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When Iron Maiden’s classic lineup famously reunited in the year 2000, their first new album, the quite excellent Brave New World, neatly reconnected both musicians…
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Drummer Nicko McBrain kicks off Iron Maiden’s 13th studio record with an uncharacteristic one-two-three-four before launching into the rousing opener…
The return of Iron Maiden’s “classic” Dickinson/Harris/Murray/Smith/McBrain lineup (plus third guitarist Janick Gers) in 1999 led to an incredibly successful world…
CMC International did provide a needed service by allowing metal bands past their prime an opportunity to release records. Most of these bands…
Suffering from a lack of powerful riffs and tightly written songs, The X Factor is a lackluster latter-day album from Iron Maiden. Although the band doesn’t sound particularly…
While 1992′s Fear of the Dark was definitely more of a return to form for Iron Maiden, it still wasn’t quite on par with their exceptional work from the ’80s. Easily an…
With their first album of the ’90s, Iron Maiden wanted to return to basics. Comparable to their more straightforward early work, No Prayer for the Dying quickly…
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the last great Iron Maiden album, reconnecting with the band’s prog rock roots and reversing the signs of decline that had been evident…
The weakest album from Iron Maiden’s classic ‘80s period, Somewhere in Time is really the first true disappointment in their catalog, too often collapsing under the weight…
Iron Maiden’s World Slavery Tour was one of the longest and most extensive tours ever undertaken by a rock band. Lasting from August 9, 1984…
The third in a trilogy of legendary Iron Maiden albums, Powerslave is frequently ranked as the fan favorite of the bunch, capping off a stellar run that sealed the band’s…
The second of three straight iconic Iron Maiden albums, Piece of Mind marks the debut of what many regard as the definitive Maiden lineup, with the arrival…
Routinely ranked among the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, The Number of the Beast is the birth of Iron Maiden as we know it, a relentless metal machine…
Iron Maiden’s sophomore effort, Killers, is mostly composed of pre-existing material that had been left off the debut, with just a few new additions. It’s certainly…
There may be no better place to hear how both punk and prog rock informed the New Wave of British Heavy Metal than Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut. Often overlooked…
