Flash of the blade by Iron Maiden

Genre: Metal
Year: 1984

Powerslave is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 September 1984 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US (it was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 2002). It is notable for its Ancient Egyptian theme displayed in the cover artwork, lifted from the title track, which was carried over to the albums supporting tour. The World Slavery Tour began in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984, and is widely regarded as being the bands longest and most arduous to date, as well as leading to the live album, Live After Death. The release also contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridges "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which uses pieces of the original poem as lyrics and is, furthermore, Iron Maidens Read full article at wikipedia.org

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