Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
by Iron Maiden
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 April 1988
- Label: EMI
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 44:02
- Community rating: 4.38/5 from 18 ratings
Artists on this release: Adrian Smith, Clive Burr, Janick Gers, Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark conceptual work, 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' fully integrates progressive metal complexity into Iron Maiden's galloping heavy metal blueprint. The album introduces prominent guitar synthesizers and intricate, multi-part song structures to narrate a folklore-inspired epic. It is widely considered the creative zenith of the band's classic 1980s era.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, theatrical, melodic, gallop, virtuosic
Tracklist
- Moonchild (05:40)
- Infinite Dreams (06:09)
- Can I Play with Madness (03:31)
- The Evil That Men Do (04:34)
- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (09:54)
- The Prophecy (05:05)
- The Clairvoyant (04:27)
- Only the Good Die Young (04:42)
Credits
- Steve Harris - Member
- Adrian Smith - Member
- Bruce Dickinson - Member
- Nicko McBrain - Member
- Bruce Dickinson - Member, vocals
- Dave Murray - Member, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Adrian Smith - Member, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, synth
- Steve Harris - Member, bass, synth [string synth]
- Nicko McBrain - Member, drums
- Clive Burr - Member
- Janick Gers - Member
- Iron Maiden - Member
- Stephane Wissner - engineer [2nd]
- Bernd Maier - engineer [studio boffin]
- Derek Riggs - illustration [sleeve illustrations], sleeve [concept], design
- Sanctuary Music - management [for]
- Andy Taylor - management [iron maiden are managed by]
- Rod Smallwood - management [iron maiden are managed by], sleeve [concept], design
- George Marino - mastered by
- Ross Halfin - photography by [inner sleeve photograph]
- Martin Birch - producer, engineer [engineered by], mixed by
- The Complete Works - realization [packaging]