Iron Maiden – Powerslave (1984)
Lets kick off this morning with a classic metal album that every head banging metal-head should own! After the recent Nile updates, I was digging in my metal CDs and saw Iron Maiden’s Powerslave cover …. So this morning we are blasting iron Maiden’s Powerslave. \m/
Powerslave is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on September 2, 1984 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US (it was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 2002). It is notable for its Egyptian theme displayed in the album art, as well in the title track’s musical style.
1. Aces High 4:29
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight 5:59
3. Losfer Words (Big ‘Orra) 4:12
4. Flash Of The Blade 4:02
5. The Duellists 6:04
6. Back In The Village 5:20
7. Powerslave 6:47
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 13:34
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band’s discography has grown to include a collective total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six compilations.
Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of platinum and gold albums. These include the US platinum-selling albums The Number of the Beast in 1982, Piece of Mind in 1983, Powerslave in 1984, Somewhere in Time in 1986, and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988.