Iron Maiden Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-26 · 30 entries checked · 9 flagged · 21 issues confirmed · 9 corrected · 12 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Zombie Eddie — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section incorrectly states that the sparks effect was associated with the 'Beast' Eddie on the Somewhere in Time tour; the 'Beast' Eddie is from The Number of the Beast album/tour, and the sparks effect was used with the 'Beast' prop on The

Zombie Eddie — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section also incorrectly claims that the 'Beast' Eddie prop was used on the Somewhere in Time tour; it was used on the Beast on the Road tour (1982), and the Somewhere in Time tour featured a cyborg Eddie, not the 'Beast'.

Eddie — The 'Dead by Daylight' collaboration added Eddie skins in 2022, but the correct year is 2021.

Eddie — The fish tank pump effect was used on drummer Clive Burr, not Doug Sampson.

Skeleton Eddie — The back cover of A Matter of Life and Death does not feature a detail of the tank icon with Eddie's head and crossed guns; it shows a different scene with Eddie and skeletons.

Aces High Squadron — The B-side is a medley titled 'King of Twilight' that includes both Nektar's 'King of Twilight' and 'Crying in the Dark'.

Aces High Squadron — The Japanese 12" single featured a unique mix combining this B-side cover with those from the 'The Trooper' and '2 Minutes to Midnight' singles.

Brave New World — The album cover was created by Steve Stone, not Derek Riggs; Derek Riggs contributed only to the booklet and other design elements.

Brave New World — 'Blood Brothers' was not nominated for a Grammy; Iron Maiden has never won or been nominated for a Grammy.

Trooper's Sword — The entry claims the album is the first since 1984's Powerslave without songwriting contributions from Dave Murray, but Murray co-wrote 'The Parchment' and 'Hell on Earth', making that claim factually incorrect.

Trooper's Sword — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states the album debuted at number three on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, marking the band's highest chart position in America, but Iron Maiden's highest chart position in the US is number two.

The Number of the Beast — Bruce Dickinson actually joined Iron Maiden in late 1981, not 1980.

The Number of the Beast — Dickinson's first recording with the band was the 1982 single 'Run to the Hills', not a 1980 single.

Powerslave World Tour — The tour began in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 August 1984. Correction: The tour actually began on 9 August 1984 in Łódź, Poland, not Warsaw.

Powerslave World Tour — The tour concluded on 8 July 1985 at Long Beach Arena in California. Correction: The final show of the tour was on 5 July 1985 at the Long Beach Arena in California, not 8 July.

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