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The Trooper

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

The Trooper is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Jethro Tull. Those roots explain a lot about how The Trooper arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Run to the Hills, Flight of Icarus, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Wasted Years and Bark at the Moon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Supernova, Esprit D'Air, Tim "Ripper" Owens, The Sisters of Mercy and The HU, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around The Trooper, reaching back through Jethro Tull and forward to Supernova. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, Piece of Mind (1983). It was one of only a few Iron Maiden songs to achieve frequent radio airplay in the United States, peaking at No. 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The TrooperJethro TullSupernovaEsprit D'AirTim "Ripper" OwensThe Sisters of MercyThe HUSentencedRageStryperRun to the HillsFlight of Icarus2 Minutes to MidnightWasted YearsBark at the MoonHotel CaliforniaSymphony of Destruct…I Was Made for Lovin…

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The Trooper connections

The Trooper grew out of Jethro Tull, shares an orbit with Run to the Hills, Flight of Icarus, 2 Minutes to Midnight and Wasted Years, went on to shape Supernova, Esprit D'Air, Tim "Ripper" Owens and The Sisters of Mercy. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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