Originally painted for the "Purgatory" song, Smallwood withheld the artwork for the following album, deeming it too good for a single. The Number of the Beast, depicts Eddie controlling the Devil like a puppet, who, in turn, also controls a puppet Eddie, causing controversy with American evangelists.The cover was painted at short notice as the original, featuring Eddie decapitating Paul Di'Anno, was withdrawn as the band were considering replacing him. Maiden Japan, shows Eddie with a Samurai sword." Purgatory", depicts the devil's face crumbling away to reveal Eddie.According to Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden's manager, the band were criticized as Eddie appeared to be attacking the woman. " Twilight Zone", features Eddie's spirit reaching towards a woman through a mirror.Based on a block of flats in which Riggs lived at the time, it contains several references to the band, such as the "Ruskin Arms" and "Charlotte the Harlot". Killers, featuring Eddie with an axe and his victim clawing at his shirt." Women in Uniform", according to Riggs features Margaret Thatcher about to get "her own back" on Eddie.According to Riggs, the band's management censored the image themselves to gain publicity. " Sanctuary", showing Eddie above Margaret Thatcher's corpse, wielding a knife." Running Free", the band's first release to depict Eddie, painted after the album cover so his face was hidden to protect his identity.Iron Maiden, the first artwork featuring Eddie, originally created for a possible punk record, based on an American's head allegedly stuck to a Vietnamese tank.Iron Maiden, (character) Derek Riggs (original album designs) Satan (enemy), Margaret Thatcher (enemy), Robert Maxwell (enemy), Charlotte the Harlot (possibly), Great Britain, Egypt, Death, Skeleton army, Varies (murderer, ruler of Hell, mental patient, soldier, Pharaoh, bounty hunter, bassist, samurai, etc.) Since then, Riggs has occasionally made a few special art pieces for the band. Derek Riggs would continue to draw all of Iron maiden's album and single covers until 1992. The " Running Free" single cover had Eddie the Head as a silhouette so not to spoil the first album's cover before release. The band approved of the artwork, but requested that the character was given hair. The art piece featured a zombie character near a yellow, light-emitting street lamp at night, with detailed clouds and a bright moon. As a result of Iron Maiden disapproving of Riggs' fantasy artwork, the artist submitted an artwork that was originally intended for a punk rock album. Many artists turned up with fantasy artworks, including Derek Riggs. In 1980, Iron Maiden was due to release their first studio album and were looking for an artist to draw the cover. The face was known as "Eddie the Head" by the band's members. The band had a menacing face next to the band's logo on live stages. After a couple tries, they landed on one that felt just right.During the 1970s, the young Iron Maiden was undergoing many lineup and layout changes. After a simple sketch was made, Draiman's pal used a digital distortion program (software) to mock up new renders of the face. His friend asked him what he wanted it to be and the singer made a certain face and that's where it all started. "Initially, I had a buddy of mine sit down with me," Draiman says in the video above. The Guy originated out of Disturbed's desire to have something to visually represent the band. Label logos and copyright print are stacked sideways on the vertical axis in the north and south directions while The Guy's visage (accented with long hair, chin piercings and beards to represent each member's own look at the time) is seen in the ordinal directions of the layout. The band name and album title are written horizontally across the CD in the west and east cardinal directions, respectively. Instead, white-line sketches of tilted eyes, a sinister grin and off-set eyebrows are represented on the physical The Sickness CD. Unlike the mascots for Iron Maiden and Megadeth ( Eddie and Vic Rattlehead, respectively), The Guy did not appear on the front album cover of Disturbed's debut album. When Did 'The Guy' First Appear With Disturbed?
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