Co-founded by Iron Maiden's legendary manager Rod Smallwood and former Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas, the Heavy Metal Truants have raised an astonishing £1.6 million for charity since launching in 2013.
The organisation's annual Monster Rock Auction, benefiting The Teenage Cancer Trust, Nordoff & Robbins, Childline, and Save The Children, is currently open online, offering rare, signed ultra-collectable items donated by Iron Maiden, AC/DC, The Cure, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and more, but it's closing tonight, October 16, at 23:59 UK time, so don't delay with your bids!
One item in particular listed in this year's auction falls squarely into the 'one of a kind' bracket. For just £20 you can have a chance to own a window pane from Iron Maiden's iconic Ed Force One plane, the Boeing 747 flown by vocalist Bruce Dickinson during the Book of Souls World Tour.
Also up for grabs are signed and framed handwritten lyrics penned by Maiden bandleader Steve Harris, a stunning AC/DC signed by frontman Brian Johnson, Black Sabbath vinyl signed by guitarist Tony Iommi, a Glenn Tipton ESP signature guitar signed by Judas Priest, signed ZZ Top album's from Billy Gibbons' personal collection, and a Thunderbird bass guitar donated and signed by The Cure's Simon Gallup.
