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Iron Maiden: Album by Album, Updated Edition

by Martin Popoff

A visual, conversation-led tour through Iron Maiden’s studio catalog

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A visual, conversation-led tour through Iron Maiden’s studio catalog

Martin Popoff organizes Iron Maiden’s recorded history album by album, extending through 2021’s Senjutsu. The book assembles conversations with metal journalists, authors, and musicians to examine each studio release through commentary, anecdotes, and differing viewpoints. Alongside the albums, it traces recurring parts of the band’s history: Steve Harris’s songwriting, shifts in personnel, major tours, internal conflicts, and the continuing presence of Eddie. Performance and offstage photographs, rare memorabilia, track listings, recording details, and personnel notes give the volume a reference-friendly dimension as well as a visual one.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Iron Maiden fans interested in the band’s full studio-album history
  • Heavy metal listeners who enjoy musician and journalist commentary
  • Music-book collectors seeking photography, memorabilia, and discographical details

Themes

Heavy metal historyAlbum-by-album analysisBand personnelRecording and touringMusic memorabilia

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Book overview

Required reading for any metalhead, this updated compendium of in-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations spanning all of Iron Maiden's studio albums includes 2021's Senjutsu.

In this new edition of Iron Maiden: Album by Album, prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to Iron Maiden's discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and fascinating conversations about all of the legendary heavy metal band's studio albums. Inside, Popoff gathers together metal journalists, authors, and musicians, who offer insights, opinions, and anecdotes about every release.

Richly illustrated with thoughtfully curated performance and offstage photography, as well as rare memorabilia, the conversations comprise a unique historical overview of the band, covering:
  • Early albums with original lead singer Paul Di'Anno
  • The songwriting of founder and bassist Steve Harris
  • The impeccable talents of drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers
  • Mega tours undertaken in support of the LPs
  • Fights within the band
  • And much more--even their iconic mascot Eddie is sure to make an appearance or two!

Popoff also includes loads of sidebars that provide complete track listings, details on album personnel, and information on where and when the albums were recorded.

Reignite your passion for the masters of metal with this captivating album-by-album exploration. Up the Irons!

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