IRON MAIDEN

Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City

PARLOPHONE

Heavy metal’s indefatigable globetrotters cement their legacy

decades, Iron Maiden have been nothing if not consistent. They release a studio album; they perform around the world to support it; and then they document the tour for posterity’s sake in the form of a live album. That pattern breaks, however, with the release of the group’s new Recorded in Mexico City in late 2019, captures the band during their ongoing Legacy Of The Beast tour, which celebrates all eras of their 40-year history, albeit with mixed results. While classics from their first three albums with Bruce Dickinson compose more than half of what’s included on the 100-minute release, 20% of that running time is devoted to oft-overlooked Blaze Bailey material, while the Di’Anno years get only a cursory nod via the band’s eponymous anthem.