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  1. #TheMetalDogArticleList
    #AmericanSongwriter
    The Story Behind "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden and the Real-Life Battle that Inspired It
    One of the most distinctive elements of Iron Maiden's music is that mid-tempo to fast-paced gallop one hears in numerous songs throughout their 17-album catalog. That sound became reinforced in American listeners minds with the release of the bands fourth...
    americansongwriter.com/the-sto

    #IronMaiden #TheTrooper #PieceofMind #ChargeOfTheLightBrigade #AlfredLordTennyson

  2. Good morning people of the Fediverse!

    Today we have a public holiday here in 🇦🇹.
    Ahead of us lies a 200km trip into the depths of the #Waldviertel. My kid already requested #IronMaiden as road music so I guess we're doing a #Powerslave #PieceOfMind double feature.

    Then #Kirtag awaits! This is where 10yo me got #wrestling t-shirts (Bret Heart 💘), toy tractors and where I bought #BravoHits 10 (on CD of course).

  3. #TheMetalDogArticleList
    #AmericanSongwriter
    How Iron Maiden Flipped the Script on "Flight of Icarus" and Soared to Success
    British metal icons Iron Maiden have always had a penchant for writing about historical and mythological events and figures. The 1983 lead single from their fourth album Piece of Mind, “Flight of Icarus,” fell into the latter camp. But rather than just retell the tale of the young man who flew too close..

    americansongwriter.com/how-iro

    #IronMaiden #FlightOfIcarus #PieceOfMind