Two very different artists, Iron Maiden and Drake, are duking it out for the No. 1 album in the U.K. this week.
Both Maiden and Drake released their much-anticipated new albums on the same day this past Friday, Maiden with Senjutsu and Drake with Certified Lover Boy.
Now, the Official Charts’ midweek update reports that Maiden is leading Drake by just 8,000 sales. The metal titans are beating Drake on physical sales and downloads, but Drake has many more streams. Who will come out on top? Time will tell. But, to see Maiden this close with one of the biggest rappers in the world shows the strength of heavy metal.
In other news, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson was recently forced to quarantine after contracting COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, and Dickinson tells Rolling Stone he’s grateful to have been vaccinated before coming down with the virus, explaining, “… I’m 63 years old. I’ve pretty much got no doubt that had I not had the vaccine, I could be in serious trouble.”
