416 - Iron Maiden Alexander the Great 1986

In 1985 Iron Maiden was on top of their game. They had just completed their longest world tour, the World Slavery Tour, and had written 5 successful albums. Despite this, there were rumours of inner conflict. The 12 month World Slavery Tour had obviously taken its toll on the band. Maiden was so burnt out that they decided to go on a 6 month hiatus, something they had never done before.
"Somewhere in Time" was released in 1986, and the last cut is "Alexander the Great". Like the great Harris epics, it features a long instrumental section. It is an amazing song, but has strangely never been played live before.