Finnish band Steve N' Seagulls (see what they did there) have upped the stakes in the unconventional metal covers game, after posting a Finnish folk arrangement of Iron Maiden's 1983 classic "The Trooper."

The rendition features a unique arrangement incorporating; stand-up bass, banjo and mandolin. Check it out below.




In other Iron Maiden news, Lars Ulrich recently conceded to Maiden frontman's Bruce Dickinson's suggestion that his band was better than Metallica. Asked for his thoughts on Dickinson's comments, the Metallica drummer responded:

"I will never argue with that. I will always support Bruce Dickinson in whatever nonsense he says. That's part of the fun. So go Iron Maiden! It's fine."