The Number Of The Beast

Outside of a few classic songs that resonate with me I’ve never been much of a Heavy Metal fan. Iron Maiden was always on my radar but lacked even those few classics that I could name honestly. Yet the album was solid, never had the feeling of being annoyed or impatient for it to end. A solid album.

A fun album. Pretty weird at times, but pretty much always enjoyable

Some bangers on here (no. of beast and run to hills). Reminds me of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4.

The Number of the Beast is the third Iron Maiden album, and the first with vocalist Bruce Dickenson. Dickerson's crooning added a layer to the band's dual-lead guitar sound, and helped make Iron Maiden's sound part of "classic metal." The album met with considerable commercial and critical success, and has come to be thought of as one of the best metal albums every recorded. The Number of the Beast became infamous for the supposed Satanic references in the band's work. The band leaned into the issue, and became known as "the Beast" as an alternate name. The album includes a few of the band's most popular songs, like the title track and "Head for the Hills." Iron Maiden makes aggressive, guitar driven songs that are technically complicated, and accompanied by Dickerson's soaring - and sometime screaming - vocals.

Fantastiskt album med coola riffs och episka solon. Number of the beast är en av de första sångerna jag någonsin gillade.

Really good. Enjoy listening to all of it. I could skip run to the hills. Will I listen to again: 100%

Surprised by how “tame” this album is given what we have in 2024. Why was everyone outraged about this? Almost seems campy now - both the outrage and the music.

Iron Maiden is corny as hell but you will not hear me say that it's bad. Must have listened to the title track at least 666 times back in the day. Torn between a 3 and a 4, but honestly, I can't really defend a 4, as I don't really see myself listening very much to it as an adult. strong 3 it is.

although it’s not entirely my favorite genre of music, i recognize it’s really a solid album. Iron Maiden is simply a league of its own. I’ll give it a 8.5.

Awesome album.

As long as you can ignore the simplistic lyrics, this is an absolute banger of an album

Expected to completely hate this...but much to my surprise, I actually kind of enjoyed it. Can appreciate the quality within its genre.

Never heard the album before but have heard a couple of the songs before. Pretty amazing album. Rightfully considered one of the greatest metal albums ever written. Great variety, at times quite melodic, and pretty good lyrics.

Good metal

2, meh

Pre-listening thoughts: I don’t do metal. Post/during listening thoughts: I still don’t do metal. 2/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: hell no Fav tracks: I guess Run to the Hills? Like I didn’t even like it but it’s sadly the one that’s going on my playlist so Least fav tracks: Invaders, Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Ave (god this one is BADDDD), The Number of the Beast (corny!)

Really enjoyed this having not heard the album before

I agree with the top review of this album; it's not for me. Yet, there is appeal in Children Of The Damned and Hallowed Be Thy Name.

Listening to a few of these heavy rock albums thanks to this website has shown me that I can really like this genre.

Dramatic with sick riffs.

Rollo. No me suena ninguna canción.2

The hits are great but that’s it

Class. I wish I was introduced to Maiden much younger instead of early 20s. Think I would have been obsessed. Hard to choose between this and Power slave as their best. This might nick it due to closing on Hallowed Be Thy Name. Absolute banger.

What an introduction to one of the greatest ever metal vocalists! Starts off with a bang with The Invaders, and doesn’t let down until Gangland ruins the impeccableness of the album, being the only dud here (I don’t count the arguably worse Total Eclipse, as it’s not part of the original album). The album ends with perhaps the best metal song in history, Hallowed be Thy Name. 5 solid stars

Not number of the beast and run for your life are really good. Enjoyed it more than we expected

Desde los 16 años que mi vecina Natalia me lo presentó lo habré escuchado unas 20 veces, no he sido muy heavy. Es un clásico y no decepciona. Creo que todo el mundo debería darle una oportunidad, le guste o no este estilo de música.

Not a big metal head

I had heard songs of this one and liked them a lot, so I was really excited to give this album a go. I loved the operatic bombast of the songs and the storytelling here. Normally, I'm not a big metal fan but this was really great and one I will revisit a lot.

The best IM album!!

I was 18, and really into metal, when this came out. Even then I knew this was shit.

OK, I love metal and I was a teenager when this album came out....so it was always getting a 5 score from me! BUT.....I also listen to and enjoy music from as many styles as I can and this why I'm here. Therefore I try to be a little more objective in my views. There is a reason that Iron Maiden are one of the most revered bands on the world of metal and even rock.....its because they are technically great, their songs are very well written and have interesting subject matter, their lead singer has a powerful and charismatic voice, and their album art is awesome! (OK, I only said I'll be 'more' objective haha!). This album absolutely fucking rocks 🤟🤘🤟🤘🤟🤘🤟🤘

I was surprised this didn't end up a 5 for me. Since high school, I've always rocked Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name. The rest I kinda forgot about. On relistening, I see why I forgot the rest. Invaders I think is the weakest track. The Prisoner is solid, but doesn't live up to those other 3. 22 Acacia Avenue has a sick solo section/second half, but the lyrics really turn me off. Children of the Damned rips, and I'll be keeping that in rotation. Gangland is solid but not my favorite (it does have an excellent solo section) Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name are some of the best rock songs I've ever heard, Children of the Damned just trails them. The rest are ok but not incredible in the same way. Also at least half the songs have a Big Rock Ending which is rad. Album cover: A+++ Hell yeah. Demons and lighting and just all round hell yeah

As a person who had never listened to an Iron Maiden album, when I first started this album I wasn't super into it. By the end, I was loving the energy and super into it. I went ahead and listened to it a second time and it kept growing on me. I think if I listened a 3rd time I would give it a 5.

Fuck yeah. This album fucks, it had me amped up at my desk the entire time. It's a classic and I don't think there is much more to be said. This album cover is iconic and it has hung on millions of walls as a poster, as well as on millions of sweaty metalheads as a t-shirt. I think Iron Maiden would be the first name out of many people's mouths when asked about metal. This album is easily their most well known. My metal reviews have been all over the place. I can't stand it when the singers voice is just angry yelling or screaming. Bruce has a cool voice and I liked listening to it the whole time. It feels like at least he put some effort into hitting notes? Iconic, holds up entirely. Also possibly rekindling its cultural relevance thanks to Stranger Things' appeal to non-metalheads? 666/10.

Listened to this while playing Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin solo. This album kinda worked well for playing this game. I was familiar with the name Iron Maiden, but it was not the kind of music I was allowed to listen to as a child. I was kind of surprised how much it sounds like Rocky Horror Picture Show.

love the energy and the vocals are awesome!

Overraskende “blødt”, ret tempofyldt og rytmisk rock

Iron Maiden on kyllä parasta klassista metallia mitä on. Tää ei oo ehkä se mun suosikki mutta onhan tälläkin niitä isoimpia hittejä. Parhaat: The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name

I would really like this if I’d gotten into it in middle school

It’s Maiden, it’s Bruce’s first album and it’s epic and amazing - nuff said

Oh aye

The album that got me into metal - I had everything Maiden recorded between this and Fear of the Dark and have listened to this one regularly for the last 40 years.

Seems like well made music but heavy metal just isn’t what I’m feeling now

It's OK

Maiden is one of my favorite bands of all time and while this is a five star experience, it’s a bit baffling that this is the only Bruce Dickinson album on the list when it’s arguably the worst of his eighties run. The highs are as immaculate as ever, but both Invaders and Gangland are kind of bad in a way the band avoided for the rest of the decade.

This album was my introduction to heavy metal, and what a great introduction it was too! Nerdy references to cult sci-fi like Children of the Damned and the Prisoner, songs about marauding Vikings and Wild West battles, occult spookiness and a suspiciously detailed knowledge of the price list of infamous brothel madam Cynthia Payne. The music is top notch all the way through, with galloping drums, virtuoso guitar, solid bass , and Dickinson’s soaring vocals.

Iron Maiden always sounds a little bit too much to me; too much arpeggios, too much theatrical singing/screaming, too much galloping drums, and not enough room to breathe. But it's the accumulation of these that makes it too much, individually this album is full of great songs and it's without a doubt a classic in the genre.

die nummer der bestie. vo invaders bini etz positiv überrascht. children if the damned chli meh lamsam ballade dickinson hüült ume prisenor isch no nice findi. uptempo und so ROCK und so. acacia dings au seehr cool cooli riffs nummer der bestie seeehr coole bass. es isch sooo camp ich liebs run to the hills slappt gad auuuu.

iiinVAAAAdeeeeeEEERS TÜLÜTÜLÜTÜÜÜ ersts album mitem dickinson und anschinend hets voll e neui welle vo heavy metal ide uk lostrete (NWOBHM-moment) ja sit ich mich mag erinnere hemmer das album glost und us guetem grund s riff vo children of the damned findi sooo geil, au wies im gegesatz zude ruhigere strophe staht TOMS IDE BRIDGE DENN SCHNELLI HIHATS UND DENN ZWEISTIMMIGS SOLO MMMMH I AM NOT A NUMBER I'M A FREE MAN wie hüfig ich das s mami scho durd wohnig/auto rüefe ghört han hahahaha grundsätzlich de ahfang isch cool wies am schlagzüg platz gebet (sie mached jz nüt crazy aber trz cool) NOT A PRISONEEEER I'M A FREEEE MAAAAN dass gschissni ami-chrisos mitem album es problem gha hend isch umso besser ich liebs solo und d drums wo so richtig ZIEHND und de pony vom bruce mussmer acho au respektiere😍 IF YOU'RE FEELING DOWN DEPRESSED AND LONELAAAAAAAY 22 ACACIA AVEMUEEEEEEEEE ouh es gaht um e prostituierti hahaha gar nie cheggt CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT AAAA jz macht slles sinn ich lieb de DÖ törötötö DÖ DAAMMM und denn s langsame solo BASS ahhhh das intro mitem schrei SIX SIX SIX THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST RUUN TO THE HIIIILLLS ja musikalisch nöd ufem gliche level wies andere aber eifach grundsätzlich chli öppis anders mitem rhythmus wo sich meh oder weniger s ganze lied durrezieht gangland findi jz am wenisgte speziell, isch au s einzige lied woni vom name her gad nümme gwüsst han wies gaht hallowed be thy name isch eis vo ihrne beste lieder, de langsam ahfang und denn d hihats und de bruce wo für gfühlti 5 min oooooooooooooh macht ganzganzganz klar es 5i, bis jz s klarste woni vergeh han

Not my style 2.5/5

Not for me. 1.5

its great but they could've maiden effort trying to iron out some of the rough spots on this album 3/5

Can’t hate

It's exactly what it says on the tin

One of the true classic bands of metal, this album does not disappoint at all.

Solid album, would give it a 3.5

3.5 I liked this much more than I thought I would

Rating: 8.5/10 A lot of fantastic songs on here with plenty of melody and great riffs. Some songs are quite underwhelming in comparison but this is still a great album and one of Iron Maiden's best. Favorite songs: Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name. Worst songs: Invaders, Gangland.

Man, these riffs hold up. I skipped Iron Maiden as a teenager because they were before my time and I was immediately into harder, less cheesy, metal. This was eye-opening, though.

First time listening to Iron Maiden and man was this a crazy era for rock. Not my style but pretty fun. A lot more pop than I would have imagined. May come back to this closer to Halloween.

bleh

No thanks

Liked it! 4.

I was really impressed by the musicianship. This album wasn't what I thought it would be at all. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Absolute classic metal album which still sounds fresh as ever. Some masterful arrangements and every song is cris and tight

For what it is, its one of the best examples. But it is targetted at 15-year-olds. Gets boring fast

Classic Rock with a hint of metal. I love it.

The band is pretty tight but the vocals drove me up a wall after the first few songs. I kept thinking about Spinal Tap as I listened to it - music for pre-pubescent young lads...

Ah, silly stuff but all in good fun.

An essential metal album

Number and Run to the Hills are solid classics

Not really my favorite style of music. Although the musicians are definitely talented. The galloping bass lines have been emulated by many metal bands the followed Iron Maiden. It's the signature of most of the bands songs. Vocally, it reminded me of Dio, the high falsetto on many tracks. This album perfectly exemplifies the genre

6 of 5 Stars😍

Great, a good mix of just ROCK and story telling.

always loved this album

Nice metal album, must-listen for beginners.

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Today the songs on The Number Of The Beast sound like "kiddie metal" compared to the metal music that would follow. On the one hand, it's schlocky and dumb. On the other hand, it's total fun.

22 Acacia Avenue felt like the metal version of Roxanne by the Police, overall solid album. My fav track was definitely the last one “Hallowed Be Thy Name”

Only listened to 1/2 of this. Meh!

Oh Boy ….. …..”Whoa to you oh earth and sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath for he knows the time is short……………….. ….. Let Him Who Hath Understanding Reckon the Number of The Beast For ‘Tis A Human Number…………….. …… Its Number is Six Hundred Sixty Six………………” This album. It is indeed a RECORD. It is a record of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). It is a record of the introduction to the newest addition to Iron Maiden- singer Bruce Dickinson. It is the record that just absolutely blew the minds of Tipper Gore and the PMRC (Parental Music Resource Center). All Hail Satan. Or at least all hail Eddie (Iron Maiden’s SkeleGhoul Mascot). Here came the boys from Britain with one of the most ‘Metal’ albums ever made. Songs about the Devil? Check. (Although clearly about a bad dream). Songs about a Hooker. Check. (Although very much a tale of the pitfalls of such a life). Anti Authoritarain? I am not a number, i am a free Man!!! Hell, a song about death row AND a song about how the first British settlers were shiit and murdered all the native Americans. This is an album that every time I hear it I hear something new. It’s always fresh. It was and still is groundbreaking in the heavy metal genre. Now these ‘boys’ are in their 60s and 70s. Shit, their lead singer also flies their 747 Jet. (No shit, the man is a pilot). What’s more metal than a 65 year old piloting a jet airplane with all his granpa pals on board? Bottom line. This album rocks. Best Song: Take Your Pick … The Prisoner and Halowed Be Thy Name Worst Song: Invaders

Okay, this was a fun listen. Not my usual cup of tea as I'm not a big heavy metal fan, but I bet it would be such a good time listening to this with someone who really loves it. Sometimes someone else's joy is all you need to hear through new ears. Also makes me want to re-watch School of Rock.

Not an Iron Maiden fan but that doesn't make this album bad.

3/5

When it comes to this style of metal, especially from this era, it’s not at the top of my list, but this album is definitely done right. Every single element that this style of metal aims for, this album hits on point. The music is high-energy and fast-paced, with plenty of catchy riffs and melodic hooks. The bass on this album has always stood out to me for some reason. This is definitely an album I go back to from time to time, and it will always be enjoyable no matter how far into the future we go because it’s timeless.

As much as I can endlessly complain about all the questionable album picks on this list, I find that metal, particularly from the 70s and 80s, is an extremely well represented genre. And this album is no exception. Reminds me a lot of Judas Priest and in the best way possible. I feel like there's nothing on this album that I can't headbang to.

Great album!! Loved listening to on my road trip!

I can't distinguish one sing from another, but it isn't unenjoyable metal. I don't think anyone will approach Iron Maiden expecting greater depth than could drown a field mouse, so it's good for what it is.

The next few Maiden albums are really where they hit their stride, but make no mistake, Number Of The Beast still rocks

It reminds me of that time when I got this album on cassette last year. Unsurprisingly, it broke after the first listening. Anyway, this album is great with a lot of good songs. "Run to the Hills" is underrated compared to the title track. I've now reviewed over 100 albums on this site. 4 stars for " The Number of the Beast".

Runnnnn toooooo theeee hilllllllllls!!!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸

I enjoy what the band does but not Dickinson, furthermore it all comes off as cold.

Excellent musicianship. Reasonable tunes...never liked Dickenson though. Ok showman but never been able to sing.

Bueno

I don't really have much to say about this album other than it sounded pretty cool.

Sometimes I get in the mood for this sort of thing. It’s fine. I think it’s consorting with the devil was edgy at the time. Now it just seems juvenile. The music is great though.

Remember when I had #66, Judas Priest' "British Steel"? No, you don't but I do: that was great. This here works the same, only without any of the surprise, because Iron Maiden is a band I've always returned to, on the No.1 spot of 80ies Heavy Metal I Listen To Without Irony. Arguably, seeing other artists, this list could very well contain more than two of their albums, but "The Number of The Beast" is a proper pick for one of them!

Gooooood

Invaders - 4/5 Children of the Damned - 4/5 The Prisoner - 4/5 The Number of the Beast - 5/5 Run to the Hills - 5/5 Hallowed By Thy Name - 5/5 I adore the metal genre, so I am biased. However, this was a fun listen, especially as a first time. Surprised I haven't listened to this album before today. The riffs must be appreciated just as much as the vocals. Iron Maiden is one of the best to ever do it.

aaaaaaaa nooo pleaseeee

Ive been saving my review for this one: I had a friend in high school who's leather jacket wearing, cigarette smoking Dad was as hair metal as you can get. He pushed Iron Maiden onto us and it somehow stuck The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills,22 Acacia Avenue are my favorites. Im really hoping we get more Maiden on this list. IMO, these guys are the most respectable thing to come out of the hair metal scene -- sci fi meets space rock? Incredible

I am troubled on this one because I really like the beat of Run for the Hills, but as an Indigenous person not so happy with the lyrics.

It was better than the other one and I kinda jammed out at times

5/5 - running lowwwwwwww

Not the biggest fan of Iron Maiden but like yeah

I enjoyed the self titled quite a bit, yet this one left me underwhelmed. Most likely just wrong album at the wrong time, but it's still decently made. Definitely better than some other metal shit I've heard on here.

Really fun album. Just the right amount of cheesiness. Dickerson’s voice is great and Adrian Smith guitar parts are very fun. Love the prog rock aspects and the themed lyrics.

I loved trying to draw Eddie from these covers as a kid before I even listened to the band. When I finally did I was surprised at how not scary their music was. The “satanic panic” of the 80’s made music fun and I kinda miss the fear mongering from Christians, although now they do the same thing to Taylor Swift and Beyoncé which cracks me up even more. The more I’ve heard this album over the years the more I’ve grown to love it. The crushing guitars are a prime example of cranked up Marshall amps multi tracked for that massive wall of sound. The galloping bass locked in with the frantic drums give the songs so much raw energy. There’s almost a punk element to this album mixed with that classic metal sound. Bruce’s operatic vocal style and interesting melodic choices give Iron Maiden their theatrical boost making it impossible to sing along without doing some sort of dramatic pose. All these elements mixed together made for a great run of eighties albums from these guys.

Classic metal band. Definitely innovators, but I do hear some Van Halen influence in there. The bass stands out for me. It's prominent on most of the songs. There's of course some shedding on the lead, but later metal music takes that to a different level. Good grooves on here. I like the energy on Run to the Hills.

Oh, what would my Sunday School teacher think (specifically the one who made us watch "Hells Bells: The Dangers of Rock n' Roll Music" which--THANK GOD--is on YouTube)?? The 80's were all about Satanism; the "Satanic Panic" shrouded and fascinated my youth. Looking back, I blame it on 12 years of conservative ideals to control people with religion in mock adulation of Biblical teachings. I have a whole theory of how politics and music shaped each other over the decades, but I won't get into it here. Iron Maiden was one of the bigger bands that Catholicism marked as Devil Music. I haven't listened to them, and I didn't find them on MTV between the Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot videos. And when I at first heard Satan in my own home in Metallica's lyrics ("See your mother put to death, see your mother die"), I was shown the remaining context proved that they were talking about Mother Earth and how we're ignoring the issue of pollution. Hmmm . . . is it possible that metal is misunderstood? Even Ozzy sings "to learn how to love and forget how to hate" and mocks sending the poor to war in order to profit the rich back home. Yet Iron Maiden is singing of "The Number of the Beast." There it is, Satan revealed. And yet, it--nor "Children of the Damned" or "Hallowed Be Thy Name"--seem as mocking to the teachings of Christianity as those who hide behind its righteous shield and pretend to be insulted. Neutralizing Satan from the fold (and even if it didn't), this album holds up. (I'm more of a Lucifer and Baphomet kind of guy anyway.) The playing is virtuosic, and the guitar lines remain melodic despite also being technically difficult. The singing stands out as a tough, driven, and convicted. The wrong singer with a weak approach would diminish this band to a joke. However, Bruce Dickinson sets the tone that Iron Maiden takes their music seriously and they deserve serious attention. And yet there is somehow still room for Poison and Warrant. Why didn't any of the DefJam crew rap over the riff and beat from "The Prisoner"? It's ripe for sampling. I like the slower jams of "Children of the Damned" and the soloing in "22 Acacia Avenue." Impressive, though The Number Of The Beast is not one I would personally listen to over and over. Still, if you want metal, Iron Maiden is the real deal. For the right audience (and I've seen them at the amusement parks), they are the pinnacle of what metal has to offer.

Straight away the cover makes me laugh, just like with Megadeth (maybe Tenacious D just primed me to see the funny side of metal, especially in light of my lack of direct experience in engaging with the genre to counteract that). It's so cartoonish and reminds me of the “satanic panic” from the '80s. Imagine actually clutching your pearls at this and taking it seriously in any way, hahaha. Musically, it was also over the top, especially the vocals, which captured the soaring operatic grandiosity they seemed to be going for. Yet there was somehow a warmth there, some emotional chord progressions that seemed to me missing from some other metal I've heard before. It somehow struck me as bridging the gap between straight up classic rock and metal. It seemed accessible in that way. I didn't get the impression that when they were writing the songs they were just trying to throw in as many notes as possible and play as fast as possible, and throw every trick they had at it, although to be fair, it was still plenty busy. The songs seemed more dynamic than that, even in their epicness, and I actually found myself enjoying it a bit! Hallowed Be Thy Name was one that stood out to me. There was a part in it where it kind of dropped into a groove for a second, which I enjoyed (it made me imagine a metal-disco fusion genre…yes, please!). I'm learning that I'm quite partial to those moments in songs. I don't want to hear about ancient battles and Satan, I just want to dance!

Man.....I really didn't know what to think when I saw this come up. Years ago I sang on stage at a karaoke place. I sang 'Man in the Box' by Alice In Chains. That same night a guy sang 'Run to the Hills' by Iron Maiden. It sounded like craziness.....when he hit the chorus he sounded so over the top and cartoonish that it made me laugh. I'd never listened to Iron Maiden before. Now all these years later I realize that what the karaoke singer was doing that night was mainly just being accurate. I hate to make fun of the time and hours these guys put into creating and recording this, but it almost sounded like a parody of something to me. At parts I just chuckled which is probably not the reaction they were going for. The singer's voice was so over the top operatic.to me. At the same time, I did feel like the singer could actually sing and had a good voice, it's just why did he sing THAT way and those lyrics? I had a tough time taking it seriously. The music backing him was cool though.

I kinda like this. 4/5

4 metal

Great heavy rock

8.5/10

Made me smile listening to this again. Best tracks are The Number Of The Beast and Run To The Hills 3/5

The vocals are ridiculous, almost farcical. Some of the guitar lines seem ok but I just can’t ever think of a time where I say ‘I know I’ll put on The Number Of The Beast”

I see why this is one of the biggest names in rock. Everything about this album flow so smoothly and just a joy to listen through especially in the gym setting. It will pump you through your workout

Well.nit by genre, but better than expected… not total head banging and actually had lyrics!

Not my thing

Good 80's metal. That's not something you hear from me often, but I do like the Maiden. Rolling guitar riffs, heart-pounding percussion, angry vocals with depth and range. All good here. Four stars because I just don't like metal enough for a full five.

One of the greatest all time albums

Nostalgia can be a bitch! How I recall listening to this, when it was my brother's turn to pick the music to listen to in the car... What a great album! What great memories! What great simplicity! 4 1/2 stars, only because the album isn't perfect.

I liked this more than I thought and they are not heavy metal as I think of it. I was surprised their songs had some deeper topics and positive points.

I enjoyed the guitar everything else was alright but I understand why they are on the list after listening to them

I surprisingly really enjoyed this. I was expecting much more of like a screamo thrash type stuff cause I’ve never listened to Iron Maiden. Thankfully it was not like that at all. Honestly they reminded me kinda of Metallica/Guns N’ Roses mashup with the guitar shredding and Bruce Dickinson’s voice with the vibrato. I also liked that the album had some songs with heavier societal topics rather than just songs about partying and stuff in that vein. “22 Acacia Avenue”, “Run for the Hills”, and “Gangland” all helped give this album more weight while not compromising on their sound. Very solid album over all. The cover art is pretty cool too.

just not my thing. like Meatloaf gone heavy, heavy metal.

High energy hits

Algjör veisla. Þetta fer af og til á fóninn og mun halda því áfram um ókomna tíð þegar mig langar að komast "in the zone". Þetta er bara rokktónlist sem gamli karlinn ég fíla. 5 stjörnur bara af því að ég fíla þetta svo mikið. Gjafmilt stuð í dag.

its aight

Classic metal, never get tired of run to the hills

Honestly, doesn't live up to the 5 star album cover

Straight gas, all bangers

Surprisingly fun and energetic, happy music

Everyone knows the devil has all the best tunes and he's channelled through galloping guitar attacks, face melting solos, insane lyrics and wailing vocal acrobatics. The fact that it could be so easy to laugh at Maiden makes them all the more awesome. This is a masterpiece of metal. Headbang along until your head falls off. Best Tracks: The Number of the Beast; Run to the Hills; Hallowed Be Thy Name

What energy! This was one of the funnest albums I've listened to yet, now 800+ albums deep. Incredible sound, instrumentals, and classic heavy metal voice. Run to the Hills was probably the most notable one but overall was good. Album pacing was also good too; not too long or have filler songs. 9/10.

Just not for me.

HEAVY METAL DEL AUTENTICO

Great stuff

será repetitivo, con letras mediocres y todo lo que quieran, pero que lo disfruté de principio a fin es innegable. quizás porque estoy en el espectro de gente a la que sí le gusta la voz del vocalista

Ugh! So much screaming. I know the band is iconic. But eh.

Glad I was exposed to this; I had totally written it off as “not for me” as a teenager. Way more melodic and interesting musically than I would’ve presumed, and lead singer has some lungs. Surprised to learn this is generally considered THE hard rock/metal album of the era, even of all time. I can hear the merits.

This album was rocking right from the start and as a lover of theatrical rock (think Meatloaf), I needed to accept how great this album is, which my husband will be thrilled to hear.

really not my style. every song sounds the same and while i used to like hallowed be thy name ive burnt out of it now as well. low 5/10

Итс олрайт. Возможно это самый влиятельный их альбом, но по-моему далеко не лучший. А может и не самый влиятельный. А может... Музыка норм и это главное. Лучшая песня - The Number of the Beast.

Very theatrical. The bass in this was my favorite.

nhe

One of the greats when it comes to metal. This is a solid album, the tracklist is pretty short, but the songs are relatively long which makes up for it.

I mean, this is exactly what I thought it would be. Unsophisticated, loud, somewhere between earnest and pretentious lyrically. More than a bit Spinal Tap.

If the original DOOM was set in the 1300s.

Favourite song was The Prisoner

Eh

nice rock album, i think i liked more of the instrumetal part, is really heavy an rough. top3: children of damned, number of the beast, run to the hills

Fire head banging album

I liked this a LOT more than I thought I would have 4/5

Metal blueprint. So tight

Not the absolute height of Iron Maiden, but instead the starting point of what Maiden would truly be; this brash, explosive, meaningful operatic metal, with a loud, melodic vocal, intense guitars, and some of the most underrated drumming this listener has ever heard. Run to the Hills is a perfect metal song. Repetitious, but build upon itself until you can't help but form a circle pit wherever you are and get. fucking. MOVING.

I mean it’s good when it comes to talent but I don’t like the music. I’m giving two stars out of respect

An absolute banger of an album. So many good songs on this record. Maiden at their peak.

Music made by smart guys but played by idiots. Love it

Didn’t like it then and don’t care for it much now. But respect it for the era that it created.

Classic album however you see it. Full of famous guitar riffs and signature vocals. Got to love this.

Iron Maiden have a very particular style which is good in small bursts, but not something I'd want to be engaging with all the time. But this album deserves 4* basically entirely for Hallowed Be Thy Name, which is a brilliant song.

No me gusta el heavy metal

Another banger! Great album.

Listening to this at 2 o'clock at night is interesting :)

I do _love_ metal and try to give Iron Maiden a fair shake. I can see why this is a popular metal album with crossover appeal - Bruce Dickinson' lung-busting vocals are an endurance feat. The bass pops more than modern metal and the instrumentation is tight. Worth a listen but not something I would go back to personally.

3 songs in and so far I don't know if it's my sound. Lots of yeahs and screams. I typically enjoy rock from the 80s but this sounds different. I'll try and keep an open mind.

The singles rip, but the rest of the album really didn't connect for me. 2.5/5

I didn't know that this band sounded like Guns n Roses. I liked and remained me my adolescence

I couldn’t listen to this without picturing Spinal Tap in my head the entire time. That made it a little hard to take it seriously, but ultimately it worked in their favor and I liked this better than I thought I would. “Amused” may not have been the emotion they were hoping to invoke, but it earns them a 2.8 rounded up to a 3.

This would be a four if there were no vocals; the singing does not hold up against the deft guitar licks. I think they knew this, as the singer often sounds like he is behind the instruments. A tip of the hat to “The Prisoner” clip. Three plus.

Despite being a teenager growing up in Massachusetts in the 80s, I did not listen to Iron Maiden and worship the devil (sorry Rob Corddry) so I did not have many expectations for this album. The first listen started strong but fell from a 4 to 3 towards the end as it got to be a bit too much. I spread out a second listen and was glad I did, easier for me to digest in chunks. Solid, classic heavy metal with almost a rock opera feel.

This has some killer riffs and Bruce Dickinson's vocals are powerful,. I'm not a metal fan but this is for sure a classic.

Good stuff. Several stand-out tracks. Bruce uses more vibrato than I'd like at times, but a great metal singer, for sure. If I go back and listen to it more, I'm sure it will grow on me.

Not me.

Solid album -- not sure I'd run through it again.

Sonically similar to Spinal Tap and deserving of the same two word review “shit sandwich”

Favorite: Invaders Horror is a genre in literature and film, why not music. The songs are dark, but tell a good story, often bordering on horror. The album is far more melodic and story driven than I expected. I can't say I'll revisit it very often, but I will likely come back to it.

1982 heavy metal

not my favorite megadeath album, but a solid listen. consistently good, no real dips in quality

Not as strong as the debut album imo. It does have the bigger hits, but I don’t really care as much for them as I do on their debut or powerslave. Still a really solid metal album, but not quite their best.

Terrific heavy metal. It’s very dramatic and theatrical. The guitar shredding is sick, the drums are really tight and pack a big punch, and the bass parts are complex and interesting. Overall I think I was more impressed than I was fully engaged in the music. I liked the showmanship more than the actual songs. Still, much respect to the band. I never listened to Iron Maiden before and I like when this list makes me spend time with a band I had only heard about. 3.5

Wow I've been waiting for an Iron Maiden album on here, and boy am I happy to get one on a Monday morning where the coffee isn't getting me quite there. Iron Maiden is one of the most celebrated metal bands of all time and yet somehow are still underrated. You don't see people these days that say their name when they are asked what their favorite band is; and yet everyone who likes metal likes Iron Maiden. They have everything that you could want in a heavy metal band- amazing frontman energy in Bruce Dickinson, amazing vocal performances, amazing TRIPLE guitar playing, amazingly creative bass lines, and amazingly tight and unrelenting drum parts, soaring guitar solos, a cool and consistent aesthetic, and timelessly catchy songs. A pretty big litmus test for if a heavy metal band is truly great (IMO) is if they write songs that are "catchy"- this weird immeasurable element that people have been trying to define and better understand forever. Iron Maiden has somehow made music the right way and have achieved this insane level of catchiness to so many of their tracks. I would bet that a majority of heavy metal fans can recite Iron Maiden tracks from memory, which is great! Three of these songs are truly timeless and I genuinely believe will be listened to by heavy metal fans forever- "The Number Of The Beast", "Run To The Hills", and "Hallowed Be Thy Name". As a guitar player, I'll always be grateful for Iron Maiden because I spent so many summers as a teenager sitting and learning their guitar parts and having the time of my life. I felt like I entered one summer as a guitar-interested boy and then left that summer as a guitar-shredding man! For me, this album is adventure. The songs take you places, and they make you feel like you are alongside your favorite adventurer- whether it's Bilbo and Bard fighting Smaug in The Hobbit, or flying through Manhattan with Spiderman, or in my case, playing my own made up heroes in the game Everquest with my brother. I'm instantly teleported back to running around the world of the game, fighting monsters, meeting up with in-game friends, talking about girls, and rocking out to these songs. So vivid is this picture in my head that I can remember exact locations in the game world where we were while listening to these songs.

Pas mon pref mais du bon IM.

1. invaderz - 1.5 2. damned - 1.5 3. prizoner - 1 4. avenue - 2 5. beazt - 1 6. hillz - 2 7. gangland - 1.5 8. eclipzed - 1 9. name - 2

Classic metal album, but not really my style.

Rad & rockin. The track Number of the Beast is still the main stand out to me tho.

yeah this slaps what can I say

Reminds me of high school. I have a ton of Iron Maiden in a playlist I made titled "high school pretending," because I always liked them but always pretended to like them way more than necessary to fit in with the cool metal kids. That said, it's a great album! It's got some classic hits. Hate the cover art though.

This is one of my all time favorite albums and second favorite Iron Maiden album, all songs literally shred. I cried the first time I heard Children of the Damned live.

2.5 It's intriguing that "lame" and "male" are made of the same letters, isn't it? Well, both those words apply to anyone who enjoys this kind of music

Really good album, never was a huge Iron Maiden fan outside a few tracks but this album is great

6/5/24 hate heavy metal, couldn’t even get through this whole thing. not for me 0/10

Appreciate the talent of Iron Maiden and the popular songs of course jump out and are extremely great to listen to. Prefer to have them as songs on a playlist rather than listen to a whole album.

As an avid Iron Maiden fan this is obviously going to be biased, but here we go. The Number of the Beast is Iron Maiden's 3rd Studio album, preceded by Killers in '81 and the self-titled Iron Maiden in '80. It's the first album with Bruce Dickinson - their longest running vocalist - and last with drummer Clive Burr, and showcases the more complex sounds Maiden are known for, such as the well known tracks The Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills, as well as Hallowed be thy Name - widely regarded as one of the band's best song to date. If there's anything to detract to this album, it's that with such heavyweight tracks in the middle and the end, the rest are unjustly overshadowed despite their quality.

Really, really enjoyed this! Brilliant musicianship, awesome songs, themes... just top notch for me. I love that they put 2 of the huge singles halfway in, just the sheer confidence in the rest of the album is brilliant.

Old metal sounds like rock.

Boring

One hell of a metal album!

I love this album. It is very good. I like the number of the beast best. (maybe)

Turns out I like Iron Maiden.

Great album very solid. 4.7

This isn't one that I can't imagine my dad enjoying in my fantasy listening to these albums with my dad scenario

Not a fan, but definitely I would categorize it as an epic album for any metal fans. Wild and impressionalbe guitar solos and dramatic volcals. Probably amazing live .

5/5 for the cover art, I was just staring at that for like 50% of the listening experience and it got me way more amped.. look at those jeans! Some real crispy drums, fast guitar riffs and the vocals just scratch that ‘80s heavy metal itch… love it! Would love to be spinning this on a crunchy October afternoon!

Excellent sounds and energy on this one. Real provocative lyrics that I feel like I should do some more reading on. Overall: fun!

While I think it pales in comparison to the Powerslave-Somewhere In Time-Seventh Son of a Seventh Son era of Maiden which is when they start to incorporate prog metal aspects into their albums this album undeniably kicks ass and the art is super epic... do wish it was more thrashy tho but this is the defining album of NWOBHM

Well this was hard to get through. Long intros and llooonnggg songs! If I had to pick a title it would be Children of the Damned

Pure, unadulterated, fun British metal. Some of the best guitar work in the genre. Bruce Dickinson’s voice has grown on me, but it’s still not my favorite. Really my only complaint about Maiden. I’d rate other Maiden albums higher (Powerslave in particular) but since I believe this is the only Maiden album on the list, it gets a 5 from me.

good

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I had some friends who loved the Iron Maiden in middle/high school. While it was not my favorite, I can now appreciate the precision and awesome vocals of Bruce Dickinson.

Not really my style but I enjoyed it.

Tons of personality and a great listen. I've heard it before, but I went for a walk and it made me want to run.

This wasn’t bad but definitely feels dated. For me Iron Maiden is more of a greatest hits band. The songs I really thought were great were ones I already knew, Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills. The rest of the songs weren’t bad, they just didn’t grab me. A lot of them felt too long. I understand that Iron Maiden are metal pioneers and I can see their influence in this album. But I prefer later metal that’s a little heavier. Maiden is just too clean sounding to me, that and I’m not a big fan of Dickinson’s vocals.

Pretty awesome. Crazy fast and fun riffs. Very fun songs but not something that is making me think too much about it.

One of the hard rock standards of late 70's early 80's Well deserved

Sweet guitar but damn is Bruce’s voice grating. How can 6 minute fast metal songs feel like they last ages?

This album feels like 3 hours. When I saw the last track was 7 minutes I wanted to cry. I do not enjoy the vocals at all.

ohhh ohhhhhhh… 2 sterne was extrem gut ist da ich sicher war dass ich 1 geben würde

Scooby Doo chase music. Music quite literally doesn't get goofier than whatever you call this "Saturday morning cartoon intro"-ass subgenre of heavy metal, but I guess it's serviceable dumb fun. Very formulaic though. I wish that Bruce Dickinson will one day be free from the evil witch's curse making him do that vocal trill every few seconds. I think I like "Powerslave" more, but maybe that's because it was the only Iron Maiden album I was familiar with before this project. Still like a strong 3/5 though.

Musicaly for me it's a 4.5/5 album. But given the whole surroundings of the performance, and what this album has given the future generations, the awesome cover, it deserves bonus half point.

Good album

Reminded me of my childhood.

This was a good album…I liked it but didn’t love it.

Enjoyed the album. starting to like this genre more as more albums come up.

666 Hammerlied und gleich gefolgt von Running up the Hill. Gute Texte eingebettet in harten Rock, so muss das sein!

What an awesome album! I was 10 when this album was released and remember how treasured the album art T-shirts were! Iron maiden defined heavy metal. The sounds, music, lyrics and the impressive vibrato on the sustained notes at the end of every line! Loved it!

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would! I've not really given Iron Maiden much of a listen in the past. Definitely a 'in the right kinda mood' for it style of music for me - but its pretty fun and energetic. I did get a bit over the lead singers voice after a while. I don't think it'll go on high rotation, but it'll get another listen in the future for sure. 3.5 stars (upgraded to 4)

The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, first released in 1982. I remember when I first heard of Iron Maiden and thought their album art was the coolest thing. I was expecting this super heavy and hard-hitting metal. What I got was lackluster hard rock bordering hair-metal. Don't get me wrong, not all of it is bad, and I respect the influence Iron Maiden had on music. There are some OK moments. The guitar playing is cool and the drumming is solid. The vocals really throw me off though. Maybe after a few beers this will start sounding better.

It took about 68 albums but finally an album that I know is an instant 5. One of my core childhood metal albums.

Metal Mondays let's go.

Junk

Nope. The whole aesthetic is off-putting to me.

Compared to other heavy metal albums, this was tolerable. Not overly keen on Bruce Dickinson‘s voice but I find that with most albums of this ilk. Run to the Hills was fun and kudos to any band that samples The Prisoner. classic 60s TV. I didn’t have to reach for the headache tablets at the end, so this was a marked improvement in my appreciation for teenage headbanging boy music.

Hmmm. Songs about God, the devil and Native Americans.

As much as I like my heavy rock, Iron Maiden is a band I've never really spent any time listening to. I'm familiar with the "hits" on this one, and damned if I wasn't taken in and enjoying the ride. There's a great energy on this record, the riffs are rolling, Dickinson elevated the band's sound, and kudos for freaking out the religious right. I may not play this a lot, but it's a great album and a classic in its genre.

Metal is never going to be my favorite genre, though there are a couple-dozen songs that I enjoy. But on the whole, I find the genre a bit silly, and Bruce's vocals are exhibit A. I just can't with that operatic tone of his. Having said that, I didn't hate this album. The songs are pretty strong (if also perhaps a bit silly) and the playing is aces. But that singing. (Bonus point for that Prisoner clip, though.) Also, as a teen, I loved their album covers and posters. They're still pretty great. And that logo is iconic.

My predominant thought while listening was, "goddamn, Spinal Tap is such a fucking brilliant film." They really nailed it. Every heavy metal band clamors with cliche...like every single aspect—the wah wah waaaaaah guitar solo, the trite lyrics so absent of poetic flow, the drums highlighting an ending to a song. Ugh. I will give them kudos and an additional star for taking the piss out of the conservatives satanic panic MO.

I am learning to love metal music with this album.

Blistering guitars, pounding drums and commanding lead vocals from Bruce Dickinson propel what might be Iron Maiden’s crowning achievement. Dark with welcome moments of levity.

Listened Before? Y One of my favorite albums of all time. A metal masterpiece from cover to cover and Bruce Dickinson's amazing voice is on full display here. Awesome! Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Children of the Damned, The Number of the Beast

Lord. This is still not my kind of music. 2

Just what is the point. I don’t get it. Wont ever get it. What are the lyrics on about? Blah blah the chime of the bell in the past life of the children of the dead in the gallows of satans arsehole…..blah blah. Best track was actually by AC/DC on the Spotify radio playlist that came on after this. 1.8

Hallowed Be Thy Name is one of my all time favorite songs. I remember downloading various live versions of it 25 years on dial-up and impatiently listening to the partly downloaded files. Invaders is quite a bad opener though, one of the worst Maiden songs imo. Not very happy that for many people doing this list, it'll be the first Maiden song they ever hear. I'm still going to give it 5*.

un cazzo di classico veramente la bomba solo hit

dickinson saved iron maiden

I enjoyed this way more than I had anticipated, in part because I've never really been the biggest heavy metal guy. Even so, this is very energetic and uptempo record that actually has some calmer moments such as "Children of the Damned" that help to make things interesting and engaging without ever really slowing the record down throughout. The only real dud for me would be "Gangland," but that's mainly because I find it to be a bit on the repetitive relative to everything else on the tracklist.

Very silly but fun. 3.5

Again, another album full of classics.

Dit is van die ontzettende hairmetal achtige muziek. Ik kan het wel waarderen. Het is suuuuuuuper cheesy, maar werkt daarom ook wel. Je proeft zeg maar de haarlak. Is dit wereldschokkend? Nee. Word ik gelukkig van volwassen mannen die een nummer schreeuwen en opscheppen over hoe 'duivels' ze zijn? Nee niet echt, maar qua cheesiness valt dit echt een beetje in de hoek van ZZ Top. Run to the hills is ook echt een banger, de rest vind ik wel wat minder, met als dieptepunt de 2 nummers na Run to the hills. Das echt bagger. Alles samen is dit vermakelijk, duurt eht lekker kort en ook nog wel geinig. 🤘🏼 ofzoiets, ik kan dit verder ook niet. FAVO: The Prisoner, Run to the hills

So cool

Well produced but not my thing

This album is solidly heavy throughout the entire album. I loved this beast and I wish I was able to experience it earlier, as it was one of my late mentors favorite acts. I miss him, but I'm glad to know he's in a better place. Keep living the dream.

It's just kick-ass NWOBHM, simply put. Killer riffs, solos and vocals, front to back. It's no wonder this is the album they truly broke through with. I don't even know what else I wanna say, really. Just listen to "Hallowed Be Thy Name"—you'll get it.

Just kicks all of the ass throughout its runtime. The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was a gold mine of artists.

That’s a 5. I don’t even think I want to expound on that. It’s a fucking 5. Just… ugh. Insanely good. I’ve never heard Iron Maiden before this; I might be fucking stupid. What an incredible album, genuinely. I don’t have the words; I’m writing this right after I listened to it, and I’m stunned, and all I know is that everyone should listen to this. Just beautifully visceral. This shit feels like hearing Thriller for the first time. To me, it feels like the cornerstone piece of a genre. That’s all I can say. Easy 5.

Initially, I was very nervous—a departure sonically from what I'd typically listen to. 1. Invaders: LOVE the guitar, awesome drums 3.5/5 2. Children of the Damned: Much more appreciative of the vocals on this one, THE GUITAR SOLO, the last 90 seconds or so absolutely SLAMMED 5/5 3. The Prisoner: Kind of the sound I was expecting from this album here, SO 80's, love the lyrics on this one a lot... \"not a number, I'm a free man//live my life where I want to,\" DOPE outro, can't wait to scream this one on a road trip 4/5 4. 22 Acacia Avenue: The dual POV is so cool, the guitar and pace switch about 4min in caused me to levitate—wow, I need more time with this one—it's kind of relentless sonically, but maybe I'll like that the more I listen? 3/5 5. The Number of the Beast: spoooooky, I'm speechless 5/5 6. Run to the Hills: another dual POV, one of my faves melodically, I wonder if this song could be made today lol, the last minute or so blew my mind (and eardrums) 4.5/5 7. Gangland: the instrumentation is iconic as always—less sure about the lyrics and melodies, though 3/5 8. Total Eclipse: very inspirational but with an edge, I love the vocals + lyrics, + melodies of this one; it felt like a complete idea, and I bought in—maybe my favorite; it's a top contender for sure! 5/5 9. Hallowed Be Thy Name: oh wow, I think we're on Deathrow?, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, come on vocals AND THE GUITAR, an absolute banger of a closing song! 5/5 Overall: 4/5 I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. It will take me some time to fully embrace this sound, but I have at least 4-5 songs I'm excited to listen to again!

Now this is a proper Iron Maiden album, don't know why they bothered including the debut on the list. Fantastic guitar playing, and the rest of the band is on point. Bruce Dickinson's singing is like nothing I've ever heard, but the lyrics are a bit cringe in a lot of places (I'm looking at you, Acacia Avenue). There are a couple of songs I wouldn't miss if they were dropped. But it's definitely a very important album, and the second side is almost perfect. Hallowed Be Thy Name is incredible.

the drums and guitars are cool, not a fan of the dramatic scream-o vocals. it's not as bad as I thought a metal album would be and it's somewhat dynamic, I have to give them that. but it's still not dynamic enough and just turns into a wall of sound a few songs in

A classic. No skips.

Great album 🫠

Headwaters of modern day metal

Iron Maiden have a very distinctive sound. It’s okay but I got a bit tired of it. Not a fan of their cover art. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Run to the Hills Rating: 3

The first few songs were ok, and then by about track 4 it absolutely lets loose. What an album.

Ripper of an album! I’ve got like 3/4 of this album saved. It’s got some classics like the Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills. I’ve definitely set some PRs at the gym to Hallowed be thy Name and the Prisoner. Strong 4

The best Iron Maiden album and that’s on baby. Number of the beast into Run to the hills is just too good. Album ends on an absolute banger as well. prob a 3.6 rounded up

I just can't get into Iron Maiden. I don't get it, and think the singer sucks.

Thus far, metal has just not really done anything for me. This was no different. I found it a little more accessible than the Metallica stuff I’ve heard. This was clearly a classic album given its age compared to the metal genre, and Iron Maiden is obviously a pillar of a band when it comes to metal. But as most metal has done, this fell on largely deaf ears. There was absolutely no dynamic range throughout the entire album. It was all high stakes, all max volume, all up tempo, all the time. And that’s metal for the most part. But to the untrained ears it’s difficult to discern any significant differences between songs outside of their lyrics. So I sit here, writing this, unable to tell you much else about this record. I did like some of the tracks, but the only motivation I have to do any relistening is to see if I can better tell each song apart. 3 stars simply because it was very well made, clearly inspired, and stands today as a classic album and, I assume, a timeless example of its genre. Standout tracks: Invaders, The Prisoner, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills

80s metal is so hokey. I think in retrospect the best thing that came from it was the album covers. I am glad to get a chance to listen to this one final time though. ( listened to it a lot in jr high.)

great

For a metal album, it actually has a feel good vibe to it. I bet my wife and I could totally cruise to this music.

cool album, listened 2x. 3.4/5

Not sure I could tell one song from another but it was loud fun while it lasted

Bangers

I listened to this in the shower and lowk I didn’t hate it bc I think metal works really well for me as white noise. Even so I think this is p solid as far as metal goes. 7/10

Pretty darn good. Maybe I like metal. I was in the mood for it today though and I am not always. 7.5/10

6/10 - There was some songs that I liked a little bit. It was all too much though some of the time. I can see why run to the hills and hallowed be thy name two of the more popular songs since they were my favorites from the album as well. I do not think I will really listen to them in my free time however.

Enjoyed some of them, the guitar was sick. Sometimes felt a bit too edgy for me to enjoy that much

I guess I don't like metal very much. I do think this was a little better than the metallica album though 4/10

Run to the Hills and some other tracks rip. Throwback to SSX on the gamecube. Some of the vocals don't really land for me, but when it all comes together right there's some great moments. It's hard for something to hold up for 40 years, and I couldn't tell how serious the album was supposed to be. I never realized Dragonforce was just Iron Maiden sped up until listening to this.

It was certainly an album but it was kind of repetitive at points. It’s more background music than active listening

I actually really like “Invaders”, but it’s downhill for me after that. I like some of the punky influences, but Dickinson is just too over the top for me. 2.5/5

Children Of The Damned The Prisoner The Number Of The Beast Run to the Hills Hallowed Be Thy Name

Is 1001 going to make a fan of Iron Maiden out of me?! Not quite as strong as their debut in my opinion. I felt a little like the debut had more original ideas (but then I don't remember the lyrics). The ideas on this one seem a bit trite. Invaders is a good song but it's just about vikings pillaging. Children of the Damned rips off the movies. I enjoy the continuation of Charlotte the Harlot's story. I enjoyed the album overall but felt like some of the themes could have been more original.

Metal and heavy music was my very much my wheelhouse growing up. I knew Iron Maiden's huge songs but I never gave them much time. Most bands featuring a vocal style like Bruce's dont usually do much for me, and ultimately thats what holds this album back for me. Musically its great at times and overall i was pleasantly surprised. Got a few solid songs added to my library out of it. Always happy about that

I like this a lot more now than I did as a kid. It’s fun and well executed, though kinda cheesy at times where I’m like “what is this, Journey?”

Claasic

Classic metal

fuck iron maiden they can all go suck a bunch of fat cocks. cordially, luna

Slightly better than the other Iron Maiden album I listened to (only two days ago!) I like this one marginally better. And I could actually see myself listening to this again. For some reason this reminded me a lot of Spinal Tap. The lyrics aren’t as funny but there does seem to be the same level of irreverence. 3.5/5

Gross.

wat ze noemen : a trip down memory lane. Maar wel een trip die nog steeds aanslaat en spijkers met koppen slaat. Veel killers (pun intended), weinig fillers.

Not as bad as I expected

Really bad. Too glammy to be metal, too metal to be rock. The vocals are annoying and the lyrics are bad. Some cool guitar tones, but not redeeming.

Devastatingly haunting vocals, soaring guitars, bombastic drums and rocking bass lines to glue it all together. This is Maiden at their best and I fuckin' love this record. Can't overstate enough how important this was to me, growing up in rural Montana. Music that was technical, evil/epic sounding and most of all it felt good to play it LOUD. Iron Maiden goes so fucking hard.

What more listenable than thrash metal but still not great

1.5/5