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A blast from my past, literally. Where it all started and still stands up today. Primitive production but the rawness adds to the excitement
8/10 Fave track: Running free
Hell yeah brothers. Iron Maiden, am I right men?
alfa length, alfa album prowler, remember tomorrow
Alfa Maiden
Classic shredding metal.
Ik vind dit album beter dan The Number of the Beast omdat de zang minder kut is, zowel qua zangstijl als het feit dat de zanger wat vaker z'n snaveltje houdt. Ik vind het wel grappig om in de andere reviews te lezen dat de Maiden-liefhebbers dit dan weer niet-Maiden-genoeg vinden. In dat geval blijf ik bij de conclusie dat ik een beetje een hekel heb aan Iron Maiden, maar dit album is wel lekker.
really fucking good debut album
La grandeur et le spectaculaire de l'opéra; un rock travaillé, décliné dans plusieurs possibilités, mais quand même ludique.
This is probably their weakest (if not the weakest) album. That being said, a weak album for Iron Maiden is still out of reach for a lot of bands trying to copy them
I wanted to Run to the Hills but just ran free
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This is one of those classic metal bands; now turned boomer music. They are still pretty good though. Overall pretty good metal. Not grating and overly produced. There were a few slower songs that I didn't like as much but overall was not bad. Nothing really jumped out at me as something I really needed in my music playlist, but it was still enjoyable A low 4/5
Super fun! I am not at all familiar with Iron Maiden really, and hearing the debut made me excited to see how they evolved. Def reminded me that this genre is really a take on classical music, especially arpeggios, just with distortion and drums. Felt really cohesive, the tracks flowed really nicely.
This is less metal than it is just good hard rock. Much closer to Foghat or G&R than Black Sabbath or Metallica. I also hear some punk influences. Don’t be misled by their name (even though the logo is a little creepy)
Meh...
Simpliste mais efficace
Horrible album art aside I think this album still holds up. While i prefer Bruce Dickinson's vocals, Di'Anno does a good job on this record. It's fun to hear some up the earlier themes which would become Iron Maiden's bread and butter later on as well as hearing where they started with clear punk rock and prog influences. I enjoyed the guitars even though they drag on a bit some time. It's a decent album both as a document of the times and within it's own right.
I didn't think I liked heavy metal. But, I really, really liked this, a lot. Very melodic, very fast, very loud.
Pleasantly surprised
Not what I expected! This reminded me more of Queen with a side of prog than what I would think of as 'heavy' metal. Enjoyed the guitar solos and the driving beat, especially of Running Free. Reminded me of the Burundi beat from the previous Adam Ant album. Also enjoyed Phantom of the Opera, which brought to mind the War of the Worlds album. Charlotte the Harlot was toe-curlingly misogynist, though not out of sync with the times I guess.
Their guitar sound is amazing!!! The songs did kinda all sound the same but I love the guitar
Good!!!
I've listened to a few metal albums before and I even have listened to The Number of the Beast from Iron Maiden before. I didn't find that album too interesting so I didn't have high expectations with this album. But no, this album did surpass my expectations. I could see myself coming back to this album for sure.
Good album. Nice to listen to.
Great album for its time, but cant compare to the quality of moderns albums in the same genre. will listen to again
Great heavy rock album, pleasantly surprised. Really strong instrumental song on the album.
Album 41 of 1001 Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Favorite Tracks : Phantom of the Opera / Transylvania Rating : 4 / 5 Nice. Enjoyed this. Another band where I had never really listened, other than the hits. I will indulge in their other offerings. There were moments where I was probably a music snob and brushed heavy metal aside. Sorry I missed out on some good stuff. I'll make up for that.
so banging
Rauw, maar onmiskenbaar goed technisch en muzikaal. Twijfelde tussen 3 en 4. Ga het nog een keer luisteren, dus 4.
Eddie makes everything Iron Maiden... better Iron Maiden. Not a metal guy, but this is really good. What would you call this... "Classic Metal" ..? Regardless, really good. stuff made me want to listen to more Maiden. Aces High is also good.
Good British metal album - though not as good as Judas Priest's British Steel. I'm not really deep into Iron Maiden's catalog, but I prefer the Bruce Dickinson I've heard to Paul DiAnno on this album. The instrumentation on this is top notch: Steve Harris is a sublime bassist and the interplay between Stratton and Murray's guitars have a surprising amount of swing to them at times. Overall a fun listen - I know I'm going to get Number of the Best later on, and now I'm looking forward to that.
Iron Maiden's debut album. They sound very different without Bruce. I really like (perhaps prefer) Paul Di'Anno's slightly softer vocals, but wouldn't trust him to pilot a jumbo jet. This is a little more subtle and less cheesy than the iconic Iron Maiden sound that I'm familiar with. I like it. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Running Free Date listened: 21/04/23
Fantastisk album…
Debuutalbum van Britse heavy metal band Iron Maiden. De band veroordeelt zelf de productiekwaliteit; toch wordt het nog gewaardeerd door fans. Verrassend leuk en relatief toegankelijk voor het genre. leukste nummer: Phantom of the Opera De oorspronkelijk cover art van "Running Free" toonde een geshankte Margaret Thatcher, wat de aandacht trok van de pers.
Strong 4, Quite solid
Iron Maiden is a metal band. This album checks all the boxes for a metal album.
3.5 goes hard but not my thing really
This was a surprising revelation. Confounded my preconceived ideas of what Iron maiden albums are. You can hear the various influences in hear everything from pub rock, prog, punk and thrash to name but a few. Have already given it a relisten
Very surprised here. I thought this was a very well done metal album. The vocals are solid, no excessive screaming or overly loud instrumentation. The guitar work is very strong.
Good album, though depending to the mood. Pretty energetic, and I also didn't feel that really heavy metal vibe
Old singer huh
This album impressed me a lot more than I thought it would. The chords and structures especially. Obviously the instrumentation is next to none in the heavy metal world. I don't mind the singing as much as others might. I agree that their second singer is better, but forgetting that, it's still an incredibly enjoyable album. One that I will put on once in a while. It's original, has range, and substance, not just thrash noise. 4/5
The first track on the album, "Prowler", is surprisingly melodic and has a great riff. Then the slower "Remember Tomorrow" is another gem. Reminded me of early (Pre Pyro) Def Leppard. The album's production quality may be a bit rough, but its a debut album so expectations should be modest. 4.0
Iconic. Iron Maiden's debut album may not be their best album, but just hearing their signature sound is enough for me. Growing up, Iron Maiden was a staple in my household. My dad had several of their albums on vinyl, and when he played them for me growing up I remember admiring the Eddie artwork on the sleeves as I was rocking along to the music. So when I put on their debut album, it's like I'm transported back to those days of air guitar and discovering the world of not only heavy metal, but of music. As mentioned, Iron Maiden's signature sound runs throughout the entire album, but a couple of stand-out tracks include Phantom of the Opera and Iron Maiden. It may not be their greatest album, it's still a must-listen for any Iron Maiden fan. And for me, it's like coming home to an old friend. Up the irons!
4 estrellas porque por lo que leí en las reviews son un grupo que mejoran muchísimo en sus siguientes discos. Aún así me sorprendió muchísimo (hasta ahora solo había escuchado canciones sueltas, nunca un álbum completo), especialmente para ser un debut, la mayoría de canciones son temazos. ¿¡Y ese bajo!? Quiero aprenderme la línea de alguna de las canciones, me alegró que se escuchase tanto.
Send them the Iron Maiden. Excellent! Execute them. Bogus. Never listened to metal as a kid. I can hear the influences on modern bands I enjoy.
I was wrong about this one. Way different than I expected. A nice mix of 60’s and 70’s inspired ballads and some harder songs.
Obviously helped define the genre
solid riffs
Fuck yeah
I'm not a fan of metal but this album wasn't as terrible as I expected it to be. I liked the more rock and roll and guitar-oriented songs, as well as the energy of the album as a whole.
It’s good, although I don’t think Iron Maiden fully reached their potential until Bruce Dickinson arrived. Still worth a listen though, 3.5/5
Enjoyed more than I thought I would
Has hints of Rainbow and soft Mettalica. Even for 1980, the techniques they used were great for their time.
Great metal. Raw feel, not over produced.
Good
Great, shreds 4.5
3,5/5
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Prowler, Strange world
Phantom
I see Maiden, i give *s
I went into this expecting to enjoy it and it exceeded my expectations. This was a fast whirlwind of screeching guitars, shrill vocals and unreal drumming, even some fun bass moments most notably on the closer. This was fucking great. The ballads Remember Tomorrow and Strange World are the only two holding me back from a 5, strong 4.5 stars!
Este álbum no estuvo tan mal. Lo volvería a escuchar sin dudas
Absolute belter of an album
What a difference a vocalist makes. Di’anno’s vocals are much closer to the punk rock roots of NWOBHM, but the instrumentation is very much the familiar Iron Maiden style.
Once again, I can't call myself a metal fan (although I suppose the label "metal" didn't quite mean the same then as it does now), but I enjoyed this album. I like that the more "metal" aspects serve the musical ideas (which are good!), rather than the other way around, which is my (perhaps false) impression of a lot of metal.
Extrem starkes Debüt! Der Sänger klingt noch etwas anders als in späteren Alben.
Iron Maiden is great! Im surprised I haven't listened to this album before (I knew a few songs).
Wait, I actually like Iron Maiden? Like I thoroughly enjoyed this? But this is the band your one uncle (you know the one) likes. Am I become that uncle? Oh no. Any way, this was super good, and I loved the energy. Some of the songs fell a little flat, and with an album this short that's more of a hindrance than normal, but it starts super strong and stays strong on most of the songs, making it really enjoyable. Not perfect by any means, but still shockingly good.
Solid. A strong 3.75
An Awesome debut album from Iron Maiden. One of the finest examples of the NWOBHM scene from the late 70s, early 80s. And of course one of the most influential metal albums of all time. Early Iron Maiden really had a clear punk influence or feel, probably in no small part due to Paul Di'Anno, their singer before he was replaced by Bruce Dickinson from the Number of the Beast album on. He was an awesome voice and frontman. This album really kicks off with great energy with Prowler, you've got classics like Running Free, Phantom of the Opera, Iron Maiden. Then you have one of my favorite Maiden instrumentals, Transylvania and a really cool, underrated ballad type song in Strange World.
nice album, listened to while working. it's definitely the Blueprint to most modern metal/rock, but it feels a little less polished because of that. favorite was strange world easily. appreciate it more for what it allowed than what it is.
I love Iron Maiden. This is a great freshmen entry but not my favorite album. Mix of heavy metal and punk make this a great roadtrip album. The "list" doesn't include my favorite album, "Piece of Mind", but I'm glad to see the band represented.
kinda vigorous
I like the bass tone in this album. Clive Burr's drumming is really good. The favorite tracks at my initial listening were: Prowler, Remember Tomorrow and Phantom of the Opera. I would probably revisit this album once I have heard most of Iron Maidens work.
Needs Bruce. Still a very solid album.
Not as trashy as I thought. Enjoyed it
That was good. Lots of high energy riffage. Yes, they sounded better when Dickinson arrived on the scene but this was a great debut.
My goodness I enjoyed this. Not least from a nostalgic point of view as I played this incessantly in my early teens. A really interesting mix of heavy metal, punk and prog. Phantom of the Opera just rules.
Not good as Smith-Dickinson era but good
I kind of came into this with a bit of a Bruce Dickinson bias, but this was a pleasant surprise. I'm happy to report that this album stands up just fine on its own merits in Iron Maiden's discography. It's beautifully done. It's an album full of flourishes, but never feels overwrought or self-indulgent. Every note counts. This is an interesting album, because it sits on the cusp between classic 70s prog and 80s metal. It also sits on the cusp of Iron Maiden's evolution as a band. There are threads of what would become band's signature sound already evident in these songs, with dramatic arrangements, a strong rhythm section, and some excellent guitar work. Paul DiAnno's vocal is obviously really different from you might expect if your main interaction with this band was through the later albums. Had he stuck around, Maiden would have been a very different band. But I enjoyed this quite a bit. I could listen to this album a lot. Fave Songs: Transylvania, Prowler, Phantom of the Opera, Running Free, Remember Tomorrow
A very interesting album debuting Iron Maiden on an LP. Some solid songs
Totally solid. Though i certainly prefer Bruce's voice, this is foundational and the songs really hold up. Love Phantom of the Opera, Iron Maiden and Strange World. The guitar on Transylvania is awesome as well. Charlotte the Harlot was a bad idea though.
Solid album. Metal can be a little over the top sometimes (especially the vocals) but the musicality on this album is great and the vocals are decent. Di'Anno almost has a punk-sounding voice. Great guitar and drum tempos, especially on Prowler, Running Free, Phantom of the Opera (really deft guitar work here), and Transylvania. And then of course there are the obligatory (and well done) soaring but heavy ballads - Remember Tomorrow, Strange World. Tight album, not a lot of waste.
For me this album illustrates how much easier it would be to rate out of 10 instead of 5. I was expecting the wails of Bruce but was pleasantly surprised to hear the biting rasp of Di’Anno. This is a meeting of punk and metal and I like it. Out of 10 I’d give it a 7 but 3/5 would be too low
Not their greatest, but still good.
The album opens with prowler a true burst of energy and maybe one of the most enjoyable metal songs I’ve ever herd to be honest! At the start of remember tomorrow I thought how the fuck is this metal? Then it explodes into a rampage, good tune. Running free may not be my favourite lyrically as it’s fairly boring in that sense but the drums are amazing and it serves as a great single. Phantom of the opera is a 7 minute long sprawling epic with one of the best guitar riffs ever marching through the song. Don’t get me wrong I really like this album but Transylvania was the first time on the album where I felt it sounded like heavy metal and not just heavy rock still though brilliant instrumental. Strange world is a brilliant slow aftermath to Transylvania’s rage I really like this one! Charlotte the harlot is probably my least favourite on the album but I still don’t hate it which is a sign of a good album. The bands title track closes the album on fairly good note, it’s not a lyrical great but certainly an instrumental great. It’s really good 4/5 but that could rise with time.
Loved this. Not sure I'd heard it before.
Sometimes I forgot there was on Iron Maiden before the Iron Maiden I know. This is good but such a different sound than what I came to love 'em for.
Tight. Really loved that about these guys. Hearing this in HS was really the first time I heard that kind of harmony soloing. Good stuff.
Great debut from a legendary heavy metal band, but I personally prefer the era starting from The Number of the Beast in part due to the production here being a little flat. Highlights: Remember Tomorrow, Phantom of the Opera
Full disclosure- Iron Maiden is my favorite band of all time. They’re the act that got me into metal, and music as a whole. It’s hard for me to be objective about them. But at the same time, the first Maiden album is kind of a mixed bag. The songs themselves are incredible- Steve Harris’ ear for melody, riffs and harmony were evident from the very beginning. And while I know that he was waiting for a muse with a stronger range, Di’Anno’s performances are on point throughout. However, the album’s production is hollow as sin, making its tracks have a fraction of the power they deserve. Meeting halfway, it’s a B+ for me. They’ll get much more right with their follow-up. On another note, it’s absurd that Maiden only has 2 albums in this book, and this is one of them. We really don’t need 4 Metallicas, especially not And Justice for Mid. That should be swapped for Killers or Powerslave, easy.
The first album of a legendary career; dare I even say the greatest metal band of all time? It has a couple spots where the songwriting could be tighter, but overall this is a great album/
Killer, classic metal!
I was stuck between 3 & 4 stars. Subjectively, they just aren’t really my sound or style. Objectively, I think the album was really well done. Additionally, they utilize interesting song structure, chord progressions/rhythms, and mixing.
Fun, the transitions are actually entertaining! Love the hard hitting sound without chugging
Good album. The songs are great sounds kinda like a standard hard rock album from the 70's
Its funny cause we view iron maiden as so heavy and they were for the time but now it just sounds like hard rock in the context of the music landscape now. Really solid though
Pretty bangin. 7/10. Fun tunes to try to shred on sax shabaka style, dope metric mods, extremely indicative of the entire genre.
Clássico
I first bought this record a little after Number of the Beast came out. At first, I was surprised at how different it sounded compared to what I expected from Iron Maiden. Either way, I still enjoy it. Highlights for me are Remember Tomorrow and Sanctuary. I love Phantom of the Opera, but find they've done it better on live versions. The drums on the record feel haphazard, and never quite nail the groove like they did on the live version that was on the Women in Uniform single.
Pretty good guitar licks and what not.
WTF, I liked this album and I am not a heavy metal guy. But this album had some subtlety. This album had some intelligence. The vocals are ok, not objectionable. The guitars definitely shred but they don't sound over the top, they don't go on too long and the don't sound pretentious. Yup I liked this album, really never thought that would happen. Now if they can just do something about those God awful covers. 3.75 🌟
Classic!
Listened to a lot of Maiden though my dad while growing up. Enjoy the Bruce era more but it's still a solid old school metal album 4/5
This is a great album but I don't think it's their best.
great debut
Prowler is a standout!
Haven't heard a full Iron Maiden album before. Absolute head banger. Enjoyed the music and need to add more of this to my playlists. 1. Phantom of the Opera 2. Prowler 3. Running Free
Phantom of the Opera, Transylvania, the transition into Strange World and Iron Maiden (x3) are all 'cheff's kiss'. Di'Anno, not so much.
A classic metal album, with great Eddie artwork. Funny how in the 80s this was considered heavy metal, but seems really light and simple as far as the genre goes nowadays. Always loved the twin guitars of Iron Maiden.
I can totally see why this album was important to developments in metal in the 80s. Surprisingly listenable.
Less hard than I would have imagined for Iron Maiden tbh
I'm usually not a metal fan, but I enjoyed this one!
Well, after Aimee Mann this sounds like Beethoven. Not my type of music, but the guitars, bass, and drums are legit. A lot more swing to the drums than I expected. Singer can sing. Incredible debut album. Torn between 4 and 5 stars.
A very fair debut, though I possibly do prefer Killers out of the two Paul Di'Anno albums, and the 1998 reissue actually scores over the original by adding the non-album single "Sanctuary" ("Remember Tomorrow" makes more sense as a third track than a second).
Das hat Spaß gemacht. Ein gelungener Erstling.
Really good! Actually a lot more varied than I was expecting, this album flew by.
it took me half the album to get used to the glammy bluesy kinda sloppy guitar riffs and garage band aesthetic, but shit still headbangs
good rock album.
This kind of early metal is the only good metal
As a huge metal head, I've never really actually got on with Iron Maiden. This ones ok
Some solid metal, vocals were pretty weak. 7/10
good harvey metal! 🤘🤘🤘
Solid although they definitely hit their full stride later.
LP
un bon premier album. Paul Diano fait bien la job et PHantom est ma préférée depuis toujours presque de Maiden donc j'ai un partie prit. On est plus loin du Maiden Dickinson, ca sonne un peu plus punk parfois, mais c'est très bon. 4.25
Uu! Monen kaverini mielestä tää on nimenomaan paras Meirenin levy! Itse olen enemmän Dickinsonin aikakauden kasvatti. Mut onhan tää tiukka NWOBHM-levy! Ei siitä pääse mihinkään. Ai saatana onhan toi viiminen, nimikkobiisi aivan älytöntä kohkausta. 4/5
Nautinnollista ja hauskaa kitarointia, tuntuu että äijillä ollu kivaa levyä tehdessä. 4/5
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I really love listening to early metal, which I would not have predicted even a few years ago. This album has a lot of the elements of what will come in the future for metal embedded in it, but it also has a lot of elements of 70s rock in it. It feels like a very transitional album, one that clarifies the roots of the metal genre 4/5
My heart sank when I saw this come up... heavy metal?! I'm not going to lime heavy metal!! But... the music is actually pretty compelling, thrusting bass riffs a guitar solos a plenty. A revelation!
The riffs are surprisingly catchy. B-Side is a bit weaker but it's still all very solid. Shoutouts to Phantom of the Opera which is probably the best IM song.
This is from 1980? Wow. I'm actually pretty surprised by this. I've never paid any attention to Iron Maiden - and to be fair I absolutely will not after this - but I was surprised at how punky it is. I was expecting heavy metal, and there is definitely notes of Deep Purple in this - but I was not expecting punk. And there's oodles of it. The drumming is actually pretty swing too. I mean, this album has to get 5 stars because it's both influential and I quite enjoyed it. But does it inspire me to listen to more Iron Maiden? Nope.
Heavy metal de los Maiden. Ningún megahit. Un 4.
Finally some more metal! I enjoy their later stuff a bit more, but a good jamming album. 4
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Interestingly enough there were tons of solos across the album. Not as much singing as I had expected. Not bad though, typical metal. 7/10.
Surprised I haven't really listened to any Iron Maiden before, this is good fun
go on have a 4 and a bottle of newky brown
Metal
Had already heard a couple of songs in this album and liked them but didn't find any others that particularly stood out to me during a full listen.
Wow, the first Iron Maiden album. It's definitely not their best (in particular regarding vocals), but it's still pretty solid. I really liked Strange World and Phantom Of The Opera was pretty good too. This might honestly be more of a 3 than a 4. But, well, the nostalgia factor.
LE METALE!!! Prefs: Prowler, Sanctuary, Running Free, Phantom of the Opera, Iron Maiden Moins pref: Strange World
Iron Maiden were already pretty naff by the time i came across them as a child. But I never got around to listening to this. I can imagine situations where this might be just the soundtrack I want/need/can't get enough of
I really like this, but I don’t think I love it. Skilful without showing off. Progressive but not pretentious. Intricate yet still accessible. Hard as fuck but not like offensively aggressive. I just can’t remember what any of the songs go like?
Guitars are great throughout. Transylvania was an awesome jam.
There’s a lot of mediocre rock that came out of the 80s but man Iron Maiden isn’t one of them. Their guitar is insane. Phantom of the Opera is so cool
Iron maiden is so crisp, I love the song Trooper though It's not on this album. I was happy to hear songs like "phantom".
I didn't expect to like this one, but I actually quite enjoyed it. Didn't hurt that I was angry while listening to it, which somehow works well. Fave track: Transylvania
I wonder what the Iron Maiden boys think about the whiny song about being a teenage dirtbag. I figure that they partly think they're above it and partly think it's pretty cool to be name-checked like that. Best track: Iron Maiden
Uhhh that was awesome.
Heavy metal de los Maiden. Ningún megahit.
Developed an affinity for Iron Maiden after a particularly good My One Track Mind episode. I like this earlier, more raw incarnation of the band.
Later they became better
Something I know about myself is that classic metal can often sound "tinny" for me. That being said, I like the raw feel of this debut and think that there are excellent performers at work.
Growing up my brother listened to a lot of Iron Maiden, but I never really go into it. I regret that because this is so much more awesome than I thought. The instrumentals in particular are super good.
Honestly I didn't find anything extremely special about this album. It was kind of just like another rock/metal band. The guitar solos were good and the singing wasn't too annoying.
Surprisingly excellent. Loved the harmonized guitar solos.
Not my fave Maiden album by a long shot, but still a cracker.
Liked this a lot more than I expected.
Thought Iron Maiden were just a singles band, actually really enjoyed this. 4.3
- songs on here are probably going become popular soon on tiktok - heavy metal is not really my thing but … so far prowler seems fire - hope after listening to this album i don’t get a headache - since there from the uk minus one star jkkk
I remember thinking this was a massive sound when I first heard this in the 80s. Sadly It’s a lot thinner sounding than I remember, but the songwriting, melodic guitars, tempo changes, and pure energy ensure it remains a classic for me.
I rock with iron maiden now
it’s been a full week now and of course it comes back around to metal my expectations were really low I don’t really like metal, especially the Iron Maiden songs I’ve heard in the past but this album was actually pretty good I really liked the first two songs Prowler and Remember Tomorrow the next three songs Running Free, Phantom of the Opera and Transylvania not so much I mean track four had some nice bits in the middle but overall not really for me that transition from Transylvania to Strange World tho, track six is really good I like my rock progressive, I will eat up any art rock shit you throw at me, whether it’s King Crimson or Steve Hackett, Godspeed You! Black Demon or Silver Mt. Zion I just really love that kind of stuff, and I felt parts of that in this album I’d say Remember Tomorrow was my favorite song. It had a nice intro, decent hook and nice, compatible vocals the song really worked well for me close second is Strange World, also really nice and fairly proggy the two finals songs after that don’t I didn’t really love either anyway, really fun album, a few songs that were less than great but I thought that there was something to enjoy from every song and tracks 1, 2 and 6 were are really awesome I’ll give it an 8/10 I really liked it, it was really cool I doubt I’ll ever listen to any other Iron Maiden (unless it shows up on here) but I’m glad I listened to this album
Clasico
Fuckin Maiden BRO!
Me gustó así en general. Por ahí escuché un guiño a (¿de?) Papa Roach, aunque puede ser mi sobre interpretación de siempre
This was a riot!
Eddie's an absolute lad isn't he? I enjoyed this way more than I was expecting to, I thought we were in for much more guitar wankery. It's a lot more classic hard rock, as opposed to metal, than I was anticipating. Very good.
Eddie's an absolute lad isn't he? I enjoyed this way more than I was expecting to, I thought we were in for much more guitar wankery. It's a lot more classic hard rock, as opposed to metal, than I was anticipating. Very good.
War doch gar nicht so schlimm wir vermutet. Völlig schlimmeren Metall erwartet, aber einen verspielten Rock bekommen. Die bekloppte Bass Kaskade von „Transylvania“ kriegt einen Extrapunkt. Überhaupt irgendwie voll reifer Songs. Geläuterte 3.5
I liked more than I expected to. Surprising / decidedly good. Also kinda reminds me of Bowie for some reason (could imagine Bowie vocals on top sometimes)
Awesome
Sure there’s better. But this is Maiden.
First time I actually listened to Iron Maiden and I really liked it!
Planting seeds of the greatness to come. Prowler is one of their best tracks ever In my opinion.
not their best but still an excellent album
This is not as heavy as I would have imagined. Production value seems light. More like hard rock than metal. Oh god the screaming. You know, this isn't *awful*. I could have seen my younger self listening to this maybe in my screamo days. This is kind of like classic rock screamo. I ended up liking this a hell of a lot more than I thought I would. Not what I thought they'd sound like. I'm really glad I listened to it.
Really solid debut from one of the best and most legendary Heavy Metal bands of all time.
Excellent debut which perfectly captures the essence of early Iron Maiden, a mix of punk rock energy and prog rock stylings without the over indulgence. The musicianship and writing is top notch whilst Di’Anno’s vocal range and quality is integral, so much more than a proto-Dickinson. A massively influential heavy metal album.
1. 6.5/10 2. 7/10 3. 7/10 4. 8/10 5. 8/10 6. 9/10 DAMN 7. 6.5/10 8. i don't remember
8 tracks and 39mins of pure metal brilliance. For a debut metal album they show incredible range and are clearly incredibly talented musicians and accomplished at creating rich and complex arrangements. Prowler, Iron Maiden, Running Free, Strange World and of course the spectacular Phantom of the Opera. Maybe a couple of missteps (Charlotte the Harlot) and I was never a bog fan of Remember Tomorrow but overall a fantastic album
Not too shabby. Not to my taste but not bad at all :)
Great metal album
Really good, but left me wanting to listen to the albums featuring Bryce Dickinson after! Still a good listen though, I had never listened to this album, just Prowler.
Solid metal, especially 40 years old. Clear influence on Metallica and Slash. Swings and rocks. Great musicians.
Liked it
I'm surprised that I like it as well as I do. Had I been 10 years younger when it came out, I probably would have owned it. It's not my style, but it's pretty good. I listened to it twice.
Interesting to listen to a groups early work! Enjoyed it.
Actually really enjoyed this one. Good music to do shit to.
I like Iron Maiden since my teenage years, but to my own shame, I never listened to all songs from this first album. It's a great thing how much these songs sound fresh comparing with more recent Maiden songs. It looks like a great 2021 metal album. Absolutely a great album!
Kann man schon gut weghören :-)
You can't argue with a classic.
Just some rock n roll. Nothing wrong with that. Less metal than I was expecting. I wasn't familiar with their super early stuff. Lots of fun!
Yeah It's Iron Maiden and I like Iron Maiden. This is what they do. Nothing special in here to elevate it to 5 but a great CD none the less
I liked it? I guess I'm on the positive side of neutral. I liked some songs more than others.
I was already a fan of Iron Maiden so I really enjoyed the album. However, none of the songs really wowed me.
\m/
Damn. Do I like Iron Maiden?
kovgg
Thoroughly enjoyable. Mad guitar solos and what not.
3.8
Enjoyed this one. Not enough that I’m going to explore the rest of their catalog but was good to head bob along to
Take them to the Iron Maiden... Excellent!
this was good.
always great
Lots of awesome loud drums and guitars, vegan hippie pacifists will hate it!
Kinda up and down but overall a fun album
Lyft driver recommended this to me, wasn't all that bad!
2.75
Better than expected. Quality on some of the tracks bad.
I enjoyed it but I don't think it will be in my rotation. I felt surprised because I usually get tired of listening this heavy 80's stuff after a couple of songs, but this time I listened to the full album.
It was okay. I really don’t listen to a lot of Heavy Metal. I wasn’t a fan of D’Anno’s vocals. So, I can understand why the rest of the band replaced him with Bruce Dickerson.
It’s not bad, it’s just not as good as their later stuff. This probably sounded amazing in 1980, but time has not been kind, and I really miss Bruce Dickinson’s screaming vocals.
To be fair this was better than expected. The standard of playing was excellent and the variety of styles was interesting. Looks like they were still trying to establish their signature sound. The vocals were not of a great standard however. Might try to listen to a later album to see the difference.
The blueprint before the building was finished — Paul Di'Anno's rawer, punk-inflected vocal approach giving this debut a grit that the more polished Dickinson era traded for operatic ambition, which is either a feature or a limitation depending on what you're after. The galloping bass lines and twin guitar attack are already fully formed, the compositional ambition audible in the multi-part title track, and the NWOBHM energy is genuine throughout. The honest limitation is that "Hallowed Be Thy Name" doesn't exist yet, and that song was doing significant heavy lifting for the four that Number of the Beast earned. Good moments are real and scattered across the runtime without accumulating into something that demands the higher rating. A respectful three for a band finding what it would become — interesting as a historical document and less essential than what followed.
Solid, not my favorite type of music. I could see this being higher rated for people who enjoy this style more than me.
++: Prowler, Phantom of the Opera, Transylvania, Strange World, Iron Maiden +: Remember Tomorrow, Running Free +-: Charlotte the Harlot 7,7/10
This was very cool in a lot of diverse ways I did not expect.
Buen disco, pero muchas canciones iguales
This was food, even your mother got into it. Not filled with their most recognisable songs, but always that iconic maiden sound. Well worth a listen.
Quality gym music
Whilst it's not bad, I have to admit I found it quite corny
-1 for no Bruce +1 for self-titled song on self-titled album
I was excited for this album as I’ve always known about Iron Maiden, but I had never listened to an album of theirs. Heck, I couldn’t have even named a song by them, but I knew they were popular and “rock gods”. After listening, I see their impact on metal. The guitar is especially impressive and has been emulated and enhanced in the decades since. The drums are fine, but clearly part of a transition that ultimately led to speed metal and double snares. The bass is…somewhere, I’m sure. Not that I could really find it. And the vocals were trying not to be hair metal while still being very much hair metal. Overall, I wasn’t big on this album. I loved the guitars, but the rest was only the foundation to more talented bands that came after. I didn’t actively dislike anything, but the hype was bigger than my impression. 3/5
Heavy metal but not the kind of rock I really love so giving it a 3.
Honestly not too bad. Better than I expected.
Quite good. Some nice guitar playing. One of the songs reminded me of Nothing Else Matters by Metallica which I suppose isn't surprising considering they were both big 80s metal bands.
Pretty fun, not much variety but nice and energetic.
Honestamente muy bueno. Siempre me gustó la estética oscura de iron maiden y que todos los temas sean tan depresivod
Great album, just quite a few songs weren’t memorable but some were
Five working class kids from East London arrived at Kingsway Studios in January 1980 with a producer named Wil Malone who had been hired because he once did an arrangement for Black Sabbath and who, by his own account, spent significant portions of the sessions watching band members settle disagreements by rolling around on the studio floor fighting each other. The equipment was not very good. The underground car park was very large. The album was recorded in thirteen days. Up the Irons. They had previously toured the country in a truck called the Green Goddess, self released a demo EP called The Soundhouse Tapes that sold all 5,000 copies before anyone outside London had heard of them, and refused to mime on Top of the Pops because Iron Maiden does not mime on Top of the Pops. They performed live in front of a studio audience of puzzled pop fans who could not find the beat. This is the most Iron Maiden sentence in existence. Paul Di'Anno's raw punk vocals give the debut an energy that Bruce Dickinson would later replace with something considerably more operatic and considerably more polished. Whether that trade was a gain or a loss divides the fanbase with a clean precision that thirty years have done nothing to resolve. Di'Anno had range limitations and zero pretension. The debut roughness is real, documented, and entirely the point. 3 out of 5. One star for Phantom of the Opera, which at seven minutes is the most fully realized thing on the album and a blueprint for everything that followed. One for refusing to mime on Top of the Pops, which is a hill worth dying on. One for the Green Goddess, which carried five East London kids toward something nobody could have predicted and which deserved a better car park.
Really pretty good. I like the bridge between older and newer heavy metal.
Prowler is my favourite Iron Maiden song just want to put that out there I was a bit disappointed with the rest of the album though. Was expecting heavy metal, but it was a bit tame? 3 ⭐️
I don’t usually listen to metal, so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut. Surprisingly, I found it pretty interesting. It’s definitely heavy, but there’s more going on than just loud guitars and aggressive vocals. The songs have a strong sense of melody, and the guitar work gives the album a lot of character. What stood out to me most was the energy. The album feels raw and a little rough around the edges, which I think works in its favor. It doesn’t have the polished sound of some later metal records, but that gives it a certain personality. Songs like “Running Free” and “Remember Tomorrow” show different sides of the band, from straightforward rock energy to something more atmospheric and melodic. As someone who isn’t particularly into metal, I probably wouldn’t say that every song was immediately accessible to me. Bruce Dickinson wasn’t even the vocalist on this album, with Paul Di’Anno handling the vocals, and his grittier style gives the record a very different feel from the Iron Maiden sound I was more familiar with. Still, I can understand why this album is considered important. Released in 1980, it helped establish Iron Maiden as one of the major bands of the emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Even if metal isn’t normally my thing, I can appreciate how much personality and ambition the band already had on their first record. Overall, Iron Maiden was an interesting listen. It didn’t suddenly turn me into a metal fan, but it gave me a better appreciation for the genre and for what Iron Maiden were doing early in their career.
Still rips.
Mindre masete enn senere Maiden i det minste.
Never been super huge into Metal, but it has always been a genre I have wanted to dive more into. One of the biggest names the genre has ever seen happens to be Iron Maiden and while I know to expect a kickass time, other than that I have no idea what to expect going into their debut album. Far from a perfect album by any means, Metal as a genre was somewhat formed but didn't really start to pick up traction until a few years later into the 80s. This album feels more like a standard Rock album with some cool riffs every here and there, all things considered it is a pretty soft project. Even the vocals feel very gentle and never quite try and be aggressive or even much of a leading presence as the band itself takes center stage on this project. I am not going to call this album weak by any means, but it definitely isn't carrying the "oomph" I would have expected from the band given their hype and appraisal.
I’m a pretty surface level Maiden fan. Love their big hits, and certainly hold them in the esteem that they absolutely deserve, however I’ve never really listened to any of the Di’Anno era stuff beyond Phantom of the Opera, so I went into this blind. Thoroughly enjoyed though, there’s a rawness to it (which makes sense given it’s the debut) but it suits the band, especially given how polished a machine they went on to become. Think the standout track for me is Remember Tomorrow, absolutely love the contrast behind the stripped back verses and grandeur of the instrumental sections. In the former it almost verges on Black Sabbath sounding whereas the latter definitely gives hints as to what the band would go on to become.
Fun dad rock (or probably granddad rock) album. Lots of guitar shredding. I liked Phantom of the Opera quite a bit.
Я не фанат хэви-металла, но музыкально эти парни очень хороши
This was ok. Nothing too crazy, which is good honestly for metal.
This was fun to listen to. Wouldn’t reach for it again but I enjoyed it for what it was
I am not a fan of guitar bands, it's just not for me, so I was surprised how good I thought this album was.
Better than I was expecting. Lots of influences in here. Especially liked the instrumental.
love the guitar work, but it feels a bit raw at times. some banger songs sprinkled in, but overall the album doesn't feel like a cohesive piece
Fairly “right over home plate” kind of heavy metal experience. Not my favorite, but undeniably well played and well produced
Ive listened to a lot of iron maiden albums over the year. To me, they all sound pretty similar, and this is no exception. You're gonna get some solid metal sort of like drinking some red label whiskey. It's not top shelf, but thats OK sometimes
I guess it deserves its place for historical reasons but for me, Iron Maiden without Bruce isn’t proper Iron Maiden
I'm not a big fan of older metal but metal wouldn't be what it is without these guys
They can rock a guitar better than most and the vocals are good for me when it come to heavy metal. Still not totally my thing but there is talent here.
Never really listened to this band before but it's not bad if you are into complex metal guitar. It's like prog rock for metal heads. It has it's moments.
I liked this better than I expected to. It was fun and rockin’ and not obnoxiously noisy. The vocals weren’t anything to write home about, but they were ok.
A great first album, but not their best. Enjoyable, but Maiden have better singles, with lots of filler unfortunately. Glad to have heard it, but not one I'd rush back to.
I’m a fan of Iron Maiden, really love their groove and style. This record is a good listen, and I enjoyed. But I don’t think this album is necessarily essential. I don’t feel like you’ll get anything from this record that you won’t get from Number of the Beast, which is a killer record from only a few years later. 3.5/5.
I'm liking this better than Number of the Beast. Phantom of the Opera is the best song so far. I'm not normally a huge metal fan...but I'm liking this a lot. Transylvania is a great instrumental track. I bet these dudes love KISS. Charlotte the Harlot is their version of a love song I guess?
My first time actually hearing them, pretty much what I expected. Cool, but kinda all the same.
I was surprised by this album. Iron Maiden is a well known name, but not a band I've spent much time listening to. The guitar work was intricate and entertaining and blended well with the rest of the band. The vocals didn't wow me, but they were serviceable. It might have convinced me to give the rest of the discography a listen when the mood hits me for metal.
What surprised me most about this album is how much of it doesn't feel like straight heavy metal. "Remember Tomorrow" and "Strange World" are more like rock ballads, while "Running Free" is a fairly mainstream heavy rock number and "Phantom of the Opera", while heavier, is almost proggy. Overall, it's solid, but none of the songs really stand out. You can definitely hear the band's potential, though.
I've never explored iron maiden's music, and when clicking this to listen to I wasn't aware it was their debut. It sounds different to what I've heard before on the radio etc. possibly because the vocalist is different. It's clearly a founding inspiration for many 70s/ 80s metal bands like GnR and Judas Priest. For 1968 this is super progressive and innovative! I just don't like metal particularly.
Better than i expected, nota a real fan of metal or hard rock but i really likes the harmony and guitars in this
Quite enjoyable. Not too heavy.
Meh, kinda beast
Екшелі нот зет бед. . .доволі таки статичний. Згадую піст.он
Not usually a fan of power metal or NWBHM, so Iron Maiden was never a favorite, but I'm enjoying hearing how Paul Di'Anno did vocals versus how Bruce Dickinson did them. It's definitely a lot more "rock" with clear punk and prog elements than the Dungeons & Dragons metal I usually associate with their stuff, even with traces of that there with "Phantom of the Opera." Enjoyed this, didn't love it, might check out "Killers" sooner than expected to see if it sticks. Points taken off for "Charlotte the Harlot," which was really stupid... (3.5/5)
This is musically quite good, but the songs are lacking a bit. Changing vocalist was a great move.
Hier sind einige richtig tolle Songs dabei, inkl. zwei Bandklassiker ("Iron Maiden" und "Phantom of the Opera"). Gleichzeitig ist für mich schon erkennbar, dass es sich hier um ein Debüt handelt, da der Bandsound an manchen Stellen noch nicht ganz ausgereift ist und manchen Songs einfach das gewisse Extra fehlt. Interessanterweise hatte ich das Gefühl vor allem bei der Debütsingle "Running Free", der für mich überraschungsarm mit vielen Wiederholungen vor sich hindümpelt, in Fankreisen aber glaube ich doch sehr beliebt ist. Da ich den Titeltrack auch schon live mit Bruce am Mic hören durfte, tue ich mich auch etwas schwer, Maiden-Songs mit den Vocals von Paul zu hören. So ein wenig verkehrt klingt das für mich schon. Da mich hier nur gut die Hälfte aller Songs überzeugen konnte (die dafür richtig), gibt es von mir sehr gute 3 Sterne.
Das Album macht im großen und gqanzen schon Spaß, hat mit Phantom of the Opera ein klares Highlight dabei aber ufert mir persönlich zu oft aus ohne irgendwohin zu führen. Dazu klingen vorallem die schnelleren Songs noch arg rumpelig.
I guess I went into this with some preconceived notions of Iron Maiden’s sound. What I discovered was a charming musically talented album. While it won’t necessarily go on the top of any of my lists it’s probably up there for most surprising
As far as heavy metal it's probably one of the two heavy metal bands I respect - is Metallica heavy metal?; But it's still not something I'm breaking the bank to purchase. I imagine back in the day this was amazing in concert, but I dated a heavy metal bass player for almost 10 years and that was pretty much my life time quota of heavy metal.
I'll give a 3. Decent enough. Nice length too, they don't overdo songs like a lot of mental bands so thats good
Huh, the prowler riff was ripped off by papa roach for between angels and insects! Good guitar-y things, but it's still dad rock, which I'm not a fan of. 3*
Iron Maiden is a band I graduated from pretty quickly after turning 15. I'm still pretty fond of Phantom of the Opera even now, and I have to admit there's a level of consistency here that's hard to fault too harshly. What I will say, though, is that this consistency teeters too close to repetitiveness for me, with far too many arpeggiated guitar licks harmonised with the third being played above them. On top of that, Iron Maiden's imagery and overall aesthetic is just pretty lame.
The album is a vibe, though not something I see myself revisiting. Standout Tracks: Prowler, Remember Tomorrow Rating: 3
Is okay
i frankly don’t care for this album cover. better than the last maiden album i got. but i don’t think im in a stage of my life where this really interests me
Fine, listenable but not my thing.
Favorite: Strange World Least: Running Free Mordecai and Rigby music 2.5
I was dreading this album when I popped up but am I crazy or was this different than their other albums. A lot of songs seemed less metal that I would have expected. And that made it ok.
I like Iron Maiden but don’t love them. This is a fun album but not my favorite of theirs. When I was a kid in the 80s I would see posters of Eddie in record shops and thought this would be the scariest music I’d ever hear. It’s fun and upbeat. How could anyone give this one star?
It's an impressive debut but it's not even close to iron maiden's best and without the iconic Bruce Dickinson it's not even really a representation of what they sound like. There's still a bit of gallop bass while 3 guitars take turns to solo, but it's missing some extremely key ingredients. I hope this isn't the only Maiden on the list, if you're going to list to your first album of theirs, please listen to Number of the Beast or Powerslave instead of this.
Eh. I mean. It’s alright. I think what takes me out of it the most tbh are the vocals/lyrics. The songwriting imo is just not at the same level as the technicality—which is still great.
EMI EMC 3330 (UK) vinyl rip: Di'Anno's voice to me is just "generic hard rock." Nothing super unique about it for the period. They weren't truly complete until Dickinson replaced him. "Running Free" reminds me of KISS. "Phantom Of The Opera" is the power metal Maiden we all love. Perfect end to side 1. Man do I love the galloping feel some of these songs have with the dual guitars. It's like I'm riding into battle on a horse, hand resting on the pommel of my sword. Not a fan of the ballads. "And don't you know you're breaking the law With the service you're giving?" Who cares? I thought this was heavy metal.
Solid debut, but there are better Iron Maiden albums that I could have listened to. Heard one of the deep cuts from this on the radio the other week and I don't usually listen to them so that was funny.
Fantastic debut. Not as cohesive or as confident as some of the later releases, but incredible nonetheless.
I think this was about what I expected it to be! It really brought the drama in a fun way, but also a way that challenged me at about the 5-minute mark. I wouldn't ask someone to turn this off, but I wouldn't choose to put it on myself. Solid 3.
Way more chilled than I expected.
All the familiar Iron Maiden tricks are already here to be heard. I'm not a big metal fan, but have to give these guys some credit for creating sound that's immediately recognizable and writing such catchy hard rock tunes.
#43 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ (maybe) While in no way mu favourite of Maiden's albums, definitely not my favourite vocalist. Some of these tracks are really great with Dickinson's vocals as well. I prefer their more 'established' style of Somewhere In Time and Powerslave. After the release of Seventh Son I lost insterest and haven't really but brushed through their latter stuff. Steady 3/5
Ein Album nach meinem Geschmack. Coole Drums, geile E-Gitarren Riffs. Keine nervende, aufdringliche Lead-Stimme, sondern fügt sich als Teil der Melodie ein. Bisschen repetitiv, beim hören laufen die Songs oft einfach durch. Nicht ganz mein Genre aber solides Album.
I was excited to listen to Iron Maiden without Bruce, even while Bruce is one of the most exciting things about Iron Maiden. And, if I was disappointed, it wasn't anything to do with Paul DiAnno particularly, although his is a less powerful, less charismatic voice. The hallmarks of Steve Harris's songwriting are present or are, at least, taking shape, but there is a scrappiness that is at once endearing and underwhelming. According to Wikipedia, the band criticise the production in retrospect and I'm happy to let them lay all the blame there. If things sound a bit ramshackle, weak, and DIY, a bit early Anthrax, if Running Free sounds like post punk rather than metal, let's say that production is the problem. And, talking of the production, if the record doesn't send me to any of the other DiAnno records, it will send me - admittedly baffled - to all the other records overseen by Wil Malone, who I previously knew only as the string arranger on Unfinished Sympathy and the Machismo EP. He's been going since the 70s, really? 2.5 I got waylaid by this album for a couple of days. I only knew Phantom of the Opera previously and it has never done too much for me. I was surprised to find tracks I enjoyed as much as I did Prowler, Running Free and Strange World. Great drums. I like the naked, unpretentious production, well done [checks wikipedia] Wil Malone?! Wha….? It’s an illuminating listen as well - there is much of classic rock in it but it unmistakably points forward to Metallica. Almost writes some of their songs for them in fact. Can’t believe Metallica put on their suits and wrung their handkerchiefs over ‘copyright’. That Napster episode was more repulsive than some of the lyrics on Iron Maiden. 2.5/5
Fun album
I guess there are just some aspects of heavy metal that eludes me -- a solid album for sure but not one that I will put on willingly.
I remember this album being a a lot heavier but that’s 80s metal for you I guess. Pretty inoffensive all things considered.
Ich bin positiv überrascht gsi
Good
Better than I thought