Heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden, managed by Huddersfield man Rod Smallwood, have landed the top spot with their latest album, five years after The Final Frontier in 2010.

The London-based band, led by frontman Bruce Dickinson, released their 16th studio record, The Book Of Souls, which went straight into Number One in the UK’s Official Albums Chart with combined sales of just over 60,000.

The group’s first double album and their longest to date, which was delayed while Dickinson recovered from tongue cancer, also topped the vinyl albums charts.

Smallwood, 65, began managing the rock band in 1979 - and they even wrote a song, called Sheriff of Huddersfield, to mark his work.

Watch the video for one of Iron Maiden's best known hits, Run to the Hills, below

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