However “due to escalating legal fees and the potential huge costs of a court case it was pragmatic to reluctantly settle this action with McKay for £100,000, a fraction of what he brought the action for. Much of the dispute was over credits and dollars which McKay felt belonged to Brian Quinn and Robert Barton, who both share writing credits on “Life Shadow.” The suit identifies parts of the song were not only used for “Hallowed Be Thy Name” but also for Iron Maiden’s song “The Nomad” from the album Brave New World released in 2000.Īn Iron Maiden spokesperson released a statement saying, “We do not believe that Brian Quinn was the one who wrote these six lines in question over 40 years ago as was claimed by Barry McKay. Barton’s songs in approximately 40 years.The dispute and debate has finally come to an end for Iron Maiden as they have come to terms with their lawsuit over the 1982 song “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” Former band manager Barry McKay claimed that the band lifted parts from the song “Life Shadow,” a 1974 song by the band Beckett, and used them to complete “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” The two members of Iron Maiden specifically in question were Steve Harris and Dave Murray. The statement continues: “As far as Steve is concerned, this matter was settled some years ago by agreement with Robert Barton, but there now appears to be a dispute between the two original writers as to their respective shares in ‘Life’s Shadow.’ Further, an individual called Barry McKay in taking this action now claims to publish Robert Barton’s interest in ‘Life’s Shadow,’ despite so far being unable to come up with a publishing agreement and showing little or no evidence in his claim of any interest in Mr. Steve Harris was a fan of Beckett and some six lines from ‘Life’s Shadow’ were referenced in Steve’s song, ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name,’ which was recorded by Iron Maiden and appeared on the album ‘The Number of the Beast’ which was released in 1982. The band said in a statement: “The dispute concerns the song ‘Life’s Shadow,’ a song originally written in the early 1970s, credited to Robert Barton and Brian Ingham, and recorded by the band Beckett.
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