Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden started making music again. They released the album Somewhere in Time in 1986. This album had different types of music on it. The band used synthesizers for the album's music to make different sounds. The album was popular. The song "Wasted Years" was also popular. Dickinson did not write any part of "Wasted Years". He tried to help make it, but the band did not use what he wrote. Somewhere in Time was number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on UK music charts. It was the band's best-selling album. Their next album was released in 1988. It was named Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. It is a concept album. It is inspired by the book Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card. This album also sold many copies. It was the band's first album with keyboard music. Harris and Smith played the keyboards.