From Loudersound.
Adrian Smith might be better known as one of the guitarists in Iron Maiden, but away from the studio and stage, Smith is a keen angler.
Now Smith will focus on his love of fishing in his first-ever book titled Monsters Of River & Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden’s Compulsive Angler, which will be published on September 3 through Virgin Books.
It’ll take the reader “to the Final Frontier of fishing” and document Smith’s journey around the world with Maiden and detail his river-bank adventures, which saw him appear on the cover of the August 2009 edition of Angler’s Mail for catching the biggest chub of the season.
The synopsis for Monsters Of River & Rock reads: “Welcome to the world of Adrian Smith, as he clocks into his day job furthering the geographical boundaries of hard rock – and clocks off to explore far-flung rivers, seas, waterways, lakes and pools on his fearless quest for fishing nirvana.
“His adventures range from his first sturgeon – a whopping 100-pounder from Canada’s swirling Fraser River that nearly wiped him out mid-Maiden tour – to a close shave with a large shark off the Virgin Islands while wading waist-deep for bonefish. Not to mention an enviable list of specimen coarse fish from the UK.
“Charming, funny, and moving in equal measure, Monsters Of River & Rock is the ultimate fishing-fantasy armchair read, and is also the story of a rock star in a fast-moving world who seeks peace and tranquillity at the water’s edge – wherever he is.”
Monsters of River and Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden’s Compulsive Angler is now available to pre-order.
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- Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke - Hype Stickered - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jul-2024 10:44)on July 27, 2024 at 12:22 am
IRON MAIDEN Holy Smoke - Hype Stickered (1990 UK limited edition black & silver label 3-track 12" single, also featuring All In Your Mind & Kill Me Ce Soir, housed in a hype stickered sleeve featuring a great image of Eddie holding a television above his head whilst standing on a pile of TV's that are on fire, with the 1990 UK tour dates listed on the reverse. The sleeve shows little of its age & the vinyl looks seldom played 12EMP153)
- Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness - Black & Silver label - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $25.80, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 13:56)on July 27, 2024 at 12:22 am
IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (1988 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single with black & silver labels, also including Black Bart Blues and Massacre, glossy picture sleeve with lyrics on reverse and a great photograph of the band with Derek Riggs taken by Ross Halfin. The sleeve shows minor shelfwear and the vinyl has only a few light signs of play, overall an Excellent example 12EM49)
- Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - Card Sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jul-2024 13:12)on July 27, 2024 at 12:22 am
IRON MAIDEN Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter (1990 UK Special Edition single sided 7" vinyl single, also including I'm A Mover with an Autograph Etching on the b-side, card picture sleeve displaying The Reaper 'Eddie' artwork EMS171)
- Iron Maiden - Live After Death - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jul-2024 13:55)on July 27, 2024 at 12:22 am
IRON MAIDEN Live After Death (1985 UK 18-track double LP recorded during the 'World Slavery Tour' including the classic tracks Aces High, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Phantom Of The Opera & more, gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inners. The sleeve shows just a little edgewear. The vinyl is Excellent with some faint paper hairlines which have no impact on play RIP1)
- Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land - UK - 12" picture disc - £45.00, $58.05, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 13:39)on July 27, 2024 at 12:22 am
IRON MAIDEN Stranger In A Strange Land (1986 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including That Girl & Juanita. Features a superb Clint Eastwood-style android 'Eddie' in an alien bar & pictures of the band performing live on the reverse 12EMIP5589)
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