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Track: The Trooper (2015 Remaster)
Artist: Iron Maiden
Album: Piece of Mind (2015 Remaster)

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Name: Iron Maiden
Spotify Genres: heavy metal, metal, hard rock, rock
Followers: 10,065,765
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English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter [a=Steve Harris]. Band members: [b]Vocals[/b] [a=Paul Mario Day] (1975-1976) [a=Dennis Willcock] (1976-1977) [a=Paul Di'Anno] (1978-1981) [a=Bruce Dickinson] (1981-1993 and 1999-present) [a=Blaze Bayley] (1994-1998) [b]Guitar[/b] [a=Terry Rance] (1975-1976) Dave Sullivan (1975-1976) [a=Dave Murray (2)] (1976-1977 and 1978-present) [a=Bob Sawyer (3)] (1977) [a=Terry Wapram] (1977-1978) [a=Paul Cairns (2)] (1978-1979) [a=Paul Todd] (1979) [a=Tony Parsons (3)] (1979) [a=Dennis Stratton] (1979-1980) [a=Adrian Smith (2)] (1980-1990 and 1999-present) [a=Janick Gers] (1990-present) [b]Bass[/b] [a=Steve Harris] (1975-present) [b]Drums[/b] [a=Ron "Rebel" Matthews] (1975-1977) Barry "[a=Thunderstick]" Purkis (1977) [a=Doug Sampson] (1977-1979) [a=Clive Burr] (1980-1982) [a=Nicko McBrain] (1982-present, not touring since 2024) [a=Simon Dawson (3)] (2025, live performances only) [b]Keyboards[/b] [a=Tony Hustings-Moore] (1977) [a=Michael Kenney] (1986-present, live performances only, not a full member) Winner of 1 Grammy Award: Metal Performance for "El Dorado" from [Link].

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Release: Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Year: 2015
Genres: Rock
Styles: Heavy Metal

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LYRICS

[Harris]
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.

The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath
As I plunge on into certain death.

The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day.

We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.