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Iron maiden hallowed be thy name
Iron maiden hallowed be thy name













iron maiden hallowed be thy name iron maiden hallowed be thy name

However, McKay has said that he expects further claims to follow which he is involved with regarding other Iron Maiden songs. This settlement avoids a trial and Maiden now “have permission to use the previously misappropriated works without further dispute”. The entire claim has been settled in full with the final and total costs to the defendants totalling £900,000. Barton had previously been paid off by Steve Harris in a secret settlement which cost the defendants £200,000 for legal costs and damages but failed to disclose at the time that co-writer Brian Quinn, who knew nothing about the secret settlement, had written the lyrics and the guitar solo.

iron maiden hallowed be thy name

The case was expected to go to the High Court this year with the four defendants, Maiden’s Steve Harris and Dave Murray along with Robert Barton and publishing company Imagem London Ltd, being sued for “unspecified damages over £200,000 for alleged copyright breaches”.īarton and Quinn are the co-writers of ‘Life’s Shadow’. The case centered around the Beckett song ‘Life’s Shadow’ from which two verses of lyrics are said to have been used in classic Maiden track ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’, as well as a passage of music used in ‘The Nomad’, a track from Maiden’s 2000 album ‘Brave New World’. The action brought against Iron Maiden last year for alleged copyright infringement on ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’ and ‘The Nomad’ has been settled in full.įormer Lindisfarne manager Barry McKay brought the action on behalf of Brian Quinn, aka Ingham, in May 2017 and you can read all about it right here.















Iron maiden hallowed be thy name