The Number Of The Beast

not typically my vibe, a little too screamy but i can understand why it’s good, got kind of tired of it after 2 songs

An wild interesting/educational experience probably not to be repeated. Glad I experienced it

Two glorious essentials of my upbringing: the killer one-two of “The Number of the Beast” and “Run to the Hills”. Closed strongly with “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7/10

No bad songs

Oh baby, a triple! Triple six, that is. I started playing this without looking at the tracklist and thought "I don't know if I've ever really listened to Iron Maiden," but this has two of their most classic hits that I know and love: the title track, and "Run to the Hills." Other great songs on here too, just a great experience front to back. I'm not much of a metal guy, but stuff like this and Metallica are very much in my wheelhouse. Absolutely deserves a spot on an all-time list like this. It doesn't get a perfect score from me today, but I love this album. In time, I could see it getting there, just like The Cure's Disintegration. Favorite tracks: Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Children of the Damned, Hallowed Be Thy Name (how great are these song titles??). Album art: Brother, let me tell you. This has got to be in the top 10 or so for best ever. I've always adored the art style deployed by Iron Maiden on their covers, apparently all painted by Derek Riggs, and this is such a fantastic one. The heavy metal ghoul (he's got a NAME and it's EDDIE), the dastardly devil, the puppet strings, the pyres, I love everything about this. 4.5/5

While I have respect for Iron Maiden and the work they have done, and I love a few songs, I just don't like the speed metal any more. Not a fan.

When I fired this up I was thinking that if I had to pick one Maiden album to put on the list I don’t know that this is the one I’d go with. By the end of it I realized I was out of my goddamn mind. “Gangland” and “Invaders” aren’t favorites, but song for song it’s hard to argue with how melodically successful of an album this is for the band. (Or any band?) It ENDS with “Hallowed Be Thy Name” for ball’s sake, and every second of this record sounds better than most metal albums ever. I love it. The first show they play in South America after the pandemic is going to result in more pregnancies than a sperm bank.

Enjoyed this waaay more than expected. Really fun, catchy, 80s hard rock, loud, thrashy, not too much guitar wanking. Great drums and bass lines. Can hear the influence on hardcore punk and thrash I listened to a lot as a teenager. But 80s hard rock vocals will always sound cheesy to me. Run to the hills is 5* 🤘🤘🤘

Good album, good memories. But too much of the same genre to listen in 1 sitting.

Not really my style. Songs all kinda feel the same to me.

Pretty forgettable heavy metal. 5/10

Classic

Enjoyed this one! Could see myself running to this album

RUNNNNNNNNNNN TOOOOOOO THEEEEEEEEEE HILLLLLLLLSSSSSSS

Didn’t enjoy this one as much.

Perfect rock album.

Run to the Hills is the best metal vocal ever.

Not surprisingly, this album also rips!

tenho que ser honesto, metal não me apetece nem um pouco

muito menos farofa do que eu imaginava

In the mood for something heavy and fast. Classic Metal/Rock Favorites: Number of the Beast Run to the Hills-“Heard this before” Hallowed be thy Name The Prisoner

Solid classic rock album. I have never listened to it all the way through though and I am glad I did

mmmmmeurgh.

Metal is still not for me apart from Mick Gordon, although Hallowed Be Thy Name in this album was interesting.

Absolute banger of an album. One of the greatest from Iron Maiden for sure

one of the best ever made

Fuckin Maiden BRO!

Zero stars for juvenile art, lyrics and performances. If I were a 13 year-old boy, *maybe* I could listen to this drivel. Nah, at 13 I was into the Beatles, MoTown, Bowie.

Not my type of music. Too melodramatic at times. Fairly predictable chord progressions. Not my cup of tea.

Surey Good - but not for me

Jee, kikkeliheviä! En ole enää mikään suuri maidenfani, mutta kyllähän tämä pitkästä aikaa potkii semikovaa. Levyn edellisestä kuuntelusta onkin vierähtänyt ehkä vajaa 20 vuotta. Riittävän pienissä annoksissa nautinnollista kamaa, mutta jos tätä joutuisi enemmänkin kuuntelemaan niin alkaisi maistua puulta suurella todennäköisyydellä.

Classic album

A classic, and love this album. Rocks all the way through.

Cool album. Amazing bass playing. Not my type of music normally but this album rocks

It was a decent album. Sounded very generic and similar to that style. Did not pick up on message too much other than satan.

Not a huge fan of heavy rock but this was better then I was expecting

Very much enjoyed this album. Love the 80's rock. This was softer than the Anthrax album. Included great hits like run for the hills and children of the damned.

🤟

One of my favorite albums of all time. Gangland and invaders aren't the best but everything else is awesome. I just got speakers for my turntable, ill listen to this one after work on that

Good early metal album the diction is clear some of the songs a bit meh but a few great ones.

false

Like going on an epic D&D adventure!

It was about what I expected of a Maiden album. Although I was not familiar with any of the songs on the album, they all did sound familiar.

A lot better than I thought, heavy metal isn't as heavy as I remember it. Reminds me of Rush is many ways.

klockers, första albumet med bruce.

Plenty of bangers. Only prevented from being a 5 by the vocals. Just not my thing.

2.5 stars

Great album because it's saved by side b

I want to like their stuff more. Bruce Dickinson's got a hell of a voice, and the band's got style apart from their music. But I simply don't find any of the ones in this album remarkable.

Iron Maiden and I have outgrown eachother. I don't like Bruce Dickinson's voice

Higher tempo suits them better. Last two tracks drag a bit.

Hard album, love Rock / Metal with grand melodic singing backing it. Standout Tracks: Children of the Damned, The Prisoner, 22 Acacia Avenue, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name

Absolute classic, brings me back to my angsty years. So much energy, the epitome of Iron Maiden's sound

please i’m begging no more hard rock please

Has some interesting moments, but I found it kind of repetitive overall. Ill come back to it though.

not bussin

Awesome hard rock album, insane guitar solos and incredible vocal performance. RUN TO THE HIIIIILS

Förlåt, men tål inte Bruce röst.