Mention thewords' heavy metal' and chances are one of the first names you'll get back isIron Maiden. From their early days as front-runners of the New Wave Of BritishHeavy Metal in 1980, through to their epic and progressive works of more recenttimes, the band have been 'all things to all men' in the metal world. Such istheir profile that even the non-metal fan would probably cite them as a keyexample of the genre. This book lifts the lid on every single track recorded bythe band, album by album, from the punk-ish debut with original vocalist PaulDiAnno, via the glory years fronted by Bruce Dickinson, through to the band’smost recent album Senjutsu.. By way of facts, anecdotes, analysis and adollop of opinion, Steve Pilkington provides both an informative companion forthe die-hard fan and a perfect road-map for the more casual listener to follow.From 'Prowler' to 'Empire Of The Clouds', through each and every line-upchange, this is every Number recorded by The Beast – the ultimate recordinghistory of Iron Maiden.
