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Can I Play with Madness? MUSIC Can I play with madness? lica, Primus, Queens of the Stone Age, and more, pro- duced the hand-drawn art for “Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast.” Pinball devotees af- fectionately refer to themselves and each other as pinheads — like metal heads, or the lead Cenobite from the Hellraiser films. Players can select different versions of Eddie to fight “the Beast” and his ma- ny minions, while blasting some of Iron Maiden’s greatest hits: Belles & Chimes, an international “Aces High,” CHAD RADFORD network of women’s pinball “2 Minutes to inball! There’s some- leagues. Midnight,” “The Trooper,” thing so deeply sat- The “Attack From Mars” and “Wasted isfying about pulling a one-off bootleg Foo Fighters Years,” “Can I back the plunger and game — a repurposed Rolling Play with Madness,” “Run sending the silver ball rocketing Stones machine — are reason to the Hills,” “Powerslave,” “The never through a maze of blinking lights enough to show up and peel Number of the Beast,” “Hallowed the same game and rubber gyros, while slapping through a stack of singles. But Be Thy Name,” “Flight of Icarus,” twice. flippers to keep the ball in flight the pride of the pack at MPB “Fear of the Dark,” and “Rime of before gravity brings it home. is “Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Set it all to the demonic tunes of the Ancient Mariner.” Photos by Emily Harris Iron Maiden and an interactive The new version of “Iron sarcophagus that opens to reveal Maiden: Legacy of the Beast” the underworld, and the experi- at MPB is the second Stern- ence verges on sensory overload. produced Iron Maiden game. In April, pinball devotee Kevin The original was released in Grillo persuaded Avondale Es- 1983. This one is the Pro model tates’ comic book-themed bar My (featuring a montage of the many Parents’ Basement to slide a few incarnations of Eddie); Stern also rows of toys and comics to the offers the Premium (Powerslave- side to try out a Walking Dead themed) and the Limited Edition pinball game. It was a hit! Since (The Trooper-themed). then, My Parents’ Basement has There is one other Pro “Iron become a pinball destination, Beast,” made by Stern Maiden: Legacy of the Beast” housing 10 machines, host- Pinball. machine at Portal Pinball in Ken- ing tournaments on the first nesaw. Wednesday of every month, and SHREDDERS DELIGHT: facilitating Atlanta’s chapter of Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie, aka The skill in pinball lies not Eddie the Head, was created by only in a player’s accuracy and British painter Derek Riggs, and knowledge of the playing field, MY PARENTS’ BASEMENT has become an iconic symbol but in their ability to move the for the British metal group since machine without tilting it. Pro 22 N Avondale Road, Avondale appearing on the cover of their players move the machine slight- Estates self-titled debut album in 1980. ly to change the ball’s direction. 404-292-4607. Poster artist Jeremy Packer, bet- It’s a learned skill that changes by www.myparentsbasementcbcb.com ter known as Zombie Yeti, who day, location, and the amount of has created artwork for Metal- wear and tear on the machine. It’s .
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