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In your opinion which IM album has the best guitar work? I would say it's Powerslave.

For me it's The Prisoner or Powerslave. Your choice?

Great album. But better than Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Van Halen debuts? I don't think so.

Deep Purple - Speed King Blue Oyster Cult - Hot Rails to Hell Van Halen - Atomic Punk

Which heavy metal classic of 1980 appeals to you more?

Bolded bands are hard rock, not heavy metal.

Which metal classic from 1980 do you prefer?

Judas Priest can't be counted as a NWOBHM band, because they were the 70's band. Saxon is definitely the second most notable NWOBHM band after Maiden and they never really caught on in America, while they were a big deal in their homeland and Europe in general. Although they are not a part of...

Even if AJFA is somewhat a catchy album, it cannot be nowhere near as catchy and accessible as Piece of Mind.

I agree. There's no way that Maiden is a niche band. For example, Opeth is a good example of niche band when it comes to the metal world, because only progheads and metalheads know that band.

It's very surprising that AJFA has sold such a huge amount of albums in America - over 8 million copies. In fact it's the second best-selling metal album in the USA (behind The Black Album) and it outsold the entire 80's Maiden catalog. I've always supposed that Maiden albums as Number of the...

What you think: do famous Metallica songs from the 80's appeal more to non-metal listeners than famous 80's Maiden tunes? For example, is "One" more appealing than "The Trooper"?

Some metalcore bands are there, e.g. As I Lay Dying.

MetalArchives don't consider either of them to be metal.

Take a look at Deep Purple(very influential band on Maiden). Their historic success in USA compared to the rest of the world is quite similar to Iron Maiden's success. Deep Purple had a mass popularity in Europe(they are one of the biggest classic rock bands in Europe), but they were far from...

Is Metallica bigger than Maiden in Maiden's homeland? I doubt it. All the 80's and post-reunion Maiden albums have a big chart success in Britain. Also every post-reunion album is certified Gold there(unlike the US, where none of them went Gold). I really doubt that Metallica outsold Maiden in...

Aren't System of a Down bigger than Rammstein?

I think Metallica's gigs are full of people who kind of like them, while Iron Maiden's gigs are full of diehards. That's a difference. Metallica is much more famous among general public, but Maiden is definitely more beloved and respected by rock and metal fans. I don't think there is the same...

I concluded that things work different in Europe and USA. In US you can't have a mass popularity if you're not in the mainstream and commercial. That's the reason why Iron Maiden has a decent popularity there, but they don't have a mass popularity that Metallica has, because we all know that...

Rammstein? Really? Are they really that big in America today? I always thought that Rammstein is way more famous in Europe than America. If you said System of a Down (instead of Rammstein) I would believe you, but Rammstein - nah.