04 Dec AMI Contest Celebrates Heavy Metal Pioneers, Iron Maiden
– Prize pack includes three versions of their latest live album, Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City.
AMI announced their newest giveaway from heavy metal rock gods, Iron Maiden. One lucky entrant will win three variations of the band’s new live album, Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City: a 2-CD digipak, a deluxe 2-CD hardcase bookpack, and heavyweight 180g triple vinyl. The contest is open December 4, 2020 through December 16, 2020. Music fans can enter the contest using the AMI Music app, available on iOS and Android. Contest entry is also available on any participating AMI Jukebox.
Formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, Iron Maiden is widely revered as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time. They achieved their first UK #1 album in 1982 with The Number of the Beast, due in part to its guitar riffs and the operatic vocal style of lead singer, Bruce Dickinson. Subsequent albums and tours helped grow their fanbase exponentially, despite little radio or television support.
Iron Maiden by the numbers: In their 45 year history, they have sold more than 90 million albums, traveled to 6 continents, performed live over 2,000 times, and garnered tens of millions of diehard followers. The band—equally as well known for their iconic artwork and loyal sidekick Eddie—has shown no signs of slowing down. In 2018, Iron Maiden set out on their “Legacy of the Beast” World Tour. After playing an astounding 82 shows on 3 continents, the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic forced the band to press pause and cancel or postpone their remaining dates, including what would have been their first-ever concert in the Philippines.
Iron Maiden founder and bass player Steve Harris comments: “When the final leg of our 2020 Legacy tour this summer had to be cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, the whole band was very disappointed and deflated and we know our fans felt the same. We’d been really looking forward to bringing the show to even more countries and although we’ve been able to reschedule most of our European own-shows for 2021, we thought we’d take a listen to the recordings from the tour so far and see if we could create a definitive live album souvenir that everyone, everywhere could enjoy. I’m very pleased with the results, especially as this set list includes songs which have never made it to a live CD before, such as ‘For The Greater Good Of God,’ and other older songs like ‘Where Eagles Dare,’ ‘Flight Of Icarus,’ ‘The Clansman’ and ‘Sign Of The Cross’ which haven’t been included in our live set releases for many years.
We’ve never released a live album from Mexico before and I think this recording does justice to the passion and joy of our Mexican fans who always give us such a fantastic welcome whenever we play there.”
Like all music fans, AMI is eager for the return of live music, from stadiums to dive bars. AMI is proud to offer a chance at winning this prize bundle. For a limited time, AMI jukeboxes will also be featuring an Iron Maiden playlist that highlights some of their biggest hits throughout the years. All are encouraged to check out the playlist and enter the contest using the AMI Music app or by visiting a nearby AMI jukebox venue.