#211 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE IN TIME - Album Dive

September 29, 1986:

By this point in time, nearly 2 years had passed since the release of Powerslave and nearly a year had passed since Live After Death was released, commemorating the World Slavery Tour of 1984-1985 that cemented IRON MAIDEN as one of the most legendary bands in all of metal. And just like with any other advancements forward impacting time and technology, SOMEWHERE IN TIME, their 6th studio album (and the first to include, wait for it: guitar synths) proved to be a quantum leap forward into the future sound of their brand of progressive metal, with enough ambiance and atmosphere to give the album a sound that feels very futuristic and modern, yet also sounds perfectly at home in 1986.

Always remember to take an “insurance pee” before engaging in any time travel activities and be sure to “slow down” and take a moment to “pump your own gravy” (even if you felt “barely bothered” to do so at the time) and JOIN US as we dive into one of the most “timeless” albums in Maiden’s history, complete with guitar synthesizers and more multi-layered guitar harmonies than you could shake an interdimensional scepter at as we dive into the wormhole of metal and travel elsewhere (and elsewhen) with IRON MAIDEN, SOMEWHERE IN TIME.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “It’s at least…” / #microlength / “Two weeks in a row…” / #ageless / #timetravel / #birthdaymonthASMR / “Oh boy…oh geez…” / #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode (“What the heck is this?”) / #colamoonshinewhiskey / #colaflavoredmoonshine / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Carbs, I can taste ‘em…” / ***WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE, TO BUNKERPOON INDUSTRIAL UNDERGROUND PRODUCTIONS…AND THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** #rightsquareintheYEAH / #specialguesthost #markoneera (“Yeah?”) / #introsandsuch / “Yeah?” / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode / “I’m still on the old diet, here…” / #MonsterEnergyDrink #BeastUnleashed #sixpointzeropercentABV #scaryberries #ninetycalories (“There’s no fat in it either…”) / “that’s a soda right there…it tastes like #diabetes” / #supersweet #dangersugar / “It tastes like #AMonster…” #markthetime / “It does make it better…” / “That one had hair on it…” / ***RUSSELLSREFLECTIONSMARKONEASMR*** / “I feel smarter…” / “We’re gonna get through this…” / “I’ve been overwhelmed in the #bunkerpoon…” / #priorcharacters #oldschoolepisodes #projectilediarrhea (“Yeah!”) / #aggressivearnold / #markthetime / “We need one more…like THAT!” / “Thirty bucks, #atthedoor…” / #bargainentertainmentdollar / “Yeah, they killed, for sure.” / Excellent setup at #TheMasqueradeATL / #logisticsASMR / “So many faces…” / #backshadowingASMR / The last time #IronMaiden came to Atlanta…/ #familyreunion #senseofcommunity #metalcommunity #hailtoyouall (“Pantera is NEXT week…at this point!!!”) / #antirelaxers (“No we’re getting #LambOfGod”) #KingParrot / “She’s kinda hot…” / “I know a dude…” / #nontangentional #spankbankASMR #furtherbackshadowing / See also #PhilipAnslemoAndTheIllegalsLiveStream during #theplague / #furtherbackshadowing (“Matt’ll remember this…”) / #twanglified / #whateveritsfine / “Those 3 bands…at #MSG…” / #adjustedforinflation / #evenfurtherbackshadowing #goodseats… / #adjustedforinflationASMR

(14:19): “I’m sorry…” / “I was barely bothered…” / #imsorry / “He was barely bothered…” / #recordscratch / “Tell ‘em…” / “they were really big…” / #hahaha / Umm, wait…what? / “The tickets cost me through the fuckin’ roof!” / #nonsmokingRussellASMR / #MCR / #MyChemicalRomanceASMR / #RussellsReflections (NOTE: Remember, Russell plays BASS now! Just remember that.) / “I’ll put a little pale ale in their fore you…” / #pumpyourowngravy / #markthetime / “That’s actually better…” / ***We have ZERO filler from YOU guys…we MISS you!!!*** Feel free to follow us on the #instagram #facebook and #instatits and #instavag and #facegram or email us at metalnerdery@gmail.com or follow us on the #YouTube channel. / #motherfucker / “Our listenership is going up…” / “They’ll come back…” / #noteven / “Did we look up this band, #TornSoul ?” / #shoutout to #localboys #ActusReus #localAtlantaMetal / #RussellsReflectionsReprise #elbowtoelbow #balltoball / #markthetime / “His mustache is so epic…don’t you think, Adam?” / #notburntreynolds #inabow ***SEND US A YOU-TUBE OR SOME KIND OF LINK OF MUSIC OF WHOEVER YOU THINK SHOULD BE KNOWN WORLDWIDE…AT THE ABOVE EMAIL…OR ON THE SOCIALMEDIAS!*** / #WellPlayYourShittah / #RussellsEnunciationOfThought / “Sounds like #BelaFleck…” / “You can hear it in the #fingering…” / #BrentHindsASMR (“The sounds of #Mastodon”) / “I can tell…by the shapes and the phrasing…” / #SteveMorseASMR / #BurntReynolds

That’s a bit extreme Russell, but whatevs… / #TornSoul (#rightinthebutthole) / #soulbutthole / “Is that the name of the song?” / “Now I’ve GOTTA hear it!” / UNEARTHED #deathcore (“Is that like a 37-string guitar!?”) / “You can see the #djunts in the strings!” / “That’s an 8-string, dude…we’ve got to do a whole episode of THIS!” / #atlantametal / #headlessguitars and feedback

(29:49): ***I can totally play with madness, dude…*** #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: IRON MAIDEN’S 1986 PROGRESSIVE MASTERPIECE: SOMEWHERE IN TIME!!!*** / Local guitar teachers of our youth / “I always liked this record…” / “Whatever his fucking name is…” / #youknowwhatimeant / “People got all weird…they’re using #guitarsynths” / #moreprogressive / The increase of #heavythrashmetal in the dominant headspace over the more melodic, progressive style of metal like #IronMaiden at the time / #nostalgic #1986 / “A hot thirteen-year-old, back then…” / “Not age appropriate…” / #notenough / The #oldschooltourshirts #tourshirtdates / “I’ll have to ask him when he gets here…” / #BirthdaySessionsPartTwoASMR / #markthetime / #backtotheshow

(36:45): #recordinginTheBahamas / #beauty #No / “Real quick…” / “In the moment, on that show…” / #thatno (“That IS the No.”) / #whatisaidwas #overproduced #bobrockASMR / #insurancepee / “You gotta get BACK…in time!” / “Of all of them…it’s probably…” / #bestironmaidenalbumcover #vinylalbums #fullsizedLPalbums / “There’s all kinds of references…” / #deepcut #IronMaidensBatman / #insertridiculousanalogyhere / “There’s a whole fucking KEY!” / #spitfire #whistle #heck #clutchedthepearls / “It IS the #Batman…” / #walkways #killeropener #thirtysevenyearsago #noteven (“Dude, we’re all accidents!”) / “There needs to be a switch…” / “I’m just trying to educate people about #science…” / “It’s a #threewaytie …” / “It’s gonna be awesome…” / CAUGHT SOMEWHERE IN TIME #guitarsynths #progressivemetal / THAT is the good stuff! / #borderlinethrash #NWOBHM #NWOBHMASMR / “TIME! Is always on my side!!!” / “You can hear EVERYTHING!” / #toptiermetal #topnotchmetal /

(47:01): “What do you think their streak was?” / “A different flavor…” / #BlazeBayleyIronMaiden / “…saw them at #TheOldMasqueradeATL…” / “What time did they start?” / #tomorrow / “I’ve gotta hear THAT part!” / WASTED YEARS #bassplayerASMR / The buildup section before the #guitarsolo / “I never thought about that, but I could see it…” / “It’s very busy…” / “Maybe we should do that during #TheNextChronicles…” / #highsingin #maidenandforbidden / “NOW? It’s SO good!” / “You can have the evil and the melody…” / #darkhorsesong #deepcut SEA OF MADNESS (“You’ll remember it…”) / “Give me like a teeny splash…” / “Like the eagle and the dove…” / “This might be the heaviest song on this album…” /

(56:26): “It’s got that #oomph to it…” / “It might be a #grower for me…” / “a little defensive…how much of a grower does it have to be?” / #noteventhreefifteen / #notevenhalfbone / HEAVEN CAN WAIT #proggyintro / “That’s pretty busy…” / “It’s almost #thrashy…” / #snapyourhands / #AtlantaMetalLegend #TimHurd / “If he’s not at the show, it’s not an #AtlantaOfficialMetalShow …” / #HailToTimHurd #HailToAtlantaMetal / “that would have been REALLY cool!” / “We saw ‘em like 9 times on that tour!” / “Evidently, there was #somebeef…” / #atleastitsnotcoviddude / “Yeah you can, you really can…” / #asstard #slowdown #fireextinguisher (“You’re #slowingdownthefire”) #fireretardant / THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER (“This is almost #thrashspeed…”) / #melodicthrash #guitarharmonies (“They did more of that on this record than ever before…”) / #layeredharmonies #harmonicperfection (“Too many harmonies!? #NotEnough ”) / “The way it finishes…” / #outroharmonies #multilayeredharmonies #fourpartharmonies (“Ooooh…”) / “Ooooh, You know what the I stands for, right?” / “Oh, sorry…” / #sharingiscaring (“She’s #older than we are…”) / “You’re WAY off…” / “That’s a cool name…” / “That’s the one musician in the whole band!” / #markthetime

(1:09:38): “Something happened…” / “Damn…” / #badroadstories / STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND #easy (“that’s pretty close, also…”) / Eye of the Tiger or Heaven and Hell? / #CustomGuitarSynth / “This song has one of my favorite guitar solos ever…” / “It just got prettier…” / “Shut your mouth…Adrian is soloing…” / “I might say…” #No / #PinkFloydVibes / “It’s my favorite one…except…” / #fifteenpartharmonies #harmonybonerASMR DÉJÀ VU (“Speaking of beef…”) / Either three part or four part harmonies during that part / “It’s a little warm and sticky, but it’s fine…” / “I had no idea…he was inside Eddie…” / Drummers can radically impact the entire sound of a band.

(1:25:44): #killercloser ALEXANDER THE GREAT (“I got that tattooed on my balls actually…”) / #progressivemetal #Macedonia #Babylon / “I like the thickness…” / “He died of fever in Babylon…” / “When I finish, it’s never that glorious…” / Tracking changes? / ***Go check out our Top 3 Favorite Maiden Albums episode!!! *** / “The Powerslave of the #newera of Maiden…” / “Bill loves that song more than he loves KISS…” / #tobefair / ***Which #albumcover do you prefer on #NumberOfTheBeast: the blue or the black? *** / Various feedback regarding the various Iron Maiden album covers over the years / #MaidenIsAwesome / “A slow, slow burning Hell…” / Whores vs Hoors vs HOAs / “Since it's your birthday… / #Helmet has a new album coming out soon called “LEFT”! HOLIDAY / “The best venue in Atlanta, by far…” / #RussellsReflectionsExtendedRemix / #markthetime / “When Helmet came up, it was balls out?” / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS EPISODE OF METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / Head on over to the #BunkerpoonGiftShoppe at metalnerdery.com/merch and purchandise your #MetalNerderyMerchandise / #outroreel #markthetime