Iron Maiden - Killers [Remastered] [ECD] (CD 1998)

Iron Maiden's second studio album, and the first to feature guitarist Adrian Smith. It's also the first to feature Martin Birch's very crisp production.
I've read many reviews over the years which bemoan the fact that this contains material which the band had been playing for years and so wasn't really new, which misses the point really. Sure, Ides of March, Wrathchild, Another Life, Innocent Exile, Killers and Drifter had been played during their previous tours, but at least three of these are Maiden classics, Wrathchild in particular being played at most of their gigs up to and including the 2005 'Early Days' tour and remaining a firm fan favourite.
Killers is a more all out full throttle album than their debut with only the accoustic Prodigal Son easing the pace (and to be honest the only song I really don't have much time for). As for the rest, Wrathchild, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Killers and Drifter are essential Maiden; Another Life and Innocent Exile hint at bassist Steve Harris's progressive rock influences without easing the pace; and Genghis Khan and Purgatory are frantic (I can attempt most of the Maiden back catalogue on guitar but these two utterly defeat me).
The ECD version includes Twilight Zone which was released as a double A-side single with Wrathchild and which was not on the original album (but was on the Canadian release) or original CD release.
Perhaps not as immediate as their debut album, this is nevertheless still a studio document of a band out for blood and giving it 110%. And as for that cover...

After having the vinyl original of this album for years & not being able to have a decent deck to play it on, or the patience to flip the record after each side, I decided to re-aquaint myself with Killers in CD form. To be precise re-mastered cd from. Killers was the follow up to the successful debut album Iron Maiden and features the vocals of Paul DiAnno for the second and final time. Its good to hear the 'forgotten classics' like Prodigal Son and Murders in the Rue Morgue again and bring yoursef back to the time you first heard the album. Plenty of great songs and bass lines gives an idea of the potential of the band were striving for and hit in spades with the follow up Number of The Beast. Killers still stands on its own as a quality NWOBHM album with a slightly raw feel, due to the vocals, and uptempo songs that encouraged many fans to follow the band from back in the 80's right up until the present day.

a classic maiden album.. a lot of new fans who thinks without bruce maiden wasnt that good think again..ok there was that blaze ere but all bands go thu bad times i spose.mr paul dianno on vocals thou wow.music is maiden ready to take over the world,which happened buy this album you wont be dissapointed.