11 Best Iron Maiden Epics

9. The Clansman

One of just a rare handful of cuts from the Blaze Bayley era - a period of early, prophetic indulgence for the band's latter-day period as hard-prog maestros - to survive on the live circuit, this Braveheart-inspired paean to rebellion wears its Celtic influences proudly.

Initially making the leap to the group's reunion setlists under Dickinson and Smith, it quickly dropped out of focus - until the Harris-penned rocker, with its strident live refrains, saw a second wind on the current Legacy of the Beast Tour.