Like their NWOBHM counterparts Judas Priest and Def Leppard, Iron Maiden transformed '70s hard rock into a lean, muscular sound with shiny pop hooks under the loud guitars. Somewhere Back in Time condenses Maiden's dominant decade into 15 tracks of live-wire energy and focused, pummeling riffs. Fist-pumping metal standards like the galloping "Run to the Hills" and the (literally) devilish swagger of "The Number of the Beast" dominate the track lineup. The group's onstage intensity is comes through on a churning, hip-swiveling live version of "Wrathchild."
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