| Legendary metal band IRON MAIDEN will release the career-spanning, two-CD compilation "The Essential Iron Maiden" through Sanctuary Records on July 12, 2005.
"The Essential Iron Maiden" features some of the greatest heavy metal music ever recorded. IRON MAIDEN have had huge worldwide impact these past 25 years thanks to all-time classic albums like "Iron Maiden", "Killers", "The Number Of The Beast", "Piece Of Mind", "Powerslave", "Live After Death", "Somewhere In Time", "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son", "No Prayer For The Dying", "Fear Of The Dark", "The X Factor", "Virtual XI", "Brave New World", "Dance Of Death" and other live albums. Every studio album and lineup of IRON MAIDEN is represented here. The package also includes sleeve notes from noted journalist Lonn Friend. A sneak preview of the upcoming double live DVD and CD "Death On The Road" is provided thanks to the inclusion of "Iron Maiden" from this CD/DVD. The current, longtime lineup of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, guitarist Dave Murray, guitarist Adrian Smith, guitarist Janick Gers, bass guitarist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain recorded and filmed "Death On The Road" in Germany in 2003 on the "Dance Of Death" tour. The songs on "The Essential Iron Maiden" are: Disc One: 01. Paschendale 02. Rainmaker 03. The Wicker Man 04. Brave New World 05. Futureal 06. The Clansman 07. Sign Of The Cross 08. Man On The Edge 09. Be Quick Or Be Dead 10. Fear Of The Dark (Live) 11. Holy Smoke 12. Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter 13. The Clairvoyant Disc Two: 01. The Evil That Men Do 02. Wasted Years 03. Heaven Can Wait 04. 2 Minutes To Midnight 05. Aces High 06. Flight Of Icarus 07. The Trooper 08. The Number Of The Beast 09. Run To The Hills 10. Wrathchild 11. Killers 12. Phantom Of The Opera 13. Running Free (Live) 14. Iron Maiden (Live) IRON MAIDEN will be touring North America again this summer as co-headliners with BLACK SABBATH on Ozzfest 2005, the 10th anniversary of the enormously popular festival. |
