Flash Of The Blade (track)
by Iron Maiden
Year: 1984
From the album Powerslave (track #4)
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Flash Of The Blade appears on the following album(s) by Iron Maiden:
- Powerslave (track #4) (this album) (1984)
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| ! | 08/16/2026 07:06 | zsolti | 7,415 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 08:44 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:35 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.1/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.4.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/23/2017 04:51 | #198566
For sure an underrated Maiden track. One of my favorites on this album, amazing fills from Nicko on the drums and listen closely to some of Steve's bass lines.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/27/2012 23:39 | #59153
Very underrated Maiden song. The vocals great but it's the guitar playing that makes it so powerful.
