That's the question Iron Maiden fans all over the world are asking at the moment. Since the band announced the tracklist of their new album due August 28 and confirmed that the song 'Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg' would be the first single, google has recieved thousands of visitors asking this question. Dozens of people have arrived at this website looking for this answer and I'll try to help them and the next visitors to find out who this guy is.


Well, it's very simple: Benjamin Breeg does not exist. It's just a fruit of Steve Harris imagination.


A couple of days after the album tracklist was released the following website appeared out of the blue: www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk It's all bollocks!


The website seems fairly well done but it would now appear that the site was set up by Sanctuary (Iron Maiden management) as a way of bringing the fans together, getting them talking about who Banjamin Breeg is and stirring up interest in the latest Maiden single. A marketing ploy? Perhaps, but it's a fun thing to do and credit to the band/management for coming up with the idea.


But if you prefer to believe he indeed exist (or existed), the Maiden artwork claims he died in 1978 with unknown birthdate and www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk claims he was born in London on September 3rd, 1939. Apparently he's a painter from Romania and he has written four books. According to the website, the message on his gravestone translates to "HERE LIES A MAN OF WHOM LITTLE IS KNOWN." (no kidding)