1982–1989: Heavy Metal Megastar
The group's seventh studio album was released in April 1988. It was titled Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and was a conceptual work based on the motifs of the novel "The Seventh Son" by Orson Scott Card. This album reflected Steve Harris' fascination with progressive bands
from the 1970s. What was new, polarizing fans' opinions, was the
subdued, more delicate sound of guitars and the use of keyboard
instruments to emphasize the atmosphere of some recordings.
The album includes today's classic songs, such as the opening track, based on Aleister Crowley's novel - "Moonchild", the predatory title track "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", released on the single "The Evil That Men Do", a moody ballad, crowned with the spectacular coda "Infinite Dreams", the ominous "Only the Good Die Young" and the hit singles "Can I Play with Madness" and "The Clairvoyant".
The album includes today's classic songs, such as the opening track, based on Aleister Crowley's novel - "Moonchild", the predatory title track "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", released on the single "The Evil That Men Do", a moody ballad, crowned with the spectacular coda "Infinite Dreams", the ominous "Only the Good Die Young" and the hit singles "Can I Play with Madness" and "The Clairvoyant".
