- heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, british metal
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- Harvest
Killers is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was first released on 16 February 1981 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and on 11 May in the United States by Harvest and Capitol Records.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Pitchfork7.3/10
- Sputnikmusic4/5 ★
- The Daily VaultA−
- Ultimate Guitar9.7/10
- Metal.de10/10
- Metal Hammer3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1The Ides of March1:48
- A2Wrathchild2:54
- A3Murders in the Rue Morgue4:14
- A4Another Life3:22
- A5Genghis Khan3:02
- A6Innocent Exile3:50
- B1Killers4:58
- B2Twilight Zone2:33
- B3Prodigal Son6:05
- B4Purgatory3:18
- B5Drifter4:47
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Iron Maiden
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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