- heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, new wave of british heavy metal
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Capitol Records
Iron Maiden is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 11 April 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records in the US. The North American version included the song "Sanctuary", released in the UK as a non-album single.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Music Week4/4 ★
- Pitchfork7/10
- Record Mirror5/5 ★
- Sounds4/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Prowler3:56
- A2Remember Tomorrow5:29
- A3Running Free3:17
- A4Phantom of the Opera7:08
- B1Transylvania4:19
- B2Strange World5:32
- B3Sanctuary3:16
- B4Charlotte the Harlot4:13
- B5Iron Maiden3:36
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Iron Maiden
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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