Beast over Hammersmith". Derek Riggs. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011. Lefkove, Aaron (5 June 2008). "Heavy Metal's Most Savage Mascots!". Gibson.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011. The Somewhere In Time mask kills with a ray gun blaster [representing Death]. The biker representing War [with the mask from Dance of Death] has a scythe. Pestilence [holding the hatchet from Killers, and a mask from Book of Souls] has the cloud of gas that kills the Chinese emperor. Or is that Famine? I forget if it’s Famine or Pestilence, they are kind of interchangeable. No, Famine [the Pharaoh Eddie From Powerslave] has the poisonous Eddie locusts. At September 29, SiT turned 36 and you better feel old. Apparently, Juras had this to say. Maiden also played Seattle but no hint was dropped by Bruce, perhaps he didn't wanna make it too obvious? The Book of Souls, created by Mark Wilkinson. This Eddie draws inspiration from Maya civilisation, wearing facepaint and earspools similar to those of the Mesoamerican people. [40] [99]

Wasted Years", as the single came out before the album, the band did not want to reveal Eddie's new cyborg guise, so he appears only as a partial reflection in a time machine's monitor. [70] DiVita, Joe (28 May 2023). "Iron Maiden Play 'Alexander the Great' Live for First Time Ever". Loudwire . Retrieved 30 May 2023. Stranger in a Strange Land". Derek Riggs. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011. So we said, we couldn't use Eddie too much, because it was such a radical change to Eddie, that even giving a bit of Eddie away, wed kind of blow it. So, I think, Rod said what about using him as a reflection in something, so you could only see part of his head. So you can't really see what's going on, but it's still got Eddie on it. So we played with that for a bit, and we said, what about a time machine? You know, wasted years/time machine. And that was the only idea we could find that could work properly, and fulfill all the specifications of what we needed to do with it. It's got a TARDIS in it again, that spaceship that looks like the police phone box. So it's a duffer. It's a technical illustration of a keyboard of a time machine (laughs), with Eddie reflected in the window, because it was the only thing we could think of, that wouldn't give Eddie away, which fit Wasted Years, without becoming a kind of self-defeating illustration." Somewhere in Time, Eddie appears as a cyborg in a Blade Runner-inspired future. [68] The cover is notable for containing dozens of Easter eggs relating to the band and pop culture references. [69]Maiden Japan". Derek Riggs. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011.

From 1980 onwards, the band's Eddie artwork was provided exclusively by Derek Riggs until 1992, when the band decided to accept contributions from other artists, with Smallwood explaining that they "wanted to upgrade Eddie for the '90s. We wanted to take him from this sort of comic-book horror creature and turn him into something a bit more straightforward so that he became even more threatening." [33] Since then, Riggs has contributed much less to the band's artwork, creating part of one studio album, one single and two compilation covers, while the band have employed a number of different artists: This was the ‘Great Inflatable’ tour. Dave Lights was still doing our lighting stuff and he was well into inflatables,” Bruce remembers. “He had a bit of an inflatable megalomania, in fact. He built inflatables that were so big they wouldn’t actually fit inside the sodding buildings! We had two big hydraulic hands, which would raise up – not Spinal Tap at all! – with big Eddie claw hands that would inflate…” a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p.87. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6. Iron Maiden Announce First Shows Of 2023's The Future Past Tour". ironmaiden.com. 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022. IRON MAIDEN Plays First Show Of "The Future Past Tour 2023, Set-list and Videos Revealed". www.sonicperspectives.com. 29 May 2023 . Retrieved 29 May 2023.At June 18 Maiden play Copenhell, DE, at the end of Aces High Bruce says "We will see you Somewhere in Time", even less subtle this time Somewhere in Time (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 29 September 1986. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. The Number of the Beast", the single cover showing Eddie holding the devil's severed head, which Riggs claims was meant to look like Salvador Dalí. [60] Since its release, Somewhere in Time has been certified platinum by the RIAA, having sold over one million copies in the US. [8] Somewhere on Tour was the album's supporting tour. In 2023, it was made the focus of the Future Past World Tour, alongside 2021's Senjutsu.

The Number of the Beast". Derek Riggs. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 September 2011. Iron Maiden Bulgaria Fan Club. "THE SOMEWHERE IN TIME COVER BY DEREK RIGGS". Iron Maiden Bulgaria Fan Club . Retrieved 31 March 2021. Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p.118. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6. A character wearing a large cloak stands above the walkway's right side, which Riggs claims is Batman. [21] Bezer, Terry (21 April 2009). "Iron Maiden Flight 666 Review". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013 . Retrieved 9 May 2012.Riggs was asked to explain the bio-hazard sign on Eddie’s crotch, his reply? “He’s got a nuclear-powered willy!” Somewhere in Time Remastered (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 1998. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Hadusek, Jon (6 October 2022). "Iron Maiden to revisit Somewhere in Time on 2023 "Future Past tour" ". Consequence . Retrieved 4 November 2022.a b Portor, Tom (22 July 2010). "Iron Maiden: a gruesome history of graphic artwork: "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" ". MusicRadar . Retrieved 9 May 2012. Among the pyramids is a grim reaper similar to that which appears on the covers of " The Trooper" and Live After Death. [22] See the sign saying Sand Dune over the bridge? That’s in reference to To Tame A Land, from 1983’s Piece Of Mind album, which was based on Frank Herbert’s novel Dune. Below the Eye of Horus is the name, "Websters", a tribute to Charlie Webster, EMI's art director. [20]