Iron Maiden fans start online petition to bring back original Eddie artist.
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/iron-maiden-bring-back-derek-riggs
No point when they aren't releasing albums. I'd rather a petition for the band to get their asses in the studio.
Actually, a petition to use a different producer would be more productive, who gives a shit about the covers.
I do and have been since I first discovered IM. Looking at their covers and finding hidden messages and nuggetz was a big part of Maiden for me, atleast when I was younger. Looking at the SbiT vinyl while listening to the music was one of the reasons why Maiden stood out from other bands back in the day. That was something Derek Riggs did amazingly well.
When I look at the The Final Frontier cover for example it's just dead to me, nothing that makes it alive or adventures.
I also don't dig future Eddie, I just can't. Call it "caught in nostalgica" or whatever, that's just my opinion. Derek Riggs was immensly important back in the day. Unfourtunately buying albums and especially looking at the cover is a dying trend these days it seems, yes vinyls are a thing which is cool of course but not as big though as CDs and digital downloading.
Compared to this:
or this:
There's so much happening in the periphery. Kind of like how detailed Don Rosa would do it.
So I would love for Riggs to come back but I don't think that would ever happen.