Some of the biggest names in British rock and metal have been announced as the “Album Champions” for this year’s National Album Day, the event launched in 2018 to celebrate the album as an artform and encourage a younger generation of fans to listen to full-length records. The ambassadors for this year’s event, which takes place on Saturday 18th October, sees metal legends Iron Maiden joined by Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice.
Speaking about the importance of shining a light on long-players, Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson said, “Albums matter. They always have not just to Maiden but to all of the band members that have done solo projects – none of them have just toured – they have always recorded and released product too – especially me!! The rush of first seeing the vinyl or the CD or back in the day the cassette for the first time never leaves you, and it’s great that fans are coming full circle to enjoy the totemistic experience that was lost for a while in this digital era.”
