IRON MAIDEN 'IRON MAIDEN' LP Battlecross with songs like “Prowler” and

with songs like “Prowler” and “Phantom of the Opera” codifying their signature gallop and spotlighting their first of many gnarly solos

" "I'm Broken" and "Becoming" impossibly raising the bar

The first two-thirds of this set are classic-sounding sick and twisted extreme death metal with lyrics drenched in gore

” “Use My Voice” and “Yeah Right”

IRON MAIDEN 'IRON MAIDEN' LP Battlecross with songs like “Prowler” andIron Maidens 1980 debut is the oldest and least abrasive album on this list. Its also fair to say that none of the other records here would exist without it. The British band gave metal the technical and physical thrust it needed to thrive in the upcoming decade, with songs like Prowler and Phantom of the Opera codifying their signature gallop and spotlighting their first of many gnarly solos. Whether youre partial to death metal, thrash or any of