Royal Mail has created 12 stamps to rejoice Iron Maiden, the heavy steel icons behind tracks comparable to ‘Aces Excessive’ and ‘The Variety of the Beast’.
They’re the fifth band to function in a devoted stamp challenge, following within the footsteps of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen and The Rolling Stones.
The eight stamps function Iron Maiden performances and all present members of the band, together with frontman Bruce Dickinson, who can also be a professional pilot.
Additionally honoured are the guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, along with drummer Nicko McBrain and bassist Steve Harris.
Royal Mail has created 12 stamps to rejoice Iron Maiden, the heavy steel icons behind tracks comparable to ‘Aces Excessive’ and ‘The Variety of the Beast’
4 stamps pay homage to the band’s mascot Eddie, together with him as a samurai warrior from their current Senjutsu album.
Shaped in London in 1975, Iron Maiden have had one primary hit within the UK with the 1988 single ‘Carry Your Daughter… To The Slaughter’ and 35 songs within the high 40.
They’ve additionally had 5 number-one albums together with Worry Of The Darkish, The Ebook Of Souls, The Closing Frontier, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son and The Quantity Of The Beast.
Iron Maiden’s seventeenth studio album, launched in 2021, made it to quantity two within the charts.
The eight stamps function Iron Maiden performances and all present members of the band, together with frontman Bruce Dickinson (pictured), who can also be a professional pilot
The band have had greater than 100million document gross sales and round 2,500 dwell performances throughout 64 nations.
Harris mentioned: ‘We have been all completely astounded – in a great way – once we heard first in regards to the commemorative challenge, and equally just about speechless once we noticed the stamps for the very first time.
‘They give the impression of being very good and I feel they actually seize the essence and vitality of Maiden.
‘We’re all very proud that Royal Mail has chosen to honour the band’s legacy like this and we all know our followers will really feel the identical approach.’
Additionally honoured are the guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, along with drummer Nicko McBrain and bassist Steve Harris
Iron Maiden supervisor Rod Smallwood mentioned: ‘As a band who’ve by no means performed by anybody else’s guidelines for over 40 years, it’s very gratifying to see them honoured of their dwelling nation on this approach.
‘We’re proud to indicate how these six band members are nonetheless interesting to an increasing number of followers yearly with their music and their legendary reveals – which I feel these stamps actually seize properly.
‘It’s additionally unbelievable that Eddie has been honoured too – it’s unbelievable to assume that Her Majesty, could she relaxation in peace, noticed these and lent her iconic silhouette to them too.’
Iron Maiden have had greater than 100million document gross sales and round 2,500 dwell performances throughout 64 nations
David Gold, director of exterior public affairs and coverage at Royal Mail, mentioned: ‘Few bands within the historical past of rock music will be known as bona fide rock legends – however Iron Maiden are simply that – and extra.’
The Royal Mail stamps can be found to order from in the present day [January 5] and are on sale from subsequent Thursday [January 12].
Iron Maiden shall be again on the street once more with The Future Previous tour later this yr.
