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Best Iron Maiden Album Covers: 20 Of Eddie’s Finest Moments
20: ‘Dance Of Death’ (2003)
2003’s Dance Of Death artwork was originally designed by David Patchett, renowned for his work with doom-metal band Cathedral.
The story goes that the artist’s original illustration, which featured just Iron Maiden’s legendary mascot, Eddie (depicted as Death), with the monks in the background, was deemed too sparse for use, so another team were asked to use computer-generated imagery to create the other characters, adding both colour and texture.
Though a step away from the group’s long-established hand-drawn approach, the Dance Of Death artwork remains a striking entry among Iron Maiden album covers.
Illustrator: David Patchett
19: ‘Virtual XI’ (1998)
Artist Melvyn Grant’s first Iron Maiden commission was his memorable sleeve for 1992’s Fear Of The Dark album, and he returned to illustrate 1995’s The X Factor and 1998’s Virtual XI.
Grant’s brief for the latter was t