Maiden A-Z strikes again!

Okay, Earth Dogs and Maiden Heads, it's time for the Dance of Death. This week Charlotta Dahlén joins us for the second time to discuss this 2003 title-track. Dancing, prancing, Irish jigs, Ingmar Bergman inspiration, Venetian masks and capes. This song is packed with storytelling and drama. So join us in a one-song deep-dive and do the dance macabre!

An ANCIENT episode.Brave New World. Aldous Huxley wrote the book. Dave, Steve & Bruce penned the track. Jon & Erik recorded the pod. Joining the ranks with this book-inspired track, we have yet another tome: The Book of Souls. We discuss the daunting task of accepting brand new material into your Maiden-world andhow neither the future nor progress, in general, can be stopped. We also get into how to compose a chorus, coupling Maiden albums by elemental habitat, and pyramid-building sky-gods.

Killer!Behind you!Our podlust, indeed, defies all our needsfeat. Axel Brink & Dan Mortimer

The Ice-Cream Truck of Horror!The Blood, up above your HEAD!Aaaaall, my wares....THE IRON MAIDEN!

Time to dust of the spoils and artifacts and unlock ancient demonic powers.When the lifegiver dies, ALL around... is laid waste.Feat. Ben Webster"Iron Maiden at home" composed produced and performed by Erik ArköAdditonal music: Steven Morris and werc85 on youtube

We raid ancient tombs and discover mysteries, of knowledge lost.Featuring Ben Webster"Iron Maiden at Home" written performed and produced by Erik Arkö

It's time for the, arguably, ONLY Iron Maiden track with more than one of the guitarists listed in the writing credits, and one of few with no solos. Deep in the middle of the 90s, everything is kinda upside down. Good, or bad? Let's find out!

We close X-FACTOR, proper, with the CLOSER of X-Factor, proper.It's a weird one.

It's time for another album conclusion on the show.The time has come for 1995s X-FACTOR.