IRON MAIDEN – Cut “Hallowed Be Thy Name” From Setlist

According to The Telegraph, IRON MAIDEN has been forced to drop its classic “Hallowed Be Thy Name” from the band’s current tour after it became embroiled in a legal battle over who wrote it. Retired rock band manager Barry McKay is taking bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray to court over the song.

McKay claims the song reproduces major parts of another song, “Lying In My Shadow”, written by musician Brian Quinn under the name Brian Ingham.

Iron Maiden comments: “As previously announced, for the current second leg of the Book Of Souls tour a couple of changes to the setlist were due to be made. The first was including a different track from the new album and having been made aware of a legal claim, the second change was to replace ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’.”

Phantom Management has issued the following: “The dispute concerns the song ‘Life’s Shadow’, a song originally written in the early 1970s, credited to Robert Barton and Brian Ingham, and recorded by the band Beckett. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) was a fan of Beckett and some six lines from ‘Life’s Shadow’ were referenced in Steve’s song, ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’. As far as Steve is concerned, this matter was settled some years ago by agreement with Robert Barton. Any evidence presented by Mr McKay will be looked at very closely and a Defence at court will be submitted in due course.”

On April 28th, Iron Maiden performed in at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The setlist on the night was as follows:

“If Eternity Should Fail”
“Speed Of Light”
“Wrathchild”
“Children Of The Damned”
“Death Or Glory”
“The Red And The Black”
“The Trooper”
“Powerslave”
“The Great Unknown”
“The Book Of Souls”
“Fear Of The Dark”
“Iron Maiden”

Encore:
“The Number Of The Beast”
“Blood Brothers”
“Wasted Years”

Source: BW&BK

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