Album
Powerslave
1984 · Rock
107 collectors on Gatefold own this
Powerslave is a Metal album by Iron Maiden, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 401 pressings tracked, owned by 107 collectors.
About
Having become international metal heroes with <i>The Number of the Beast</i> and <i>Piece of Mind</i>, Iron Maiden tested themselves with 1984's <i>Powerslave</i>. The band's fifth album is lyrically and musically complex without ever tipping over into Spinal Tap-style self-indulgence. Opener "Aces High" throbs with brutal intensity, while the 13-minute epic "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" hints at the conceptual weight and instrumental complexity to come in the band's late '80s work. This is Maiden at their most powerful and uncompromising.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Aces High4:31
- A22 Minutes To Midnight6:04
- A3Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)4:15
- A4Flash Of The Blade4:05
- A5The Duellists6:18
Side B
- B1Back In The Village5:02
- B2Powerslave7:12
- B3Rime Of The Ancient Mariner13:45
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- dense
- triumphant
Powerslave is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 1984 on in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America. A remastered version was released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 2002.
It is notable for its Ancient Egyptian theme displayed in the cover artwork, lifted from the title track, which was carried over to the album's supporting tour. "The World Slavery Tour" began in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984 – and is widely regarded as being the band's longest and most arduous to date – and also led to the live album Live After Death.
The release also contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which uses pieces of the original poem as lyrics. At 13 minutes and 45 seconds in length, it was Iron Maiden's longest song for over 30 years, until it was surpassed by the 18-minute "Empire of the Clouds" from the 2015 album, The Book of Souls.
Powerslave is also notable as being the band's first album to feature the same personnel as their previous studio release. This lineup would remain intact for two further studio releases. Also, it is their last album to date to feature an instrumental piece.
"2 Minutes to Midnight" and "Aces High" were released as singles. In 2017, it was ranked 38th at Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adrian SmithBAND, LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Bruce DickinsonBAND, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Dave MurrayBAND, LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Nicko McBrainBAND, DRUMS DRUMS
- Steve HarrisBAND, BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
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