''The Iron Maidens: World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden'' is the debut album by American all-female

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. The album features selected tracks originally performed by British heavy metal band

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. Michael Kenney, keyboardist for Iron Maiden, appears as a guest musician on the Japanese import version. The album was recorded by the band's third-generation lineup, which consisted of co-founders

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(drums), Sara Marsh (guitar) and Josephine Draven (guitar), along with Wanda Ortiz on bass and Aja Kim on lead vocals. Draven left the band a few months after the album was released. Even though her replacement, Elizabeth Schall, was pictured on the Japanese release version, Draven was still credited as playing all stage left guitars. Schall was released from the band two months before this album was released in Japan. The cover artwork was done by

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, best known for his artwork on majority of Iron Maiden's albums. It features Edwina T. Head, a female version of Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie. The Maidens have jokingly stated during an interview that the design of Edwina was inspired by

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. The Maidens' version of "

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" is featured on the 2006 various artists compilation '' Girls Got Rhythm!'' (released by Liquor & Poker Records).

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Harris, unless indicated otherwise.

2005 DRZ Records Release

# " The Number of the Beast" – 5:02 #*Introduction narrated by Aja Kim # "

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) – 6:09 # " Children of the Damned" – 4:42 # "

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" – 4:12 # " Wasted Years" (Smith) – 5:06 # "Killers" (

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, Harris) – 5:05 # "

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" – 5:17 #*Begins with

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# " Phantom of the Opera" – 7:17 # "

" – 3:55 # " Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 06:41 # "Remember Tomorrow" (Live) (Di'Anno, Harris) 05:26 #* Hidden track that plays approximately two minutes after "Hallowed Be Thy Name"

2006 Powerslave Records Release

# "The Number of the Beast" – 5:03 # "2 Minutes to Midnight" (Dickinson, Smith) – 6:09 # "Children of the Damned" – 4:43 # "The Trooper" – 4:12 # "Wasted Years" (Smith) – 5:08 # "Killers" (Di'Anno, Harris) – 5:05 # "Aces High" – 5:19 # "Phantom of the Opera" – 7:17 # "Run to the Hills" – 3:54 # "Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 6:42 # "Remember Tomorrow" (Live) (Di'Anno, Harris) – 5:27 # "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (Live) – 10:40 # "Genghis Khan" (Live Rehearsal) – 4:14 #*Contains a portion of "Where Eagles Dare"

Personnel

* Aja Kim (a.k.a.

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Chickinson) – vocals * Sara Marsh (a.k.a. Mini Murray) – lead guitar, backing vocals on "The Number of the Beast" * Josephine Draven (a.k.a. Adrienne Smith) – rhythm guitar * Elizabeth Schall (a.k.a. Adrianne Smith) – rhythm guitar (credited on the Japanese release version) * Wanda Ortiz (a.k.a. Steph Harris) – bass *

(a.k.a. Nikki McBurrain) – drums with * Michael Kenney – keyboards on "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"

Credits

– cover artwork *Michael Maysonet – disc artwork, fan artwork *Linda McDonald – CD sleeve/tray layout *Ernie Manrique – photography *Robert Anthony – cover photography *RJ Blaze – fan artwork *Tom Martin – fan artwork *Patricia Owa – fan artwork *Manitu Rivera – fan artwork *Cody Cushman – fan artwork

References

External links

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The Iron Maidens – Sleaze Roxx Album Review
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