Iron Maiden have announced that they will be marking the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album this fall with a unique vinyl release.
The group will issue a limited- edition crystal clear 12″ vinyl picture disc of the set on October 9, in sync with the UK’s National Album Day on October 10 – a celebration of the long-player in association with the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
Originally released in the spring of 1980, “Iron Maiden” introduced the group to fans outside of the UK while featuring several iconic tracks that would be staples in the band’s setlist through the years, including the singles “Running Free” and “Sanctuary”, album cuts “Phantom Of The Opera”, “Prowler” and the title track – the most performed song in their live history.
The project – which reached No. 4 on the UK charts – featured the lineup of vocalist Paul Di’Anno, founder and bassist Steve Harris, guitarists Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton, and drummer Clive Burr.
The 40th anniversary limited edition crystal clear vinyl picture disc is available to pre-order via ironmaiden.com.
Z2, the premier destination for top quality music-based comics and graphic novels, has teamed up with the Ronnie James Dio estate to create a comic book based on the the cover art of DIO’s classic debut album, “Holy Diver”.
Tentatively due in the summer of 2021, “Ronnie James Dio’s Holy Diver” will be written by Steve Niles, with art by Scott Hampton and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.
The news of the Dio comic book was broken by Ronnie’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio during an appearance on the latest episode of Syfy Wire’s “Metal Crush”.
“We have a comic book coming out on Z2 Comics, which I’m very excited about, by Steven Niles,” Wendy said. “And it’s gonna feature the album cover art of DIO’s ‘Holy Diver’.”
Wymer Publishing has set a November 20 release date for “Van Halen: A Visual Biography“.
Millions of fans would attest that VAN HALEN is a band eminently deserving of a visual biography. From the single sleeves through the passes, posters and promo items and, of course, most especially David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen themselves (as well as Sammy Hagar, Gary Cherone and Wolfgang Van Halen), VAN HALEN was an explosion of color and action, resulting in a feast for the eyes within the pages of this sumptuously appointed book.
As one celebrates this legendary band in karate-kicking action, from the mid-’70s all the way up until the last tour in 2015 and many solo points and projects in-between, provided for your reading pleasure is one of Martin Popoff’s celebrated detailed timelines, stuffed with trivia that swiftly moves us through forty years of massive rock history from one of the storied greats of the genre.
The first 250 orders come with a set of give matt prints on premium 400gsm coated board. Pre-order by September 23 and have your name printed on a dedicated fan page.
