IRON MAIDEN 'IRON MAIDEN' LP Battlecross The Abe Cunningham and Frank

The Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado cover was photographed by Joe Giron

The first two-thirds of this set are classic-sounding sick and twisted extreme death metal with lyrics drenched in gore

“Slide It In was always meant to be a structured

"Scream Bloody Gore" founded the quintessential death metal sound

IRON MAIDEN 'IRON MAIDEN' LP Battlecross The Abe Cunningham and FrankIron Maidens 1980 debut is the oldest and least abrasive album on this list. Its also fair to say that none of the other records here would exist without it. The British band gave metal the technical and physical thrust it needed to thrive in the upcoming decade, with songs like Prowler and Phantom of the Opera codifying their signature gallop and spotlighting their first of many gnarly solos. Whether youre partial to death metal, thrash or any of