Iron Maiden
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Single artwork illustrated by Melvyn Grant — a gothic narrative scene of death, memory, and resurrection.
Created for Iron Maiden’s 2006 single The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, this artwork leans into pure storytelling — a single frame that reads like the opening of a larger tale.
Under a cold full moon, Eddie emerges from a grave marked with Breeg’s name, pickaxe in hand. The scene is built from gothic cues — bare branches, wind-torn clothing, and a sense of night pressing in from every direction — but the strength lies in its specificity and detail.
Rather than presenting Eddie as a distant icon, Melvyn places him inside a moment of action. The image carries the mood of a horror illustration: tense, immediate, and charged with the suggestion that something has been unearthed that should have stayed buried.
