Pinball Wizards: Meet the team behind Iron Maiden’s new Legacy Of The Beast table

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Go behind the scenes with the team who have created Iron Maiden’s new Legacy Of The Beast pinball table

Iron Maiden have released a video showing how their new Legacy Of The Beast pinball table was created.

The latest in Stern’s long line of machines was unveiled in March this year, where it was revealed that pro, premium and limited edition models would be available featuring 12 tracks, with artwork by Maiden fan Jeremy Packer, aka Zombie Yeti.

The Legacy Of The Beast table has been designed by seven-time world pinball champion Keith Elwin, who says: “I started playing in tournaments when I was 20 years old and I’ve been doing tournaments ever since.

“I had the opportunity to make the Iron Maiden table, and I said, ‘Yeah.’"

He’s joined on the project by software engineer Tim Sexton, lead engineer Harrison Drake and lead programmer Rick Naegele.

Speaking previously about the collaboration, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc, Gary Stern said: “Iron Maiden is one of the most iconic bands of all time and we’re excited to have Eddie join the ranks of Stern Pinball’s rock and roll lineup.”

Iron Maiden are currently on the road on The Legacy Of The Beast European tour. Find a full list of the band’s upcoming live shows below.

Iron Maiden Legacy Of The Beast 2018 UK and European tour dates

Jun 20: Prague Letnany Airport, Czech Republic
Jun 22: Dessel Graspop, Belgium
Jun 24: Clisson Hellfest, France
Jun 26: Geneva Arena, Switzerland
Jun 28: Sopron Volt Festival, Hungary
Jun 30: Freiburg Messegelaende, Germany
Jul 01: Arnhem Gelredome, Netherlands
Jul 05: Paris AccorsHotel Arena, France
Jul 09: Milan San Siro Ippodromo, Italy
Jul 10: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Jul 13: Lisbon Altice Arena, Portugal
Jul 14: Madrid Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Spain
Jul 17: Trieste Piazza Della Unita D’Italia, Italy
Jul 20: Athens Rockwave Festival, Greece
Jul 22: Plovdiv Hills Of Rock, Bulgaria
Jul 24: Zagreb Arena, Croatia
Jul 27: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland
Jul 31: Newcastle Radio Arena, UK
Aug 02: Belfast SSE Arena, UK
Aug 04: Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, UK
Aug 06: Manchester Arena, UK
Aug 07: Birmingham Genting Arena, UK
Aug 10: London O2 Arena, UK

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.