Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson documents the fascinating history of the rock codpiece – from the romantically nostalgic codpiece sported by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, to Gene Simmons’ studded (and padded) sexually charged netherwarmer, to the multi-fuctional firework-and-saw codpiece slung between the legs of W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless.
Clip taken from Arena: Heavy Metal, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 7 April, 1989.
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