Podcast: Maiden A-Z

An alphabetical journey through the discography of the mighty Iron Maiden, one song at a time!

Maiden A–Z 32: Early Days pt. III

All good things must come to an end and on that note, welcome to the final part of our Early Days trilogy! Thanks again to Ben for joining us! I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of him in the future. Until then… Up the irons and skål from the North!

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Maiden A–Z 31: Early Days pt. II

Welcome to the second part of our Early Days trilogy! Ben and Henrik are with us, and just like last time there is a ton to talk about! We are working on maybe adding a few new segments to the show. If you have any ideas of stuff you would like to hear, drop us…

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Maiden A–Z 30: Early Days pt. I

The first part in our Early Days trilogy! Ben Webster and Henrik are in the house and there was no shortage of fun stuff to talk about! We check out some ancient recordings with past members, discuss firing said past members, being a good cop/smart cop, and going floating in an endless pit! Is there…

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Maiden A–Z 29: Drifter + The Duelists

Rock and roll, yeah? Yes, rock and roll, yeah! Henrik is back in the house for this somewhat unlikely pairing of songs! First up, we have the song Drifter. Perhaps the Maiden song with the most different live arrangements. Second up, the so far never-played-live The Duelists. We also discuss Disney on Ice. One in…

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Maiden A–Z 28: Dream of Mirrors + Don’t look to the eyes of a Stranger

Greg DiPasquale joins us all the way from Buffalo, USA, to discuss things such as parking lot competition, tape trading with chocolate milk, 84-fold repeating vocal lines, and deceptive song intros. A blast, this one!

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Maiden A–Z 27: Die With Your Boots On + Different World

Finally, we enter Piece of Mind! We talk about Eddie’s lobotomy, dying in whatever type of footwear you have on, and air emergency choir singing.

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Maiden A–Z 26: Feel like you’ve been here before?

Peter Lindqvist (drummer extraordinaire in Kall and Canopy) joins Jon for a chat about Maiden versus Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, and profillic war legends, among other things.

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Maiden A–Z 25: Death or Glory + Deja vu

Erik and Jon break the space-time continuum and smash the sonic wall as they experience Deja Vu. Aside from this spectacle we also glance at Mega Man games, Focker Tri-Planes and the clandestine nature of Mr Dave Murray.

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Maiden A–Z 24: Dance of Death

Okay, Earth Dogs and Maiden Heads, it’s time for the Dance of Death. This week Charlotta Dahlén joins us for the second time to discuss this 2003 title-track. Dancing, prancing, Irish jigs, Ingmar Bergman inspiration, Venetian masks and capes. This song is packed with storytelling and drama. So join us in a one-song deep-dive and…

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Maiden A–Z 23: Cross-Eyed Mary + Communication Breakdown + All in Your Mind + Doctor Doctor

Yet again reinforced by our bonus co-host Henrik we take on four cover songs this time. Ranging from the psych-garage-desert rock that caught Steves’ attention in smokey London rock clubs in the early 70s to Schenker-lead shuffle-rock. Actually, all the songs are from the same era, 1969-1974. So, let’s let the covers do some talking…

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