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PositiveTai

Everyones asking for favorite opener and closer and strongest tracks and such...I wanna ask, what is your Favorite Iron Maiden Deep Cut?

Just to clarify, by Deep Cut, I mean a song that is NOT one of the following:

  • Opening Song
  • Closing Song
  • The Single
  • The Title Track

I think that's fair, right? I figure, while that might not be the usual definition of a deep cut, all of Maiden's most famous songs tend to be something like that.

To kick us off, here's mine.

Iron Maiden: Transylvania

Killers: Innocent Exile

Number of the Beast: The Prisoner

Piece of Mind: Die With Your Boots On

Powerslave: Back In The Village

Somewhere in Time: Deja Vu

Seventh Son: Infinite Dreams (Honestly, the way this is structured, and because this album had 3 singles you can actually only pick this song or The Prophecy...um...my bad!)

No Prayer For The Dying: Run Silent, Run Deep

Fear Of The Dark: Judas Be My Guide

The X Factor: 2 A.M.

Virtual XI: The Educated Fool

Brave New World: Dream Of Mirrors

Dance of Death: Montsegur

A Matter Of Life Or Death: Lord Of Light

The Final Frontier: The Alchemist

The Book Of Souls: Death or Glory

Posted Mar 29, 2020, 8:41 AM UTC

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MarHer119•

Iron Maiden: Strange World

Killers: Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Number of the Beast: 22 Acacia Avenue

Piece of Mind:Sun and Steel

Powerslave: The Duellists

Somewhere in Time: Heaven Can Wait

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Infinite Dreams

No Prayer for the Dying: Run Silent Run Deep

Fear of the Dark: Fear is the Key or Childhoods End (couldn't decide)

The X Factor: The Edge of Darkness

Virtual XI: When two Worlds Collide

Brave New World: The Fallen Angel

Dance of Death: New Frontier

A Matter of Life and Death: Lord of Light

The Final Frontier: Starblind(currently)/The Talisman:(all time favorite)

Book of Souls: Shadows of the Valley

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Bluegenio•

Deja Vu

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MrF33n3y135 gigs, 28 countries.•

I think it’s unfair to say an opening or closing song can’t be a deep cut, and to an extent even a title track. It’s very hard to argue IMO that’s songs like Killers, Sign Of The Cross, and Mother Russia aren’t deep cuts.

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PositiveTaiOP•

I went with that decision because, with Maiden, usually the opening and closing tracks are among the most popular songs on an album, and get a lot of attention or are usually played live, especially the opening tracks, so its hard to really claim that they are relatively unknown songs...though Mother Russia might be.

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haus_der_luegeis distinctively a king•

I'd argue that Sign of the Cross isn't a deep cut as it's a live staple and is in the top 30 all time live Maiden tunes.

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Team-ster•

Iron Maiden : Strange World

Killers : The Prodigal Son

NOTB : The Prisoner

Piece Of Mind : Revelations

Powerslave : The Duelists

SIT : Sea Of Madness

SOASS : Infinite Dreams

NPFTD : Hooks In You

FOTD : Weekend Warrior

Brave New World : Blood Brothers

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FriddaBaffin•

Afraid to shoot strangers

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ambidextrous_ShapeSomewhere In Time•

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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ParanoidEngiAnd The Band Plays On, And On, And On, And On...•

Isle Of Avalon is my modern favourite, on the classics I think my favourites are The Prisoner, Deja Vu and Back In The Village

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hellrazor203put your text here•

Iron Maiden: Strange World

Killers: Prodigal Son, does Murders in the Rue Morgue count?

The Number of the Beast: The Prisoner

Piece of Mind: I don't know if Revelations counts, if not then Sun and Steel

Powerslave: The Duellists, Flash of the Blade

Somewhere in Time: Sea of Madness

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: The Prophecy

No Prayer for the Dying: Fates Warning, The Assassin

Fear of the Dark: Weekend Warrior, Judas Be My Guide, Afraid to Shoot Strangers

The X-factor: 2 AM

Virtual XI: none lol

Brave New World: The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Dance of Death: don't know what to pick from here either lol

A Matter of Life and Death: For the Greater Good of God

Final Frontier: also don't know

Book of Souls: Death or Glory

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haus_der_luegeis distinctively a king•

You excluded album closers for some reason, but To Tame A Land has to be a contender for the top deep cut title. It hasn't been played live since 1983 and outside of this sub very few people are aware of it. Hell, a friend of mine is a huge Dream Theater fan and he thought it was their song until I told him it wasn't.

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childatheart23Journeyman•

Gates of Tomorrow and Losfer Words

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drink-beer-and-fight•

Stranger in a Strange Land

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Team-ster•

That was one of the two singles

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drink-beer-and-fight•

I did not know that.

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deadwalker318The Moonchild•

Iron Maiden: Remember Tomorrow

Killers: Genghis Khan

TNoTB: The Prisoner

Piece of Mind: Die With Your Boots On

Powerslave: Flash of The Blade

Somewhere In Time: Sea of Madness

Seventh Son: Infinite Dreams

No Prayer: Run Silent Run Deep

Fear of The Dark: The Fugitive

The X Factor: 2 am

Virtual XI: The Clansman

Brave New World: Ghost of The Navigator

Dance of Death: No More Lies

AMOLAD: These Colors Don’t Run

The Final Frontier: The Talisman

Book of Souls: The Red and The Black

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