With a planned release date of January 12, Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates Iron Maidenone of the great legends of British heavy metal over the decades, who at this point in his career has already sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
Eight of the labels feature the musicians performing at different concerts between 1983 and 2018. The memorial project includes singer Bruce Dickinson, guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, drummer Nicko McBrain and bassist Steve Harris. .
To the delight of his fans, the four remaining stamps have an image of their iconic mascot: Eddietaken from the cover of the famous single disc The soldierthat of Aces high and a version of Senjutsu which differs from the official album cover, where he is dressed as a samurai warrior.
The last studio album, the group’s 17th, was released in 2021 and reached number 2 in the sales charts.
Thus, Iron Maiden joins the list of music stars who have already been honored by the British post, such as the Beatles, Elton John, Pink Floyd, David Bowie and Queen.
statements
Given this news, the bassist Steve Harris He said: “We were all absolutely blown away, in a good way, when we first heard about the commemorative project, and were equally blown away when we first saw the stamps. They look great and really capture the essence and energy of Maiden.”
For his part, David Gold, the director of policy and external public affairs at Royal Mailcommented, “Few bands in the history of rock music can be called true rock legends, but Iron Maiden is just that, and more.”
a successful career
Iron Maiden formed in London in 1975. According to the Official Charts Company, the group had a UK No. 1 hit with the 1988 single Take your daughter to the slaughterhouse and 35 Top 40 songs throughout its history.
With over 100 million records sold, more than 2,000 live performances in 63 countries, millions of fans worldwide, and 17 studio albums of unmatched quality and power, Iron Maiden have earned their place as one of the most influential and revered bands of all time.
In recent years, Londoners have developed other products such as your Trooper beerwhich has sold over 30 million pints worldwide and is recognized as the most successful international British beer launch of the last twenty years, with the Cheshire Robinsons family of brewers.
They also took out a mobile game titled Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beasta free-to-play fantasy RPG where players battle legions of darkness across time and space as Eddie.
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Source: Clarin
