Iron Maiden fans will be able to download the group’s 80s best of 'Somewhere Back In Time: 1980-1989', for free from their website.

Users will only be able to listen to the high-quality tracks three times before the download expires, however.

They will then have the option to buy the album free of copyright protection technology (DRM).

In a message on their website, the band said that they hoped the best of would introduce new people to their music.

The album will be available via the bands website from May 12th.

The tracklisting for ‘Somewhere Back In Time’ is:

1. Churchill Speech
2. Aces High
3. 2 Minutes To Midnight
4. The Trooper
5. Wasted Years
6. Children Of The Damned
7. The Number Of The Beast
8. Run To The Hills
9. Phantom Of The Opera (live)
10. The Evil That Men Do
11. Wrathchild (live)
12. Can I Play With Madness
13. Powerslave
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Iron Maiden(live)

(by Jason Gregory)