Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the last great Iron Maiden album, reconnecting with the band's prog rock roots and reversing the signs of decline that had been evident on their previous record.

By this point, Iron Maiden had earned the respect of metalheads the world over with their steadfast adherence to unadulterated metal and their grandiose aesthetic.

They'd made concessions neither to pop-metal nor to thrash, and their passionate fan base would never have tolerated a radical reinvention.

But what do you do when your epic ambition itself has become a formula? You