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Iron Maiden Senjutsu Album – Highest Charting in the USA

Iron Maiden Senjutsu new album has Maiden fans and critics agreeing; this is a truly amazing recording delivering on the promise Maiden has been keeping since the bands founding while adding some new flair. And of course a new amazing Eddie theme…the Smaurai Eddie is “Killers” if you will excuse the pun.

The word Senjutsu loosely translated from Japanese means, “tactics & strategy”. The Iron Maiden grand plan must have included releasing their first studio record since Book of Souls in 2015. This is the longest span of time between Maiden studio albums since the first recording with frontman Paul Di’Anno in 1977.

Senjutsu is one of Iron Maiden’s most successful studio recordings to date. It topped #1 on the charts in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland. This also includes the highest Billboard charting in the USA. Iron Maiden Senjutsu  peaked at #3 on the US charts 2 weeks ago.

Iron Maiden fans will be happy to know, that at long last, KnuckleBonz® has signed a new agreement with the band and is hard at work on new designs to be launched later this year and thought out 2022…#statuned…UP THE IRONS!

Rock Hard!

 

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Favorite Iron Maiden Album Cover? Maybe Not an Album Cover at All…

Iron Maiden fans have had their own community and fervor for the band since the early days in the UK before they were recording and touring. That commitment only grew when they began to release studio albums and we got our first glimpse of Eddie the Head. Since that time, every true Iron Maiden fan has a favorite album cover and can remember where they 1st saw the art, bought the record, and dropped the needle. The interesting thing here is two of Iron Maiden’s most popular versions of Eddie, and favs here at KnuckleBonz®, where not album covers at all…they were covers on singles.   “The Trooper” off Iron Maiden Piece of Mind 1983 and “Aces High” from Powerslave 1994 were released first as sleeves on these amazing single tracks, back when there where singles on Vinyl. We must admit, we never really bought singles so the first time we saw these iconic images was in the press and on tour merch going to the shows…so much to enjoy from Edward the Great and Iron Maiden. Drop the needle today!

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Iron Maiden Piece of Mind Anniversary…

Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind Album Anniversary fell this past Sunday. It was release on May 16th, 1983. This was a great record with many tracks that are still included in nay Iron Maiden live set today. It’s also the first record to feature new drummer Nicko McBrain. Also notable is the title which does not come directly from a song title on the record. In fact, Iron Maiden’s perhaps most notable version of Eddie spawns from this album. The single cover for “The Trooper” is one of the most celebrated images in music.

Iron Maiden Piece of Mind is certified Platinum in both the UK and North America.

Piece of Mind is sandwiched between another (2) heavy metal classic albums, as The Number of the Beast released in 1982, and Powerslave dropped to us in 1984…not a bad 3-year run for Iron Maiden, ehh?

Side 1

  1. “Where Eagles Dare” 6:08
  2. “Revelations” 6:51
  3. “Flight of Icarus” 3:49
  4. “Die with Your Boots On” 5:22 (This is a Knucklebonz Fav track!!)

Side 2

  1. “The Trooper” 4:10
  2. ”Still Life” 4:37
  3. “Quest for Fire” 3:40
  4. “Sun and Steel” 3:25
  5. “To Tame a Land 7:26

Total length:      45:28….of Pure Metal Classics!

Lots for work for KnuckleBonz to do at some point for the 3D Vinyl® and Rock Iconz On Tour™ Collectors Series.

Check out all the currently announced and shipping KnuckleBonz Collectibles here: https://www.knucklebonz.com

Rock Hard!

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” Last Chance ! ” Ghost “Cardinal Copia” Rock Iconz® Statue Variants

Many KnuckleBonz® collectors have asked for a heads up any time one of our limited editions is about to Sell Out…be careful what you asked for. Posting here to let you know we are down to the last few units of the our GHOST Cardinal Copia Limited Edition Rock Iconz® Statue Variant designs. These were announced via our Email list last Friday. These are not only super rare because the are such a low production run, only 333 per design, but also because in our 18 year history we have done so few variants of any kind. These will be gone be end of day. You can add Paha Nihil and the Nameless Ghoul Guitar Players Rock Iconz to this “endangered list.”

New Cardinal Copia variant appears in his White Tux and Fedora versus the Black Tux in the original Rock Iconz design. The Cardinal Copia Cassock robes variant his  black raiment versus the original SOLD OUT Red Cassock Ltd. Edition.

Don’t Miss Out Order Here: http://bit.ly/KnuckleBonz-Ghost

We think Tobias Forge and the GHOST Clergy may be opting for a 2022 re-emergence with Papa Emeritus IV in the same fashion that many large tours like QUEEN, Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate have done. Over the last couple of weeks, all have pushed out touring due to continued Covid restrictions on live events worldwide. Sooo, what we have now in the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Series now is probably what you will get in 2021.

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Rock Hard! Collect Harder! Kbonz

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Iron Maiden and KnuckleBonz “What if ?”

What if KnuckleBonz were to create something for the Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® or On Tour™ Series with Iron Maiden? What would Maiden Superfans want to see and collect?

So much stuff has been created for Iron Maiden’s “Eddie” over the years, a lot of it really nice. The assumptions are that the band would not OK the use of their image and likenesses for what we do, so that’s off the table. They leave all that work to “Edward the Great.”

Sound off metal Superfans…As always, KnuckleBonz is listening!

Up the Irons!!!

Rock Hard this Monday! Kbonz

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Number of the Beast Anniversary – The 2nd coming of Iron Maiden’s Eddie

In 1982, after the moderate success of their debut album “Killers,” Iron Maiden took a big chance, hiring a new singer and frontman, Bruce Dickinson. Uhh, things worked out pretty well for Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Clive Burr and Dickinson as Iron Maiden “Number of the Beast” cracked the Top 10 UK charts and got global radio play with the single “Run to the Hills.”

This was the 2nd time Eddie, Iron Maiden’s mascot, was summoned to grace an album cover, and it remains one of the most enduring images for the band. The exaggerated perspective of Eddie and muted colors of the sky are set off by the fantastic flames that dance around Eddie and the scarlet devil at his feat.

It’s just a matter of time before KnuckleBonz and the Iron Maiden camp get together…hang in there Superfans.

Rock Hard! Kbonz