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Iron Maiden\u2019s label representatives haven\u2019t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Numbe Of The Beast<\/p>\n

Iron Maiden\u2019s record label team haven\u2019t been allowed to visit the metal institution in the recording studio since 1982<\/p>\n

Bassist and founding member Steve Harris makes the revelation in a recent interview with Bass Player. During the conversation, he says the most satisfying thing about being in the band, who will soon start celebrating their 50th anniversary on the Run For Your Lives tour, is the creative freedom they\u2019ve long enjoyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had success on our own terms,\u201d he explains. \u201cWe\u2019ve kept outside the music business a lot of the time. We\u2019ve been stubborn and not let record company people bully us about.\u201d<\/p>\n

To prove his point, Harris adds that staff at Maiden\u2019s label have been banned from entering the studio while the band are recording ever since their third album The Number Of The Beast, released in 1982 through EMI.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far back as the third album we banned the record company people from the studio,\u201d he continues. \u201cThey were freaking out because the single was so different to the last one, which had been a success. We just told them to get out!\u201d<\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s unclear which songs Harris is referring to, the suits needn\u2019t have worried, as both of The Number Of The Beast\u2019s singles, Run To The Hills and the title track, were successes that hit the top 20 of the UK charts. The album itself was the band\u2019s first UK number one, up from the number 12 position reached by 1981 predecessor Killers.<\/p>\n\n

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