Episode 3 kicks off in 1978, taking us through to 1980 and the commercial success of both British Steel and Iron Maiden's self titled album.

Written, recorded, produced, and narrated by Steve Glaveski.

Battle of the Bands is a No Filter Media production.

Sources: Too many to mention, but Mick Wall's awesome Iron Maiden biography, Run To The Hills, and Martin Popoff's excellent Judas Priest biography Heavy Metal Painkiller were both helpful.

Other publications such as Loudwire, Louder Sound, Metal Injection, and of course, Wikipedia, were used in sourcing interesting anecdotes and quotes.

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Disclosure: Quotes voiced in this episode are AI-generated recreations of on-the-record quotes by respective band members and individuals.