You know who Iron Maiden are. Even if you’re just starting to pay attention to heavy metal, you’ve heard The Beast’s grandiose songs, marvelled at the air-raid siren blare of Bruce Dickinson or seen their emaciated mascot Eddie along the way. However, with a massive 17-album back-catalogue, it can be hard to wrap your head around this band’s near-five-decade musical journey.
This is where we come in. Below, Metal Hammer’s helped you skip the filler by listing the five essential Maiden albums that best tell their story, warts and all. This isn’t a list of their greatest albums, mind – just the stuff that most concisely catalogues their complete history. And, if you’re just now getting on board, we hope it’s a helpful intro to one of heavy music’s most powerful names.
