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Named after a torture device and having a demented mascot known as ‘Eddie’, Iron Maiden formed around the nucleus of bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray. But a falling out with the group’s then-lead singer Dennis Wilcock caused Murray to pack it in. But in short order Wilcock was gone, Murray returned, and vocalist Paul DiAnno was aboard.While their first two albums, the self-titled debut (’80) and “Killers” (’81) were exercises in sonic brutality there was the feeling that the band couldn’t go any further with DiAnno, so he was more or less fired. Iron Maiden’s third album, and first with Bruce Dickinson, “The Number Of The Beast” (with the title track, “Run To The Hills” and “Hallowed Be Thy Name”), established the group. The ’82 effort was band’s first to top the U.K. Album chart and reach the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 going on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. The Number Of The Beast Run To The Hills Subsequent albums “Piece Of Mind” (with “Flight Of Icarus:) and “Powerslave” (containing “Aces High” and “2 Minutes To Midnight”) made Iron Maiden an integral part of every headbanger’s life. Flight Of Icarus 2 Minutes To Midnight By the late ’80s though, personnel changes and a misguided attempt to incorporate keyboards, zapped the band’s energy though they continued recording with some measure of success. Dickinson departed and was replaced by Blaze Bayley in ’94 making the rest of ’90s little more than a re-tread of earlier, better Maiden. “Brave New World,” released in ’00, marked Dickinson’s return to Iron Maiden. Earlier, when word dropped that Dickinson would front once again the band for an album and tour it was greeted with some suspicion…. was it just some short-term money grab? Not with Maiden. The albums “Dance Of Death” (’03) and “A Matter Of Life And Death” (;06) followed.The hits kept coming – literally. “Somewhere Back In Time: The Best of 1980-1989” dropped in ’08. With that, the group played 23 concerts on five continents in 45 days. Dickenson, a qualified airline pilot, was at the controls of the band’s Ed Force One, a Boeing 757. Joining AC/DC and other bands marketing a branded alcoholic beverage, Iron Maiden announced, in ’13, the launch of Trooper – a premium British beer. “I’m a lifelong fan of traditional English ale; I thought I’d died and gone to heaven when we were asked to create our own beer,” said Dickenson.Sadly, on the very next day (3/13/13), original drummer Clive Burr died from health complications due to Multiple Sclerosis at age 56. Burr was the drummer on Maiden’s first three albums, including their ‘82 commercial breakthrough “The Number Of The Beast.”Meanwhile, the two-year Maiden England tour was another huge success netting more than $57 million from 54 concerts with a total attendance above 903,000.Business took a backseat in ’15 when Iron Maiden revealed that Dickinson had completed a seven-week cancer treatment program consisting of chemotherapy and radiology. A routine checkup in late ‘14 showed a small tumor on the back of the singer’s tongue. The tumor was caught in early stages.The double album, “The Book Of Souls,” landed later in ’15. “By the time we’d finished we all agreed that each track was such an integral part of the whole body of work that it needed to be a double album,” stated Dickinson. The set debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 after opening week sales of 75,000 copies.   Iron Maiden delivered their 17th album, “Senjutsu” (with “samurai Eddie” on the cover), in ’21, containing the lead single “The Writing On The Wall.”  Maiden’s first album in six years (since “The Book Of Souls”) was recorded in Paris with producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Harris. The Writing On The Wall Senjutsu “Senjutsu” entered the Billboard 200 chart at #3, moving 64,000 equivalent album units in its first week, making it the band’s highest-charting album ever. ‘15’s “The Book Of Souls” and ‘10’s “The Final Frontier” both peaked at #4.  The title, which loosely means “tactics and strategy” in Japanese, also topped Billboard’s Top Rock Album chart. ### The post Iron Maiden appeared first on RockinTown.

In many groups, two people have a little more history than everyone else. They are usually the ones with a shared vision, who made the sacrifices to build the group and hold it together. In Evanescence, it was vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. And that was a problem. Lee and Moody fell in love and briefly became engaged, before backing off. Eventually, Moody quit the group in October of ’03. He packed his bags prior to a Berlin concert and left the country. But Evanescence continued on… Here are Evanescence’s Top 10: #10. Wasted On You The track from the band’s fifth studio album, “The Bitter Truth,” was written by the band and produced by Nick Raskulinecz.   Wasted On You #9. My Heart Is Broken “A good friend of mine heads up an organization in New York that rescues victims of sex trafficking,” noted Lee.  “My husband and I got involved and were really moved and horrified. As I was writing the song I was putting myself in that place – what would it be like to be trapped? Threatened? Alone? Unable to tell anyone what was happening because you’re afraid of what would happen?” My Heart Is Broken #8. Going Under “‘Going Under'” is about “coming out of a bad relationship,” wrote Lee.” “(It’s) when you’re at the end of your rope, when you’re at the point where you realize something has to change, that you can’t go on living in the situation that you’re in.” Going Under #8. Cloud Nine “It’s about breaking up,” offered Lee. “There are a lot of relationship struggles on the record (second album “The Open Door”). “I always write about what I was feeling, because then it’s genuine. I was struggling with a relationship and felt like a waste of space.” Cloud Nine #7. Tourniquet “It’s a cover,” Lee explained. “Rocky (Gray), our drummer, was in another band in Little Rock called Soul Embraced. Ben (Moody) was just like, “Hey, we’ll just sort of change this and do it for a show. The lyrics are basically the same, but I wrote a whole other second verse, and the melody pretty much changed the format. It just has this great groove, and we played it from then on, and then we were just like, “Hey, let’s just put it on the album…” Tourniquet #6. What You Want “That song is me talking to myself about not being afraid and coming back to this thing and living the life I was born to live,” Lee noted. “Sometimes, it takes a lot to do this. And I do love it very much, but there is always that fear of putting yourself under the microscope.” What You Want #5. Lithium Lee has said the song’s theme was “happiness from a negative point of view” “I get into these moods where I write music. It’s not about so much about being depressed, it’s just the strange low that I ride. But at the same time I want to be free and break through and be happy. I think that was kind of me, getting ready to play (and saying), ‘That’s it, drop the ball and just change and move on.” Lithium #4. Everyone’s Fool The song’s lyrics came from a family experience… “”My little sister was really getting into these… really fake, cheesy, slutty female cracker-box idols, and it really pissed me off,” commented Lee. “She started dressing like them and she was like 8 years old. So I gave her the talk and I wrote a song.” Everyone’s Fool #3. My Immortal Lee and Moody wrote the song together when they were 15. It was one of two Evanescence songs to appear on the “Daredevil” soundtrack. The other was “Bring Me To LIfe.” My Immortal #2. Call Me When You’re Sober The song references Lee’s ex-boyfriend, Shaun Morgan. “That whole thing wasn’t a bad relationship, but it was a very bad break-up … it went on forever,” said Lee. “All the while there was a lot of bad business stuff going on … And what I chose to do was to hide and cower, rather than to stand up for myself. And finally it became too much for me.” Call Me When You’re Sober #1. Bring Me To Life According to Lee, the song took on a life of its own. “Since we released (the song) on “Daredevil” it went all over the world, whether they wanted it to or not, so we had fans in countries we had never been to because they had the soundtrack and they heard it on the radio. So, it started blowing up all over the world and then we had a reason, to tour all over the world. And that’s how the whole international thing happened this early.” Bring Me To Life Four of the ten songs on the list are from “Fallen” (2003): “Bring Me To Life,” “My Immortal,” “Going Under,” Everybody’s Fool” and “Tourniquet.” It’s the only album with Moody. “The Open Door” (2006) has three songs on the list: “Call Me When You’re Sober,” “Lithium” and “Good Enough.” Third album “Evanescence” (2011) provided: “My Heart Is Broken and “What You Want.” “Bitter Truth” (2021) held: “Wasted On You.” ### The post Evanescence: Top 10 appeared first on RockinTown.

World War II conjures images of grand battles, iconic speeches, and legendary commanders. Yet, the war’s real story unfolds in the shadows—within the overlooked episodes that quietly altered its course. From covert operations and diplomatic gambits to unexpected alliances and technological breakthroughs, these moments often determined the fate of nations. Exploring these hidden turning points ...

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