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"The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind (1983). It was one of only a few songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, thus peaking at No. 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock .
In 2010, Iron Maiden issued The Final Frontier, which was positively received by critics, [15] and debuted at No. 1 in over twenty-eight countries, [16] including the United Kingdom. [17] Their sixteenth studio effort, The Book of Souls , was released on 4 September 2015 and became their fifth UK No. 1 album.
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers.
Following Trooper's success, Dickinson, a fan of traditional English cask beer, [175] stated that he intends to develop more beers in the future, although new products will be "under the umbrella of Trooper and not Iron Maiden [as] Trooper has taken on a life of its own. People drink it because they like the beer, not because they are Maiden fans."
The First Ten Years: The Videos (re-issued as From There to Eternity) is a VHS and laserdisc music video compilation released by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1990. It features all of the band's promotional videos from 1980-1990. The video is an addition to The First Ten Years CD/double 12" single series, also released by Iron Maiden in 1990.
In 2010, Maiden uniteD, featuring lead singer Damian Wilson, released an all-acoustic reinterpretation of the album entitled Mind the Acoustic Pieces. [25] Two songs were covered for the 2008 tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden: "The Trooper" by Coheed and Cambria and "To Tame a Land" by Dream Theater. [26]
Harris has a recognisable and popular style of bass playing, particularly the "gallop" which can be found on many Iron Maiden recordings, such as the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Trooper". In addition to his role as the band's bass player, writer and backing vocalist, he has undertaken many other roles for the group, such as producing ...
Video Pieces was a home video released in 1983 on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, Video 8 and the Japan-only VHD format. This release contains four promotional videos by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden . This is one of the few Iron Maiden released videos to not feature Eddie the Head on the cover.