SCREAM FOR ME #2

No band... NO BAND, can play live as well as this band does and perform with the energy they do, at the age they do it at. Legendary God Fathers of Metal, THE BEST band from NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal), IRON MAIDEN built their reputation on relentlessness. Touring, the shows, album covers, songs, prescence... It's ALL been relentless.

"We're an uptempo metal band and we have built a certain reputation over the years, if we can't deliver today in the same manner we did when we were in our 20's, we have no business in this business." -Steve Harris.

This has been one of the hardest songs of theirs to pick. This is not a solid number 2. I knew it was going to be a number 2 song by Iron Maiden, I just didn't know for which song it was going to be. I so wanted to put Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner in there. Great masterpiece epic song, right? Then I thought about Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Another lengthy powerful epic song. So I went to look for a song that defined Iron Maiden. Fast... the song needs to be fast. Has a past, this song needs to be from an album from a ways back when the band was defining themselves. Signature, there needs to be some signature sound that Iron Maiden is known for. Crowd rocker, this needs to be a song that the crowd goes mental for and is played every time they go on tour.

Well hell, that's easy then.
Fast? yes - one of their fastest
Classic? yes - Piece of Mind 1983
Signature? yes - Steve Harris' galloping bass
Get's the crowd going? - yes, and we scream at the top of our lungs.




The picture above is the actual valley where the infamous charge took place that the song is dipicting. Look closely for the cannon balls. This is what the infamous Troopers of the British Army faced head on in their charge.

Thus I give you not just a song, but an anthem. If you've ever felt the rush of lighting your hair on fire and going for broke, this is your song. This song will make you look death in the face and laugh at it. MANIACALLY!!!

THE TROOPER!!!!! Regular and Live editions.
By the way... Watch Harris' fingers on the bass. If you use a pick, you're a pussy.