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Iron Maiden — Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album cover
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Heavy / 1988 / United KingdomIron Maiden

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

A wider canvas for melody and atmosphere.

A second Iron Maiden entry makes room to explore how a band changes within the same archive. Move between this record and Powerslave to compare the sense of scale, the melodic shape and the use of atmosphere.

The details
Artist
Iron Maiden
Released
1988
Editorial focus
Heavy
Release source

THE RECORD, IN ORDER.

  1. 01Moonchild (2015 Remaster)
  2. 02Infinite Dreams (2015 Remaster)
  3. 03Can I Play With Madness (2015 Remaster)
  4. 04The Evil That Men Do (2015 Remaster)
  5. 05Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (2015 Remaster)
  6. 06The Prophecy (2015 Remaster)
  7. 07The Clairvoyant (2015 Remaster)
  8. 08Only the Good Die Young (2015 Remaster)
Keep the needle moving

ANOTHER WAY IN.

Another chapter from the same band.

A change of pace from the editorial selection.

A change of pace from the editorial selection.