Maiden Voyagers
@maidenpod.bsky.social
A podcast devoted to exploring the discography of Iron Maiden. Join Bledd and Sam as they analyse, dissect and possibly commiserate each album!
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Maiden Voyagers
@maidenpod.bsky.social
· Sep 18
S04E11 - Balls and More Balls to Picasso - Part 2
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🚨 New episode live!🚨
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
🚨 New episode live!🚨
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
S04E11 - Balls and More Balls to Picasso - Part 2
Maiden Voyagers · Episode
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September 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🚨 New episode live!🚨
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
We're continuing our analysis of Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, 'Balls to Picasso' - both in its original and 2025 forms. Join us for some unfounded opinions and rampant speculation, as ever!
open.spotify.com/episode/1ywU...
🎙️ New ep on the air!🎙️
Continuing our never-ending tangents, today we tackle Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, the experimental 'Balls To Picasso'. Join us in Part 1 as we delve into the album's making of and the abandoned albums that led up to it!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EIy...
Continuing our never-ending tangents, today we tackle Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, the experimental 'Balls To Picasso'. Join us in Part 1 as we delve into the album's making of and the abandoned albums that led up to it!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EIy...
S04E10 - Balls and More Balls to Picasso - Part 1
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September 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🎙️ New ep on the air!🎙️
Continuing our never-ending tangents, today we tackle Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, the experimental 'Balls To Picasso'. Join us in Part 1 as we delve into the album's making of and the abandoned albums that led up to it!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EIy...
Continuing our never-ending tangents, today we tackle Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, the experimental 'Balls To Picasso'. Join us in Part 1 as we delve into the album's making of and the abandoned albums that led up to it!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EIy...
💀 Back from the dead with a new episode! 💀
We finally had a chance to sit down and wax about our voyage seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium earlier this summer.
We also take the chance to reflect on that *other* big metal event too!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0TQw...
We finally had a chance to sit down and wax about our voyage seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium earlier this summer.
We also take the chance to reflect on that *other* big metal event too!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0TQw...
S04E09 - Run Back to the Beginning of Your Lives
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August 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
💀 Back from the dead with a new episode! 💀
We finally had a chance to sit down and wax about our voyage seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium earlier this summer.
We also take the chance to reflect on that *other* big metal event too!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0TQw...
We finally had a chance to sit down and wax about our voyage seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium earlier this summer.
We also take the chance to reflect on that *other* big metal event too!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0TQw...
🚨 New episode alert!🚨
This week, we are joined by the one and only Blaze Bayley to pick up on his journey post-Maiden.
Blaze takes us back to the recording and release of 'Silicon Messiah', getting his solo career off the ground and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Rxm...
This week, we are joined by the one and only Blaze Bayley to pick up on his journey post-Maiden.
Blaze takes us back to the recording and release of 'Silicon Messiah', getting his solo career off the ground and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Rxm...
S04E08 - Blaze Bayley on Silicon Messiah and more
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July 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨 New episode alert!🚨
This week, we are joined by the one and only Blaze Bayley to pick up on his journey post-Maiden.
Blaze takes us back to the recording and release of 'Silicon Messiah', getting his solo career off the ground and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Rxm...
This week, we are joined by the one and only Blaze Bayley to pick up on his journey post-Maiden.
Blaze takes us back to the recording and release of 'Silicon Messiah', getting his solo career off the ground and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Rxm...
Ooh, this is a nice memento from the London Stadium gig (even though I don't know a thing about football). And look who shows up in it - it's only Blaze Bayley!
Fittingly, our interview with Blaze drops this Thursday - don't miss out!
Fittingly, our interview with Blaze drops this Thursday - don't miss out!
July 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ooh, this is a nice memento from the London Stadium gig (even though I don't know a thing about football). And look who shows up in it - it's only Blaze Bayley!
Fittingly, our interview with Blaze drops this Thursday - don't miss out!
Fittingly, our interview with Blaze drops this Thursday - don't miss out!
👀 Is that a new episode? 👀
To distract ourselves and you from the inevitable comedown of seeing Maiden live in the flesh last week, were back.
This week, we're chatting to Adam, frontman of death metal band Angron. Listen wherever you get your pods!
open.spotify.com/episode/1dqG...
To distract ourselves and you from the inevitable comedown of seeing Maiden live in the flesh last week, were back.
This week, we're chatting to Adam, frontman of death metal band Angron. Listen wherever you get your pods!
open.spotify.com/episode/1dqG...
S04E07 - The Angron and the Gambler with Adam Blackwood
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July 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
👀 Is that a new episode? 👀
To distract ourselves and you from the inevitable comedown of seeing Maiden live in the flesh last week, were back.
This week, we're chatting to Adam, frontman of death metal band Angron. Listen wherever you get your pods!
open.spotify.com/episode/1dqG...
To distract ourselves and you from the inevitable comedown of seeing Maiden live in the flesh last week, were back.
This week, we're chatting to Adam, frontman of death metal band Angron. Listen wherever you get your pods!
open.spotify.com/episode/1dqG...
I'm sure it goes without saying, but we had an absolutely mind-blowing time seeing Iron Maiden yesterday at London Stadium. Top band, top night, top company - what more can you ask for?
You can see more of our shenanigans from the day over on the Insta: www.instagram.com/maidenpod
You can see more of our shenanigans from the day over on the Insta: www.instagram.com/maidenpod
June 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm sure it goes without saying, but we had an absolutely mind-blowing time seeing Iron Maiden yesterday at London Stadium. Top band, top night, top company - what more can you ask for?
You can see more of our shenanigans from the day over on the Insta: www.instagram.com/maidenpod
You can see more of our shenanigans from the day over on the Insta: www.instagram.com/maidenpod
Here's one we didn't have on our bingo card for the pod - the British Library is archiving Maiden Voyagers as part of their Sound Archive.
Who knew talking about Iron Maiden was going to be our enduring legacy to the UK? We are totally flattered, privileged and bemused!
Who knew talking about Iron Maiden was going to be our enduring legacy to the UK? We are totally flattered, privileged and bemused!
June 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here's one we didn't have on our bingo card for the pod - the British Library is archiving Maiden Voyagers as part of their Sound Archive.
Who knew talking about Iron Maiden was going to be our enduring legacy to the UK? We are totally flattered, privileged and bemused!
Who knew talking about Iron Maiden was going to be our enduring legacy to the UK? We are totally flattered, privileged and bemused!
Sounds like the whole Soundhouse Tapes release was more of a mess than we knew!
Paging @maidenpod.bsky.social - in 1980 you could send off for a copy of The Soundhouse Tapes for £1.20. You wouldn't necessarily receive it though
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sounds like the whole Soundhouse Tapes release was more of a mess than we knew!
Bledd mentioned on this week's pod that there was an error when it came to which version of 'Running Free' appeared on the 'Axe Attack' compilation.
One of our listeners @jayeyeworthy.bsky.social shared with us this little snippet from Sounds explaining the cock-up!
One of our listeners @jayeyeworthy.bsky.social shared with us this little snippet from Sounds explaining the cock-up!
June 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Bledd mentioned on this week's pod that there was an error when it came to which version of 'Running Free' appeared on the 'Axe Attack' compilation.
One of our listeners @jayeyeworthy.bsky.social shared with us this little snippet from Sounds explaining the cock-up!
One of our listeners @jayeyeworthy.bsky.social shared with us this little snippet from Sounds explaining the cock-up!
🎙️ New episode live! 🎙️
This week, your Maiden Voyagers take a journey well back in time to where the Iron Maiden recordings began - 'The Soundhouse Tapes'!
But wait, there's more! 'Run For Your Lives', podcast news and Pedant's Corner - what a treat!
open.spotify.com/episode/52DX...
This week, your Maiden Voyagers take a journey well back in time to where the Iron Maiden recordings began - 'The Soundhouse Tapes'!
But wait, there's more! 'Run For Your Lives', podcast news and Pedant's Corner - what a treat!
open.spotify.com/episode/52DX...
S04E06 - The Soundhouse Tapes, Run For Your Lives and more than you can shake a stick at
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June 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🎙️ New episode live! 🎙️
This week, your Maiden Voyagers take a journey well back in time to where the Iron Maiden recordings began - 'The Soundhouse Tapes'!
But wait, there's more! 'Run For Your Lives', podcast news and Pedant's Corner - what a treat!
open.spotify.com/episode/52DX...
This week, your Maiden Voyagers take a journey well back in time to where the Iron Maiden recordings began - 'The Soundhouse Tapes'!
But wait, there's more! 'Run For Your Lives', podcast news and Pedant's Corner - what a treat!
open.spotify.com/episode/52DX...
Iron Maiden pictured during the recording sessions for The Soundhouse Tapes, but who's that second from the left? (No, not the dog!) It's certainly not Dennis Stratton, that's for sure...
New episode drops tomorrow, where we'll be digging in to The Soundhouse Tapes and more!
New episode drops tomorrow, where we'll be digging in to The Soundhouse Tapes and more!
June 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Iron Maiden pictured during the recording sessions for The Soundhouse Tapes, but who's that second from the left? (No, not the dog!) It's certainly not Dennis Stratton, that's for sure...
New episode drops tomorrow, where we'll be digging in to The Soundhouse Tapes and more!
New episode drops tomorrow, where we'll be digging in to The Soundhouse Tapes and more!
This is the kind of stuff more of you should be sharing with us
@maidenpod.bsky.social I feel like you guys need to see this
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is the kind of stuff more of you should be sharing with us
Ooh, so we're not completely off base then. Shame that rumoured deal is shrouded in mystery!
No More Lies is rumoured to have been one of the Blaze-written tracks that were bought off of him when he left the band, to your point about it sounding like it could be on TXF/VXI.
June 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ooh, so we're not completely off base then. Shame that rumoured deal is shrouded in mystery!
🎙️ New episode is live!🎙️
Our second part of our 'Dance of Death' retrospective is now up wherever you get your podcasts! Join us as we analyse the tracks, discuss the singles, more dodgy CGI and Sam bangs on about how he thinks he could have made the album better
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pm7...
Our second part of our 'Dance of Death' retrospective is now up wherever you get your podcasts! Join us as we analyse the tracks, discuss the singles, more dodgy CGI and Sam bangs on about how he thinks he could have made the album better
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pm7...
S04E05: Dance of Death - Part 2
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June 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🎙️ New episode is live!🎙️
Our second part of our 'Dance of Death' retrospective is now up wherever you get your podcasts! Join us as we analyse the tracks, discuss the singles, more dodgy CGI and Sam bangs on about how he thinks he could have made the album better
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pm7...
Our second part of our 'Dance of Death' retrospective is now up wherever you get your podcasts! Join us as we analyse the tracks, discuss the singles, more dodgy CGI and Sam bangs on about how he thinks he could have made the album better
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pm7...
Our second part in our 'Dance of Death' deep dive drops tomorrow.
As ever, we get far too in to the weeds about the material and offer Steve Harris and co. unsolicited pro-tips on how they could have made the album better.
Join us as we get plenty of ideas above our station!
As ever, we get far too in to the weeds about the material and offer Steve Harris and co. unsolicited pro-tips on how they could have made the album better.
Join us as we get plenty of ideas above our station!
June 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Our second part in our 'Dance of Death' deep dive drops tomorrow.
As ever, we get far too in to the weeds about the material and offer Steve Harris and co. unsolicited pro-tips on how they could have made the album better.
Join us as we get plenty of ideas above our station!
As ever, we get far too in to the weeds about the material and offer Steve Harris and co. unsolicited pro-tips on how they could have made the album better.
Join us as we get plenty of ideas above our station!
I'm not going to post it because spoilers, but the Run For Your Lives set list is a bit good isn't it? I'm a happy camper, at least!
May 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I'm not going to post it because spoilers, but the Run For Your Lives set list is a bit good isn't it? I'm a happy camper, at least!
Sam's constant shoehorning of Savatage into the podcast finally vindicated by this clipping of Nicko McBrain picking them as best new band in a 1985 Kerrang. See, there was a Maiden link after all!
Needless to say, I am very excited to finally see Savatage next month!
Needless to say, I am very excited to finally see Savatage next month!
May 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sam's constant shoehorning of Savatage into the podcast finally vindicated by this clipping of Nicko McBrain picking them as best new band in a 1985 Kerrang. See, there was a Maiden link after all!
Needless to say, I am very excited to finally see Savatage next month!
Needless to say, I am very excited to finally see Savatage next month!
Post-work pod planning with a pint!
Glad to see the first part of 'Dance of Death' is going down well. Part 2 will be in a fortnight, then we've got a couple of other fun buts before we just in to 'A Matter of Life and Death'.
Watch this space!
Glad to see the first part of 'Dance of Death' is going down well. Part 2 will be in a fortnight, then we've got a couple of other fun buts before we just in to 'A Matter of Life and Death'.
Watch this space!
May 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Post-work pod planning with a pint!
Glad to see the first part of 'Dance of Death' is going down well. Part 2 will be in a fortnight, then we've got a couple of other fun buts before we just in to 'A Matter of Life and Death'.
Watch this space!
Glad to see the first part of 'Dance of Death' is going down well. Part 2 will be in a fortnight, then we've got a couple of other fun buts before we just in to 'A Matter of Life and Death'.
Watch this space!
📢 Finally, we're live with a new episode!📢
This week, we start looking in to Iron Maiden's 2003 record, 'Dance of Death'. A very formative album for both of us - in this part, we discuss the lead up, the making of and, yes, *that* artwork 🤮
open.spotify.com/episode/29Nk...
This week, we start looking in to Iron Maiden's 2003 record, 'Dance of Death'. A very formative album for both of us - in this part, we discuss the lead up, the making of and, yes, *that* artwork 🤮
open.spotify.com/episode/29Nk...
S04E04: Dance of Death - Part 1
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May 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
📢 Finally, we're live with a new episode!📢
This week, we start looking in to Iron Maiden's 2003 record, 'Dance of Death'. A very formative album for both of us - in this part, we discuss the lead up, the making of and, yes, *that* artwork 🤮
open.spotify.com/episode/29Nk...
This week, we start looking in to Iron Maiden's 2003 record, 'Dance of Death'. A very formative album for both of us - in this part, we discuss the lead up, the making of and, yes, *that* artwork 🤮
open.spotify.com/episode/29Nk...
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Right, we are finally back this week with the first part of our dive in to Maiden's 2003 album, 'Dance of Death'. Drops on Thursday, as usual!
Yes, yes, it took long enough but in my defence, I got tonsilitis at least twice during the last month. But onwards!
Yes, yes, it took long enough but in my defence, I got tonsilitis at least twice during the last month. But onwards!
May 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Right, we are finally back this week with the first part of our dive in to Maiden's 2003 album, 'Dance of Death'. Drops on Thursday, as usual!
Yes, yes, it took long enough but in my defence, I got tonsilitis at least twice during the last month. But onwards!
Yes, yes, it took long enough but in my defence, I got tonsilitis at least twice during the last month. But onwards!
Just your Maiden Voyager boys having a school trip out in Swansea to see the inimitable Blaze Bayley.
Playing 'Silicon Messiah' in its entirety along with a smattering of Maiden era classics, Blaze proved he is still one hell of a voice and frontman!
Playing 'Silicon Messiah' in its entirety along with a smattering of Maiden era classics, Blaze proved he is still one hell of a voice and frontman!
May 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Just your Maiden Voyager boys having a school trip out in Swansea to see the inimitable Blaze Bayley.
Playing 'Silicon Messiah' in its entirety along with a smattering of Maiden era classics, Blaze proved he is still one hell of a voice and frontman!
Playing 'Silicon Messiah' in its entirety along with a smattering of Maiden era classics, Blaze proved he is still one hell of a voice and frontman!
The first Dance of Death ep is almost here folks! The first @ironmaiden.bsky.social album I (Bledd) bought on the day of release and also my first Maiden tour; Cardiff International Arena, 15 December 2003 🏴. Not even the abysmal artwork can stop this poster from having pride of place in the hall 🤟🏼
May 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The first Dance of Death ep is almost here folks! The first @ironmaiden.bsky.social album I (Bledd) bought on the day of release and also my first Maiden tour; Cardiff International Arena, 15 December 2003 🏴. Not even the abysmal artwork can stop this poster from having pride of place in the hall 🤟🏼