week, we trek onwards with Dan Mortimer and Axel Brink at our side. Today's agenda: The Legacy We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

We are joined by returning guest Dan Mortimer and first time guest Axel Brink (from Maidenpodden) to help us tackle this killer track: Killers! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

This week, we are joined by Fearghal Traynor to help us dissect two X-Factor era tracks: Judgement of Heaven & Justice of The Peace. WARNING: Amidst our usual sillines, this one does get pretty heavy. If talk about suicide is something that is triggering for you, maybe it's worth skipping this one. Also, anyone reading this who is having bad thoughts of this nature, don't bottle it up. Talk to someone. Anyone. I don't know your specific circumstances obviously, but I guarantee you are not alone in this. If you're located in Sweden, here is an organization that can help you. We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

This week, we get down to business (so we can get back to the business of getting down!) as we continue onwards through the “Js”. Joining us to help tackle Judas Be My Guide and Judgement Day is perhaps not a familiar voice yet but for sure a familiar name: Paul Corcoran! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

Since some of you fell for our little joke to the extent that you assumed the whole episode was fake we decided to repost it with a proper description. April 1st seemed like the perfect day to tackle what we henceforth will refer to as “jocular b-sides”! Eight tracks is no laughing matter so we needed back up. Thankfully, we were joined by Henrik and Fearghal! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

Last week, we tackled the thought-provoking track Full Circle from the album of the same name. This week, with special guest Fearghal Traynor from Feckin' Metal, we continue our alphabetical journey into the diverse and enigmatic discography of Tallahassee's favorite sons: Creed!

We continue our talk with George Silano from Metal Gods Podcast as we journey back to 2003 to revisit a bit of an odd one: Journeyman. We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

We are joined this week by George Silano from Metal Gods Podcast for a deep dive into the 2010 track Isle of Avalon. We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

On this rare occasion when it's just the two of us, we tackle the title track of title tracks: Iron Maiden! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

Episode 72 has been sighted as it is time for Invaders and Invasion! For this somewhat Viking-heavy episode, we are joined by two new guests. All the way from Boston we have Melissa from Metal Chat with Melissa. Also making his debut on the show is Mattias Reinholdsson. Mattias, together with Henrik made that amazing video featuring all the venues in Stockholm Maiden have played at. If you haven't already, drop what you are doing and check it now! We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

The Tri-Continental Tribunal picks up the conversation where we left off last week. The matter at hand today is one I know a lot of you are excited about: Infinite Dreams. We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

The Tri-Continental Tribunal (now featuring Henrik “Famous from last week” Johansson) has reconvened for a very odd song pairing: I Live My Way and Innocent Exile. We always want to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot us an e-mail. We are maidenazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook - Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

We are back under cover with Henrik at our side! This time, we tackle Hocus Pocus (Focus), I Can't See My Feelings (Budgie), I'm A Mover (Free), and I've Got The Fire (Montrose). We always love to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot off an e-mail to our Gmail. We are maideazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook: Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the other North!

We continue our chat with Andrew DuBroy and Gower as we move on to the opening track from The Book of Souls: If Eternity Should Fail. We always love to hear from you lovely people! Drop us a line on Instagram, Twitter or shoot off an e-mail to our Gmail. We are maideazpod pretty much everywhere. Be sure to join our group on Facebook: Maiden A-Z: Friends of The Beast! Up the Irons and skål from the other North!

This week we tackle one of Maiden's few instrumental tracks: The Ides of March. Joining us all the way from Ottawa are first time Maiden A-Z guests Andew DuBroy and Gower! As we mention in the episode, the plan was to do two songs this week. As often is the case with us, there was more to say than we thought. What song is coming up next week you ask? We know it might seem like an eternity from now but you'll just have to wait! We, however, point out that for us, eternity is nothing but a short while… Up the Irons and skål from the other North!

We continue right where we left off last time: with Henrik Johansson and Dave Moody at our side, we sink our hooks into Hooks in You! If you haven't already, make sure to check out Dave's most excellent Queen podcast In The Lap of The Pods! Up the Irons and skål from the North!

The stars align and we find ourselves tackling not one but two tracks from No Prayer For The Dying: Holy Smoke and Hooks In You. For this dive into the very beginning of Maiden's slightly odd 90s period we have two guests. Henrik Johansson is back and as if that wasn't enough we have what we hope will be the first of many appearances of Dave Moody from In The Lap of The Pods! We had way too much to talk about to fit into one episode. Part one focuses mainly on Holy Smoke. What happens in part two? No big deal, no big sin… to be continued!

2022 is here and we are kicking the proceedings off with an absolute banger from Senjutsu: Hell On Earth! We have Dan Mortimer back in the house for this one. Besides learning the meaning of thematic elements in movie ratings, someone says something that, more likely than not, will cement itself in our ever growing collection of recurring jokes on the pod. Up the irons and skål from the North!

We've reached the end of 2021! We look back, reminisce, and glance ahead to all the cool stuff we have coming down the pike in 2022. We didn't know what to expect when we started this podcast. The response we've gotten so far has surpassed even our wildest dreams. That's all on you lovely people. So thank you for an amazing year! Happy new year, and we'll see you on the other side!

It's that time of the year again! We had a whole thing planned this year for our special. Unfortunately, due to technical issues, we had to edit out huge chunks of it. But we do have Mr.Bass, a.k.a. Erik Arkö, back in the house for the first time in way too long to talk about his epic new song “No Man's Land (Christmas Eve 1914)”. If you haven't already, head on over to youtube and it out! Hope you all have a great Christmas, and if that's not your jam, have a great weekend! Up the irons, Merry Christmas and skål from the North!

With Henrik at our side we head back in time as we tackle a gem from Somewhere in Time: Heaven Can Wait. We have a few special episodes coming your way but before we get to those we thought it would be nice with a good, old fashioned, business as usual Maiden A-Z episode. But there is nothing business as usual about this week's song! Up the Irons and skål from the north!

It is finally time to tackle a big one. Perhaps not just a big one as much as THE big one. Friends of the beast, it is time for Hallowed Be Thy Name. In this episode you'll hear many familiar voices and at least one new one. Joining us are Joel Brink Henrik Johansson Philip Trummer Ben Webster Trophy Lovepump Paul Corcoran Fearghal Traynor The segment with Joel and Henrik is taken from our live podcast at the anniversary party. Huge thanks guys for joining us on our big night and of course huge thanks to the rest of our guests for making this already special episode even more special! Shout out to Nate Sumislaski and Patrick who sent in setlists that we missed last time. Sorry! Next year we'll work out a better system. Most importantly, thank you for listening and for making this strange journey even more special than we could have possibly imagined. Up the Irons and skål from the north!

The tri-continental tribunal reconvenes to help round off the Gs with a sleep-deprived Edgy Ben and 5 AM Greg on Buffalo time and sugar cookie ale. We also present a couple of brand new impromptu alter-egos and paint somewhat uncomfortable erotic imagery you're not likely to forget for a while. Hold on to your hats. This one gets a bit weird!

It is finally time for the big reveal! Thank you all for sending in your setlists! We had a great time going through them. We decided that, rather than wait until after the live pod drops, we'll do a quick episode entirely devoted to the setlists. We have a lot on our minds this week leading up to the big night (which is tonight!). So if anyone's setlist got lost in the mix, we apologize. If we did, we will be doing a part 2 in the next few weeks and we'll make sure to include it then. Thanks for a great year and hope to see some of you tonight! Here are the setlists: Greg: (Churchill speech intro) -aces high -evil that men do -total eclipse -bring your daughter -purgatory -sea of madness -die with your boots on -22 Acacia avenue -be quick or be dead -Heaven can wait -prodigal son THE MAN TRILOGY -wicker man -clansman -man on the edge (Intermission-Mission From ‘Arry/Holy Smoke video) -fear of the dark -sanctuary -rime of the ancient mariner -Iron Maiden -hallowed be the name Robert Nilsson: 1. Caught somewhere in time 2. Revelations 3. The Prisoner 4. Moonchild 5. Infinite Dreams 6. The Evil That Men Do 7. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 8. Only The Good Die Young 9. Still Life 10. The Unbeliever 11. Powerslave 12. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 13. Ghost Of The Navigator 14. Phantom Of The Opera 15. Iron Maiden 16. The Trooper 17. Prowler 18. Hallowed Be Thy Name Paul Corcoran: Senjutsu Stratego 2 Minutes to Midnight Infinite Dreams Still Life Stranger in a Strange Land The Evil that Men Do Days of Future Past Montsegur Powerslave The Trooper Children of the Damned Wrathchild Writing on the Wall Wickerman (the W section of the set) Encores Number of the Beast Hallowed Iron Maiden Erik Bäckwall Moonchild Flash of the blade Purgatory Still Life Monteségur Infinite Dreams The Prisoner The Loneliness of the long distance runner Revelations Run silent run deep Paschendale The Duelists Bring your daughter to the slaughter Wasted Years The Talisman Alexander the Great Only the good die young Christian B Be quick or be dead 3:25 Killers 5:02 Hell on earth 10:19 Sun and steel 3:27 Powerslave 7:12 Moonchild 5:41 Infinite dreams 6:08 22 Acacia Avenue 6:37 Purgatory 3:20 Blood brothers 7:16 Still Life 4:54 Die with your boots on 5:22 Remember tomorrow 5:25 The rime of the ancient mariner 13:38 Caught somewhere in time 7:22 Children of the damned 04:35 Hallowed be thy name 7 Metal Gods Podcast / George 1. Senjutsu 2. Rainmaker 3. The Writing on the Wall 4. Stratego 5. The Longest Day 6. El Dorado 7. Death of the Celts 8. Speed of Light 9. Heaven Can Wait 10. The Clairvoyant 11. Hell on Earth 12. Afraid to Shoot Strangers 13. Iron Maiden Encore: 14. Murders in the Rue Morgue 15. Blood Brothers 16. Number of the Beast Topi Koponen 1 Senjutsu 2 Man on the Edge 3 Afraid to Shoot Strangers 4 Blood on the World's Hands 5 Longest Day 6 Face in the Sand 7 Still Life 8 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns 9 Remember Tomorrow 10 Paschendale 11 Murders in the Rue Morgue 12 Bring Your Daughter 13 Como Estais Amigos 14 Moonchild 15 The Evil That Men Do 16 Hallowed Philip Trummer: 1 Be Quick Or Be Dead 3:24 2 The Wicker Man 4:35 3 Ghost Of The Navigator 6:50 4 Powerslave 6:47 5 The Phantom Of The Opera 7:20 6 Déjà vu 4:56 7 The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg 7:21 8 Revelations 6:48 9 Stratego 4:59 10 Paschendale 8:28 11 The Flight Of Icarus 3:51 12 The Clansman 9:00 13 The Evil That Men Do 4:35 14 22 Acacia Avenue 6:38 15 Still Life 4:57 16 The Number of The Beast 4:51 Charlotta Dahlén 1.Killers 2. Powerslave 3.The Writing on The Wall 4. Dream of Mirrors 5. For The Great Good of God 6. Back to The Village 7. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate 8.The Clansman 9. Rainmaker 10. Hell on Earth Erik Shaw: (Blade Runner intro) Futureal The Evil that men do The Prisoner Stranger in a Strange Land Still Life The Writing on The Wall Senjutsu Sun and Steel The Clairvoyant Hell on Earth Number of The Beast Phantom of The Opera Drifter Hallowed Be Thy Name

This week we are joined by Philipp Trummer to help us with one of the oddest song pairings to date: Gates of Tomorrow and Genghis Khan. The big live podcast is approaching! In fact it's tomorrow! Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down. If want to come but need directions, drop us a line at maidenazpod@gmail.com

This week, with Dan Mortimer and Peter Lindqvist at our side, we head into Gangland! A rare bird for many reasons, but chief among them is that it is one of Clive Burr's few writing credits in the band. The big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

This week we tackle the Blaze era scorcher Futureal! To help us out we have the return of both Dan Mortimer and Peter Lindqvist. The big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

Welcome to our first annual Halloween special, with guest Fearghal Traynor! We discuss metal in horror, horror games, and pretty much just all things horror in general. Mild spoilers for Halloween (2018). This is a Maiden light episode, to say the least. It's just a bit of Halloween fun. If that sounds like your jam, great! If not, no hard feelings. A normal episode will be dropping on Friday. The big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

Joined by Charlotta and Fearghal, we take on the first of the three Harris penned closing epics on Senjutsu: Death of The Celts. For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition! Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

We are joined by Anton Bryvall this week, as we deep dive into two tracks from Fear of the Dark. In the episode, we pose the question: what other tv shows or movies do you think Maiden could tackle in a song? For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition! Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October.

We get back to business this week, tackling another Senjutsu track: Days Of Futures Past. For this one, we have a listener favorite back: our brother from down under, Ben Webster! For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition! Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

There was a plan to tackle the new epic tune Death of The Celts. Alas, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Jonatan got the date wrong. Seeing as I had Charlotta and Fearghal in the house and ready to go, we decided to record a little something. We talk about Maiden doing a Bond theme, shouty vocals, celebrity net worth, me not getting jokes, Tom Waits, and a bunch of other stuff. DISCLAIMER: This is not this week's regular episode. This is just a bit of fun. If you guys enjoy it, maybe there will be more bonus content to come, but it's totally fine if you want to skip this. A regular episode will be dropping on Friday! For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition! Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

This week, we take our first dive into Senjutsu as we tackle the Dickinson / Smith track Darkest Hour. For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition! Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast! The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down.

Episode 50! To celebrate this milestone we had Peter Iwers (formerly of In Flames) of Odd Island Brewing in the house to talk Maiden and beer. We also give our feelings on the various Trooper beer variations. You might have noticed we have a brand new intro. The all-star line up behind this gem is Jonatan on guitar, the very much alive Erik Arkö on bass, and Dan Mortimer on vocals. Also, shout out to Gareth West for the badass banner for our Facebook group! For the rest of October, we are doing a setlist competition. Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast. The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down!

What's all this then? An extra episode?! On a Sunday?! That is correct! This is the second part of our talk with Dan Mortimer and Barney the parrot. We discuss a potentially room-dividing song: Fortunes of War. For the whole of September and October, we are doing a setlist competition. Make your own fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com to join. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live podcast is approaching fast. The 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down!

We are joined by Dan Mortimer to discuss the behemoth of an epic from 2006: For the Greater Good of God. This episode also features a very special guest: Barney Mortimer the parrot! For the whole of September and October, we are doing a setlist competition. Make up your fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live pod is approaching fast. 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down!

Welcome to part two of our tri-continental episode! This week we have another big one on the agenda: Flight of Icarus. Huge thanks to Ben Webster & Greg DiPasquale! This one was a lot of fun! The entire month, we are doing a setlist competition. Make up your fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on-air sometime in October. Also, the big live pod is approaching fast. 20th of November at Gula Villan (Haninge) is when and where it's going down!

Welcome to part one of our tri-continental episode! We are joined by two familiar faces. All the way from Australia we have the triumphant return of Ben Webster! We are also joined by our man in Buffalo, Greg DiPasquale! For this very special episode, we of course have a very special song: Flash of The Blade. The entire month, we are doing a setlist competition. Make up your fantasy setlist and send it to maidenazpod@gmail.com. The only rule is that it should be around 100 minutes in length. We'll read our top three on air sometime in October.

This week, we tackle another anthem. Perhaps THE anthem: Fear of The Dark. We have our friend Fearghal Traynor with us to help dissect this one. We recorded this about 24 hours before the new album dropped, so of course we discuss that a bit as well. Hopefully you guys enjoy taking the scenic route, because we do go off on a few tangents in this one.

Henrik is back to help tackle two early 90s tracks! We also discuss Dave and his role in the band during this era, as well as The Black album, Magic Johnson, and time travel. One week left until Senjutsu!

In this last minute mini-episode, we give our first impressions of the brand new single Stratego! Big thanks to Fearghal for joining us on very short notice! What do you guys think of the new song? Let us know

This week, we tackle two tracks from the 2000-era! To help us out, our friend Charlotta Dahlén is back! Are these tracks both tales of Armageddon and doom or is there something more there? We attempt to find out! P.S. Arkö is alive and well!

This week, we are tackling a big and important song. A song that will live on and on. We are, of course, referring to The Evil That Men Do. This is likely on many of your top 10 lists. Spoiler alert: it's on ours as well. In order to give this song it's proper due, we needed to call in reinforcements! Thankfully, our man in Buffalo, Greg DiPasquale, was kind enough to join us. Buckle up, this is a fun one!

After a short breather, we are back at it! This week's agenda is El Dorado and Maiden's longest song, Empire of the Clouds. Erik Arkö was going to join us for this one to help champion Empire, but had to bow out. Although he did send some notes! After all the Senjutsu build-up, it's nice to get back to doing what we do! It's been far too long.

After the new album announcement, we speculate on what's to come! With special guests Erik Arkö and Fearghal Traynor, we go through the tracklist and ponder on what wonders await us on September 3rd! Are you excited about the new album? Drop us a line and let us know!

A special episode recorded in two parts. First part is before the announcement and the second directly afterwards. There is a lot to unpack here. We barely scratch the surface of the song itself. We'll deep dive into it more when the time comes. “W” is a long way off. I'm sure there will be more news very soon. So you might be getting another bonus episode or two in the not too distant future! What an amazing time to be a Maiden fan!

Welcome to the second part of Drums of The Beast! We jump right back in where we left off last week. Hats off to Emil Mickols and Henrik Johansson! They both kicked ass on this one. Is this half as much fun? to listen to as it was to record,you guys are in for a treat! Up the Irons and skål from the north!

Joined by two drummer extraordinaire - Emil Mickols and our old friend Henrik Johansson - we attempt to dissect the different playing styles of Clive Burr and Nicko McBrain. Hold on to your hats and set phasers to fun! It might get a bit loud!

As you have undoubtedly seen on various social media platforms, something is up behind the scenes at Maiden HQ. We have a full boat on this episode as we attempt to figure out what all the clues mean. Ben Webster and Erik Arkö are back. We also have a first time guest with a very metal sounding name: Fearghal Traynor! I'm sure we'll be seeing more of him soon. Also, we have an announcement! On November 20th we will have our first ever Live podcast! Gula Villan in Haninge is where it's going down. More info on that soonish but save the date!

We are back at it! On this week's episode we tackle two Blaze era gems. After a few weeks of specials it's nice to get back to the song list. We go a bit off-road on this one. Hopefully you enjoy the scenic route we sometimes take as much as we do!