2 cover stories in our archive
Behind the Covers' archive includes 2 album covers documented under the "fantasy" design theme, all from the 1980s. These covers sit within the metal tradition and features work by Iron Maiden. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.
Derek Riggs created Eddie the Head's most iconic incarnation by painting the devil-horned mascot controlling Satan himself like a marionette puppet. The audacious role reversal made Eddie more powerful than the Prince of Darkness, cementing his status as metal's greatest mascot.
Derek Riggs transformed Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie into a towering Egyptian pharaoh for this elaborate ancient tomb scene. The artist spent months researching hieroglyphics and Egyptian art to create what many consider the most ambitious Eddie artwork ever painted.