Exclusive interview: IRON MAIDEN cover artist Melvyn Grant takes us to The Final Frontier

To say that Iron Maiden is an iconic band is to say the sky is blue – it is quite obvious. Equally as iconic as the band and its music is its maniacal, mischievous mascot, Eddie the ‘Ed, or simply Eddie. And while the world is waiting with baited breath for the new Iron Maiden album, THE FINAL FRONTIER to be released on August 17, we thought it might be fun to explore how Eddie came into his current space-aged incarnation.

We reached out to THE FINAL FRONTIER cover artist Melvyn Grant to give us some insight into this strange and gruesome metamorphosis. This is not Grant’s first endeavor into the realm of Iron Maiden. He also provided the cover art for FEAR OF THE DARK, VIRTUAL XI, DEATH ON THE ROAD, and “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg” single. In addition, he was originally asked to sketch a cover for “The Wicker Man” single cover, but prior commitments made that impossible.

Read on, as we peel back the skull cap of current Iron Maiden cover artist, Mr. Melvyn Grant!

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