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A Matter Of Life And Death

A Matter of Life and Death, Iron Maiden's fourteenth studio album, has all the traits of classic Maiden: multipart epics, time changes galore and the thick clank of Steve Harris' bass. There are some signs of wear -- the songs now march where they once galloped, and Bruce Dickinson's banshee wail...

2006 RS: 3of 5 Stars

The Number Of The Beast

1982

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Taking its name from the medieval torture device, Iron Maiden was part of England's late-Seventies crop of heavy-metal bands that boasted simple guitar riffs, bone-crunching chords and shrieking vocals.

Formed in 1976 by bassist Steve Harris (b. March 12, 1957, London) and guitarist Dave Murray (b. Dec. 23, 1958, London), Iron Maiden has had a revolving-door lineup of musicians. The first...

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