Piece of Mind

Artist : Iron Maiden

Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust.

The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.

In 1983, Kerrang! magazine published a poll of the greatest metal albums of all time, with Piece Of Mind ranking number 1, and with The Number of the Beast at number 2.

Along with Iron Maiden's follow up studio album Powerslave, Piece of Mind is the band's second highest selling album, with estimated sales in excess of 13.5 million worldwide, their best selling album being their previous The Number of the Beast with an estimated 14 million records sold worldwide.

In 1989, Steve Harris said that Piece Of Mind was his favourite studio album Iron Maiden had recorded. Until 2000's Brave New World, this album was Bruce Dickinson's favorite album.