Piece of Mind, a lobotomized Eddie, in a straitjacket, is chained at the neck to a padded cell. " The Number of the Beast", the single cover showing Eddie holding the devil's severed head, which Riggs claims was meant to look like Salvador Dalí." Run to the Hills", shows Eddie fighting Satan with a Native American tomahawk, a reference to the song itself.Originally painted for the "Purgatory" song, Smallwood withheld the artwork for the following album, deeming it too good for a single. The Number of the Beast, depicts Eddie controlling the Devil like a puppet, who, in turn, also controls a puppet Eddie, causing controversy with American evangelists.The cover was painted at short notice as the original, featuring Eddie decapitating Paul Di'Anno, was withdrawn as the band were considering replacing him. Maiden Japan, shows Eddie with a Samurai sword. " Purgatory", depicts the devil's face crumbling away to reveal Eddie.According to Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden's manager, the band were criticized as Eddie appeared to be attacking the woman. " Twilight Zone", features Eddie's spirit reaching towards a woman through a mirror.Based on a block of flats in which Riggs lived at the time, it contains several references to the band, such as the "Ruskin Arms" and "Charlotte the Harlot". Killers, featuring Eddie with an axe and his victim clawing at his shirt." Women in Uniform", according to Riggs features Margaret Thatcher about to get "her own back" on Eddie.According to Riggs, the band's management censored the image themselves to gain publicity. " Sanctuary", showing Eddie above Margaret Thatcher's corpse, wielding a knife." Running Free", the band's first release to depict Eddie, painted after the album cover so his face was hidden to protect his identity.Iron Maiden, the first artwork featuring Eddie, originally created for a possible punk record, based on an American's head allegedly stuck to a Vietnamese tank.Iron Maiden, (character) Derek Riggs (original album designs) Satan (enemy), Margaret Thatcher (enemy), Robert Maxwell (enemy), Charlotte the Harlot (possibly), Great Britain, Egypt, Death, Skeleton army, Varies (murderer, ruler of Hell, mental patient, soldier, Pharaoh, bounty hunter, bassist, samurai, etc.) Since then, Riggs has occasionally made a few special art pieces for the band. Derek Riggs would continue to draw all of Iron maiden's album and single covers until 1992. The " Running Free" single cover had Eddie the Head as a silhouette so not to spoil the first album's cover before release. The band approved of the artwork, but requested that the character was given hair. The art piece featured a zombie character near a yellow, light-emitting street lamp at night, with detailed clouds and a bright moon. As a result of Iron Maiden disapproving of Riggs' fantasy artwork, the artist submitted an artwork that was originally intended for a punk rock album. Many artists turned up with fantasy artworks, including Derek Riggs. In 1980, Iron Maiden was due to release their first studio album and were looking for an artist to draw the cover. The face was known as "Eddie the Head" by the band's members. The band had a menacing face next to the band's logo on live stages. The Devil You Know (2009): the last album Dio ever recorded sadly, and it's not a Black Sabbath record technically, but they're the same integrants from the last 3 albums mentioned, live they played the songs from all these records and they used "HEAVEN AND HELL" as the name for the band ONLY FOR LEGAL REASONS, so it's Sabbath with another name, the reference is simple, the devil at the top left part of the image.During the 1970s, the young Iron Maiden was undergoing many lineup and layout changes. Live Evil (1982): this is the first Live album I put in one of these drawings, since I just count the studio albums BUT I found a proper way to include it, also there are so few Dio albums in Sabbath's discography that I felt it was important to include it, and it's the neon knight on the screen in the background.ĭehumanizer (1992): almost everything, the robo-reaper, the computer in the background, almost the whole background and the electric staff that the guard has in his hand. Mob Rules (1981): the guard on the right, also the Black Sabbath logo wich is painted on the pillar instead of a wall like in the original picture, I thought it made more sense than just putting a PNG of one of the logos. Heaven and Hell (1980): the angel being robotized, she has a cigarette in her robot hand. So, I think this will be the last of these that I make in a while.
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