As we head into 2021 – perhaps the Age of Alchemy? – on this official world hangover day, we try to tackle a couple of fairly anonymous or – dare we say – lukewarm Maiden songs. We also discuss self-repetition, a grumpy grandpa Steve, and some flavorless cake-works.

In this holiday special we take the opportunity to go through some of the listener feedback we’ve had so far. Aside from that, we peek into the future a little bit and listen to some quick samples of Christmas metal (big ‘orra!). Skål

Are you afraid of the aftermath? If so, too bad because it’s time to talk about Afraid to shoot strangers and The Aftermath! In this episode we wander the Woodland Cemetery outside Jon’s house as well as discuss which particular songs prompted us to start playing guitar. Other points of discussion include dissecting what would’ve…

This week, guitar maestro Kristian Niemann (Sorcerer, ex-Therion), joins forces with Maiden A–Z discussing, as well as performing (!), some of his favorite guitar solos by Adrian Smith. We also talk early 80s Maiden memories ranging from drop kicking pillows with Running Free on cassette to attending Caught Somewhere on Tour in Stockholm 1986! What…

When you think about concert openers, one of the first songs you’ll probably think of is the 1984 classic Aces High. The song opens the infamous live album Live After Death — which happened to turn 35 just a few days before we recorded this episode. Is the version that appears on this classic album…

The hand of the doomsday clock is moving and its finger is pointing at you! In this episode we tackle the renowned classic 2 Minutes to Midnight with minutious precision in detail. Is there an epic and dynamic piece of music hidden in this saturated rocker? How can Nicko’s drums sound so great on Powerslave?…

The brand new live album Nights of the Dead has been out for about a week. We felt we wouldn’t be doing our jobs properly if we didn’t record a bonus episode with some of our thoughts so far. We discuss the production, what we liked, a few things we didn’t like, and the tour…

On our maiden voyage (pun very much intended), we tackle two very different songs. First up from the 1982 album The Number of the Beast we have the song 22 Acacia Avenue. Second we have 2 A.M. from 1995’s The X Factor. We discuss being shocked by “dangerous” songs as kids, political correctness in metal…

Meet Jonatan and Erik! We are two huge Iron Maiden nerds who have taken it upon ourselves to go on a journey through the band’s entire discography. In alphabetical order. One song at a time! Neither one of us are what we would call Iron Maiden experts but both of us are seasoned podcasters, so…