The Number Of The Beast

*Run to the Hills is an all time metal song *Great guitar work and varied sound to the songs

Iron Maiden on a Friday? Yes. Fucking. Please. Great album, love the long buildups and guitar payoffs

First time listening to the songs I know from it in their album context. Overall really great meddl

I loved Iron Maiden when I was a teenager but I very rarely listen to them nowadays. At the time, this wasn't really one of my favourite albums because whilst there are undeniable classics, there are a few songs that don't meet the same heights There's nothing bad, but there's a clear gap between the likes of Hallowed Be Thy Name or The Number of the Beast and Gangland or Total Eclipse I'll give it a 4 though because there are still plenty of classics that it doesn't deserve any less Also, watch The Bone Temple for that one scene Highlights:

Its corny metal music, but its great aswell! Bruce Dickenson's vocals gets annoying at times! Apart from that its good stuff!

A classic has some bangers it that I’ve had a privilege to see live and sing my lungs out to The prisoner 22 Hallowed Some highlights of mine

Exhilaratingly stupid hard rock full of wailing dramatic vocals, harmonized guitar parts, power riffing, and driving bass. 🤘

Enjoyable but I don't get any particular drive out of it. Presumably great because it was a pioneering project for hard rock.

4 Not huge into metal but this was pretty good,

A much stronger second half, but nobody does what Maiden does quite like Maiden. If you took their combined body of work, it’d certainly have a diminishing effect. Taken on it’s own, however, Number of the Beast is clearly one of their greatest efforts, if not THE greatest.

Favorite track(s): Children of the Damned, 22, Acacia Avenue, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down here is just a strange illusion

Again I really enjoyed this. I never thought I would become an Iron Maiden fan but it’s becoming hard to deny, how embarrassing.

I like the number of these in my teen years. I’m tossing out a four for the genre.

My first Maiden album and it was great!

Banger. Incredible voice and a fun album.

Sweet as metal, can't wait to dig in more on future listens!

Ich kenne eigentlich nur die Live Alben und muss schon sagen dass die Inszenierung live insgesamt mehr funktioniert, weil die Spielgewalt halt nicht Ergebnis von vielen Takes ist. Aber so: 4 absolute Klassiker, 2 sehr gute Albumtracks und 2 Filler, wobei sie schon auf der japanischen Version Gangland für die viel bessere B Seite Total Eclipse ersetzt haben. Weil es halt nicht live ist und damit das Dopamin nicht so bedient:

It was very good

geile Gitarren riffs nicht 100% meins aber geil

Había escuchado poco de ellos. Pero me ha flipado tanto que les daré caña sin duda!

First time hearing this band. Had I given them a listen when this came out I probably would have been hooked.

This one is tough for me to grade. Knowing Iron Maiden's full discography, and then trying to compare this to all other music (how do you compare to Simon & Garfunkel???), is tough. I'm not a huge fan of this album compared to others by Iron Maiden. I feel like this was their jump off point with a new vocalist and principle lyricist, however it wasn't all there yet like their following albums. That said, it's better than 90% of other music out there, and Run to the Hills is one of the greatest metal songs of all time.

Great fun. Really consistent from start to finish. All the epic camp drama that I associate iron Maiden with. Some nice long pieces with lots of development and interest. I'm not crazy about their guitar tones - the rhythm tones are a bit buzzy and the leads feel a bit cheesy. But I will return to this a lot.

start to finish fun, Side b is bangers only

i like how the guitar meshes with the vocal on 22 acacia avenue also the solo is sick what the hell this is also my first time listening to a classic sorta heavy metal album and lowkey i dont know why i didn't before this is sick. all of these solos are sick come to think of it, i reallly am mad at myself for never getting into this sooner. 8/10 pretty good

Por algo son unos de los grandes exponentes del heavy metal, que gran álbum, que gran grupo

Puddelrock på sitt beste.

Hell yes. Essential listening.

I like it, oon käyny keikalki 2025

Classic 80s metal!

I prefer their original vocalist over Bruce Dickinson's operatic wails but there's no denying the majestic shredding on this one. "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" are a fantastic 1-2 punch but the whole thing is a glorious specimen of 80's metal. And, come on, the album cover is one of the best things ever.

The operatic vocals of Bruce Dickinson really seems to have been the missing piece that Iron Maiden needed. Number of the Beast into Run For The Hills is elite, but pretty much everything on this record is a headbanging good time

Me salió justo para el gym, en algunos momentos watea pero buen álbum, me gusta.&

I was an Iron Maiden maiden until today - never listened to an Iron Maiden album all the way through before now. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. A bit of an onslaught, but that's a feature, not a bug. Fun stuff.

Huge childhood album for me. Might be Maiden's most consistently good album, only one weaker track in the bunch (22 Acacia Avenue), but doesn't reach their best heights. Clive Burr on fire here.

Solid album with bunch of classics. The first two songs didn't hit me that hard but from there on the album was golden. Not quite 5 star material but definitely solid 4.

Godddd… I wish I could play guitar like that. I also wish I could sing like that although it makes me giggle sometimes. I’ve always been meaning to listen to Iron Maiden more so it was nice this came up. Great album, great sound. Incredible musicians.

okay this one I liked. everyone should watch 28 years later: the bone temple

Behold, the metal. 4/5

Jeg vet ikke når det skjedde, men jeg trodde egentlig jeg var ferdig med Maiden. Lei? Vokst fra det? Uansett et tilbakelagt kapittel jeg aldri har hatt noe behov for å gjenåpne. Etter et gjenlytt? Det her overbeviste på sine egne meritter – veldig lite nostalgi inne i bildet. Ja, det er noe cheesy over Maiden som jeg synes 28 Years Later: Bone Temple brukte til ganske god effekt tidligere i år, men jeg koser meg akkurat like mye som Ralph Fiennes gjør i den scenen når den går. Juvelen på skiva er dog Hallowed Be Thy Name. Også må jeg bare nevne: justice for 22 Acacia Avenue som ble undersolgt av enkelte.

Maiden var det første bandet (om man ser bort fra Westlife) for meg. Det var også den første ordentlige konserten jeg var på. Du kan nesten ikke tråkke feil med Dickinson-platene på 80-tallet, og Number of the Beast er intet unntak. Her høres de ut som de rettmessige arvtagerne til både Queen og Judas Priest (og "Children of the Damned" er såklart en hyllest/ripoff av Black Sabbaths "Children of the Sea"), men samtidig henger noe av punkeinnflytelsene fra de to første platene igjen. Albumet er toppet med bangers, men "Invaders", "22 Acacia Avenue" og "Gangland" høres helt mid ut. Jeg føler det er gjennomgående med studioplatene deres at det er nesten der. Sykt høye topper, men alltid med en liten gjeng låter som ikke har noe å gjøre der. Kanskje derfor flere Maiden-fans sverger til konsertplatene, fordi da får de kvitta seg med nettopp de låtene og sitter bare igjen med glasuren. Uansett et konge album \m/

Pretty spectacular. It was cool to learn how out there a project like this was when it was released, providing a greater appreciation than simply listening to it with contemporary ears. This is stacked, despite only being eight tracks, making it a challenge to pick favorites. A project that is difficult to poke holes in, holds up impressively, and seriously pushed for top marks. 2 listens Favorite Tracks: Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Prisoner, Run to the Hills, Children of the Damned

The bands first with Bruce Dickinson, and oh boy is it a killer. This is the record that made the band who they are and started to cement themselves as heavy metal royalty. Oddly here, the second half of the album is much stronger than the first, with three of the last four tracks being Maiden classics. It's not my favorite record of theirs but its still a very solid listen today.

After the release of Killers in 1981, a new singer was being hunted for by Iron Maiden as Paul Di'Anno was becoming too much of a burden for the band to handle. In their search of a new singer, they stumbled upon Bruce Dickerson and I don't think it could have been a better decision to let him take over the mantle as the lead of the band. His voice and presence is so much more defined and powerful than Paul's ever was and he truly makes himself into this beast behind the microphone that I don't think anyone else is capable of doing. His vocals are part Hair Rock and theatrics and yet it works for how heavy and kick ass this album is. This project is a great time from front to back and serves as a much needed change for the band that would completely alter their trajectory forever making them into Metal legends. I'll definitely have to check out some more Iron Maiden in the future, but for now this was pretty sick.

Invaders - 4/5 Children of the Damned - 4/5 The Prisoner - 4/5 22, Acacia Avenue - 3/5 The Number of the Beast - 4/5 Run to the Hills - 5/5 Gangland - 3.5/5 Hallowed Be Thy Name - 4/5 Some pretty good heavy metal stuff. I had only known them through "Run to the Hills" so it's nice to know that their sound really doesn't change from song to song. Good music to turn your brain off and listen to because surely the lyrics are amazing, right? Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Run to the Hills

My high school was very highly into the canon, and along with "Uncle Ted" Nugent (who since has gone crazy), Van Halen, Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Ozzy, this Iron Maiden album absolutely got a ton of recognition. I think the music videos really helped. "Run to the Hills" is banging!

When I'm mowing the lawn, I'll often listen to Iron Maiden. I appreciate the technical precision of the music as well as Bruce Dickinson's operatic voice. In high school, I wasn't into Iron Maiden, that was the purview of the waistoid headbangers who seemed permanently concussed from said head banging. Also, in high school, in history class, another student brought in lyrics to "Alexander the Great" (not on this record), and the history teacher was impressed. In college, I met the guy who would become one of my best friends...he was wearing an Iron Maiden hat and Metal Church t-shirt. What does any of this have to do with this record? Everything (to me) and nothing (to you). Iron Maiden was a great band with well thought out music and lyrics.

I was surprised how much I liked their debut album and this builds on this with the addition of Bruce D's vocals - which are a little overwrought at times but powerful and clear. Musically they are getting a little heavier / quicker - but still in the Black Sabbath school of metal which I like. Lyrically its pretty school boy but not offensive (unlike the dogshite Korn record).

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Honestly better than I expected, surprised with where the melodies went, didn't focus much on the lyrics, I get it why it's a classic

A delicious and hearty corn chowder

This album rocks.

It's easy for metal to sound like noise. But this album manages to blend the heavy sound, compelling vocals, and harmony.

Favs are run for the hills, number of the beast, and hallowed be thy name

Dudes will listen to this and say "Hell yeah" I'm dudes

somewhat formulaic and any innovation it may have had is lost to me overtime but its a very consistent and fun album

Fuck yeah.

Iron Maiden knows how to do metal. This album is just packed with great sound and quality music.

Favorite Track: The Prisoner Least Favorite Track: 22 Acacia Avenue

a great entrance to the metal genre, its basic but a classic nonetheless.

Muy arriba todo el tiempo, quizás para entrenar algún tema me sirva mucho

Run for the hills and run for your life. We ain't beating the satanic panic allegations with this one. I like it. It rocks and shakes you to your core. The drums are a highlight in a world where the guitars overpower the song sometimes too much. It is awesome to hear the drummer keep the beat and add flair. The kick drum on the downstrums just hit so hardddddd. Hallowed be thy name is such an amazing journey and end and my favorite. I am gonna think more about this. I thought about it this is now written in the morning and wow it’s so punchy and metal is so thrashy I love this music so much it’s the original electronic

It’s fun.

4.1/5

In my 'Old Man Music' era.

666 / 777 Feel the drums pounding satans breath on my neck the power beneath me rattles through the mist no time for terror to terrify is nigh the devils whip driven by my eye

A good metal album with energy and enjoyable song structure.

+1 for Run to the hills. Not my favourite genre but very good. Fantastic vocal performance.

no frills, no gimmicks, just some absolute killer licks and a great rock album.

Really technical and very impressive musically. Not quite my normal taste in music but I had fun listening to it.

Some absolutely brilliant songs in this album.

Good

The epitome of "don't mess with a working formula". I could not for the life of me distinguish between this and Self-Titled, and was even ready to give it a 3 for that reason. Then the riffs spoke to me. And then they just kept coming! I can't hate on riffs this good!! Standouts: Children Of The Damned • The Prisoner • 22 Acacia Avenue • Run To The Hills • Hallowed Be Thy Name

Loving metal

Excellent Album

I bet Mateen rated this a five. Such a Mateen album. But of the Mateen music, this is works for me.

NOt a bad album.

Really surprised how much I liked this.

If you want to listen to overly dramatic opera rock/metal here you go! Swing by Queensryche on your way out.... Seriously though it's a solid album The Number of the Beast was so good at pissing off our parents and other assorted old folks/the religious, it was on repeat from Spring to Fall on Sundays. Just play it and drive past a church. They thought we were serious and it was kids being dumbasses and laughing. I enjoy Maiden even if they aren't my go to 80's metal, great musicians, silly lyrics that don't hold up but it's rock not all songs need to be serious. Good times, fun listen.

Just amazing, Rock on

Peak Maiden!!!! Is a 4.

The two year old started dancing frantically to this while saying “I don’t like this music! I don’t like this music!”. No escaping the number of the beast

A couple gems

One of the most important albums in heavy metal, still sounds good 40 odd years later. A few dips in quality here and there but the highs are so high

I’m not a big metal fan but this was a great game changer.

Shit. I have to admit I kinda like Iron Maiden... shit

Pleasantly surprised with this, will def revisit, Hallowed be thy Name was the standout track for me, but almost burnt my house down because I left the burner on with a dry pan on the stove. It was good making dinner music but maybe a little distracting to have it on headphones while cooking under seasoned pork chops from frozen.

Never gave Iron Maiden a thorough listen but knew quite a bit from this album. Catchy and hard charging metal.

Didn’t think I was an Iron Maiden fan but apparently I am

Tuff

Rocks hard and has killer album art.

🤘

One of the best metal albums I've heard.

4 1/2 stars on musicboard.

Non il mio genere, ma ho scoperto una cosa nuova - epico

After hearing Queen, this feels like a natural evolution. A fun and engaging listen.

Lotta nostalgia for this one. Iron Maiden was one of my early loves of metal.

okokokokoko

Yup

This is fun. I understand the reverence for Iron Maiden. Solos are right. Arrangement is very well done.

Sin ser yo nada metalero, diría que los Maiden son de lo que mejor me entra, aunque igual un album entero se me hace too much. Aún así, este cuenta con la ventaja que los mejores temas se los guarda para el final. Me ha gustado.

uiii FAVS (top 3): children fo the damned, run to the hills, gangland mençoes honrosas: invaders, the prisioner, 22 acacia avenue, hallowwed be thy name FODA PRA CARALHOOOOOOO ELES ARRASAM MUITO EU AMOOOOOOOO nota final: 4.5/5

Awesome

Grata sorpresa nunca me había puesto a escuchar heavy metal Run to the Hills muy top

Classic Maiden - if you’re late to the NWOBHM this is a great entry. Bruce’s first with the band. Solid 4 out of 5 from me

Every song brought so much energy and engagement

Lowkey aangenaam verast. Sommige nummers blijven shit maar anderen (vb.: "Run For the Hills") zijn wel echt het luisteren waard.

Some top tunes.

The album sits at the apex of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) alongside bands like: • Judas Priest • Saxon • Diamond Head But Maiden separate themselves through composition. Twin guitars from Dave Murray and Adrian Smith create melodic counterpoint closer to classical harmony than typical rock riffing. Add the galloping bass architecture of Steve Harris and the band develops a sound that feels like: “heavy metal written as narrative cinema.”

Gave this a 4 without a listen Heard these tracks many a time through my youth to now Iron maiden one of best metal bands of all time hands down , everyone knows run to the hills Invaders is a great vocal track from mighty Bruce Hallowed be thy name is belting All of them great not my fave metal band of all time but them and Metallica as a youngster got me and probably millions of others into heavy music

Classic

Will listen again. This is not what Teenage Dirtbag led me to believe Iron Maiden was.

Now whenever I hear "Number of the Beast" all I can think of is Ralph Fiennes dancing to it in "28 Years Later". Favorite track: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Soooooooooo it’s a metal album. I don’t really do metal in general, but I’m not against it. I’m just more of a punk gal than a metal gal, ya know? So when I hear “666 hahahahahaha!!!!” I’m like “WEAK!!! YOU SOUND LIKE PROTO-RITES OF SPRING BITCH!!!” Which they are and they do. But it’s more than that. There are some great songs and performances here, especially the closer, but to be honest the closer is the only one that really rises above “very cool but not interesting enough to be my thing.” Because the closer is incredible!! It’s one of the most impressive musical experiences I’ve ever heard, and it’s honestly probably the only song from here I’ll readily return to. Seven minutes of pure insanity. But it’s not the only really great one here!! 22 acacia avenue is pretty awesome, run to the hills is great, invaders is very good too. I like this album a whole lot. 9.0/10

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Bruce Dickinson is a master in musical storytelling. The whole album slaps, but especially the back half. Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed be Thy Name are all brilliant - both lyrically and musically (I love the galloping riff on Run to the Hills). Check out Machine Head's cover of Hallowed be thy Name.

endlich mal kein mann der einem ins ohr heult weil sein hamster gestorben ist

Great album, heard it many times before. Not something I generally tend to listen to but it’s always an awesome listen.

Usually not big on metal but this is a great album, short and sweet. Run to the hills and number of the beast are instant classic songs.

I can definitely see this being a 5 if I relisten a couple times, this is a really strong album. I grew up with metal, and my dad was a huge fan, but somehow I never really caught these guys as much as I did Metallica or sabbath or whatever indie metal thing my dad found. But this is really interesting, and I think it’s really interesting to go back and listen to early metal and realize that it’s really not that heavy. Like I think modern rock is just as heavy as this, and then metal has only gotten more aggressive and sharper. But it’s a really interesting capsule of its time, and there are some really great melodies on this thing. Favorites: 22 Acacia Avenue, Run to the Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name

it's a little funny that this is the type of shit conservatives had a moral panic about when it's incredibly tame. i detest christian fascists. on the whole i like this, though it's not without faults. it feels dated but that's primarily because it's so clearly a blueprint for a lot of albums. a poor decision for them to choose "gangland" instead of "total eclipse" on the B side since the latter is Simply Better. it's all pretty solid, but to me the undeniable standout is "hallowed by thy name". what a great track right there. i love how melodic the guitar is. bruce dickinson's vocals are broadly good here and they're Very Good on that track. thematically the album is mixed with a track like "run for the hills" is explicitly decrying the genocide of native americans by european settlers, meanwhile there's "22 acacia avenue" which is an exhausting screed against prostitution. give me a break.

Iron Maiden at their best (almost) without it being their best album . Still in transition from Bruce joining and finding their feet and maturing from early punk metal to the NWoBHM behemoths they would become.

British. Enough said. 0/10 Children of the damned solo made me cum. Large quantities. We are talking hurricane Katrina levels liquid. Bush didnt even want to do anything about it either. Gangland is hot for teacher, but not racist and British. 6.25/8. 88.39%

Again not typically my thing but unlike the Zappa one I’d pop this on again maybe. Some all time classic songs on this one too. Iron Maiden’s songs are a bit more musically interesting than I remembered.

Classic.

I really enjoyed this album. The songs are catchy and there's some great guitar playing on it. 4 stars.

4.7

Killer album! Iron Maiden has always been a little cheesy to me but they've got the chops to get away with it in spades. Obviously the guitar work is a highlight here, but the songwriting as a whole is very strong and lends a lot to the success of this album.

Really good music by iconic group

Iron Maiden, et band som tok over stafettpinnen etter 70-tallets heavy metal-band, og utviklet lyden av sjangeren (gjennom fremveksten av NWOBHM). Melodisk heavy metal med kraftfulle refreng. Tekster med interessant og makaber tematikk; særlig Hallowed Be Thy Name, som handler om en fange som skal henrettes. Dette er deres første album med vokalist Bruce Dickinson, en definerende stemme innenfor heavy metal. Stemmen hans danser tango med elektriske gitarer, og skaper flere episke øyeblikk. Dette er ikke mitt favorittalbum av gruppen; den tittelen tilhører nok enten Powerslave eller Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (som ikke er en del av dette prosjektet), men det er likevel meget solide saker. Lander på fire stjerner, enten grunnet “fatigue” eller at det mangler det lille ekstra. Kunne kanskje vært enda litt hardere? Top 3: Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Number of the Beast, 22 Acacia Avenue

Love the fast bass and drumming, some of the best Heavy Metal.

"The Number of the Beast" displays Iron Maiden at its best. Flowing guitar solos, energetic rhythm sections, and surprisingly sprite melodies characterise this ultra-consistent LP. It's influence on bands such as Metallica and Megadeth are evident throughout in snarly vocals and deftly picked intros which explode into pleasant frenzies.

Hits different driving 2 hours at 5 am

My cat seemed to really like it.

Invaders - 7/10 (Good song, but nothing too crazy about it and the chorus is a little silly for me) Children of the Damned - 8.5/10 The Prisoner - 8.5/10 (Loved how the intro worked itself into the song, really fun chorus) 22 Acacia Avenue - 8/10 (Purely because that instrumental at the end was incredible) The Number of the Beast - 9/10 (Really liked the instrumental on this, I'm surprised I never heard an Iron Maiden song because this and the next song have loads of streams) Run to the Hills - 8.5/10 (Okay I have actually heard this one, I mean it's a classic not much I can say other than that) Gangland - 6/10 (Not bad but the vocals seem weirdly off beat at times in this song, the instrumental saves it as it's, once again, really good.) Hallowed Be Thy Name - 9.5/10 (Best song on the album, best instrumental, I love how long the song is it makes for a great experience and a great closer to a very good album.) Album cover gives it bonus points as well. 4/5

Heavy metal al ángulo como pocos. Arranca el galope ese de la batería y ya sabés que es Maiden. 8/10

Best of the bands in the NWOBHM “movement” this was better than I remember, tight musicianship and great vocals, lyrics aren’t bad either! Great fun!

Didn’t love it but certainly liked it more than expected. But hot DAMN, those guitars.

Number of the Beast is probably the least good song on the album

The Number of the Beast

Very teen angsty so I think I would have loved it about a decade ago. As I am right now, I wouldnt be mad listening to it again, but I will also not be getting this album anywhere near my main playlist. I wish I could give it 3.5 stars, but seeing as I can't, 4 it is.

Definitely enjoyed it. Classic rock and it's clearly for a reason. Awesome vibe, singing, musicianship. Just an enjoyable rock album.

At first I thought...oh no please no. Because these old metal bands I have a hard time with. But actually, I enjoyed it and the lyrics are the best.

Vocals and instrumental on point. Run to the hills still slaps

Hey! That's Eddie's tattoo! More *listenable* than a lot of metal. Also, contagious high energy, I think good workout music. Everyone was saying the prisoner was a banger... can't disagree Overall I think this has a time and place, like the gym, or if ya just wanna jump around lol. Would listen again.

Hell yeah hallowed be thy name is awesome

Their first with Bruce, it's cool but nowhere near their debut due to inconsistency. 4 all-timers vs. 4 ok tracks. 7/10

An all-time great metal band and one of their best albums. Love the vocals and rhythm of the tracks. They just have this epic sound that really fits with their lyrics and tone.

The Number of the Beast feels like a turning point for Iron Maiden, not because it rejects the Paul Di’Anno era, but because it builds on it. With Bruce Dickinson’s voice, the band’s sound feels wider and more dramatic. What stands out is how carefully structured the songs are. The album carries a distinctly British sense of weight and atmosphere, balancing raw energy with a more epic, controlled approach.

Listening Notes Never listened to a full album of theirs' This is a really well made record, great performances across the entire album The entire B-side is all gas, no brakes Standout Tracks "Invaders", "The Prisoner", "The Number of the Beast", "Run to the Hills", "Hallowed Be Thy Name" First time? Yes Will it go into your rotation? Probably not but has opened my eyes to more classic heavy metal

Like a warm blanket of nostalgia wrapping me up in a fiery embrace.

Again heavy metal is not for me but this was really enjoyable to listen to. Basically treated it as one giant song. Nothing was grating like most metal I have heard and the voice and solos were really good. Cool electric guitar and drums, I like that it sounded like Jack Black

Given the band's consistent greatness, picking a best Iron Maiden album is difficult, but Number of the Beast is definitely in the running. Like all of the band's work it's undeniably heavy, but also theatrical and wordy, with lots of detail in the lyrics. Bruce Dickinson's excellent vocals make it feel even bigger. The album actually gets off to a bit of a rough start, with the weak "Invaders" and the ballad "Children of the Damned," which isn't bad but feels misplaced as the second song. The next six songs are pure power though. "Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" explore evils both imagined and real. But the highlight is the closer, the band's best song. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is a nuanced look at faith and fear, with a suspenseful build-up and a roaring climax. One of the best, and honestly one of the most fun, metal albums ever.

yeah its corny a little bit but still holds up well

I had heard enough about Iron Maiden at University. Enough to know the gallop guitar. Enough to know 'Run to the Hills'. Enough to know it wasn't my kinda thing. Yep, I still feel the same way, but it wasn't an awful listen. In fact, I kinda liked it. 4 stars.

This album rips. Bruce Dickinson shows up and immediately elevates the whole band, his voice is insane. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and the title track are all-time metal bangers. A couple of filler-ish moments keep it from perfection but honestly you barely notice because the energy never lets up. Classic for a reason.

I was a little scared because this is not at ALL my type of music but ya know what, it's got a nice beat

3.5 - Good

There's some great tracks on here. Get's you moving! Number of the beast is a classic. Hallowed be thy name is awesome too

J'ai beaucoup aimé la vibe de l'album, c'était très intéressant d'écouter ce type de métal qui d'habitude ne m'attire pas trop mais qui derrière les stéréotypes révèle une vraie sensibilité artistique et créatrice. Vraiment très cool j'ai Bein aimé

Rating: 9/10 Simply put, an iconic staple of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the true start of Iron Maiden’s legendary 80’s run, with Bruce’s excellent vocals, dual guitars going crazy and bass (love Steve Harris) and drums carrying sick grooves. These elements would continue to get better but what a great time. Title track->run for the hills is the best

8 wizardcuds rated this album a 4 out of 10 lizard wizards

Muy buen disco y tran sorpresa de lo que me ha gustado

Really good album. Not what I expected at all, very melodical and explored some different styles throughout. Incredibly consistent as well. Would listen again. Favourite track- The Prisoner

In the past I've accused all of these old school Heavy Metal bands of all sounding the same and running together. Not here though, certantly the best I've ever heard from the genre. 8/10

Gosto mais dos dois álbuns anteriores, por apresentarem maior riqueza melódica, mas este ainda é um bom disco, mostrando porque o Iron Maiden é um expoente no cenário tão carente de personalidade musical, do metal.

classic

Top 3: 1. Hallowed Be Thy Name 2. Children of the Damned 3. 22 Acacia Avenue Least Favourite: Gangland

Jostain syystä jäänyt Airon Meideni kokonaan kuuntelematta paria stykeä lukuun ottamatta. Tämähän oli ihan reipasta kepittelyä. Voisi melkein olla tuoreempikin poppoo, pannaan nelosta!

Kovaa ajoa ja muutama klassikko.

I didn't remember liking Iron Maiden, like, at all. I was worried when this came up. But you know what? This was pretty good. I think I owe some chain-smoking metal dudes I went to high school with an apology.

Run to the Hills is a great song, the rest of the album is okay. This is the kind of metal that I like, where it leans into the campness of the genre. It's incredibly cheesy, but quite good fun.

suprisingly pretty dope, will prob re listen when im aggressively trying to clean something

Ne moram ni da slušam ovaj album bukv 11/10

Album Review 054 The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden (1982) Rating 4/5 The Number Of The Beast is one of the most influential and best-selling metals records ever recorded. Its sound is one of galloping rhythms, operatic vocals, and twin guitar harmonies, and if it had a smell it would be one of sweat, beer and unwashed denim - i.e. classic metal. When TNOTB first came out there was a lot of furore and pearl-clutching about perceived “satanism”. I’m probably reading too much into this but if there is a narrative it is that any damnation is of our own making and only we can save ourselves/each other, and there’s nothing wrong about that. Musically, there’s a reason this is a classic of the genre. It bridges 70’s hard rock and the thrash metal that followed and although there are a couple of skipable tracks (e.g. Invaders, Gangland) almost all of the songs hit hard without let-up. I’m not a generally a fan of metal but after listening to TNOTB, I’m ready to tune up my air guitar then give it a second listen.

Very instrumentally sound, very catchy throughout, must've been revolutionary when it released however sounds very plain by today's standards. Short of 5 stars as the tracks don't feel very cohesive

Aw man, this is fun! I only knew the one Iron Maiden song (the title track) before today, but it's good to see the whole album has that same energy. Fond Memories of playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 aside, there's something in this slightly cheesy, over the top heavy metal that makes me feel bad-ass in just the dorkiest way. Not quite to the same extreme as Meatloaf does, but the D&D player in me loves so much of the storytelling and powerful energy. The music is fantastic, the thematic content is varied and intense, the lyricism is... fine? Is this high art? Fuck no. Is it 45 minutes well spent? Hell yes!

vocal harmonies go crazy, let alone the instruments. Favourite track: Run to the Hills

Pretty tuff, nothing really stood out to me but it's a good listen

Better than i expected/remembered. Reminds me of middle school. Good song writing, good energy.

Have tried to get into maiden so many times but found my love through The Bone Temple

Guitar solos. 3.5/5

Now that is a romp!

Easy album to listen to. Much shorter than the album lengths I was warned about. Second song reminded me a bit of free bird and black hole sun, definitely seemed to have influenced some later metal/rock songs. Subverted my expectation of iron maiden because I thought it was hard core death metal but this album seems to be like any regular metal song. Teenage dirtbag was right to have invited someone to iron maiden

Tame by today's standards, just look at the Billboard 100 for 1982- this would be shocking for the time for those who are trying to "protect" the youth.

This record makes me want to do zoomies around the house.

It's not my usual preference, but I liked it. It has good guitar riffs and drives a good melody/beat. I couldn't understand or relate to most of the lyrics, which isn't my preference, but I appreciate that Iron Maiden is a good band and the instrumentation is solid.

4,5/5

Very good

9/10 amazing

Vários hits, mas o resto é muuuuito qualquer coisa.

Could be a 5 based on the hits alone but I don't think the front half hits as well as the back half. 4 and a half stars really. Highlight: Run to the Hills

Killer album! Forgotten how good it was. Must have never listened to it with decent headphones either because I'd never noticed the bass - some good basslines knocking around.

I loved this album! Loved the hard rock and mid-evil vibes. Good story telling, and I liked the different perspectives. I did research into the different band members while listening. This album makes me want to listen to other Iron Maiden albums.

Classic metal that doesn't exceed my metal tolerance.

me gusta que hayan canciones que empiezan con una voz tipo de "narrador". Me gustan las guitarras

I don’t think it’s my style,I just listened the song named “Invaders”,it’s not my style,but it’s not bad,I kinda like it

A beefy, memorable and catchy album, epic lyricism. Bruce Dickinson's objectively amazing voice is too theatrical at times for me though. Pretty essential, even for someone for whom NWBHM isn't a go-to genre

pierwsza piosenka mega g energiczna,catchy jestem juz w polowie narazie wsm spoko takie 6,5 albo 7 raczej wroce spoko ale dupy nie urywa piosenki z najnizszymi wyswietleniami sa dojebane gangland jest zajebiste wiec raczej takie 7/10 nwm czy sie da dac 3,5

Die Hits sind natürlich sehr stark, ansonsten auf Albumlänge ein paar Schwächen hier und da. In Summe 4 Sterne.

Ein Klassiker des Metal vor dem Herren. Aber, letztlich auch „nur“ eine Sammlung vieler Hits. Muss man auch erst schaffen, aber als Album funktioniert es nicht wie es als Album für mich sollte. Trotzdem 4 Sterne für die Relevanz, die die Hits dennoch (berechtigterweise) haben.

good but not exactly what im looking for

peak!

Very well done metal album! I see why it's hailed as one of the best. Some songs didn't quite land for me but overall I had a great time

Bass playing is so good on this record Bruce Dickinson firing on all cylinders too, what an incredible vocalist I am a sucker for guitarmonies The Prisoner is a pop banger A rare case where side B crushes side A. Side A is dope no doubt, but man, The Number of the Beats, Run to the Hills and Hallowed be thy Name? Incredible. Hallowed Be Thy Name is an absolute epic I know this record pretty well by memory of my early guitar playing days, but I'm really surprised by how much I still like it.

Fun, hard, loud, Rock. It was very good in my opinion I enjoyed almost if not all the tracks and I believe I will re listen to it again

Definitely metal at its finest, but its energy is so raw and unfiltered, it makes me want to go in for another listen.

Better than I expected, the band has great chemistry with Bruce Dickinson, even with this being his first album with the band. Also the album wasn't too long which was nice.

Straightforward, uncomplicated hard as nuts rock; we salute you.

It has a few great hits. Love it.

this is how i'm starting the new year (2026) and i like metal so i'm down. i really like his voice.

- I didn't see myself liking metallic/rock music but liekk... - I lowkey like it hihihiha

Bangers, no fluff. 1. Run to The Hills 2. Hallowed by Thy Name 3. Invaders Special mention - 22 Acacia Avenue

I enjoyed this quite a bit more than I thought I would.

Quintessential metal

The vocals can start to get a bit tiring as you go, but still sick af

★ part of the 1001 album journey. album 1/1001 ★ As you can guess from my profile, I am a COMPLETE stranger to metal, so going into this I was kind of apprehensive but that is part of the reason why I wanted to do the 1001 albums journey, because it opens me up to music I would normally not listen to. I was pleasantly surprised by this album! I always thought of metal as being a very inaccesible, harsh, brash genre that isn’t easy to listen to but this album was actually very easy go get into. It’s packed with great instrumentals, clever lyrics and a lead singer with a ton of passion. The album cover is also STRIKING and made me check out some other album covers of Iron Maiden, which I have to say: they NAILED a lot of them. Will this mean I’ll become a metalhead? Probably not. But I’m glad to know that metal music is not this noise that I thought it was. Sorry metal fans! I really am.

Now this is more like it; this is more the Iron Maiden I expected. Good shit, might make it into the rotation.

Shit yeah!!

Classic metal, with screaming falsetto vocals, shredding guitar solos and plenty of drum fills, with themes of Satan, the Occult, prisoners and gangsters. And then the classic ‘Run To The Hills’ detailing conflict between native Americans and Europeans. Whatever, it’s a cracker tune that has stood the test of time. And the rest ain’t bad either. Just don’t listen too hard to the lyrics, turn it up, bang your head and have a ball

Typical iron maiden?

3.5 and an ugly cover

Gets better and better

Exactly what I expected to hear in this album Favorite : Run to the hills. Don't know where I knew it from. Game from my childhood ? 2nd favorite, that I discovered : 22 Acacia Avenue The number of the beast isn't bad either !

Ik begrijp dit genre gewoon niet zo goed. Muzikaal is het eigenlijk best lekker, het klinkt stevig maar niet overdreven boos of wereldvreemd. Maar die interessantdoenerij met die skeletjes, duiveltjes en andere religieuze thema's. En dan nog huilerig doen als het verkeerd begrepen wordt. Naja, punten voor de muziek dan maar, want de heren spelen er vaardig op los.

Ik zat wat te mopperen op kleurloze platen. Dus schotelt het algoritme mij Iron Maiden voor. Nee, dat is verre van kleurloos. En dan doelt ik niet eens op Eddie en de rest van het 'artwork' (waar de kamer van het eerdergenoemde vriendje vol mee hing'). Ik doel vooral op de muziek zelf. Want ook die is toch vrij creatief. Met een lekker tempo wordt je door de attractie geslingerd. Waarbij ik net als bij het eerdere album merk, dat juist de stukken zonder zang het prettigst voelen, bijvoorbeeld bij 'The number of the beast'.

Album nummer 857 in onze lijst. Wat natuurlijk onbegrijpelijk is. Want dit album had onze grote vriend van deze site moeten programmeren als #666 voor iedereen. Gemiste kans zeg. Hoe dan ook krijgen we net als hun debuutalbum een fijn potje ouwelullenmetal voor onze kiezen. En wederom gaat het er toch stiekem in als zoete koek. De progrockstukken vh debuut zijn verdwenen, er is een nieuwe zanger (die er tot vandaag nog steeds zit) en de vlucht naar metalstardom is definitief ingezet. Ik blijf niks hebben met het artwork en het imago rond de band. Het blijven toch een beetje doorsnee smakeloze mensen die hier meestal fan van zijn, maar de muziek zit verre van doorsnee in elkaar. Dat viel me de vorige keer ook al op. Ik kan het nu toch zeker waarderen. Voor de 2e keer een 5 vind ik eigenlijk teveel vh goede, dan lijkt het net alsof ik net zo'n suffe Iron Maiden fan ben, terwijl ik het nooit zelf opzet. Al zou ik dat best vaker kunnen doen. Ik geef dit keer een 4+, maar het had net zo goed andersom kunnen zijn.

I've liked the Iron Maiden music that I've heard, this was a letdown. Maybe my expectations were too high and just not met. Would have been 3 stars, but the incredible vocals land me at a 4.

At first, I wasn't too into this, but then it picked up. I think this is a really good album and would absolutely come back to it. It's not my first Iron Maiden album, so I can confidently say that I like the band. The guitars and drums on this album are amazing.

Schon ganz geil

Legendary. In my childhood I often heard Iron Maiden and especially this album.

Classic rock album l, very well done 2015 remaster sounds crisp

Huippu biisejä number of the beast Hollow be thy name. Klassikko levyjen klassikko levy

Great album! Good songs and rob halford! Boom!

Se vede influența iron maiden asupra trooper

This is a great album to listen to when you’re really angry.

Amazing album. A classic. "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" alone are more than enough.

Great bass and guitar work. Vocals with just the right amount of grit. Memorable riffs.

To the genre lovers

the melodies are awesome and i enjoyed the narratives

Air guitar guaranteed. Run to the Hills and Invaders are the highlights for me.

As long as you don't think too hard, this is great fun. Surrender to the double leads and crunchy riffs!

Iron Maiden has never been one of my favourites. I know a few songs but was never especially impressed by them. So I was quite surprised this one to be pleasent to listen to. Nice.

Usually not big on metal but this is a great album, short and sweet. 4/5

Good clean fun

Brings back happy memories of my friends at an expensive private Christian school whose idea of rebelling was to play this album pretty much continuously. That aside, there's some very talented guitar and drum work and of course the massive hit "Run to the Hills" which got a lot of radio airplay back then and still does now, despite the spicy content.

Un clásico! Me imagino un pibe en plenos años 80 comprandose este disco con esa tapa re diabólica, flasheandola de colores y quemándose totalmente la tapa de los sesos. Increíble! Todo esto podría haber sido una anécdota de Chizzo Napoli tranquilamente, quien se hizo una carrera agarrado de los huevos de este disco.

After Metallica’s self titled album, this was honestly, refreshing. Still in the metal genre, but the talent and musicianship kept the album fresh. I’m surprised the band is not classified as heavy metal/prog rock, as it seems apparent in their bass lines, changing melodies, drum fills, and vocals. After the slog that was Metallica’s Metallica, I was honestly reluctant to press play on the album, but it flew by quickly, I was entertained and I’m looking forward to a new (hopefully not metal) album tomorrow.

Not horrible, I'm angry and it is helping

Pretty much text book power metal. Soaring operatic vocals. Good guitar work and mixed so the bass can be heard. Great instrumental bridge sections. Well oiled machine.

Väldigt bra pepp på gymmet. Känner mig som en riddare på uppdrag att rädda en mö i nöd. 10/10 gitarr

Hallowed Be Thy Name absolutely rips, rest of the album is fine.

epic metal icon

Heavy metal is not my thing. It has to be really good to be worth listening to. This gets very close.

Surprisingly, a solid 8 for me. I'd listen again.

Took a couple tracks to get into it but it was fun, although there is admittedly a lack of variety, and I enjoyed it

Doesn’t get much better than “Run to the Hills,” but I felt like other than that and “The Number of the Beast,” the record didn’t deliver front-to-back as strongly as I was hoping. Still, great listen. Best Track: Run to the Hills

this album is dorky but I don’t really care. These songs all have really good momentum and good drive, but there is still space in the music and it doesn’t overwhelm me the way most metal does. Run to the hills rips.

ImI >.< ImI Meddl Leudde! 4 Sterne mit Sternchen

Legendär

4 Driving guitar . Classic metal

saknar lite i performance plus gillar inte när atleticism är idealet i musik. bättre än deras första, välproducerat, skrivet och designat. gillar skolåda-tonen från Steve Harris

Förutom ett par lågvattenmärken och att jag tycker delar av detta åldrats lite för mycket, så är det här albumet proppat med bangers. Albumet avslutas på topp!

Tufft men inte bara bara tufft!

This ripped.

Honestly never really listened to Iron Maiden before and was surprised at how much I liked it. Rockin like Metallica, but hammy like Jack Black. This was a good listen

🤘run to the hills is peak Iron Maiden!!

Bin überrascht von mir selbst! Verstehe zwar kein Wort, aber die Musik ist nicht so übel ... Hardrock / Heavy Metal

I liked it

This takes me back to my Rock Band/Guitar Hero days.

666/5

as a metal newbie, i've yet to find a niche that i truly enjoy. but the iron maiden i've experienced has been somewhat close to that. this album is pretty fun from front to back. never a dull moment. the musicianship is nice and the vocals are pretty good. although, my one gripe is that it does feel a little too... theater kid... for my liking at times (the vocals on 'run to the hills' are very over the top and not totally my thing).

Funny how Iron Maiden is considered 'metal' but they're really more rock leaning than scream leaning like a lot of present day metal. I dig this album. I will never listen to it again.

4.25

Sometimes the random generator creates interesting juxtapositions. I enjoyed listening to this right after Fugazi – two bands that are philosophically in such different camps, whose fanbases and culture are quite distinct, and whose music are categorized into different genres – yet who are sonically not that far apart. Lots of blaring guitars, screaming vocals, and complicated drum patterns. Just the kind of stuff that get teenage boys excited and make older people angry. I only knew “Run to the Hills” before listening to this, and I feel like I got exactly what I expected. Nothing out of left field, nothing too challenging, but that’s ok. It’s an album that knows exactly what it wants to be, and it makes for some great listening. (I’m sure the album sounded much more edgy for audiences in 1982, but listening in 2025, this has given way to a charming campiness. Kind of impressive that it aged like that, though.)

In middle school there was a kid with mohawk, skin tight black jeans, combat boots and an Iron Maiden shirt. He saw my Bob Marley shirt and gave me the “name 5 songs” bullshit. I named them and said the same thing to him. We became friends for the rest of our school days. He turned me onto Iron Maiden. Later on he also tried to turn me on to heroin but I declined. He went onto have a successful military career and is doing well. I work at a grocery store. Anyway.. I’m not the biggest fan of the singer. Every other member of this band is stellar. They are tight throughout. “Number Of The Beast” and “Run To The Hills” are two songs that I’ve listened to for two out of my three decades on this earth. I’ve always liked them. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” is pretty cool too. I’d say it’s a 3.6 but I’ll round it up to 4 because of Brian.

A very solid album. The one thing I especially like about Iron Maiden is the very prominent bass. Such as in their album Powerslave. I am excited for their self-titled debut also on the list later - I quite like that album That said, there is a very distinct lack of extreme metal on the list... the metal that is on here is generally quite tame. I think the list should be much more diverse, and push people's boundaries of what they can handle a lot more. Many albums on here are widely critically acclaimed, but nothing that is TOO different. The few albums that are quite different aren't rated that highly, so this 1001 challenge DOES do a good job of appealing to the masses... in that sense. I think rather than "1001 albums to listen to before you die" this is "1001 albums to get educated with popular western music". At this point, I find myself doing the challenge for the latter. I like the challenge for that though! It is a great source to discover and go through lots of stuff Nevertheless, I am happy when any sort of metal comes up. And Iron Maiden is always happily welcomed. My favourite track may be the title track, or the closing track Edit Apr 22 2026: 5 --> 4. I like other metal better

An unexpected pleasure for someone who is not well-versed in the Iron Maiden universe.

Liked it more than I thought I would! Solid high-energy cleaning music! 4/5

This is my first time listening to Iron Maiden and it was fun! Loved the energy, creativity, and Bruce Dickinson's voice. Some real great guitar solos and bass lines. Favorite songs: Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run to the Hills, and Children of the Damned. I definitely plan to listen to more.

This is one of those bands like Megadeth, Motley Crue and other 80's hair metal bands that I never got into later in life. I am always interested to hear these albums now that I know what they are like. I know of this album and the tracks off this. Just not my style of metal I dig. Also not a huge fan of "fantasy-like" lyrics. Pretty good album though.

29/10/2025 I'm not a Maiden fan, but this was okay. Spotify listeners: 8.2 million

Solid metal

Another awesome album from Iron Maiden along with their iconic album art. This is the famous "Number of the Beast" album that got Christian conservatives upset (shocker) despite not looking at what the song was actually about (also a real shocker). Of course, this only brought even more publicity to the band. This album was just as good as their first album, but included Iron Maidens imo most iconic song for us normies in Run To The Hills. I was fond of The Prisoner as well as the theme of the song just feels more relatable. It's based on the old UK show The Prisoner where people are basically trapped in a government run idyllic village where people are just known by their numbers......but I think most people that work in some sort of white collar job can relate to just feeling like a faceless number. Anyway, another great album from Iron Maiden.

okay I can see why people get REALLY into metal. not for me personally, but the guitar solos are still sick as hell

Okay, I did not expect that, but I really enjoyed this Album. Well, maybe except the high pitch tremolo singing, but I heard outstanding bass playing, nice harmony guitar leads and really good songs. The lyrics are goofy, but they could be worse. Nice. Fav: Children of the damned

My knee jerk reaction on my first listen of The Number of the Beast was, “damn, this is some corny as hell 80s metal”. I was ready to give it a 2, maybe 3, but I was convinced to give it another listen. Turns out it’s actually a damn good time! The guitar playing, the bass playing, and the drumming are all great! I even started to appreciate the singing by the end. I kind of wish I grew up as a metal head in the 80s now.

The bass on this album is so good

One of their best albums for sure

Great album, I really enjoyed having that on the side, it was probably just perfect timing because I really felt like listening to that kind of music at the time. I didn't really enjoy the vocals when I was younger, but nowadays I appreciate how not-too-hard it is, and also the instrumental is just beautiful, and it overall doesn't feel extreme. There are three popular songs in this album, but the rest were nice just having in the background.

My metal days are over, but this one still really holds up.

Hell yeah, cranking my hog to this

Great classic metal album. Prisoner is a highlight song and a wild-ass show if you have not.

Heard before. Starts great first 3 songs. Ends great with Hallowed be Thy Name. Middle is ok, no bad songs. Best Songs: Children of the Damned, The Prisoner, Hallowed be Thy Name Bad songs: none, 22 Acacia Avenue is just ok

Not as good as I had hoped, but better than I expected

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Children of the Damned, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills Honestly, this was another banger by Iron Maiden. Just as good as their debut album. Great guitar riffs and choice lyrical content (especially Run to the Hills and 22 Acacia Avenue)

There’s something comforting about Bruce singing Opera over metals best impression of Status Quo.

Another my dad favorite, this thing rips and rolls. Really nice dual guitar hair metal bs that is enjoyable all the way through, except prisoner, I thought that one was very weak compared to the rest. 33 acacia is so good. Good 4, hoping for more!

I am writing this while on a meeting, but this is a classic for a reason. I love the galloping even if this isn't really something that I'm typically into. I think this is enough Iron Maiden for me, I enjoyed every track here and I'm also glad they didn't add anything else. Cool band, lame album design 4/5