The Number Of The Beast

Dull, repetitive and boring - just like everything else Iron Maiden.

Denim jacket with patches of recognizable metal bands Random Gildan Bandshirt Slightly torn skinny jeans Vans

Onhan tää aikamoinen heviklassikko! Erityisesti tykkään siitä että noi ilmeisimmät hitit on laitettu levyn loppuun, jolloin tän vielä jaksaa kuunnellakin mukisematta. Kyl mä oon fani. Ei sille voi mitään! 4/5

Ihan jees, vaikkei tyyliäni olekaan. Run to the Hills tuo mukavasti muistoja lapsuudesta.

Onhan se kitarasankarointia, mut ei kyl kakkosta enempää kehtaa antaa.

A true legend and classic!

Instant save, fantastic album, can easily be 5/5 on future listens

Great way to kick off the Bruce Dickinson era fronting Iron Maiden. Another Metal classic. You've got the really well known tracks like Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run to the Hills. But then you also have awesome deep cuts like The Prisoner, Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue.

Love the album, so many great songs. Gym or walking music.

12/29/23. Knew the famous tracks Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills coming in. Every song brings a punch with wicked vocals in a good way, and love the tempo changes on some songs. Great instrumentation as well.

Juvenile but emotive and considerate. More of the lyrical maturity could've been translated into the instrumental choices however

Gangland is an awful song. Luckily Hallowed By Thy Name is on this project and evens it out.

Damn enjoyed it a lot more than I thought. For some reason, I thought it would be screamo, but it’s more chill. Some crazy riffs too. Vocalist is top notch

One of the leaders in metal

Immer wieder und immer noch geil

Zu viel Geschrammel

Einige schöne Lieder, aber bei mir kein Durchbruch für das ganze Album, nur 3 Sterne.

The main hits are great and the riffs on every track are amazing but I'm not a fan of the singer. 4 songs added to playlist, no favorites.

No skips, solid record

Lots of really catchy tunes in here, and some utterly badass riffs. Loads of energy. This is great. \m/

Merke eg sakte men sikkert hjernevaskes av Gammal Maiden-podkasten, men eg kan setta pris på litt Maiden i blant

3.5. Pretty good, Brice is too operatic and dramatic for me to really get into.

I would give this 5/5 just for "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and that's not even taking into account how massively influential "Run to the Hills" or "The Number of the Beast" is. Iconic album.

Two Iron Maiden albums? I liked this one a bit more than the other.

Amazing! Heavy metal with philosophical and historical lyrics.

One of the best albums of all time in any genre. 5/5

5/5 - Hard to beat this album, makes me want to lower my scores for some others. The Prisoner probably my favourite among an album of favourites.

I think if I'm rating this based on what I currently think of this album it's a 2. I enjoyed this album years ago, the second half is much stronger than the first, at one point maybe I would have scored it as high as a 4. Today though I struggle to get through it. I'll give this an average score between the two extremes. 3.

I liked the backing music. It was somewhere between Van Halen and Metallica. I didn't like the vocals too much, it felt too operatic, too much vibrato. My friend Dhanu, who is a huge Iron Maiden fan, says that this is a good intro album to the band.

Not bad, just not my thing. Appreciate thst they were doing some sort of early 80s social justice on a few songs, even if the results are oof. Rad cover, though.

Might have been able to get into the rollicking metal fun of this, and the crazy story-telling element of the songs (viking invaders? sad prostitutes?) but his voice seems like such a genre parody - shrieking, dramatic, probably suitable for the histrionic nature of the music - but not my thing at all.

Love Iron Maiden. My favorite conspiracy theory is that Nico McBrain (drummer from maiden) is also Danny Carey (dummer from Tool). They look a lot alike and there is only one picture of the two together. Steve Harris' bass is awesome.

Znam

Finally some metal! Near flawless execution by possibly the most influential Metal band of all. Kind of a bummer that Steve Harris and Clive Burr didn't play on more records together because this rhythm section is massive. Bruce Dickinson is hands down the best metal singer of all time. Yeah, I said it.

i love this album. it's got some absolutely iconic tracks on it like number of the beast and run to the hills, and almost all of the other tracks are legendary to fans like myself. in just two years from their debut, they've really nailed down what makes their band different from others at the time and sharpened their sound. hallowed be thy name has been my favorite maiden song for years and is just such a phenomenal album closer here. favorites: children of the damned, the prisoner, 22 acacia avenue, the number of the beast, run to the hills, hallowed be thy name

Excellent!

holy shit. i’d only ever really dug powerslave/rhyme of the ancient mariner before listening to this.. the bass alone makes this a 5 star listen

When this album popped up I felt a little despair. A genre I don't care for, edgy name and edgy album art. Fortunately I was pleasently surprised and once again reminded why I do this every day. Get out of my comfort zone, hear something I normally wouldn't and find out that it is pretty good.

Cool

I'm just not a fan of his vocals

More enjoyable than I thought it would be.

Absolute classic, and I dont have much else to say. Very solid, though classic metal has never been super my style. Thoughts: Amazing Favorite song: The Number of The Beast

The early albums are good, but it was Bruce Dickinson who solidified Maiden's sound with the rest of the band honing in on their craft. From here, they continued to make a string of excellent albums that progressed very nicely. This album is very consistent, which blends a dark and weird tone with defiant anthems and aggression veering into the positive. A good starting point if you want to get into this band with maybe the only filler track being Gangland, but even that one has some cool stuff going on. I wonder how many people notice (it took me a while) how the guitar and vocal melody on the song Number of the Beast borrows a little from the song When the Saints Go Marching In. It's a funny touch.

One of the ultimate heavy metal albums. Didn't quite realize all these Iron Maiden songs I knew all came from this one album. A wild pivot with a new vocalist over the original band. Powerful sounds and poignant lyrics

I like it

Fun album art cover and the instrumentals sound great for the most part but I can't stand the vocals. This album feels like it had some "edge" for the time but now it's just corny and lame. Overall a fine album that clearly influenced generations to come but aged a bit more poorly than some would probably care to admit.

Nice and Heavy!

Never been a huge fan of Iron Maiden but I can't deny this album is pretty fucking good. Understandably iconic as well. The Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills are classic tracks but the last half of the album just slaps especially finishing with Hallowed Be Thy Name which, for me, is the standout track on the whole album

Bass driven metal that swirls in magic and poetry

Great album, I love all of the references to other songs, movies, books. It's so much more interesting knowing the inspiration for the songs

I've never gotten along with Iron Maiden. I find them unendearingly cheesy and lacking in everything which makes for good rock/metal in my eyes. They're also not as cool as their own t-shirts.

This album gets me FIRED UP. Love the combination of some great and energetic guitar riffs with Bruce Dickinsons crystal clean voice. Favorite songs being children of the damned, hallowed be thy name, and obviously run to the hills. This would probably piss a lot of people off, but my biggest knock on the album is that to me, a lot of the songs sound the same. I felt that a lot of the songs almost had such a loose structure that it made it difficult to pickup on any consistent melodies. I think that’s why I like run to the hills so much, because there’s a a clear chorus, easy to pickup melody and it’s catchy as hell. I felt like that couldn’t be said for a lot of the other songs. I had to temper my rating just because I needed to keep in mind to rate the entire album, not just inflate the score because run to the hills is an absolute banger. I enjoy this genre of music a lot, wish I could give it a 3.5/4.

Solid album that got better as it went on. Quintessential 80's hair metal to the core, this is not an album I would seek out on my own. I wouldn't be upset if someone played this music but I would go for Rush if I was to listen to this Era of music. Run to the Hills was probably my favorite song

1) like the runs up the scale with the bass and guitar. High tempo mood setter for the album. 2) definitely starts off slower, but builds up for an awesome guitar solo section. Also the chorus goes harder the more I hear it. 3) wow didn't like the song a ton at first but by the end I was digging it. Awesome guitar solo 4)didn't like this song all that much, felt rather generic. But, in the second half I enjoyed it a lot more. Felt like the switch up really brought more melodic elements and jamming from the band. 5) this song is a 5/5 for me. Definition fuck it we ball. One of my favorite chorus's. Guitar solo is epic and the bass has awesome fills throughout the song. Vocal performance is great. 6) damn banger after banger. Another all time chorus. Pretty much same review as last song 5/5. 7) the drums are nice at the start, rather jazzy. Damn after the last two songs this one just doesn't hit as hard, not a fan of the chorus, lyrics just feels slightly out of place. Vocal performance is good. Not a fan of the guitar solo. 8) wow this song is a return to form after the last one. Longer song but it didn't feel long. Felt like it fits well with the albums theme and sends it off well. Awesome vocal performance and the energy was immaculate. One of my favorite albums, but I think it's just shy of being a 5/5

Amazing album, a classic!

A classic.

2/5

Really enjoyed this one. Great metal sound.

Great album, I just don't love old metal like I used to. Still really enjoyed this one though.

Wow, what a surprise this one was! Totally blown away with how melodic the songs were, while still thumping. I’ll definitely be revisiting this one.

A top tier new wave of British heavy metal album.

I didn't think I would enjoy this album as much as I did, because this genre is not one of my top choices. However, this is everything I enjoy about this genre kind of rolled into one, so this was a pleasant surprise for me.

Thoughts before listening: This is my uncle's favorite band. I know Run to the Hills and their other hits, but I have never really listened deeply to them. I think the Satanic imagery has always made me shy away from Iron Maiden, but I am always surprised that their music isn't really all that dark. Review: Yeah...this is good. Its a really fun listen with upbeat tempos, cool guitar riffs, and walking basslines. Also vocals that are actually sung instead of being growled like a lot of metal bands. Bruce Dickinson is almost operatic in his delivery and it adds a certain epic quality to these songs that is often missing with most modern metal bands. I certainly prefer this to something like Sepultura that I have listened to from the 1,001 Album list. Run to the Hills is such a great song and really stands out on this album. The galloping pace makes for a fun listen and that same intensity is used throughout the album. Other highlights include The Prisoner, The Number of the Beast, and Hallowed Be Thy Name...and all of these are considered staples of the metal genre for good reason. I am happy to add all of these songs to the playlist.

Just terrible. (Except for the opening song, which is great comedy from Vikings: The Musical. "Invaders...pillaging! Invaders...looting!" Spinal Tap couldn't do better)

High energy and fun listen. Was already familiar with some of the bigger tracks. Would listen again.

This is just so good, had this tape when I was younger, but didn’t really appreciate it back then. Over the years I’ve grown into a bigger Iron Maiden fan, appreciating the songwriting and technical musicianship they bring to the table. This album isn’t my favourite Maiden album although it has 2 of my all time favourites (Children of the Damned, Hallowed by thy Name). Very solid 4+

meh 3*

Damn, that sound is big.

did not listen, very much not my mood during this time lol

Insane guitar solos throughout, classic metal overdriven tone. Powerful vocals, overall a great metal album.

Don't listen to metal normally but enjoyed it. Actually forced my mum to listen to it as I felt the car ride from grandma's house was appropriate album listen time. Mum weirdly enough also didn't mind it....

The high points are so high. These guys owned the NWoBM.

A classic metal record but it never really amazed me. Maybe it’s because of the theatrical style.

Damn to think I missed out on Iron Maiden for so long just because I thought it was death metal...

oh my god. sexiest guitar ive heard in a while. absolute joyride, loved it from top to bottom. 4.5/5

There is no doubt that this is a really solid metal album, but would I ever put this on for enjoyment? Absolutely not. I can appreciate it, though!

Slowly working through the 1001 albums list, I know so many of these songs on this album, but I don't know if I ever listened to the full album. I thought the same with their self titled album at #21 (the random generator didn't separate these two albums very well). As I am a metal fan, I never really spent to much time in the 80's, but I like that there were elements of progressive metal here. I have to say Bruce Dickinson is a better leave vocalist over Paul Di'Anno, which made this so much more worth listening to. I honestly wasn't looking forward to this album, I don't know if it's just an aversion to 80's metal, but this turned to be an amazing album, the musicianship really makes this album. Standouts: Invaders, Children of the Damned, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name

Am a Rock/Metal fan, this one somehow didn't do it for me

This is required listening for metal. Run to the Hills is one of the best songs by any metal band and this whole album brings such a strong energy. You almost can't get a better example of metal. Great singing, technical and fast playing, over the top lyrics and attitude. It's cheesy and silly but it's straight on it all and rocks it.

Very little experience with this band and now regret it. This is a great Album. It works. It doesn't over stay its welcome. It's fun, high energy and has connective tissue through the songs. Look forward to hearing more.

A great, early entry from a formidable force in the heavy metal world. Not my favorite Maiden album, but some incredible classics on here. The musicianship is amazing. I will also love their solos and the bass player is incredible.

I never gave iron maiden a fair shake i guess. Run to the hills is excellent if depressing.

It was ok

Not my thing but still kinda fun

Classic metal and it sounds so much prettier than the metal today. Interesting album.

I don’t really listen to metal, but I fuck with it when I do hear it. You really can’t go wrong with angry singing and sweet ass electric guitar.

Theatre.

i now understand road rage. i can imagine listening to this and getting mad at stupid pedestrians for walking so slowly. hurry up! me and my death trap machine need to power down the road at 100kmp/h while listening to iron maiden! a lot of focus on religion and christianity (and its antithesis hehe (satanism(666(the number of the beast's lyrics are so funny)))) in the lyrics generally speaking which is really fun. i actually couldn't tell the difference between a lot of these which is maybe quite bad but it did all sound quite similar sorrryyyy!! however there were two standouts, children of the damned was insanely good and i very much support the guitar solos in that song specifically. which isn't to say that others in the album are bad but that track in particular was fantastic. also the melodic/harmony motif in run to the hills was fun but as i type this i can't remember it that well, which potentially says something either about the quality of the hook or my propensity to forget things very fast. both valid.

Good

Impressions: Sounds like a generic heavy metal to me. Not for me. Favorite tracks: Invaders, Run to the Hills Rating: 2/5

So good

The uncle saga continues, with this album also being an unexpected solid heavy metal release that I definitely underestimated in passing. Perhaps not as good as the debut, in my opinion, but this still definitively rocks, and I really need to open myself up to more Iron Maiden, especially when fans don't even consider either of the inclusions here the best the group has to offer.

Loved this album. My partner is a metal head. I can't listen to some of his music, but some I actually like. Now I can add Iron Madien to the list of likes. The clear and intelligent vocals set them apart for me!

This is more like it.

I actually really enjoyed this album as a full piece. I have listened to a little bit of Iron Maiden over my years, but once again I didn't really get into the hair metal kind of genre too much.. I liked bands like Def Leppard, Journey, AC/DC, Guns n Roses etc and obviously I'd heard songs like 'The Number Of The Beast' and 'Run To The Hills' before but I'd never really gave Iron Maiden a real chance and after this album.. yeah I'm a fan. Its not my favorite stuff ever, but its definitely got a place in my rotation. My favorite tracks on this thing were 'The Prisoner' and 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'.. Overall: 3.3/5

Cool riff dude, you can really scream about Satan.

Great drum parts. Thought i wasn’t going to like it but it’s like a heavier rush, really enjoyed a lot of the songs. Maybe i like metal?

Classic

Accomplished, and Maiden are one of the best at what they do. But this isn't their best for me

Maidens epic cartoonish heavy metal can be fun in small doses. They sure made a lot of kids metal heads in the eighties (and nineties). It’s metal palatable for pop listeners. An entry point to the world of fast electric guitars and head banging.

First listen Saved 6/8 Top track: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Sick album. Highly rate

Too melodramatic for me!

Happi metal. Fun to listen to, but the trope falls apart quite easily.

LOVE IT!!! I just LOVE this kind of music, I love Iron Maiden, and this album is amazing!

Never listened to the full album before, but loved it! Lots of energy and it was fun :)

Not my usual genre but I enjoyed it. High octane and some good riffs. Hallowed be thy Name is the best track.

Too much hair rock for me, but has some real shredders. Sounds classic

Hell yeah! Had to drag my vinyl copy out of the rack for today. The album on a whole is pretty damn good.

At first, I was very skeptical because this was metal from the 80s. This album showed my skepticism the middle finger and exceeded my expectations. High energy, good flow, AMAZING riffs and the lyrics solidify this as an instant classic. I can see the influence this had in here as well. Anybody who likes metal needs to listen to this at least once. Outstanding!

Good riffs. Short and catchy.

It was...fine? Very 80s hair metal, which isn't my thing. It is fun, however, to listen to these old metal/rock albums and really get to hear the influence they have on later music.

Second half of the album is much stronger than the first. Number of the Best, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed be thy Name are all classic Maiden. 4/5

I never really listened to Iron Maiden (at least knowingly) and I probably should have. I am a pretty decent fan of power metal, and I just figured they were a different genre of Metal that I didnt like. man was I wrong. This was pretty good, and such an influence on bands I love. I also did not realize they did Run for the Hills, which is a song I enjoy quite highly. Good stuff.

this may be the first album i've recognized, and also know there's a song on here i've heard before. that is to say, this is gonna be a great time. i'll be talking about the 1982 version (original studio recording), not the 1995 reissue, nor the 1998 remaster, nor the 2015 remaster, nor the 2022 anniversary release. expect vibes, ye who enter here. track 1, Invaders: starting off with strong and fast energy, 8.5/10 track 2, Children of the Damned: a little repetitive, but still good. 7/10 track 3, The Prisoner: the guitar-only section goes on a little long for my tastes but still a good song. 7.5/10 track 4, 22 Acacia Avenue: the faster and slower sections help to avoid there being any particular part of the song that's too long, 8/10 SIDE TWO track 5, The Number of the Beast: aw yeah, here it is, and the titular track as well! i remember playing this song countless times in Guitar Hero and it's still good. 10/10 track 6, Run to the Hills: another great song i recognize, i believe this one was also in guitar hero. holds up amazingly. 9.5/10 track 7, Gangland: nice and fast the whole time, nothing really to say. 8/10 track 8, Hallowed Be Thy Name: also fast, good energy, 8/10 overall: 8.3/10 -> 4/5 while most of the album isn't particularly memorable to me, all of these songs are good or better. definitely worth the listen, and especially for Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills

this album contains basically all of the Iron Maiden songs I like! I don't exactly go out of my way to listen to Maiden, but I may start lol

Let's go! I'm not sure if I've ever listened to a full Iron Maiden album cover to cover before. Unsurprisingly to me, All of it was great. Brought me back to my formative metal head years.

I can appreciate this, I guess. Not really my thing. Invaders & Run To the Hills are fine, but I wouldn't listen further.

Great album, very cinematic

Really good

This album really build in terms of momentum and song quality. By the time you hit the number of the beast, you are flying, and the last four songs just haul ass. Hallowed be thy name, a top 5 metal song??

I feel like a traitor to my culture not knowing a damn thing about metal, but I have to say this album was surprisingly enjoyable. Love Jack Black’s vocals, album rips from beginning to end.

My weekly capacity to listen to metal is fully tapped out. A generous 1.5.

3.9. 4th best maiden album for me. Run to the hills and NOTB are obviously all-timers.

7/10 The themes of this album are like if a 13 year old norwegian teen only listened to the fantasy/nordic songs of Led Zepplin and cranked those up to 10. So, yes, a cartoon. A pulpy, garish cartoon of raiders and raided, vanquishers and vanquished. But so sincere in its love of such things, that this becomes something of a campy masterpiece. The musicianship is very good and has wonderful arpeggiated solo bits that stand on their own. This album ROCKS, but isn't terribly deep.

Iron maiden more like iron slayden

I didn’t realize that Jack Black was the lead singer of Iron Maiden. This is 100% not the type of music I would listen to, but since I like Tenacious D then it would be disrespectful to not rate this at least 4/10. So, there you go ——— 4/10 solely because of my love for Jack Black.

Surprisingly my favorite songs from this album aren’t the ones that most people pick. “The Prisoner, 22 Acacia Avenue, Hallowed Be Thy Name” (reminds me of To whom the bell tolls). I like repetitive riffs assuming they are good which this album had plenty of. Hats off to the guitarist and drummer. I never figured myself to be a heavy metal fan because I didn’t grow up with it. I discovered it in my early 20s and slowly became more and more drawn to it. I will be looking out for more Iron Maiden songs for sure. I had to listen to “The Number of the Beast” a handful of times to really appreciate it. Now I see why it became the biggest hit from the album. Lots of great transitions. I found myself wanting to listen to this album a lot today. I liked every song on this album and that is deserving of a perfect score. 10/10

One of the greatest rock bands of all time and somehow they're not in the rock & roll hall of fame, that's dumb. Hallowed be thy name is one of my favorite songs of all time, 666 and Run to the Hills are also some of the most amazing songs in the genre. This is maiden in their prime, perfect instrumentals with amazing solos littered throughout with crisp vocals from Bruce, a vocalist so unique it's insane. 1 to 2 songs on here aren't that great and probably would be skips. 9/10

I’m probably going to upset someone but the lead singer sounds just like Jack Black. Bruce Dickinson can fucking sing, dude is giving it his all every note. The background music is so clean its upsetting. The bass, the guitar and drums are so in sync on every song. My foot did not stop moving the entire album. Run to the hills brings back great memories of playing guitar hero/rock band and is such a fucking banger. My only issues are that the songs do start to sound very similar and I cannot understand half what is being sung. 7/10

Not my cup of tea

Good, surprised that I’d enjoy it as much as I did but still not terribly memorable

It’s not that catchy or something, but I really like this record. It just sounds so cool and energetic. And I don’t even know what’s really happening in the lyrics, but the theme and concept of this album is sooo classic. Children of the Damned sound really like Fade To Black from Metallica by the way.

One of the albums which got me into metal. I had forgotten how amazing and perfect it is.

This is masterclass, album that everybody should listen because of unique style that many albums on this list simply lack.

Solid. Run to the hills still slaps

Once I brought this CD to (Catholic) school and nearly got sent home because of the cover art. Invaders: Seems like they could've come up with a more epic album opener, but this is pretty good anyway. Children of the Damned: Bruce Dickinson wails on this track like on no other here, but the song is just too mid-tempo and never really picks up steam. They couldn't come up with a better chorus than repeating the song title four times? The Prisoner: I guess this is about the show since it has that clip at the start. This one is pretty great, and has the most anthemic chorus on the whole album. 22 Acacia Avenue: This song is just okay and it's really annoying that I always get it stuck in my head for days after a listen. The Number of the Beast: Okay, so Side A was pretty good, but Side B is where we really start cooking. Like so many heavy metallers, Iron Maiden has a delightfully devilish song about the denizens of hell. Unlike so many heavy metallers, the protagonist in this one is frightened the whole time. Love the bass line in the bridge. Run to the Hills: I have to assume that the band didn't choose systematic historical Native American extermination as a song topic for public awareness purposes, but rather because it sounded grisly and edgy... it's also a pretty unique topic in metal for the time AFAIK. Oh also the song absolutely chugs - really a quintessential example of the NWOBHM here. Gangland: This is the only dud on Side B - lame riff, generic lyrics, and Bruce just sounds kinda whiny on the chorus. Hallowed Be Thy Name: Another all-time metal classic, and about the best way they could have closed the album. I feel like they knew they had a bitchin' riff and that it would be a shame to interrupt it with a traditional chorus or a ton of vocals, and that was the right decision.

strong 3 for me despite some of that dad rock schmaltzyness that isn't really for me. the final track is a triumph, i really loved the prisoner as well. held my attention surprisingly well.

fun

Ok so poser alert I do have an Iron Maiden shirt because I thought the design was cool without having really listened to the band, sorry for my sins, but that being said this was my first foray into the band. It is a type of white dad rock that doesn’t necessarily resonate with me but I found myself having a lot of fun listening if anything. Something about the vocals, going somewhere I least expect it, it’s almost camp. Wish I could give this a 2.5, I’m oscillating somewhere between 2 and 3 for this album….

(2.5⭐️) listened while making dinner so i wasn’t paying attention to the lyrics. fave: run to the hills

can i say something without anyone getting mad

not the usual style of metal i go for (i like more industrial stuff) also despite liking some metal bands ive never listened to iron maiden. this man has a crazy vibrato and a crazy falsetto rlly liked the vocals on run to the hills. group vocal is always cool. the heavy vibrato gives his performance on this song gives it almost an opera like feel. very fun 👍 gonna be honest did not have time to finish the album i had like 2 songs left. 3/5 faves: 22 acacia avenue, run to the hills,

more entertaining than i expected... the vocals are definitely a highlight

this is one of my all time favorite albums so my review is going to be biased. I don’t think it’s a perfect album but it’s definitely more than a 4 and so far in this generator thingy, it’s my favorite So….. my only slightly controversial opinion relating to this album is that the number of the beast (the song) is in the bottom 3 of the album for me. I just can’t get behind it like I can for the rest of the album. but MAN…..they really have like 4 of the greatest metal songs ever in a 8-9 (depending if you’re counting total eclipse) song long album like that’s so fucking insane….. the weakest songs are in the middle but then they throw in total eclipse and hallowed be thy name after and it’s like Woah………best recorded (metal) music ever? music that made me non binary because I feel like a shapeless formless energy vortex while I’m listening to this instead of a human

lyrically sooooo boring and shallow but i can't deny it has some bangers. sounds better if you imagine an epic gaelic vampire battle happening. favorites: children of the damned, hallowed be thy name least favorites: the prisoner

Overall: These dudes can't write lyrics but they can play instruments. This album made me think about how much good rock music had already come out 5+ years before this album. This sound is the White Man 80s Rock that I personally don't enjoy. I wouldn't complain if this were on in someone's car but I will not be revisiting any of the songs here. Invaders, Children of the Damn, Gangland, The Number of the Beast: Very fun guitar soloing, love the instruments. Lyrics feel like a bunch of 8th graders having a fun time playing pretend and talking about movies they watched while staying up late last night. These guys are not good at writing lyrics! But they do know how to save their song with a fun instrumental break. The Prisoner: Fine. Whatever 22 Acacia Avenue: One of the songs that really makes me think about how by 1982 this had already 1. Been Done 2. Been Done Better. The lyrics are genuinely bad (not just because they're misogynistic, which they are). At no point am I convinced the singer has seen a woman before!! Run For the Hills: Led Zeppelin put out "Achilles Last Stand" six whole years before this album was released. Makes you think. Hallowed Be Thy Name: Best song on the album imo!! Good strong ending.

Heavy!

Thank God this is way better than Kendrick Lamar. This album was a lot of fun, love it

metal is not the time of music i tend to listen to, kinda lame not gonna lie. but this thing slaps, i think its the dynamic of the bass and the double guitars breaking time. anyway, its not the kind of album ill listen to multiple times, but its definetely an experience and something to remember whenever the thought of music cross my mind. also i like the fact that this vocalist doesnt sing in the highest pitch known to mankind and doenst scream like an eagle.

slept thru it.

Good album! Some fun songs.

Hey Rock&Roll Hall of Fame! If you have The Cure and gawd awful Aerosmith in then IRON f-ing MAIDEN should have been in long ago. The length of their career and breadth of their catalog surpasses most of your members.... get off your arse and for this album alone PUT THEM IN!

one of my all time favs

Invaders - 5/10 Children of the Dammed - 4/10 The Prisoner - 5/10 22 Acadia Avenue - 3/10 The Number of the Beast - 7/10 Run to the Hills - 4/10 Gangland - 4/10 Hallowed Be Thy Name - 5/10 Raw Score - 4.625/10 Adjusted Score- 5/10

Overall, what I expected. Got a bit drone like for me.

This is one hell of a metal album. I feel like I've underappreciated Iron Maiden as a fan of more modern metal, listening through this was a treat. Run to the Hills and Number of the Beast are iconic. 4/5

This is Iron Maiden’s best album. Their signature galloping guitar grounds the album against Bruce Dickinson’s soaring and powerful vocals. The lyrics deal with themes of violence and freedom with a good dose of dark imagery thrown in for good measure. The songs themselves are very well crafted and hit their emotional marks well.

Metal is totally not my thing - I usually find it tedious and unvaried. So I was surprised to find this album to be (despite the scary cover and name and reputation) downright fun and upbeat? It's still not my thing but there are some driving beats and catchy tunes here. I can see why teenagers loved it. And the controversy alone merits its place on the list. So despite myself, 4/5.

Listened Before? No Throughout my life I have not had much love for Maiden. Mainly because I didn't care much for Dickinson's voice. That said, I think I have shed some of my early distaste and can respect what this band brought to metal. Trying to review completely unbiased. Love the album cover. Honestly as far as metal imagery goes it doesn't get much better. Album opens on a god damned tear with Invaders. Interesting this one has elements to it that actually remind me of Zappa's St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast. Instrumental work on display is fucking nuts from all involved. The fury of Invaders gives way to a power-ballad that is Children of the Damned. Fine song, but really not what I go in for with Maiden; this puts the group's weakest point (Dickinson's voice) in main focus. The Prisoner opens with a sample and is lead by a tight guitar riff. Otherwise, I kind of lost focus. I enjoyed the virtuoso section within 22 Acacia Avenue; almost felt like this could be a jam band; pretty cool song. Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills are two of the biggest songs from this metal juggernaut. The progression within Number of the Beast kind of reminds me of "When the Saints Go Marching Down" and I can't unhear it. Not my favorite of their songs... Run to the Hills on the other hand is straight jet fuel. Just sounds like a workout on the drums. Back to a workout on Gangland; no rest for the weary. All in, I can certainly see the appeal for this album as an entry into the metal cannon. The instrumentals rip; there is a lot of range to the track listing; awesome imagery and Satanic references; and as far as hair metal goes, Dickinson has the quintessential voice. That said, I didn't feel particularly elevated by this one. I'm a 3.5 / 5 and am going to round down. Added to Library? Yes Songs Added To Playlists: - Run to the Hills

Excited to listen to this one again. Going into this a bit biased because I'm expecting to give it 4 or 5, and just have to decide between the two. Yup, this is a good album. Every song is shreds, and Bruce Dickinson's voice in legendary. I love albums that are only 6-8 songs, they tend to blend together less in my opinion.

I have listened to this album so many times that it is going to be very hard to give this anything other than a 5. Starts off so strong with Invaders, it really just sets the tone for the whole album with the speed guitar and drums. 22 Acacia Avenue has some of the smoothest high-hat work during the chorus that for some reason I have always really liked in this song. Then the slow down after the first 2 times going through the chorus to just slowly melt your face, followed by it picking back up to melt your face quickly to finish the song is quintessential Maiden. Number of the Beast is the song that introduced me to Iron Maiden becasue it was featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4, so no matter what I will always have a soft spot for that song. The drumming in Run to the Hills in the very beginnning and 3/4 of the way through get me so pumped up every time I listen. Combine that with the high energy drawn out lyrics and Bruce's voice make for such a fire song. Gangland is really the only knock I have on this album for some reason this song doesn't really do anything for me. Something about the cadence of the way he sings it just kind of throws off the album. If they would have just gone straight from Run to the Hills into one of my favorite songs of all time, Hallowed Be Thy Name, this would be a near perfect album for me. Speaking of Hallowed Be Thy name, the bells that start it off give me serious chills every time I hear them. Then the whole song just builds up with increasing speeds to the climax of the song which is right at the very end. Perfect way to cap off such an amazing album.

Never have gotten into Iron Maiden besides whatever songs were probably on guitar hero. Songs start to blend into each other for me kinda all sounding the same. Don’t really dig the voice but instrumentals are cool. The number of the beast and run to the hills fuckin rip. Pretty sure number of the beast was in a Tony Hawk game. Those two songs were the only ones I knew going in and I liked them the most. Gonna go with a solid 3 here but ultimately feeling like a 3.5

I really like Iron Maiden the heavy metal band, if I am in the right mood! Like cleaning my house. or mowing the lawn. Some of the songs are too much, but overall, I would give this 4 stars!

So So Good.

Always been a favorite.

I find Iron Maiden to be more enjoyable than most of the bands of their era/genre, although I wouldn’t say overall I’m that big of a fan. This album caused a lot of controversy cause of the whole Satan thing, and it does have a nice edge to it. Prisoner and Number of the Beast are highlights.

I didn't know what I was getting into with this one and liked it way more then I thought I would. Today I saw a great picture from inside the state capital building in Des Moines Iowa. The Temple of Satan was allowed to put up a display alongside a nativity scene or whatever other religious items. The Mark of the Beast made me think about that. I kept trying to remember where I'd heard "run for the hills" before, that's a good one and the album finished strong with "Hallowed be thy name." Hail Satan!

iron maiden are like the S Club 7 of rock music. i should hate it with every bone in my body for its cheese metal background, theatrical singing and overly cheerful disposition but for some unknown reason i don't. the bit that completely ruins my brain is the attitude given off by the stonewashed jeans, battle jacket clad ale drinkers in the rock pub and the ridiculous comedy music that iron maiden produce. it just doesn't go together.

We're on a slow march to death with these recent albums. Begging for it to be over at this point. 19 to go...

I liked this album more before I noticed how bad the lyrics are. Has some good songs, like Run to the Hills, and some weaker ones, like Invaders. Overall it's pleasant to listen to and has one of Iron Maiden's best songs in Hallowed Be Thy Name. Stand-out: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Hot take: This album is pure, molten metal, to be sure, but it is theatrical! As in Broadway! Bruce Dickinson sounds like he could be singing Andrew Lloyd Weber. It's technical, it's precise, it has no groove or pocket of any kind -- Broadway! This is not a criticism, it's an epiphany.

Geweldig rock album, niet mijn genre maar gvd goed. Nooit echt goed naar iron maiden geluisterd maar Kan dit erg waarderen

Guys will hear this and just think “HELL YEAH”

Cool, not amazing

Slaps, and slaps hard.

This album rocks hard!! The one word that came to mind was "fun."

Hell Yeah, Brother

Not at all the kind of music I normally go towards, but it was honestly a really enjoyable listen. I love the instrumentation and the energy that carries throughout the entire record is a lot of fun. Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and the closing track are standouts. Only gave it one listen. Might try to revisit again.

pretty good metal album. Seemed a bit samey at times.

Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 1982 Standouts: Number of the Beast, Run to The Hills Others: Children of the Damned, The Prisoner, 22 Arcadia Avenue, Gangland Very good. 3.75

Fantastic metal classic

The shredding and vocals are very “of its time.” I loved looking at it through the lens of where the sound started and where it’s made it’s mark today. Not my genre but it’s classic

Invaders: didn’t really do anything for me, reminds me of guitar hero 2/5 Children of the damned: this will probably be my favorite song on the album, I like that it’s a little “slower” 4/5 The prisoner: I like the the way the chorus sounds and the guitar solo, but overall this song doesn’t do much for me either 3/5 22 acacia avenue: nothing about this one stood out to me, I don’t like it, too long 1/5 The number of the beast: nothing special in this one, the past few have kinda blended together 2/5 Run to the hills: I like this one, probably because it just sounds different than the past few songs, love the drums in this song 4/5 Gangland: mostly while listening to this is was thinking about how it kinda sounded like billy from grim adventures was singing 2/5 Total eclipse: I like the down tempo (outro?) part of the song but I was mostly bored while listening 2/5 Hallowed be thy name: Strong last entry, my favorite part of the song was was the guitar beats, I thought they stood out from the other songs on the album 3.5/5 Overall thoughts: really just not a genre I listen to much and I have no emotional connection to music from this era, I found a lot of the songs to blend together and was somewhat bored while listening

I listen to this while I work out and it puts me in the zone, great pump every time. Great concept, great lyrics, great music, great artwork. Incredible.

Not a huge metal fan but I can see the appeal. Something about the sound is defiantly British but the clarity of of the guitar work and precise bass were worth a listen.

It was nostalgic

Musically they are talented, but not my thing

It is what it is. A bit of nostalgia from the titular track thanks to too many hours on THPS - but that's all I got out of it.

Me gustó más el otro.

Great album. A few drag moments but the start and finish is strong. I’ve loved this album for a long time, not my favorite IM album but still very enjoyable.

Album 188 of 1001 Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Rating : 3.5 / 5 Favorite Track : Run to the Hills Never was really my go to genre, so I'm a bit picky on these. This doesn't compare to their 1st album, in my opinion. There is much better out there than this. Still, if you're an Iron Maiden fan, it will be loved.

Not a huge Metal fan but I liked lots of the riffs in some of the songs!

Hardcore shredding

Solid album. All of the songs kinda blend together aside from Run to the Hills. Run to the Hills kicks so much ass. Title track was in Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4.

Great album although Power slave is the better Iron Maiden album

Pretty good. Focused. Sounded like Rush but less heady. I like the vocalist over Geddy slightly more. Great songwriting. Have to be in the mood for it. Solid 4.5-5

One of my favorite metal albums and my favorite Iron Maiden album. Not a single skip for me.

This one time at my favourite nightclub, they played Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus which references Iron Maiden and the song that immediately followed was Run to the Hills. In that moment, the vibes were immaculate.

Run to the hills

Great album

Uno de los discos más emblemáticos del Heavy Metal. La potente voz de Bruce Dickinson, sumada a las intrincadas composiciones de la banda, dieron nacimiento a una nueva corriente del género, marcando un precedente técnico y estético. Sin duda, un indispensable para cualquier fanático del “género más pesado”.

Great album, in recent years i have listened to heavier music e.g. Metalica, SOAD…. But always wanted to listen to more and always forgot but im so happy this album is on here because I truly enjoyed it the vocals are incredible with such a wide scale and the instruments are all so tight great listen.

Better than I was expecting, guitars were cool, vocals were meh

Unfortunately I don’t listen to a lot of heavy metal music . Good , but not my typical genre. Glad to try something new.

Enjoyed listening. Nothing too exciting.

Iron Maiden were really onto something in the 80s, they have what, 7 albums in a row that are all great listens. Pretty incredible. I'm always a big lover of metal that can appreciate the bass guitar, and it's prominent throughout this album to my delight. I remembered the singles of course, but the rest was surprisingly solid too, and at a tight 40 minutes and 8 tracks they make sure not to stick around for too long. When an album ends with a song like Hallowed Be Thy Name it's hard not to leave with a super positive impression.

Don’t even need to listen… 5/5 1982 8th grade Mrs Cianciolo’s English Class my friend Angelo handed me this album for a weekend listen. Almost didn’t give it back on Monday but by Friday that week had my own copy!!! The New Wave of British Heavy Metal hit me like a freight train and this album is at the top of the list!!!

VITTU JAU! On kova levy.

En oo koskaan lämmenny Iron Maidenille ja nyt ekaa kertaa ku kuuntelin kokonaisen albumin, nii täytyy sanoo, että ymmärrän mistä hype. Hauska ja toimiva levy. Ollaan flow’n ytimessä.

Even as a metal head, I could never get into Iron Maiden. I'm old enough to have at least caught the end of their big era, but I can't get there. It's very dramatic and they're great musicians in the twin guitar power metal style, and Bruce Dickinson is as operatic as any of those other big metal singers of the era. Problem is I just don't like those qualities. If you like the style, Iron Maiden is probably on your top 10. The musicianship is top tier. The songs are energetic and they have a unique sound (I'd argue their contemporaries Judas Priest, who came out first, do basically the same thing) but I can't get past what I feel is the cheesy comic book-y content of their music. Great band that I don't care for. This album is fine, but never really did a chance with me

Great hard rock to just bang your head to.

This was fine! A bunch of dudes rocking out and yelling about how badass it is to be from hell where the devil roams. Decently fun, very silly.

Easy one. I already love Maiden and this is of course one of their best.

Certified banger 8/10

decent, always liked them musically but personally can't take a whole album of that vocal

Not a fan of Iron Maiden. Tried it with an open mind. Not a fan of his voice. Lyrics questionable. Hard pass.

sorry i can’t

Never been a huge Maiden fan as I grew up with less cheesey, heavier metal. But I love some of these songs. It's just my first pick.

Maybe the least wretched of all the major metal acts, these cats are still pretty awful, but they have the cleanest, clearest sound and seem to want to play the fastest, too. The singer aims to be operatic, foolishly, one think. Here and there, if one's not mistaken, one detected something like a melody emerging from all the furious noise and speed. And it's not really alll that demonic, now is it? Still, most root canals would be preferable to ever hearing this, again or once, no matter when one is slated/fated to die.

Reminiscent of Aerosmith. The song 22 Acacia Avenue had terrible lyrics. Otherwise a very enjoyable album.

La voix du chanteur est ce qui se démarque pour moi. Rythmes incessants, guitare déchaînée. Plus grand que nature.

This might be controversial, but this kind of just makes me wanna listen to DragonForce.

One of my favourite albums.

This was interesting. I'm not sure I'm the biggest fan of the lead singers voice, and for me that plays a big role in album enjoyment.

Classic bought it on tape when it came out

Not my style...

If I could, i would give 666 stars!

My level of Iron Maiden is greatest hits level. It’s all the same for me..

They're trying too hard. Not my energy level.

Not as heavy as I thought it would be. Musically sound. Great lyrics.

Once again, the album cover art is off-putting. So is the title. I'm not excited to listen to this but I've committed to this project so here goes... Invaders sounds pretty much like what I'd expected upon seeing the cover art. Noisy and chaotic. However, Children of the Damned is thankfully more melodic. The Prisoner takes us back to the chaos, though. The rest of the album is pretty much more of the same. The last song, Hallowed Be Thy Name, is somewhat of a standout for having a bit more melody than just loud, noisy, electric guitar, but the end of the song ramps back up to what, to me, sounds like noisy chaos. That's the issue I have with heavy metal. All the songs start sounding the same. I get bored.

A Classic album. Not all the tracks are outstanding, but most of them are.

Good solid album. loved the vocals and the guitar

Released during the band’s legendary and iconic 80s run of albums New vocalist Bruce Dickinson provides a new sense of epic-ness to the band’s sound The band expand on their prog-rock style of songwriting on tracks like 22 Acacia Avenue and Hallowed that will be built upon in subsequent releases (Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time) Favourite tracks: The Prisoner, 22 Acacia Avenue, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Hallowed be Thy Name

This album doesn’t stop!

i've listened to this album before and liked it more than i thought i would. only downloaded a few songs

This is the first Iron Maiden album with Bruce Dickinson on vocals and the last with Clive Burr on drums. It's the best line up Maiden ever had in my opinion. Excellent drumming, stand out bass, tight guitar, great vocal performance. Thanks to the dumb Americans getting all fired up about the album cover, this album got loads of free publicity and propelled Iron Maiden into stardom. It's always a good sign when I go to play an album on Spotify and over half the songs have already been hearted! Yes, Invaders and Gangland aren't up to the quality of the other songs, but the fact that Hallowed Be Thy Name is the last track is enough for a 5-star rating from me.

High energy and great guitar. On the trash-y side but not overall too hard or hair banger. Really liked this listen!

Brutal with a nice mix of melody.

Fuck yeah. Favorite track: Run to the Hills

Classic Iron Maiden and their first album with Bruce Dickinson. All the hallmarks you'd expect from 80s Iron Maiden. I didn't detect any occult themes. Instead there seemed to be a few recurring references to invasion and colonisation, which is one of the plants evils and (unlike Satan) is real. Perhaps that's why the record was on the brunt of a conservative backlash? Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Run to the Hills Date listened: 09/09/23

not 4 me sorry

Not a metal fan. There was only one track I would say I enjoyed

I've never really cared much for Iron Maiden. This album was alright, but nothing special to me.

Solid Metal album.

I liked Iron Maiden's hits but never listened to their full albums. Absolutely loved every song on this record and it's definitely a favorite album now. Gonna have to check out their other works.

AJ: Iron Maiden is a good time. Run to the Hills might be my favorite.

Don’t like metal but this really impressed me, guitar parts were as strong as hell, didn’t really like the voice and the lyrics were the most random thing known to man but I don’t know if that’s a bad thing or not.

- Never heard an Iron Maiden album before - Not usually my thing but still enjoyed it in places - Fav songs: Run to the Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Children of the Damned

I remember this album well when it came out, my eldest brother used to play it full blast and thrash about in a violent sweat like he was the most awesome heavy metaller ever bouncing to (at that time) awesome risque lyrics... me.... I thought... meh.... As for the album, it's not that I hate it, i just think it's over rated for what it is. If it was on I'd listen to it, probably still be able to sing it word for word I'd heard it that many times as a kid... but feck me no, I'd never.choose to listen to it.

Love

First couple of songs are probably the weakest but once it gets going it’s bangers all the way through. Also Iron Maiden album art deserves a five in its own right

The title of this review is somewhat of a double entendre. Because on one hand, yeah obviously metal music is hard, that is the whole point of the genre. But on the other hand, metal is a complicated genre for me personally. I have a lot of love for lots of metal music. But I'm also not a huge fan of some of it. Particularly the more melodic stuff in the 80's. Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast falls somewhat in the middle of the spectrum. For me, there are three things I look for that help a metal album stand out more. The riffs need to be heavy, which seems redundant to say considering I am talking about metal music here. The vocals need to be strong and powerful. And probably the most important one, the mix needs to make everything hit really hard. This is metal music. I want it to blow my eardrums out. Too often do I find that certain metal music just sounds flat and doesn't have any real impact to it. It could just be my ears, but I don't think it is. I think this album pretty much meets all of those criteria, but maybe not as well as it could. It isn't exceeding any expectations I had, or blowing my mind in any way. I think Bruce is a very strong vocalist. I can see why people like him. His type of operatic singing isn't really my thing, but it sounds cool. I think the riffs and guitar work on this also sound decent. The drumming is okay, but doesn't hit very hard. Like something about the intro on Gangland sounds off to me. I just don't think this kind of metal music has ever clicked in my brain. It doesn't make me want to get up and move around or head bang or really anything. It just falls somewhat flat for me.

Maiden is fire

As a huge metal head I’m not much of a Maiden fan

The premier album of one of the most iconic voices in metal music, for the band that defined what we think of it today? Yes.

No siis lunastaa kantensa ja voisin kuvitella, että tää voisi olla mun suosikki Iron maidenin tuotannosta. Monta hyvää biisiä ja juuri sopiva mitta, mikään ei tunnu täysin täytebiisiltä.

Eka biisi on karmea, A-puoli heikko, kun taas B-puoli on edelliseen verrattuna kovaa tykitystä. Kolmonen vaatisi vielä, että pääsen yli Maidenin kulttuurisesta kontekstista ja lyyrisestä aihepiiristä. Nyt jää yhden kerran kokemukseksi.

I remember when this came out and how much it pissed off the religious right. Yet, the religious right is far more evil than anything on this album. Some solid metal here. I do think Powerslave is Maiden's best album though but still, this one does cook.

Liked it more than I expected

i prefer metallica. fav songs: children of the damned, hallowed be thy name.

3.5/5

muito bom

I liked the upbeat vibe, I kinda needed it today. Not a bad album.

Humm.. quite not my type :( The guitar is ok but I can't bear people shouting that way..

I have been enjoying the Iron Maiden on the list. I think this is less musically interesting than their self-titled, which remains my favourite. It's still a great collection of bops though

I'm a metalhead. 9/10 metalheads will cite this album as a favorite of the genre. The tenth has brain damage from the bleach.

8 British rock bangers

Fun, albeit a bit repetitive.

Not my favourite Maiden album, but listening to it this time around was the first time I ever really 'got' it - really enjoyed

This album rips. Steve Harris’ bass playing is so next level it deserves a listen with some good headphones.

gangland vale pico

pretty good

Starts off kinda clunky but by "22 Acacia Avenue" it finds its stride. The intro to "The Prisoner" is *chef's kiss*. And, of course, "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" are bangers. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is the perfect ending.

Classic metal album deserves its place on the list, this starts so strong and is one of maidens best, but a couple of dud songs near the end stops it getting full marks

i used to think that bands like iron maiden (read: old edgy rock bands) made music that was all screamo-y and un-musical. but after listening to this i've realized that the music they make is like... beautiful. the guitar riffs are so clean (idk if it's because i'm listening to the remaster) and every aspect of the song feels like it was placed perfectly. it's a bit different from the 'earwormy' music that i'm used to post 2000's post tiktok so idk if a specific song called out to me but this is definitely something i would listen to again. 4.5/5

Unbelievable quality, The Prisoner/22 Acacia Avenue/Number of the Beast/Run to the Hills is as good a four-song run as any album has ever had.

This is mega. Bit of a steady start, had me worried that I was going to have to give a bad rating to another of Hector's favourites, but it really takes off by track three. I'm not a real metal fan, but I don't think this is real metal - it's far too tuneful and you can actually hear the words. It's pretty well-written lyrically, but the thing that elevates it is that you can't listen to this without tapping your feet or nodding your head, it's that catchy (again, not something I'd say about most metal albums). I'm sure they wouldn't take this as a compliment, but it's like listening to a good Bon Jovi album, with 25% more bite to the lyrics and 50% more bite to the music. And that guitar at the beginning of Run to the Hills is just magic. 5/5.

Not really my genre, but I get the appeal and I did enjoy parts of it.

some nice post-colonial lyrics can't save this from being absolute tripe

Dette kicker!

4.0

Clearly a classic - even though hard to take seriously after Spinal Tap. I used to love Run to the Hills when I was a kid

Classic but not my favorite maiden. Last album with Clive Burr who has a much different sound than Nico. Live recordings from this period showcase that.

Ondanks diverse pogingen, lukt het me niet om hier naar te luisteren. Het is niet slecht, het is gewoon echt niet mijn ding.

I don't like this type of metal. Overly repetitive, but got some good tunes like the intro in the last song

during the first few songs I thought "all boomer metal sounds the same, this stuff sounds exactly like the "Run to the hills" group" imagine my shock a bit later

The best if you like metal this is a must listen!

toki mahtavaa albumia tässä, mutta totanoin juttu on nyt niin, että tässä on enemmän populääripamputusta kuin kunnon himpulihoompulimaidenia... ainoa kunnon biisi on hallowed be thy name, ja prisoner on lähellä myös sitä... loput on vähän yksinkertaisia heh, meikäläiselle helposti ymmärrettävää... kuunnellun ymmärtämis testi äidinkielestä täyket pojot... ja brucen ääni voisi olla vähän räjähtävämpi... toki laulaa kurkku suorana mutta editissä aina painellaan jarruja... antaa kirkua rauhassa. mahtava albumi toki hallowed be thy name

Spoiler: It's 666

My wife loves it

Favourite tracks: invaders; children of the damned; 22 acacia avenue; number of the beast; run to the hills; hallowed be thy name

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Hallowed Be Thy Name (8) 2 - Run to the Hills (6) 3 - The Number of the Beast (5)

Great album. First time listening to Iron Maiden. Definitely an enjoyable listen. Drums are up front and center on the songs which I love. A few favorite tracks were Children of the Damned and The Prisoner.

ei löytynyt vikoja musiikista...

good

Nope

Great almbum

Have loved this album for years. The only songs that have never really got with me were Gangland and Total Eclipse. I could listen to this on repeat for hours and hearing this again sent me into another spin through their discography.