Live After Death (live album)
by Iron Maiden

Live After Death by Iron Maiden
(Live album)
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 2,870th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 206 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (35th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (433rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,870th)

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Iron Maiden bestography

Live After Death is ranked 10th best out of 36 albums by Iron Maiden on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Iron Maiden is The Number Of The Beast which is ranked number 274 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,110.

Iron Maiden album bestography « Higher ranked (2,633rd)
The Book Of Souls
This album (2,870th)
Live After Death
Lower ranked (2,993rd) »
Fear Of The Dark

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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 206 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.1.

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80/100
From 06/23/2025 06:28
One of the better live albums I’ve heard. Encapsulates Maiden at the height of their popularity in an era when heavy music had no alternative to metal.
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75/100
From 09/11/2020 04:22
I wasn't overly keen on this. It's alright but I prefer all studio albums over this
#258044 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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85/100
From 12/29/2019 20:47
One of my favorite live metal releases along with Motorhead's No Sleep til' Hammersmith.
#246058 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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70/100
From 02/08/2019 05:55
I'm not really a big fan of Heavy Metal or Metal in general. But Iron Maiden is a very, very good band: guitar riffs give off an unparalleled energy, guitar solos are awesome ... Iron Maiden is one of the most catchy and energetic bands I know. They created real heavy metal hits: "Hallowed be thy name", "The Trooper". The band is excellent in live so I advise you "Life After Death" to discover the band. The album includes all the greatest hits of Iron Maiden.

7/10

Best track: "Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live)"
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80/100
From 06/27/2016 18:44
Obviously a very good live album, but the problem with Iron Maiden live records is that they hardly ever deviate from the studio versions, so all you get is the same old songs done exactly the same way, the only difference being there's some cheering on this one. Still,you can't complain with the quality of the tracks and it's nice to hear Bruce Dickinson singing the D'ianno songs. As always with Maiden, very enjoyable.
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90/100
From 05/02/2016 05:27
Epic and legendary live album but merely a peak inside what an Iron Maiden show can be. The performances on this album aren't tip top, neither are Bruce's vocals, but god damn it something about this album gives me chills.
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From 04/24/2014 22:01
very successful setlist but does this really feel like a live-album? imho it's more a best of with some additional fan screams.
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From 03/29/2014 14:21
The best of Iron Maiden in a great Live album
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From 11/20/2012 22:31
If you're going to get one live Iron Maiden album, this better be it.
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From 03/26/2011 20:14
Too many live albums by Maiden but Live after death stands out
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