As well as keeping a sound that’s distinguished, another regular feature throughout Iron Maiden’s career is their mascot, the undead figure of Eddie. 'Eddie The Head', for his full, formal title. Eddie first appeared on the single "Running Free" in 1980 and has had his zombie-liked face on every single one of Iron Maiden’s albums in some form or another ever since. You’ll recognise his mug across our range of Iron Maiden gifts and merch, printed on t-shirts, shot glasses and more.

Other Iron Maiden merchandise in the store include re-releases and deluxe editions of some of the band’s greatest work, including Night of the Dead and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.Five years after the founding Iron Maiden release their first debut album 'Iron Maiden'. But nobody would have thought when they were recording the album, that it would mark the beginning of a legendary band history. In a very short time, Iron Maiden catapulted themselves into the ears of music fans all over the world - the Iron Maiden cult was born. At EMP you will find, among other things, classic Iron Maiden T-shirts, which not only look good at concerts and festivals, but also in everyday life. Iron Maiden were born out of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the late 70s but have since gone on to help redefine just what heavy metal is. Using punk elements plus more progressive, experimental elements across iconic albums like "Powerslave", "The Number of the Beast" and "Somewhere in Time", Iron Maiden have always kept their sound fresh, yet uniquely them Sure, Iron Maiden have sold over 100 million records but the true sign that you’ve ‘made it’ is surely being referenced in a song like "Teenage Dirtbag". Over 85 million albums sold, their own aircraft and over 2,000 concerts played speaks for itself: Iron Maiden are not only pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, but one of the most important and influential bands of all time.

Iron Maiden shirts and band mascot Eddie really should not be missing from the life of any true music fan. And you are in exactly the right place at EMP. In our Iron Maiden Shirt Shop you can choose from a wide variety of Iron Maiden shirts. From classic designs with Eddie to exclusive Maiden T-shirts that are only available from us, everything is here! Originally designed by artist Derek Riggs, Eddie has been a skeletal punk, Satan’s puppet master, a Red Coat during the Charge of The Light Brigade, an Egyptian Pharaoh and a futuristic cyborg. Eddie has almost got more range than the evolving musicians in Iron Maiden.With their 16th studio album 'The Book of Souls', Iron Maiden managed to convince both critics and die-hard fans. The album has a phenomenal playing time of 92 minutes, which is divided into 11 songs. Because, duh, heavy metal. In essence, the device was like a standing sarcophagus with spikes lining the inner walls and the door, so when the victim was placed inside and the door closed, numerous spikes would pierce the flesh and vital organs. The spikes were just short enough to not cause instant death, instead the victim would bleed to death over what could be many hours. With Bayley they released the two albums 'The X Factor' and 'Virtual XI'. Both albums fit seamlessly into the series of high-quality Iron Maiden albums.

We’ve never managed to pull anything like this off before,” Steve Harris told K! shortly before the release of Seventh Son…. “For me, it’s like the enormous leap we suddenly made from our first two albums to releasing Number Of The Beast – very much a step forward, a step up.” It seems many of you agree as you’ve voted the band’s ’80s peak and only true concept album as Iron Maiden’s finest hour. “It’s a classic story of good versus evil, only with no guarantees whatsoever that it’s the good guys who eventually come through,” said Bruce of the tale of a boy with supernatural powers. Magical concept aside, it also saw the band at their musical best – dynamic, punchy and epic all at the same time. More than 30 years on, it remains an absolute metal classic and one that has rarely been matched, let alone beaten.

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Songs like "The Trooper", "Speed of Light", "Run to the Hills" and "Aces High" are well-known by fans all over the world, but what might be less known is just where the name Iron Maiden comes from. In true metal style, the origins aren’t the stuff of romance or whimsy. The iron maiden was, in fact, a Medieval torture device.