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John and Mattias discuss the album "The Book of Souls"Head over to Lair of the Alchemist on Youtube to see the video version of this podcastCheck out Mattias' band Dead Kosmonaut on all streaming services and social media platforms.

Mattias and John discuss Iron Maiden's fifteenth studio album "The Final Frontier"Make sure you check out Mattias' band Dead Kosmonaut, the source of the intro music.Head over the the Lair of the Alchemist Youtube channel so you can see all of Mattias' collection related to this episode.

For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

John and Mattias discuss Iron Maiden's "Dance of Death" album.Check out Mattias' band Dead Kosmonaut who have a new album arriving in June of 2026 called "Retrospectre"For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

Mattias and John discuss Blaze's second and last album with the band Virtual XIMattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

John and Mattias discuss Iron Maiden's 10th studio album and the first to feature Blaze Bayley on vocals. For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

John and Mattias discuss Iron Maiden's 9th studio album "Fear of the Dark" the last to feature Bruce Dickinson till the reunion.For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautMaiden Stockholm Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@maidenstockholm4678John’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

Mattias and John discuss the 8th Iron Maiden studio album 'No Prayer For The Dying" and all the changes that came with it, most notably the departure of Adrian Smith and arrival of Janick Gers. For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautJohn’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath PodcastJohn’s band Sinister Realm

For more rock and metal check out-Mattias’ band Dead KosmonautJohn's band Sinister RealmJohn’s youtube channel Lair of the Alchemistand John’s other podcastsKicked in the Teeth: An AC/DC PodcastInto The Void: A Black Sabbath Podcast