Iron Maiden to Grace Billboard Magazine Cover

Category: Music - Classic Metal |

Blabbermouth.net has an excellent post regarding a special supplement to Billboard magazine that drops May 10, with 40 pages in recognition of Iron Maiden and even including a special Iron Maiden cover (as shown here). This marks the first time EVER that Billboard has replaced their trademark logo with a different font, in this case the classic ‘Maiden’ font as has been used on pretty much their entire back catalog of albums.

This is huge recognition for the band, which they richly deserve (in my opinion) as they’re one of the few long standing metal acts that has consistently maintained a high level of quality, despite enduring line-up changes and the constant ebb & flow of musical trends. Maiden has always been Maiden - whatever incarnation you’re talking about.

And since they’re embarking on perhaps one of the most massive tours of their long careers, what better fitting time for them to get some mainstream press on this side of the pond. The article goes on to talk about some CNN coverage the band is also getting so be sure to follow the link and read the whole post.

And go buy this issue of Billboard on May 10th so you can read THAT whole article too. I know I will !