Iron Maiden - Killers
| Release date: | 2 February 1981 |
| Style: | New wave of British heavy metal |
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Disc I
01. The Ides Of March
02. Wrathchild
03. Murders In The Rue Morgue
04. Another Life
05. Genghis Khan
06. Innocent Exile
07. Killers
08. Prodigal Son
09. Purgatory
10. Twilight Zone [1998 remaster bonus]
11. Drifter
Disc II [1995 reissue bonus disc]
01. Twilight Zone
02. Women In Uniform [Skyhooks cover]
03. Invasion
04. Phantom Of The Opera [live]
Top 20 albums of 1981: 9
01. The Ides Of March
02. Wrathchild
03. Murders In The Rue Morgue
04. Another Life
05. Genghis Khan
06. Innocent Exile
07. Killers
08. Prodigal Son
09. Purgatory
10. Twilight Zone [1998 remaster bonus]
11. Drifter
Disc II [1995 reissue bonus disc]
01. Twilight Zone
02. Women In Uniform [Skyhooks cover]
03. Invasion
04. Phantom Of The Opera [live]
Top 20 albums of 1981: 9
Review
Lyrics Paul Andrews - vocals
David Michael "Dave" Murray - guitars
Adrian Frederick Smith - guitars
Clive Burr - drums
Stephen Percy Harris - bass
Additional info
Produced by Martin Birch.
Engineering by Martin Birch & Nigel Hewitt.
Cover art & photography by Derek Riggs & Dave Lights.
The song "Murders In The Rue Morgue" is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe''s story with the same name.
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Rating:
7.5
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Rating: 7.5 |
Fantastic successor Killers, you might think of it as Iron Maiden Volume II for the sound developed on the Iron Maiden album has not changed, just improved. Starting off with the Instrumental Ides Of March you know from the first second you can expect something familiar, because the song is a different version from Samson's 'Thunderburst' (right, Samson was Bruce Dickinson's first band before Maiden). I always wondered why at live performances Ides Of March isn't used as intro for Wrathchild, the second album track, because it's obviously meant as intro for this song. But there is of course more to Killers than one song and an instrumental. In fact this album is as diverse as the predecessor using effects and clean sound in between. The Voice of Paul Di'Anno and the Metal parts come slightly more aggressive than on Iron Maiden. The production is a bit tighter. One will find the bass often highlighting the drums or playing the same fast lines as the guitars. 'Killers' is a killer album same as 'Iron Maiden'. Both are unique in sound and voice of Paul Di'Anno who had left Iron Maiden after this album. Both paved the way for Iron Maiden's further success. 'Killers' contains the two live classics 'Wrathchild' and the title track 'Killers'. Read more ›› |
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 Mr. SizzleOut Of Ideas... Posts: 100 From: Canada  |
This album is filled with great Maiden attitude and it's filled with EXCELLENT bass. This album reinstates how much Steve Harris kicks ass!!
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| lordbeherit666 Posts: 2 From: Poland  |
The second album from the British, after a magnificent debut Maiden raised the bar even higher brilliant album in every form apsolutny classic
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 From: Canada  |
Written by lordbeherit666 on 17.03.2011 at 17:39 I find this kind of comment funny in their inaccuracy. "Killers" is in fact mostly a collection of Maiden's very old songs, many of them written before the debut album. It's not exactly a second album in the way we usually conceive it.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Void Eater Crunkcore Fan Posts: 2234 From: USA  |
Funny how this album is basically a collection of filler songs, yet still manages to be great. I'd place it as Maiden's second best, behind the almighty Somwhere in Time-which for some reason is perhaps the least known of their 80's albums.
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 tea[m]sterAu Pays Natal Posts: 4637 From: USA  |
Written by Void Eater on 17.03.2011 at 23:57 eww...someone else who shares my opinion of Somewhere In Time but I digress...as far as Killers goes "Drifter" is on my list of top 5 Iron Maiden Songs of ALL TIME.
---- rekt
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| Dentura Shadow King Posts: 1270 From: USA  |
Out of the first two Di'Anno era albums, I personally love this more than the debut (even though i love that album too). There are more songs on here and they all kick ass. Iron Maiden for life \m/
---- ...And so death to the falsity of thy former rulers. Thy kingdom of "heaven" burns in a field of fire, and Dentura is the one true God thou must yield thy hearts and souls to in absolute submission. It is his ultimate decree and will unto thee..
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| Maco Handbanana Posts: 1572 From: Peru  |
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| Bad English Masterchief Posts: 45469 From: Sweden  |
Written by Guest on 22.12.2012 at 15:01 because it is weekest album, ok maybe last one is weekest , but this is secend weekest Butr now I just change my mind, I didnt like this album some time ago, IMO it was werry week, of corse it is not so strong than 1th one, but its sortha catchy, speedy, punky...weird my muisc taste changing LOL
---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Jaeryd Nihil's Maw Posts: 994 From: USA  |
I don't get a lot of the hate that this album gets. I think it's great; definitely one of their better albums.
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| Paw!! Posts: 882 From: Indonesia  |
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| Bad English Masterchief Posts: 45469 From: Sweden |
Written by deadone on 15.01.2014 at 05:12 vocalist and maybe also production ... when Bruce came they simply blow all away ... Paul cant sing his solo are weak IMO
---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| CakeTrolley Posts: 177 From: Finland  |
Good follow up to the classic debut. No weak songs and Purgatory has always been a favourite of mine, they need to play that one live before they call it quits. Genghis Khan is also a excellent instrumental track, not as memorable as Transylvania but that fast part before the one minute mark is good shit!
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| TrueMetalJope Posts: 1315 From: Finland  |
Like the album's title suggests, it does indeed have a couple of killer songs ("Murders In The Rue Morgue", the title track and "Purgatory", but I suppose others may or may not want to include "Wrathchild" here too). When we've got 11 tracks though it's not something to get too excited about. The reason why I see this album as better/improvement than/from the debut is that it clearly shows SOME evolution in the band's sound, which means it's not as much stuck in the past of punk roots and the increasing metal influences are more evident here. While in overall the songs are stronger I don't see any of these songs as good as "Phantom Of The Opera" from the debut though. An interesting album for sure (at least for the fans), BUT as I see it, this one is one of the least necessary IM albums, and the albums of the band's golden age, which started only a couple years after this album's release makes "Killers" look pretty weak album.
---- The guitar is my sword, I'll fight 'til I die /../
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