Iron Maiden - Powerslave

Today (September 3rd) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Powerslave, the fifth studio album from Iron Maiden. Across the globe, this 1984 release charted at number 21 in Canada, number 15 in Austria, number 10 in Switzerland, number 9 in Germany, number 5 in Sweden, number 4 in Finland and Norway, and number 2 in the UK. Here in the US, it spent thirty-four weeks on the Billboard Album chart and peaked at 21.

Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind

Today (May 16th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Piece of Mind, the fourth studio album from British metal band Iron Maiden. The multi-Platinum release went to number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 10 in Austria and Canada, number 9 in Norway, number 8 in Germany, number 6 in Sweden, number 3 in the UK and number 2 in Finland.

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

The English heavy metal band Iron Maiden got its start in 1975. The group was at the forefront of a British wave of metal in the early 80’s.

Their third studio release The Number of the Beast just celebrated its 30th anniversary on March 22nd. The 1982 album went Platinum in a number of countries and charted quite well (number 1 in the UK, number 11 in Canada, and number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 200). It also marked two turning points in the band: it was the final appearance of drummer Clive Burr with the band, and it was the debut of singer Bruce Dickinson.