July 16, 2021

“Sometimes, on a Thursday night (or a Friday morning, or a Saturday afternoon), it turns out that a new track from Iron Maiden is just what’s needed to get your blood pumping. ‘Is the Roadburn Essential Sounds playlist the place for Iron Maiden?’, I pondered. As you’ll see – the conclusion was definitely yes.

“If the mighty Maiden aren’t your bag, there’s plenty more to tickle your fancy this Friday. Enjoy!”

— Becky Laverty

If you want to seek out the tracks elsewhere, here’s the info you’ll need:

Iron Maiden – The Writing On The Wall (Parlophone Records)

Spirit Adrift – Forge Your Future (Century Media)

Fawn Limbs – Noose Gestures (Roman Numeral Records)

Chat Pile – Roots Bloody Roots (The Flenser)

Four Stroke Baron – Friday Knight (Prosthetic Records)

La Femme – Paradigme (Disque Pointu)

Crippled Black Phoenix – Dead is Dead (Season of Mist)

King Woman – Boghz (Relapse Records)

Deathsomnia – Katabasis (Ft. Kyle Kimball) (Isolation Rec)

Howlin Rain – Dharma Wheel (Silver Current)

Kurt Vile – Run Run Run (UMG recordings) (Header image)

Midwife – Enemy (The Flenser)

Lingua Ignota – Perpetual Flame Of Centralia (Sargent House)