Iron Maiden is an institution. Hailed as pioneers of a new wave of British heavy metal in the 80s, the band has come to embody a spirit of fearless creative independence and ferocious dedication to their fans that has won them a huge following around the world and across the generations.
Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams traces the creative evolution of heavy metal’s most influential and enthralling band, from 1975 to 2025. Presenting iconic album and single artworks, photographs of the band’s instruments past and present, stage props, hand-written lyrics and artefacts from the archive and the band’s personal collections, as well as landmark photographs by Ross Halfin and John McMurtrie, Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams is rife with revelatory stories and intriguing insights from pivotal band members and management.
It is bookended by a foreword from band founder Steve Harris and an afterword by vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams is the definitive legacy volume, celebrating the band’s creativity, dedication, personality and success.
Reviews
A shrine to one of heavy metal’s greatest bands of all time… Holding it is like holding the weight of half a century of heavy metal history… For the fans who have been there from the beginning, to the new fans discovering these legends for the first time, Infinite Dreams is an essential addition to your collection. It doesn’t just tell the story of Iron Maiden… it lets you live it!
— LoudTO
To say that this book is a must-have for any fan of IRON MAIDEN is a gigantic understatement. I would even be as bold as to say that everyone who gets this book will learn something new, no matter how much you think you know about the band and its history… With the holidays right around the corner it would make a fantastic addition for the IRON MAIDEN fan in your life, or even for yourself because you might think you have everything MAIDEN but you don't have this.
— KNAC.com
Iron Maiden have helped spawn an entire genre of music.
— Paul Stanley, Kiss
Contains a wealth of photos depicting the band on and off stage as well as images of memorabilia, gear and album-related artwork. And of course, the band’s favorite and wickedly demented mascot, Eddie, is featured in this heavy-duty coffee-table biography.
— Forbes
An astonishingly well-documented and lovingly curated look at a band that changed rock forever. Its fans will love it, but the appeal isn’t limited to them. A headbanging romp of a beautifully designed book.
— Kirkus Reviews
[An] absolutely stunning, photo-heavy history of the group. As well as a mass of photographs, there are some fascinating tickets and flyers from the very early days, some of founding member, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris’ diary entries from back in the day, guitars, t-shirts, battle vests, and so much more. It’s a pricey book, but for hardcore fans it’s a must.
— Music Connection
Mind-blowing… Even if you're a die-hard superfan and Maiden dork like myself, there's loads of stuff that you're guaranteed to have never seen, no matter how long you've spent on the internet, looking through all the CD booklets, reading fan club magazines, etc.
— Loudwire
The most in-depth collection to date, when it comes to documenting [IRON MAIDEN’s] incredible history visually… loaded to the brim with visual ephemera that is a mix of things that perhaps you had in your collection or on your wall—and a wealth of images you've probably never seen before.
— Ultimate Classic Rock
Contributors
Steve Harris
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Bruce Dickinson
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Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, founder Steve Harris, and band members past and present come together to tell the story of their legendary band. Founded in December 1975, Iron Maiden have released 17 studio albums, 13 live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Their third album, 1982’s The Number of the Beast, is one of the most popular heavy metal albums of all time, having sold 20 million copies worldwide.
