IRON MAIDEN’s 3rd release with Bruce Dickinson (and 5th release overall), POWERSLAVE, might very well have been the most progressive heavy metal album of 1984.  In fact, it is easily the most progressive metal album of the early Dickinson era, with ½ the songs from this album being included on their 1985 “World Slavery Tour” concert souvenir, Live After Death.

It's time to find “the emergency lane before the off ramp” and discover which “really weird question” might be “good for you!” and prompt you to stop yelling at “mumble rapping 10-year-olds” while playing Call of Duty. Always remember to get your tattoos at a place where they play metal to avoid a “paisley sleeve”, behold the “paranormal footage” we captured in the Bunkerpoon, leave us some 5-star ratings & glowing reviews, find out how best to ruffle the feathers of your high school English Lit teacher and JOIN US for a dive into one of the finest hours of 80’s metal as we take on POWERSLAVE.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): #nowitsofficial / “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking…” / #blackalbumreference #hahaha #bonjoviASMR #hotgirlsOMGASMR #hotgirlcheerleadersASMR #preppyOMGASMR #slipperywhenwet / “Most girls weren’t #heavymetalgirls…” / #cheers #lettucedoit / ***WARNING #listenerdiscretionisadvised*** / ***WELCOME BACK everyone to the Metal Nerdery Podcast!!!*** #jagercoldbrew #jagermeisterASMR / #buttonrub / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #gatecitybrewing (“Playing #callofduty and yelling at 10 year olds…”) / “Did you get a pic of this…Will?” / “Not a fancy #albumcover…” / #fivepointtwopercentABV #daydrinkingbeer #theverdict #distinctive #yunglung/ “Oh yeah…how much did you like it last night?” / #akabobert #akawill #akataintler / “Did you have some reflections?” / #modernwarfaretwo / “It sounds relaxing…” / “How the fuck is #mumblerap popular?” / #yeah / #shootingnoises “If you get really lucky, you get #bolth…” / #likeminded / “They could afford the #Playstation, they could afford the procedure…” / “Ten year olds…” / #seriously / “Five year olds and mumble rappers…” / The obvious question… #soloplay #nailedit / “Maybe it’s gonna turn into a button…” / #naileditforsure / “It’s more rewarding…” / #campaignmode (“It’s one of my #addictions”) / #supportgroupASMR / “You stay for the #kidyelling…” / #greaticing / “I feel like that’s the whole reason you do it…” / “The best icing ever…” 

(11:52): “I’m gonna do the fucking jingle for #bolth…” #thevoicemailsegment ***GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182*** #thereturnofthepost #gentlemen #listenerfeedback #excellentpromotionalness (“That’s so awesome…”) / “I’m not getting a #tattoo there…” / “What if they play a mix…?” / #paisleytattoos / “We do have some #shittah…” / WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!! / “This is an #albumsubmission…” / #psychedelicdoommetal #CrypticWitch (It sounds exciting…) / #powerthreesome / WHITE HORSE (Killer artwork…) #fuzzybass #DoomyZeppelin / CRYPTIC WITCH #awwwmannn (“I already likey…”) / “There’s a little bit…but not a lot…” / #killerartwork / “Your artist is a genius…” / SUMMONING (“this is black light…shag carpet…wood paneling…lava lamp…”) / #veggie / Got an email…and some #DariusASMR #futureepisodeidea #fivestars #fiveinches #JoesASMR #blessing / #tobefair / “You just pick it right up…” #thankyou / ***LEAVE US A RATING AND/OR A REVIEW AND/OR BOLTH ON WHATEVER #podcastapp YOU USE!!!*** / #algorithmASMR #fiveinchesrating #fourpackoftennisballsASMR 

(24:42): ***If you’re NEW here…please note the #outroreel at #theveryveryend which is #thebestpartoftheshow*** / #bolthbolthbolthbolthbut / “I’m not saying there’s a connection…” / “The emergency lane before the offramp…” / #myfavoriteaussie (“Let’s be real…a little bit of bolth…”) / #younailedit / #TheDocket IRON MAIDEN’S 1984 MASTERPIECE:  POWERSLAVE!!! / (See also #LIveAfterDeath #IronMaiden #WorldSlaveryTour) / “The same bucket…” / The orientation of Live After Death relative to Powerslave and the comparison of a #studioalbum vs a #liveconcertalbum / “What would a #turntablewalkman look like?” / “I remember…it was thick…” / #tallboyfostersoilcan / The various #hieroglyphics buried in the #albumartwork (which is fucking superb!). HAIL to #DerekRiggs for the #albumcover!!! / #hieroglyphiceastereggs / September 3, 1984 / “Did anyone take #IronMaiden to school for #educationalpurposes?” / RUSSELL, JUST STFU…SERIOUSLY… / “No need for circumcision…” / #briefintermission / “They might have even played ‘em during the daytime, dude…” / #potentialspam 

(37:20): A strange choice for a closer… / ***Have you checked out #BookOfSouls?*** #Yeah*** / #slavenotes #productionnotes #insidesleeve/ #itsmarked / #killeropener ACES HIGH (“You can hear a little more of the bottom…”) #killermix #multipartharmonies #musicalgenius / 11:58 p.m. 2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT (***Seriously, how can you NOT listen to this and NOT automatically think of Live After Death?***) / “I went to #readiness…” / #firstgarten #especial #birthdaytiming / “You just saved your time for later…” / “I actually figured you put all that work into your hair…” / #eroticanovelcover #FabioWages #Flobbio / LOSFER WORDS (BIG ‘ORRA) #earlyvictorymetal (Easily the #bestharmoniesinmetal) 

(48:10): Have they played these next ones live? / How it must be recording in the Bahamas… / Iron Maiden was easily one of the earliest #progressivemetal bands/ FLASH OF THE BLADE (This one aged very well…lots of proggy texture here…) / #WolfgangLedZeppelinVanHalen #innit / THE DUELLISTS  #harmonybassline #lmmfaho #misheardlyrics (“Fight for the splendor…”) / “Did a doozy the other night…” / “Hey Russell, have you ever told a lady…?” 

(58:26): BACK IN THE VILLAGE (“I’ve gotta say it up front…it’s a grower…”) / “What kinda guitar is that?” / #headstockASMR / #tittlee POWERSLAVE (Slower and heavier than the L.A.D. version…)  / “You know what it sounds like…?” #gallopinginmolasses #extraguitarharmoniesASMR / Definitely the heaviest song on the album…

(1:05:16): #crescendo (***go check out our #LiveAfterDeath episode!!!***) / RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER #slowerandheavier #SamuelTaylorColeridge #earpopparanormalASMR (“I heard the silent and the pop…”) / Moving forward… / #tobefair / #recordscratch #youknow #headphonesASMR #doomygloomytime #panning #usethoseheadphones #nicefullydone #youarenumbersix #woetoyou (“I need to get to the #poopdeck…”) / “…with their vaginas and their tits…” / #goodforyou #snortworthyASMR / “I swear it sounds like Raining Blood…” / “Is that their… Stairway to Heaven?” / #ayo / “The epicness of it…” / Tracking changes (if need be) / #leastfave #tangentional #winner / “That’s the highest I’ve ever been in anything…” / “Like more intensive than…” #goodforyou / “That’s gonna be a rough day at the office…” / “That was their Slippery When Wet, right?” / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR ANOTHER FABULOUS TRIP DOWN THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST BUNKERPOON RABBITHOLE!!!*** / #justunderthemotherfucker #thelastword / “Probably not now…” / #untilthenext / JOIN US AND CHECK US OUT AT THE #BUNKERPOONSTUDIOGIFTSHOPPE & #purchandise your very own #metalnerderymerchandise at  metalnerdery.com/merch / #outroreel #listencarefully