Quoted from benheck:Ok.
Besides the iconic album covers (art does not equal theme just ask JPOP) could someone please explain to me why IRON MAIDEN is the must-have music basic pin?
Why, you ask?
Because the theme is perfect. Egyptian and British soldiers, running to the hills and dying with their boots on.
Their sound defines heavy metal. The galloping rifs and (Jared's favorite word) lyrics make for perfect pinball music.
Bruce could whip your ass in air combat or fencing. Not the backbusting privacy or picket type, but the "have at you" and "en garde" type.
All of the above is what makes Maiden a perfect theme.