Powerslave [Limited Edition]

Performer: Iron Maiden
Engineer: Martin "Pool Bully" Birch
Producer: Martin "Pool Bully" Birch
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: This Limited version features vinyl replica packaging. This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The Enhanced portion includes music videos for "2 Minutes To Midnight" and "Aces High." Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Dave Murray, Adrian Smith (guitar); Steve Harris (bass); Nicko McBrain (drums). Recorded at Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas. Digitally remastered by Simon Heyworth (Chop 'Em Out). This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The Enhanced portion includes music videos for "2 Minutes To Midnight" and "Aces High." Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Dave Murray, Adrian Smith (guitar); Steve Harris (bass); Nicko McBrain (drums). Recorded at Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas. Digitally remastered by Simon Heyworth (Chop 'Em Out). This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Dave Murray , Adrian Smith (guitar); Steve Harris (bass guitar); Nicko McBrain (drums). Iron Maiden issued its fifth release, POWERSLAVE, in 1984. It was a time in which the band had become a worldwide arena-headlining sensation. The album was also the first to not have been marked by a lineup change, helping Maiden produce another metal classic. While most other metal bands of the era were still singing about partying, Maiden continued to tackle some serious, thought-provoking subject matter. The band addresses the threat of nuclear war on "2 Minutes to Midnight," World War II-era fighter pilots in the album-opening "Aces High," and the demise of an Egyptian king in the title track. But the true highlight is the long and winding 13-and-a-half-minute epic "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," a track that does a great job of recreating the haunting imagery of the Samuel Taylor Coleridge tale. Once POWERSLAVE was released, Maiden undertook one of the longest rock tours in history, playing from August 1984 through July 1985.

Iron Maiden were one of the leaders of the early-1980s New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement energized by the spirit of punk. Maiden built upon their initial cult success, eventually leading to global domination by the mid '80s. The band's singer for the first couple of albums was Paul Di'Anno, but the arrival of vocalist Bruce Dickinson marked the vintage Iron Maiden era. In the '90s, Dickinson was replaced briefly by Blaze Bayley before the classic lineup reunited at that decade's end. Besides the music, Maiden received extra publicity for their undead mascot, "Eddie," who graced numerous album covers, posters, and t-shirts.

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