Forwarded from Albums Released Today
π Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
π11 April 1988
Iron Maiden
π Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 7th studio album entitled after that Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (in the pictureβοΈmy original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom).
The album was an immediate success, debuting at n.1 in UK charts (first time for the band since their π 1982 The Number Of The Beast).
It was the first #IronMaiden album to feature keyboards πΉ (played by "whoever had a finger free" as the band stated), their first and only concept album, in which frontman Bruce Dickinson had a primary songwriting role and their last with guitarist Adrian Smith who left after the promotional world tour to return in the band 10 years later.
In this album:
#BruceDickinson β vocals
#DaveMurray β guitars
#AdrianSmith β guitars, synthesizer
#SteveHarris β bass, string synthesizer
#NickoMcBrain β drums
#11April
π§Listen to Seventh Son...
π here
@Venice_Rocks
π11 April 1988
Iron Maiden
π Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 7th studio album entitled after that Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (in the pictureβοΈmy original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom).
The album was an immediate success, debuting at n.1 in UK charts (first time for the band since their π 1982 The Number Of The Beast).
It was the first #IronMaiden album to feature keyboards πΉ (played by "whoever had a finger free" as the band stated), their first and only concept album, in which frontman Bruce Dickinson had a primary songwriting role and their last with guitarist Adrian Smith who left after the promotional world tour to return in the band 10 years later.
In this album:
#BruceDickinson β vocals
#DaveMurray β guitars
#AdrianSmith β guitars, synthesizer
#SteveHarris β bass, string synthesizer
#NickoMcBrain β drums
#11April
π§Listen to Seventh Son...
π here
Forwarded from Albums Released Today
π Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
π11 April 1995
Stratovarius
π Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish β€οΈβπ₯
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto β lead vocals
#TimoTolkki β guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen β keyboards
#TuomoLassila β drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen β bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom β backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljΓ€rvi, #AnteroManninen β strings
#11April
π§Listen to Fourth Dimension
π here
@Venice_Rocks
π11 April 1995
Stratovarius
π Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish β€οΈβπ₯
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto β lead vocals
#TimoTolkki β guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen β keyboards
#TuomoLassila β drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen β bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom β backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljΓ€rvi, #AnteroManninen β strings
#11April
π§Listen to Fourth Dimension
π here
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