Iron Savior, the Hamburg power metal legends, are unveiling their take on the evergreen eighties hit Maniac, originally by Michael Sembello. The original, released in 1983, was part of the soundtrack to the movie Flashdance. The band is marking today’s release of the covers compilation “Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy” with the new single. The compilation is out on erception – a division of the German label Reigning Phoenix Music.
Besides the latest single, a.k.a. the cover, you’ll find four more similar covers at the bottom of this news piece: Forever Young (orig. Alphaville), Fame (orig. Irene Cara), Relax (orig. Frankie Goes To Hollywood) and Take On Me, originally by the Norwegian pop and art rock outfit A-Ha!.
You can already order the compilation album “Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy”!
After firing their cosmic engines back up with the album “Machine World – Reforged” in 2025, Iron Savior are heading out on their boldest mission yet. “Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy” transforms some of the most iconic pop hits of the 80s into full-on power metal epicness!
From the electronic beats of A-ha and their Take On Me, to the thundering drama of Phil Collins’ Against All Odds, and on to the cinematic hit When The Rain Begins To Fall by Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora and the adrenaline rush of Michael Sembello’s Maniac, Iron Savior are in the right place at the right time every step of the way, as the big pop classics of the eighties get turned into bristling, ultra-catchy power metal marches!
Compilation track list:
1. Fame
2. All I Need Is A Miracle
3. When The Rain Begins To Fall
4. Maniac
5. Take On Me
6. Relax
7. What A Feeling
8. Against All Odds
9. Separate Ways
10. Suburbia
11. Here Comes The Rain Again
12. She’s Like The Wind
13. (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight
14. Forever Young
15. Since You Been Gone
16. Call Me
17. Catch Me I’m Falling
