Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast Music
by Iron Maiden

Label: Sanctuary
Original Release Date: Mar 26, 2002
Release Date: Jul 7, 2011
Genre: Heavy Metal
ASIN: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000063CP6/?tag=connectings01-20" target="_blank" title="Amazon ASIN">B000063CP6

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UnknownJun 2011

The Number of the Beast is the album that made Iron Maiden's career fly, and it's easy to understand why. It was the first one to feature their current singer, the legendary Bruce Dickinson. They worked a lot more on the melodies that on their two previous records, and it contains such Heavy Metal classics as The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed be Thy Name. It may not be Iron Maiden's best CD ever, but it is probably their most important one, because it introduced a new dimension to the music of one of the most influencial bands in Heavy Metal.

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(CD, Album, Enhanced, Remastered) 1998 US enhanced remastered pressing w/slipcase | CD is NM(-), beautiful condition and well taken care of | Inserts are all like new with NO promo marks, hole punches or writing | Slipcase is EX with just some light edge rubs | *** TONS MORE DEATH METAL, BLACK METAL, GRIND, HARDCORE AND THRASH LISTED | PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | READ OUR PROFILE FOR DISCOUNTS ***

Throughout the 1980s, a damning generalization held true: British metal was essentially working man's food, loosely descended from biker-meets and Northern pubs; whereas, in the States, it was an outgrowth of stadium rock, which traditionally subordinated substance to spectacle. Plug-ugly and cartoonishly morbid, Iron Maiden were typical of the Brit effort, since they effectively emphasized a driving, no-nonsense approach to the music. Among metal aficionados, this album ranks as one of the defining moments of the entire genre. Of the nine songs here--including Maiden classics like "Run to the Hills" and the title track--only "Gangland" falls flat, though it's immediately overshadowed by "Hallowed Be Thy Name," acknowledged by many as this band's apotheosis. --Andrew McGuire