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Piece of Mind

by Iron Maiden

Piece of Mind is a 1983 heavy metal album by Iron Maiden. It runs 9 tracks across 46 minutes on EMI. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.7/5 from 23 ratings.

Heavy Metal · Metal · NWOBHM

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46 min
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Piece of Mind album cover

Piece of Mind album cover

The Piece of Mind cover was designed by Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden and Rod Smallwood, photographed by Simon "Bullseye" Fowler, and illustrated by Derek "Dr. Death" Riggs and Keith Peacock.

Design
Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden, Rod Smallwood
Photography
Simon "Bullseye" Fowler
Illustration
Derek "Dr. Death" Riggs, Keith Peacock

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9 tracks · 46 min

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  • Piece of Mind (2015 Remaster)Remaster · 2018 · 9 tracks
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    2. 2Revelations (2015 Remaster)
    3. 3Flight of Icarus (2015 Remaster)
    4. 4Die with Your Boots On (2015 Remaster)
    5. 5The Trooper (2015 Remaster)
    6. 6Still Life (2015 Remaster)
    7. 7Quest for Fire (2015 Remaster)
    8. 8Sun and Steel (2015 Remaster)
    9. 9To Tame a Land (2015 Remaster)

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Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the U.S.; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since. The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums. In 1983, Kerrang! magazine published a poll of the greatest metal albums of all time, with Piece of Mind ranking number 1, and with The Number of the Beast at number 2.

In brief

Is Piece of Mind good?
Riffiter listeners rate Piece of Mind 3.7/5 from 23 ratings.
When was Piece of Mind released?
Piece of Mind was released in 1983 on EMI.
How many tracks are on Piece of Mind?
Piece of Mind has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 46 minutes.
What genre is Piece of Mind?
Piece of Mind is catalogued under Heavy Metal, Metal, NWOBHM.
What albums are similar to Piece of Mind?
Listeners of Piece of Mind also rate Master of Puppets by Metallica, Ride the Lightning by Metallica, Rust in Peace by Megadeth.

Piece of Mind at a glance

Label
EMI
Recorded at
Compass Point Studios
Produced by
Martin Birch

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