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Killers (Iron Maiden album)

Killers
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released16 February 1981 (1981-02-16)[1]
RecordedNovember 1980[2] – January 1981[3]
StudioBattery (London)
GenreHeavy metal
Length38:18
LabelEMI
ProducerMartin Birch
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
Iron Maiden
(1980) 		Killers
(1981) 		The Number of the Beast
(1982)
Singles from Killers
  1. "Twilight Zone" / "Wrathchild"
    Released: 2 March 1981
  2. "Purgatory"
    Released: 15 June 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[5]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]
The Daily VaultA−[8]

Killers is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was first released on 16 February 1981 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and on 11 May in the United States by Harvest and Capitol Records.[9] The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith, and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was fired after problems with his stage performances arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use.[10] Killers was also the first Iron Maiden album recorded with producer Martin Birch, who went on to produce their next eight albums until Fear of the Dark (1992).

  1. ^ "Killers certification".
  2. ^ Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-946391-84-4.
  3. ^ Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-946391-84-4.
  4. ^ Huey, Steve. Iron Maiden - Killers at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Andy (4 December 2018). "Iron Maiden: Killers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ Stagno, Mike (27 June 2006). "Iron Maiden - Killers". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  8. ^ McDonald, Riley (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Killers". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ Saulnier, Jason (22 November 2012). "Paul Di'Anno Interview, Legendary Singer talks Life on the Road". Music Legends. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

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