Hear Maiden Heaven first!

To celebrate our upcoming all-star tribute to Iron Maiden (free with next week's Kerrang! magazine which hits news stands on Wednesday, July 16) we've posted thirty second clips of tracks by Metallica, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed And Cambria, Gallows and Machine Head online to give you a sneak listen!

Check 'em out here.

You can also pre-order your copy of K! 1219 there too.

Tags: Iron Maiden

Posted by Dan at 06:13PM | July 8, 2008

So Far So Good

Allright stuff so far. Machine Head, metallica and Trivium have the best sounding covers so far though little unsure about Triviums at the mo. Worst sounding one at the mo has to be Coheed and Cambria. his voice just doesn't suit it without changing the guitar sound to fit their style which they didn't do from the sounds of it (the muppets)
though gotta say pissed off there are ALLREADY votes for tracks without samples yet -_-"
seriously you guys are fucking h opless some times

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Posted by Ð˜Ð½Ð½Ð¾ÐºÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¹ | June 21, 2009 11:00 PM | Reply to this

First impressions.....

Machine Head and Trivium probably sound the best out of all the samples.

Some of them are just epic failures, like The Gallows & Coheed and Cambria.

And I haven't got high hopes for the Madina Lake cover....=\

Posted by number of the beast | July 8, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply to this

Coheed

Sounds alot better live, still okay tho.

Metallica, A7X and Machine head are good :D

Wouldn't mind hearing Dream Theatre and Fightstar's mind

Posted by Oggy | July 8, 2008 9:11 PM | Reply to this

Machinehead, metallica and avenged are sounding good,
coheed totally ruined it, they should have let trivium do trooper cos its sounds like they messed up iron maiden.

gallows sound awful

and madina lake just fucking suck so cant expect that to be good

Posted by EmoHunter | July 8, 2008 9:36 PM | Reply to this

why are people voting for tracks without previews gah
i voted black tide's a 10 just because they had such a low rating grrr

Posted by Joe | July 8, 2008 10:13 PM | Reply to this

shoot coheed

that is the worst thing i have ever heard

Posted by benji | July 9, 2008 12:02 AM | Reply to this

Trivium blew it

screamo post hardcore fails at maiden. i dont know what people are talking about though i love coheeds cover but i guess claudios voice is an acquired taste.

Posted by chris | July 9, 2008 12:48 AM | Reply to this

No Coheed blew it

Claudios voice is fine normally. But the folls didn't make their music playing fit his vocal styles. Even Gallows managed to make the music fit his voice and style so it will at least be appealing to their fans.

Posted by Outlive | July 9, 2008 10:23 AM | Reply to this

Metallica

Metallica>Maiden

Posted by Jason | July 9, 2008 1:59 AM | Reply to this

Metallica

Metallica is the best heavy metal band in the planet!

And is better than Maiden!

Posted by Master | July 9, 2008 2:48 AM | Reply to this

Metallica

Metallica suck
Have Iron Maiden abandoned Heavy Metal no

Posted by Papaton | July 9, 2008 3:54 AM | Reply to this

Metallica

I disagree with this. Metallica were one of the best metal bands out there once.
They got too big headed and stopped cariing about there true fans.
There are much better metal bands out there these day's. Machine Head, Clutch, Circus Of Dead Squirrles, Tool, heaps more!!!

Posted by Barney | January 4, 2009 2:12 AM | Reply to this

Glamour of Kill screamo > 2 minutes to midnight this sounds exciting

Where the hell is Number of the beast

Posted by Master Wang | July 9, 2008 4:01 AM | Reply to this

METALLICA

Iron Maiden sucks!

Posted by Alfredo | July 9, 2008 4:17 AM | Reply to this

METALLICA

You are a feckin arsehole pal if you think a great band is based on album sales alone, and the best band can only be the one that has MORE album sales, what utter crap. I'm sick and tired of reading retarded comments like yours, and if you were any sort of real metal fan you would love both bands as I do without bitching about feckin album sales you dickhead. Metallica are ace, but will NEVER be better than Maiden, even Lars himself recently said that "Iron Maiden are 10% cooler than every other band", I think that says it all don't you. Also, if you think Dance of Death is a bad album then you're listening to the wrong stuff altogether mate, you sound as though you know very little about the mighty Maiden. I've been into them for just short of 20 years now so think i'm pretty qualified to know that they are the BEST BAND ON THE FECKIN PLANET BY FAR. You can go and listen to Kylie you knob, enjoy your P(L)op music ;)

Posted by Jimmy | July 11, 2008 8:34 PM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

These discs will kick the ass to Iron Maiden!

METALLICA

Kill 'Em All
Ride the Lightning
Master Of Puppets
Garage Days Re-Revisited
... And Justice For All
Metallica (The Black Album)
Death Magnetic

Metallica has sold 100 million albums!

Iron Maiden has sold 80 million albums!

Live Shit Binge And Purge is a better record that the Rock In Rio

But both bands have had their bad moments:

Metallica: Load, Reload and St. Anger!

Iron Maiden: No Prayer For The Dying, The X Factor, Virtual XI and Dance Of Death sucked!

Posted by Harry | July 9, 2008 4:21 AM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

If you dont like Maiden sod off to the Metallica posts

Garage inc is just a chuffing cover album. For such a big fantastic band why do they need to do covers.................Oh yeah so people will forget about some pretty awful albums. Metallica's next album will make or break them. Iron Maiden just get better with each album and they feckin rocked at Twikenham

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

You obviously can't read. Harry actually mentioned Garage Days Revisted, which was out some time before Garage Inc, although some of the songs from Garage Days Revisited
are on Garage Inc.

On another note, pretty much all bands play covers. Maiden would have at one point. Every band in history would have more than likely played covers.

We've already seen this argument though... Who gives a shit about what band has sold more albums?

Posted by Loz | July 9, 2008 5:44 PM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

Iron Maiden have recorded several covers.

Posted by Milo | July 17, 2008 11:38 AM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

Grow up and dry up.

Posted by LordRussellQCLLD | July 10, 2008 8:09 AM | Reply to this

IRON MAIDEN SUCKS!!!

"These discs will kick the ass to Iron Maiden!"
haha couldnt stop laughing when i read that!

your some douche man! you dont rate bands or artists on album sales, because then your implying the likes of britney spears and other shit artists are better then maiden and metallica!
and wtf! no prayer for the dying was a great album!

UP THE IRONS!!!!

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply to this

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Posted by a girl | July 9, 2008 10:55 AM | Reply to this

Atleast give us your opinion why Maiden is crap like Harry.

You really are pointless

Posted by Rob Flynn's Bitch | July 9, 2008 11:08 AM | Reply to this

Hmmm

Strange person...

o_0

Anyway, had a listen and I think Trivium's cover is actually pretty good, Coheed's one is alright but Trivium have performed The Trooper live before too so I think they should've done it (Y)

I really want to hear Devildriver's rendition of Wasted Years because the opening riff is fuckign amazing!

Oh and can anyone please shed a little light and tell me who Ghostlines and Year Long Disaster are? Might've heard of YLD but only briefly in convo ^o)

Posted by Joeleo | July 9, 2008 11:59 AM | Reply to this

Stupid childish comments

Childish fookin idiot

Posted by Jimmy | July 11, 2008 8:41 PM | Reply to this

iron maiden is crap??

awh a monkey learned how to copy and paste!! =]

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:16 PM | Reply to this

dream theatre alredy did the whole Number of the beast album if u like to listen them..
I don´t have high hopes for this compilation.
maiden play maiden best.
instead new Blaze Bayley album is GREAT!
Really, this is no bullshit! Listen it!!

Posted by Suomipoika | July 9, 2008 11:55 AM | Reply to this

I have a question for Kerrang. Back in the 90's when Blaze Baily left Woldsbane to join Iron Maiden Padora Peroxide or Auntie P as she is refered to now died her hair black. She loved Wolfsbane and vowed never to go blonde again. She would only go back to blonde if Wolfsbane got back together. ERM WOLFSBANE have got back together so does that mean Auntie P will be going blonde again. God I am showing my age

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 12:12 PM | Reply to this

Hey Metal Matty,

This already happened. It was mentioned in one of Pandora's strips earlier this year. Nice memory!

Posted by KERRANG! | July 9, 2008 2:41 PM | Reply to this

Dissapointed...

...in the opening riff on Iron Maiden by Trivium. It doesn't even sound right :(

Posted by gutted | July 9, 2008 12:25 PM | Reply to this

Dissapointed...

i agree dude, trivium are like one of my favourite bands, but from what ive heard so far they have really fucked it up... not diggin the screaming in it either

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply to this

Ahhhhhhhhh and I missed it. I remember that strip like it was only yesterday lol. Cheers Kerrang for the reply

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 3:14 PM | Reply to this

METALLICA

The Metallica cover is the best!!!!

Metallica is the best!!!!

1. Metallica
2. Megadeth
3. Judas Priest
4. Iron Maiden

Posted by Robert | July 9, 2008 5:55 PM | Reply to this

Funny wihtout Judas Priest and Maiden you wouldnt have Megadeth and Metallica

*Stirs wooden spoon

Metallica coer is the best? Dont change the fact its a cover of Iron Maiden : - )

*Stirs spoon again lol

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 6:20 PM | Reply to this

Just listened to the snippets of thr Maiden Tracks

I never thought I would say this in a million years but from what I have heard so far and its only a snippet and not much...........Avenge Sevenfold nailed it completely, I cant stand the band but fair play to them it sounds awesome. Want to hear the full versions of Machine Head though as not enough was played. I feel dirty saying Avenge Sevenfold sounded the best but hey it is so far

Coheed and Cambria you should be fucking ashamed. The Trooper is a classic and sounds like you have wiped your arse with it

UP THE IRONS!!!!!

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 6:30 PM | Reply to this

Get it into context please...

To robert who posted the 4 best rock bands totally WRONG... heres how it should be:

1. Iron Maiden
1. Metallica
3. Slayer
4. Megadeth
5. Anthrax

Ok i have put Maiden and Metallica joint top because these 2 are pretty much the bestr in equal measures... Good albums, bad albums... Band members leaving... fact is, im a huge Metallica fan and they are my number 1, but i have to say theat maiden in this day and age are bigger. They have a mascot that is bigger than any band member in maiden. They now have a marketing machine that dominates the metal industry with a simple image of Eddie... but then Metallica arent far behind, because they are the bridge between all of metal to me... the thrash and raw agression of the first few albums... then the mellow attitude of the next few albums. Ok yeah, alot will say that St. anger was a sell out and a mistake.... Wel think of it this way, Metallica put their balls on the chopping block and tried something new... and i think for the better part, they succeeded.

Overall... I cant split the two. XD \m/

Posted by Anthony | July 9, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply to this

Anthony I totally agree with you with out Metallica and Iron Maiden Rock would not be like it is today. Hats off to both bands they are both fantastic bands in thier own right

UP THE IRONS and SEEEEAAAAAARRRRCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHH ANNNNNNND SEEK AND DESTROY!!!!!!

Posted by Metal Matty | July 9, 2008 10:12 PM | Reply to this

METALLICA

Metallica

Kill 'Em All
Ride The Lightning
Master Of Puppets

Cliff where are you :(

Garage Days Re-Revisited
...And Justice For All ( To Live Is To Die, Cliff Burton last composition :(
Metallica (The Black Album)
Live Shit Binge And Purge
Death Magnetic

That's Metallica!!!

Posted by Cliff Burton | July 10, 2008 5:49 AM | Reply to this

Heavy Metal

1. Metallica
1. Iron Maiden
2. Judas Priest
4. Black Sabbath
5. Slayer
6. Megadeth
7. Anthrax

Posted by James | July 10, 2008 5:52 AM | Reply to this

Why when anyone mentions Maiden does someone say Metallica are better and vice versa. They are 2 very good bands and each have had thier own bad moments.

Bad momment Blaze Baily joined Maiden BUT Sign of the Cross and Clansman were written on the plus side

Metallica are amazing everything done Pre Black album is spot on and some great tracks. Four horsemen, One, Creeping Death and loads more. Down side have done a covers album ( Garage inc) Without Garage INC we wouldnt have a stunning version of Whiskey in the Jar but then they also bought out St Anger which was tosh

Cant we all just get along.
Let Metallica fans and Maiden fans unite against the ear ache that is MCR

UP THE IRONS!!!!!

Posted by Metal Matty | July 10, 2008 8:17 AM | Reply to this

Metallica

MASTER OF PUPPETS IS THE BEST HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!!

METALLICA RULES!!!!

Posted by Michael | July 10, 2008 6:20 PM | Reply to this

Covers

oh god oh god oh god

machine head have managed it, and as much as i hate to say it, avenged sevenfold as well. but as for the rest... oh dear fucking god

Posted by Ali | July 11, 2008 11:27 AM | Reply to this

Covers

Ali I was the same as you mate. I love Maiden and have doen for years and cant bloomin stand Avenge Sevenfold ( Personal Choice ) But am like you I hate to say it Avenge Sevenfold are the best I have heard so far. Maybe the other bands will come up trumps. Coheed and Cambria though OH MY GOOD GOD what have they done to the trooper. You can hear the tune crying out in pain

Posted by Metal Matty | July 11, 2008 1:55 PM | Reply to this

You guys who are posting all this "Metallica are better than Maiden, best albums ..." shit.
GET A FUCKING LIFE. If you don't like Iron Maiden fair enough. If you don't like Metallica fair enough, but stop behaving like a shower of dick heads. This is for comments about Maiden Heaven it would be nice if you could stick to that. Constructive critisism not just saying "that's shit". If you lot must take lumps out of each other take it to the playground

Posted by Soul Drinker | July 11, 2008 12:42 PM | Reply to this

Nifelheim should have been on the CD. Biggest Maiden fans on the planet.

Just too metal for Kerrang though. :D

Posted by Gorgar | July 11, 2008 2:24 PM | Reply to this

Although

Not a huge Maiden fan, not a bad band though XD.

Nothing will beat the Cradle of Filth cover of Hallowed be thy Name in my opinion!

Posted by A Goth | July 11, 2008 2:34 PM | Reply to this

Although

Oh no, no, no. That's a fine lesson on how not to cover Maiden. Iced Earth's version is way better than Cradle's but the best version by far was by Soiltude Aeturnus.

Posted by Gorgar | July 11, 2008 9:41 PM | Reply to this

Although

Nah - although Iced Earth arn't bad. Although all's due to ones own opinion. hehe.

Posted by A Goth | July 11, 2008 9:59 PM | Reply to this

Although

cradle of filths version was very different which made it good!
however im a mad iced earth fan so i prefer matts cover!
diggin what i heard from machine head so far though! looks like my opinion might change! :P

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply to this

Although

Iced Earth and CoF both kick MH's version out the water, on a metaphorical level of course.

Its not that good lol

Posted by A Goth | July 16, 2008 8:35 AM | Reply to this

hats off to 'soul drinker'

well said sir!!

i have high hopes for the SIGN cover of 'run to the hills, they are a great band and will do this song proud!!

Posted by Thank God For Michael | July 11, 2008 6:25 PM | Reply to this

The Trooper

dissapointed in the coheed version of the trooper...

iced earth did a great cover of the trooper, any chance of it replacing coheeds version???

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply to this

The Trooper

dissapointed in the coheed and cambria version of the trooper they really blew it...

iced earth did a great cover of the trooper, any chance of it replacing coheeds version???

Posted by Dave | July 14, 2008 5:36 PM | Reply to this

fart star

why?

is for the pre teen rock wannabies?

Posted by the offical jasper myspace site | July 15, 2008 2:03 PM | Reply to this

WOOHOO got the album and it rocks. Few Lemons

Sign. The worst version ever of run to the hills ever how very dare you!!!!!!
Gallows - Hmmmmmm can see what they are trying to do but dont try so hard
Coheed and cambria you should be ashamed
Madina Lake erm what the hell have you done to caught somewhere in time.
Ghostlines words dont even express what I feel about this version

Totally shocked by
Fightstar bloody good version of Fear of the dark and not too bad at all
Avenge Seven Fold- I hate you but up there as one of the best tracks
Machine Head- Always deliver and my fave track
Metallica even sounds like a tallica track- lost a bit of the way on the guitar solo but a great version
Year long Disaster, Black Tide, Glamour of the kill........I have neer heard of you but very impressed. Fiar play.

Bands I aint mentioned were great too. Never heard Devil Driver singin before. MAkes a change from the throaty grunt ha ha

All in all me likey and when is the next one. Can we have ACDC or maybe Alice Cooper

Posted by Metal Matty | July 16, 2008 12:51 PM | Reply to this

not bad

I was really pleasantly surprised by the Fightstar cover, I think they did it brilliantly.

I've never been a massive fan of most of Dream Theater's stuff, but I'll never deny that they are all amazingly skilled musicians and it really shows on that cover of To Tame A Land, it sounds even more polished than the original.

The rest was quite variable (much as I love Coheed & Cambria their cover was atrocious) though the Madina Lake and Ghostlines covers were remarkably good re-imaginings of the tracks, they came across very different but in a good way. Overall great album, I think.

Posted by mazca | July 16, 2008 8:02 PM | Reply to this

Maiden Heaven

First I already listened to the whole album, so I can vote with confidence:

Black Tide did a wonderful job, Metallica did average their intro wa unnecessary, no problem furthermore until Devildriver who butchered the song with those horrible vocals. Dream Theater made a good choice to cover. Madina Lake also fucked up, Gallows vocals are not very good but the energy is very akin to the original NWOBHM spirit of the song. Machine Head and Trivium did average to low, the first the vocals sounds breathless and the second sounds between a bad Metallica and some cookie monster crap. Year Long Disaster kicked ass with 'Running Free' really true to the original, finally Ghostlines did an interesting offering on BNW, have listened before to approaches like that with Helreid on 'Stranger In Strange Land' and Demonios on 'Fear Of The Dark'.

Not a bad tribute, but not essential, I have better ones.

Posted by Wyvern | July 17, 2008 3:13 PM | Reply to this

maiden fuckin own!

man there is some pretty decent covers man trivium, tallica, a7x and machine head but theen there was coheed...man that was terrible but all and all the shit owns bat aye fuck that cunt that said that maiden sucks man go to a maiden concert and say that pussy

Posted by Brandon | July 18, 2008 6:30 AM | Reply to this