Full disclosure before I begin. The year that The Number of the Beast came out, I was a pre-teen milling around a record store with no idea that the record I had been staring at for an uncomfortable amount of time after pulling it out of the bin, and was ultimately compelled to buy that day, would change my life. It would be a gross understatement to say that Iron Maiden has and does mean a lot to me, but I will do my best to be objective here. Continue reading
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The U.S. leg of Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives World Tour kicks off on September 5 in New Jersey, and with it comes the first Eddie’s Dive Bar experiences to happen Stateside. Overseas, these meetups offer passionate Iron Maiden fans a chance to “Up the Irons” and raise a pint before Iron Maiden takes the stage later that day. The events are open to the public, whether or not someone has a ticket to an upcoming show.
For U.S. fans, these events will have something extra: one of the best opportunities to experience the new Trooper West Coast IPA, the limited-edition collaboration between Iron Maiden’s Trooper beer brand and IPA pioneer, Lagunitas Brewing Company