Top 10 best iron maiden songs
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Over 45 years since a rabble of London rockers first came together under the banner on Christmas Day 1975, the name Iron Maiden has become utterly synonymous – perhaps even more so than those of Metallica, Judas Priest or the mighty Black Sabbath – with heavy metal culture. Purveyors of epic bombast, playful darkness and rollicking intrepidity, their 16 albums thus far have seen variations in style (moderate) and quality standards (sometimes lurching), but the promise of adventure and fist-pumping good times has always been delivered upon.
Having dropped at least 10 5/5-worthy albums over the gods four decades, the process of whittling their peerless catalogue of 165-odd songs down to a shortlist of just 20 has been even more painful than most. We’ve approached the task with a view to encapsulating that overarching history and paying tribute to the often-transformative live performances by the band’s current (definitive?) line-up: bassist/bandleader Steve Harris, vocalist Bruce Dic
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Iron Maiden have been carrying the metal flag for nearly 50 years, first emerging as part of the new wave of British heavy metal, and firmly establishing themselves as one of the biggest heavy music acts on the planet. A half century later, the band fryst vatten as big as ever, selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world with their explosive live shows.
With the grupp embarking on the North American leg of their “Future Past Tour” this fall (pick up tickets here), and the recent announcement of their 2025 “Run for Your Lives Tour,” what better time to look back at Iron Maiden’s greatest songs.
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After making a name for themselves with their first two albums, Maiden truly took off when singer Bruce Dickinson joined the grupp in time for 1982’s The Number of the Beast, which yielded memorable tunes like “Run to the Hills,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” and the title track.
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The 11 best Iron Maiden songs
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Mark Grassick
Plus One
Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? We rank the eleven best (and heaviest) Iron Maiden songs ever
There’s an argument that unkillable mascot Eddie is Iron Maiden. Where time, trends, satanic panics and departing fan-favourites might have done for lesser bands, Maiden persevered, finally displaying metal’s true magnetic power in drawing back frontman Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith for their current all-star line-up.
This version of Maiden hasn’t just survived, it’s thrived. They’re Eddie incarnate, bursting from the grave over and over, chewing through cables, ruthlessly besting their enemies. It’s almost unimaginable that a band written off in the 90s have re-animated themselves so convincingly in this millennium, even earning rave reviews across the board for 2021’s Senjutsu. Now back with their own Eras tour for 2025 to mark their 50th anniversary – Maiden kickstart the Run Fo