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Riggs' most famous achievement is his work with Iron Maiden and his creation of Eddie, the band's mascot and subject of their album and single covers. [3] Riggs' first picture of Eddie was originally entitled "Electric Matthew Says Hello," [4] and was actually painted for a possible punk cover. [5]
Eddie (also known as Eddie the Head) is the mascot for the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.He is a perennial fixture of the group's artwork, appearing in all of their album covers (as well as most of their singles) and in their merchandise, which includes T-shirts, posters and action figures.
The haloed black cat from the back cover of Live After Death (1985) is on the pavement behind Eddie. [27] Below the Eye of Horus is the name, "Websters", a tribute to Charlie Webster, EMI's art director. [25] Derek Riggs' artistic signature symbol can be found on Eddie's chest. References on the back include:
The cover art, by Derek Riggs, pictures the band's mascot, Eddie, rising from a grave. Engraved on his tombstone is a misquote from fantasy and horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City: [14] "That is not dead which can eternal lie Yet with strange aeons even death may die."
The cover art was produced by Derek Riggs, best known for being the creator of Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, and the artwork on all of Iron Maiden's albums, singles, posters and tour brochures throughout 1980–1990 (and sporadically afterwards up until 2000's Brave New World, other than one additional Eddie drawing for the cover of his book Run for Cover).
Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. [1] It was their first studio release since the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) in 1999, as well as the band's first studio recording as a six-piece, as Janick Gers, who replaced Smith in 1990, remained ...
The single cover, in something of a parody of the original myth, portrays a winged Eddie killing Icarus with a flamethrower. Icarus resembles the figure in Evening: Fall of Day, by William Rimmer, which was used as a label logo by Led Zeppelin. According to the artist, Derek Riggs, this is a reference to Led Zeppelin's break-up a few years ...
The cover depicts the band mascot Eddie's point of view as he flies a time machine. [3] Only a part of Eddie's face is seen, as a reflection in a screen. [3] According to artist Derek Riggs, this is because the band did not want to reveal the mascot in his new cyborg guise until the album was released a few weeks later. [3]