Best Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden’s *Powerslave* (1984) is a significant rock album exploring an Ancient Egyptian narrative. The record's ambitious scope, particularly its lengthy "Run to the Hills" suite and intricate arrangements, established Iron Maiden as a major force in heavy metal. It remains notable for its compl...

Iron Maiden’s *The Number of the Beast* is a landmark 1982 rock album central to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement. Featuring vocalist Bruce Dickinson's debut, the record established Iron Maiden as a significant force in heavy metal music. It remains notable for its dark themes a...

Iron Maiden’s “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” (1988) presents a complex progressive rock narrative centered on Arthurian legend. The album blends heavy metal instrumentation with fantastical storytelling and intricate musical arrangements. It's notable for its ambitious scope and thematic depth, appe...

Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind released in 1983 is a significant progressive rock album. It showcases the band's evolving sound and features the addition of drummer Nicko McBrain. The record established Iron Maiden as a major force within heavy metal with complex arrangements and thematic depth. It rem...

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1988. It is the band's first concept album, with lyrics drawing on folklore about a seventh son of a seventh son endowed with prophetic and supernatural abilities. The record continued the s...

Piece of Mind is Iron Maiden's fourth studio album, released in 1983, and the band's first to feature drummer Nicko McBrain. It reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and continued the twin-guitar heavy metal style established on The Number of the Beast. Its songs draw on war, mythology, film,...

Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1986. It was the band's first release to incorporate guitar synthesizers, giving the record a more layered and textural sound than on earlier albums. The cover artwork, painted by Derek Riggs, depicts a...

Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio documents their electrifying performance at the 2001 Rock in Rio festival held in Brazil. The recording captures a massive concert before an estimated audience of 250,000 fans, showcasing the band's signature metal sound and stage presence. This film is particularly valuable...

Iron Maiden: Flight 666 documents the band's epic 2008 world tour. The film captures extensive footage filmed directly from the private aircraft, Ed Force One, piloted by frontman Bruce Dickinson. It offers a rare and immersive look at the band’s daily routine, rehearsals, and performances during th...

Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. It marked the return of vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith, who had both left the band in the 1990s, reuniting them with the lineup that also included Steve Harris, Dave...

Iron Maiden: En Vivo! is a 2012 live concert film and album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The footage was captured during the band's performance at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on April 10, 2011, as part of The Final Frontier World Tour. It documents the band's first full-...

The Final Frontier is the fifteenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in August 2010. The record features lyrical themes centered around space exploration and science fiction, complementing its progressive and extended song structures. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it r...

Dance of Death is the thirteenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in September 2003. The album demonstrates a strong progressive rock influence, featuring long, narrative tracks and diverse instrumentation, including orchestral arrangements and acoustic elements. It...

The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 2015. As a double album, it holds the distinction of being the band's longest studio release, featuring a total runtime of approximately 92 minutes. The record contains several epic-length tracks...

Best of the Beast is a 1996 compilation album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and the group's first retrospective best-of release. Issued by EMI in single-disc, double-disc, and vinyl configurations, its contents span recordings from the band's early period through its 1990s work. Some e...

Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album by Iron Maiden, released on 11 May 1992 by EMI Records. It was the last Iron Maiden album produced by Martin Birch, who had worked with the band since 1981, and the second to feature guitarist Janick Gers as a full member. The title track has become one of...

A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden is a multi-artist heavy-metal tribute album built from cover versions of songs by Iron Maiden. The release includes performances by bands from different parts of the metal scene, with contributors such as Iced Earth and Opeth associated with the project. Its...

Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden is a 2008 compilation of cover versions by rock and metal artists, assembled as a tribute to the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was distributed as a free CD with issue 1219 of Kerrang! and includes interpretations by Metallica, Machine Head, Dream Th...

Numbers from the Beast: An All-Star Tribute to Iron Maiden is a 2005 tribute album dedicated to the music of the English heavy-metal band Iron Maiden. The record presents cover versions performed by a changing group of musicians associated with heavy metal and hard rock. It is intended for Iron Maid...

Robinson’s Trooper is a 4.8 percent alcohol-by-volume premium bitter produced by Frederic Robinson Ltd, a brewery based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The beer was developed with the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden and launched in 2013, taking its name from the band’s song “The Trooper.” It...