About this episode

Brian Slagel discusses Iron Maiden's 'Powerslave' with Gabriela Gun, exploring the album's production and historical context.

Iron Maiden - "Powerlsave" from the album of the same name Released in Europe September 3, 1984 and in the US September 14, 1984 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks to Gabriela Gun of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Ghost about "Powerslave", the amazing title track of the equally incredible album of the same name. Brian also talks about the production with Jay Ruston and author Martin Popoff checks in with he customary facts, figures, information and opinion. Watch the complete unedited interview with Gabriela Gun on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/V37ZkHY_IbE Brian Slagel is on social media @BrianSlagel Gabriela Gun is on Instagram @GabrielaGunOfficial and @TheGabrielaGunn on X Jay Ruston is on social media @JayRuston Martin Popoff's website is MartinPopoff.com Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on social media @100MetalSongs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Slagel

Guest: Gabriela Gun

Topics covered

• Iron Maiden
• Heavy Metal
• Album Production
• Music Interview
• Music History

Keywords

• Iron Maiden
• Powerslave
• Heavy Metal
• Music Production
• Gabriela Gun

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ghost, Metal Blade Records

Books & works: Powerslave

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