Mega band Iron Maiden’s 1985 ( what is it about 1985?) offering LIVE after Death recorded over 4 nights in Long Beach, California, as part of their World Slavery Tour to promote their 1984 release Powerslave. No studio overdubs on this one and what you hear is what the audience in the arena got on the night. 90000 people and a heavy metal band means only one thing, a helluva lot of noise… The band is rocking, the fans are ecstatic, the critics are bewildered wondering as frontman Bruce Dickinson says how a band with no radio airplay cold sell out Long Beach Arena four nights in a row. Because its Iron Maiden, because its the music and because heavy metal fans are known to be some of the most loyal fans in the world…
The band sets the mood with a snippet from Churchill’s World War II Speech as they rip into Aces High after which there is no let up. They power through the staples Two Minutes to Midnight, Trooper, Number of the Beast, the 13 minute Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Hallowed be thy Name amongst others… The album was recorded and produced by the previously mentioned legendary Martin Birch.