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Review

The Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden · 1982 · Heavy Metal

Bruce Dickinson arrives and Maiden becomes a stadium band overnight.

LOUDLORE Score9.4 / 10
songwriting
9.4
riffs
9.2
vocals
9.6
production
9
drums
8.9
influence
9.5
legacy
9.5
Release
1982-03-22
Label
EMI
Producer
Martin Birch

Review

The Number of the Beast is the moment Iron Maiden's galloping bass lines met a vocalist with operatic range. Harris' songwriting turns history and horror into narrative metal, and Hallowed Be Thy Name remains the template for the genre's long-form closer.

Track list

  1. 01Invaders
  2. 02Children of the Damned
  3. 03The Prisoner
  4. 0422 Acacia Avenue
  5. 05The Number of the Beast
  6. 06Run to the Hills
  7. 07Gangland
  8. 08Hallowed Be Thy Name