Iron Maiden - Powerslave(1984)

Track Listing:

1. Aces High
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight
3. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
4. Flash Of The Blade
5. The Duellists
6. Back In The Village
7. Powerslave
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Lineup:

• Bruce Dickinson
• Dave Murray
• Adrian Smith
• Steve Harris
• Nicko McBrain

with the success of the previous Peace of mind album, fans were actually wondering if maiden can continue to weave their magic in the new album, & this album is another collectors classic. from the blistering opening of 'aces high', to '2 minutes to midnight' & the powerful 'powerslave' , every song perfectly complimented one another. maiden seem to have a thing with instrumentals, they really stick in your head, long after the songs over. 'big orra' losfer words( loss for words) is another testament to the twin guitar attacks of Adrian & dave.

'rime of the ancient mariner' was another fan favorite & it clocked at an impressive 13 minutes, maidens longest so far. Dickinsons maintains his high pitched shreiks, while the most underrated drummer in metal, Nicko simply blasts away.

this album was followed up by one of the biggest world tours the world had seen till then. 'world slavery tour', turned everyone to slaves.

my rating
9.5/10

review by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza