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List of Iron Maiden tribute albums
This is a list of albums recorded in tribute to the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
The Maiden Years Volume 1 – Tribute to Iron Maiden
Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World!
Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World! is the first tribute compilation to Iron Maiden and features covers from established bands such as Arch Enemy, Therion and In Flames.
A Call to Irons
A Call to Irons is one of the earlier tribute albums released to honour the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It includes a diverse collection of bands ranging from power metal bands like Steel Prophet to extreme progressive metal bands like Opeth.
Transilvania 666
Transilvania 666 is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden by various Spanish bands, released in 1999. Disc 1: Disc 2:
A Call to Irons Vol. 2
For the second Call to Irons tribute album, Dwell used an all American line up with mainly progressive/heavy/power bands. A lot of the bands featured on this album are now defunct and had few if any original releases.
The Maiden Years Volume 2 – Tribute to Iron Maiden
Numbers from the Beast
Numbers from the Beast is a tribute album to Iron Maiden that was released in 2005. It celebrated the band's 25th anniversary of the release of their debut album. The songs are performed by some of the leading names in heavy metal. The album is produced by Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen. The cover-art was made by Derek Riggs, creator of Maiden's mascot Eddie. Track three features former Iron Maiden lead vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who sang on the original version of the song. It used the "All-Star" Formation after the release of Roadrunner Records's "Roadrunner United", with the same premise.
Slave to the Power
Slave to the Power is a tribute album to Iron Maiden.
A Tribute to the Beast
A Tribute to the Beast is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden that was released in 2002.
A Tribute to the Beast, Vol. 2
A Tribute to the Beast, Vol. 2 is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden that was released in 2003.
Food for Thought
Food for Thought is an Iron Maiden tribute album with a slightly different take on the band's music. It was released in July 2005 after having been worked on for two years by Swedes Henrik Johansson and Mattias Reinholdsson. It features mainly Johansson and Reinholdsson doing different genre versions of Iron Maiden songs with contributions from musician friends and acquaintances. The intention with the tribute was to make it sound like the covers were done by a bunch of very different bands which might explain the album's left field take on some of the songs.
The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden
The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden that was released on 2 August 2005, from Vitamin Records, a label located in Los Angeles California. It is described as "a symphony that sounds perfect on every track when played on piano" Recorded in early 2005 by the pianist and conductor Scott Lavender.
Maiden Heaven
Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden that was released on 16 July 2008, as a free gift with Kerrang! Issue 1219. It is described as "our tribute to Iron Maiden, which features exclusive covers by Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed & Cambria, Trivium, Machine Head and Dream Theater" on the Kerrang! website. Between 14 and 26 May, Kerrang! ran a competition to determine the CD's cover. The entrants were told to interpret the concept in any way they wanted, and using any tools they could. The winner would receive a year's subscription to Kerrang! and their art would feature on the cover. On 18 June, Felipe Franco from Bogotá, Colombia was announced as the winner, and his entry (Eddie as an angel who has burst into flame, in a landscape of ash) was displayed on the Kerrang! website.
Volume 2
A new edition of Maiden Heaven titled Maiden Heaven Volume 2: An All-Star Tribute to Iron Maiden was released in June 2016, accompanying issue 1623 of the magazine.
The Golden Beast
The Golden Beast is a tribute album to Iron Maiden by various Colombian bands, released in 2008. The album was recorded by Julio Monroy at DeltaRecords studios in Bogota, Colombia. Juan Arbelaez from Evenpro was the commercial producer.
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