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Iron Maiden – The Trooper (Official Video)

A representative band known for bringing the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, born in the UK in the 1980s, to worldwide attention, Iron Maiden created a new current in metal with their music.

This track, included on their fourth album, Piece of Mind, features an arrangement that charges forward like a battlefield—perfectly matching the vibe of its Japanese title, “A Battle Without Tomorrow” (“Aces High” style urgency), and really gets your adrenaline pumping.

Iron Maiden’s trademark palm-muted guitar riffs became a standard for metal riffs and influenced bands across the globe.

With its heavy, powerful sound and strikingly beautiful high-tone vocals, it’s a quintessential metal classic.

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Iron Maiden – The Evil That Men Do (Official Video)

A track included on Iron Maiden’s seventh album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, which earned them their second No.

1 on the UK Albums Chart.

It opens with a slow, lyrical intro featuring twin lead guitars, then shifts into a bouncy, catchy rhythm pattern—quintessential Iron Maiden through and through.

For a fast-paced song, the melodic, wistful guitar solo is outstanding despite not being overly technical, and it’s a metal number worth hearing at least once even if you’re not a metal fan.

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Fear of the Dark (2015 Remaster)

The development where a melodious guitar phrase emerging from silence suddenly transforms into a dramatic heavy metal sound is truly breathtaking.

This work, which portrays a primal fear of the dark, is said to have been inspired by experiences the band’s founder, Steve Harris, had in the old house where he lived as a child.

Released in May 1992, the song is the title track of the masterpiece Fear of the Dark, which topped the UK Albums Chart.

In recent years, it also drew attention for its collaboration with the game Dead by Daylight.

From quiet arpeggios to powerful riffs and twin-guitar harmonies, it distills the best of metal, making it perfect for guitar practice.

Why not start by mastering the striking opening riff and savor the sense of accomplishment?

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Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills (Official Video)

A fast-paced track with beautiful choral work, known in Japan under the title “Proud Battle.” It appears on the third album, The Number of the Beast, released in 1982, and its theme is the settlement of the American continent by Europeans and the invasion and plundering of Indigenous peoples.

As the literal title “Run to the Hills” suggests, the guitar riffs and rhythms evoke an all-out sprint, blending with a somewhat exhilarating melody to create an outstanding metal number.

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Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live at Long Beach Arena)

A track included on their third album, The Number of the Beast, released in 1982.

The lyrics quote lines from “Life’s Shadow” by the British progressive band Beckett, which led to a lawsuit involving the band—making it a song that drew fresh attention more than 30 years after its release.

Running over seven minutes, it’s broadly structured with a first half featuring catchy riffs and melodies, and a second half showcasing relentless guitar solos, a grand piece that keeps you engaged to the very end despite its length.

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Iron Maiden – 2 Minutes To Midnight (Official Video)

This song was released as the lead single from their fifth album, Powerslave, in 1984.

Given the Japanese title “Akuma no Saishū Heiki” (“The Devil’s Ultimate Weapon”), the track is written from the perspective of a leader harboring dangerous ideas—sparking world wars and mass slaughter—and its lyrics seem to present a kind of crisis awareness to listeners.

On the other hand, the orthodox guitar riff that runs from the intro into the first verse and the bass line that smoothly drives the groove create a catchy, even exhilarating feel that offsets the heaviness of the lyrics, striking a superb balance.

It’s a quintessential Iron Maiden song, perfectly suited for a single release.

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Iron Maiden – Aces High (Official Video)

A track that opens their fifth album, Powerslave, released in 1984.

The song’s theme is an aerial dogfight between British and German fighter planes set against the backdrop of World War II, and you can feel that speed and tension in the music itself.

From the irregular rhythm at the start and the thrilling twin-lead guitar intro riff to the flurry of guitar solos, it’s a metal number packed with highlights from beginning to end, even as it races by.