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* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
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* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.''Film/DamienOmenII''.
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned," based on [[Film/TheVillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned," based on [[Film/TheVillageOfTheDamned [[Film/VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned," based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned," based on [[VillageOfTheDamned [[Film/TheVillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Music/{{Killers}}'' and ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Music/{{Killers}}'' and ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' ''Music/IronMaidenAlbum'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/IronMaiden Detailed here]].
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* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/IronMaiden Detailed here]].References to this album are available here]].
** Steve Harris wears a T-shirt in the sleeve photos in this album with the following text: "NO! We are not an English rock band... we are dental floss salesmen from Montana!". This is a reference to "Montana" from Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/OverNiteSensation'' (1973).
** Steve Harris wears a T-shirt in the sleeve photos in this album with the following text: "NO! We are not an English rock band... we are dental floss salesmen from Montana!". This is a reference to "Montana" from Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/OverNiteSensation'' (1973).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' ''Music/{{Killers}}'' and ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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No need to revert, just crosswicking...
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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Practically nothing can meaningfully link McBrain to this album when he doesn\'t play on it; his presence in the line-up is common knowledge to fans and trivia in the context of this article (and because of that, the article can stand without that inclusion). You use the logic that anyone can read about the band being British on the main article, then suspend that logic for the drummer and the genre, a thing worth pointing out in that it helps to introduce the album to non-fans (which is what an introduction should do). As for the band\'s nationality, it ties into that point made later about their UK #1 (showing how strong their home-audience had become).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBrain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBrain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBrain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]].
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What was the point in that? Are you just going to revert every edit I make on this page just because you created this page? I think it\'s fair to write that Burr was replaced by Mc Brain, it\'s essential info. And one look on the description of this album, and you can see that they are a metal band. If people want to find out they\'re British, they can just check the main Iron Maiden page. How would their nationality have any kind of insight on what they sound like, or what kind of music they try to represent? Adding where they came from (which is irrelevant) and deleting who replaced Clive Burr is BS quite honestly. TV Tropes is a free site, and everyone has the right to edit this page without their contributions being reverted all the time!
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBrain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBrain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that drummer Clive Burr played on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]].
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album thatoriginal drummer Clive Burr played on.on [[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] source[[/note]]. He would be replaced by Nicko [=McBain=]. ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover designed by Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs him for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
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* AlbumCoverDesigners: Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
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Fine, but the members should be placed in alphabetical order by surname. Hence, Clive Burr\'s name above Bruce Dickinson\'s
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
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+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
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It was also honoured by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
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+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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Band Members:
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+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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!!Principal Members:
* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned", The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, 22 Acacia Avenue more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favour of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honour of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned", Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, 22 Acacia Avenue more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favour favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honour honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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+Dave Murray: guitar
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+Clive Burr: drums
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+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
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+Dave Murray: guitar
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!!Principal Members:
* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned", The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, 22 Acacia Avenue more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned", The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, 22 Acacia Avenue more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favor favour of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor honour of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax axe in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
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'''''The Number of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
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!!Principal Members:
* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* PerformanceVideo: The music video for "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast."
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* {{Streetwalker}}: Charlotte in "22 Acacia Avenue" apparently only charges 15 quid, and will put out for free if you say you know a guy (the narrator). It ends up being a bit like a heavy metal "[[Music/ThePolice Roxanne]]," with that narrator taking Charlotte in to protect her from her own downward spiral.
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* {{Streetwalker}}: Charlotte in "22 Acacia Avenue" apparently only charges 15 quid, and will put out for free if you say you know a guy (the narrator).guy. It ends up being a bit like a heavy metal "[[Music/ThePolice Roxanne]]," with that narrator taking Charlotte in to protect her from her own downward spiral.
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* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The videos for "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" both have dozens of them, from multiple films (including ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' of all things, and a shot of ''The Crimson Ghost'', made famous by Music/TheMisfits).
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Commas don\'t go inside quotation marks, quotation marks aren\'t necessary for song-titles inside of notes, and I\'m holding the album booklet in front of me; I know which song titles need capitalization. Furthermore, a band members float box doesn\'t stretch the page anywhere near as much, and I\'m not using British spelling here.
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'''''The Number Of The Beast''''' is the third studio album by Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number Of The Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number Of The Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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'''''The Number Of The of the Beast''''' is the third studio album by Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The NumberOf The of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' song-writing taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonised well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number
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It was also honoured by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
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It was also honoured honored by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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# "Total Eclipse" [[note]]Was not on the original album. First added on the 1995 Reissue, and has been an official part of the album since[[/note]]
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# "Total Eclipse" [[note]]Was not on the original album. First [[note]]The song was originally a BSide that was added on the 1995 Reissue, and has been an official part of to the album since[[/note]]later in a 1995 reissue (see more on CutSong below)[[/note]]
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]"Run To The Hills", "The Number Of The Beast" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name", the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]"Children Of The Damned", "The Prisoner" and "22 Acacia Avenue", all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, "22 Acacia Avenue" more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favour of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honour of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking "Invaders" did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns "Gangland" even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]"Run To songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Hills", "The Number Of The Beast" of the Beast and "Hallowed Hallowed Be Thy Name", Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]"Children Of The [[note]]Children of the Damned", "The Prisoner" The Prisoner and "22 22 Acacia Avenue", Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, "22 22 Acacia Avenue" Avenue more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favour favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honour honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking "Invaders" Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns "Gangland" Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run To The Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "Run To The Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
* BadassNative: "Run To The Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
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* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run To The to the Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "RunTo The to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
* BadassNative: "Run
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* BigRockEnding: "Run To The Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children Of The Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children Of The Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
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* BigRockEnding: "Run To The to the Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BittersweetEnding: "Hallowed Be Thy Name" ends with the death of the narrator, but he's convinced that a kindlier afterlife is waiting for him and that [[DontFearTheReaper he has nothing to fear from death at all]].
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "ChildrenOf The of the Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
* BittersweetEnding: "Hallowed Be Thy Name" ends with the death of the narrator, but he's convinced that a kindlier afterlife is waiting for him and that [[DontFearTheReaper he has nothing to fear from death at all]].
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children
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* CreepyChild: "Children Of The Damned", based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* ConceptAlbum: There is a school of thought that the first seven songs on ''The Number of the Beast'' each represent one of the SevenDeadlySins, and that "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is about paying for your sins.
* CreepyChild: "ChildrenOf The Damned", of the Damned," based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
* CreepyChild: "Children
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* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for "Total Eclipse", Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so "Gangland" was used instead. "Total Eclipse" was ultimately released as a B Side to the "Run To The Hills" single, which came out a few weeks before the album. "Total Eclipse" was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels "Total Eclipse" should have been on the album instead of "Gangland". The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if "Total Eclipse" had been on the album instead of "Gangland" it would have been far better''."
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if "Total Eclipse" had been on the album instead of "Gangland" it would have been far better''."
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* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for "Total Eclipse", Total Eclipse, Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so "Gangland" Gangland was used instead. "Total Eclipse" Total Eclipse was ultimately released as a B Side to the "Run To The Hills" Run to the Hills single, which came out a few weeks before the album. "Total Eclipse" was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels "Total Eclipse" should have been on the album instead of "Gangland".Gangland. The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if"Total Eclipse" Total Eclipse had been on the album instead of "Gangland" Gangland it would have been far better''."
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run To The Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshipping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run To The Hills."
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run To The Hills."
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run To The to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshipping worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "RunTo The to the Hills."
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run
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** "Run To The Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
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** "Run To The to the Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
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** "Children Of The Damned", towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children Of The Sea".
** "The Prisoner", towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
** "The Prisoner", towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
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** "Children Of The Damned", of the Damned," towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children Of The of the Sea".
** "ThePrisoner", Prisoner," towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?... a rock band, you say?...say?... do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
** "The
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run To The Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run To The to the Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
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** "Run To The Hills" is a stand-out.
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** The first verse of the title track, "The Number Of The Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
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** The first verse of the title track, "The Number Of The of the Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
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* InTheBack: "Run To The Hills"
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* InTheBack: "Run To The to the Hills"
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* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run To The Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run To The Hills."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run To The Hills."
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* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run To The to the Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "RunTo The to the Hills."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run
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* [[LyricalDissonance/{{Metal}} Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Run To The Hills" is a very epic, uplifting song about the genocide of Native Americans.
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run To The Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue", where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run To The Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue", where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
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* [[LyricalDissonance/{{Metal}} Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Run To The to the Hills" is a very epic, uplifting song about the genocide of Native Americans.
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "RunTo The to the Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth:The several Several sections of in "22 Acacia Avenue", Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run
* MotorMouth:
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* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realised in ''Piece Of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The Number Of The Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run To The Hills."
* NightmareSequence: "The Number Of The Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run To The Hills."
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* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realised realized in ''Piece Of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The NumberOf The of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "RunTo The to the Hills."
* NightmareSequence: "The Number
* NobleSavage: "Run
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* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "The Number Of The Beast," the title track is an aversion.
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* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "The Number Of The of the Beast," the title track is an aversion.
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* ToTheTuneOf: "Children Of The Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man". Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II".
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number Of The Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had "Total Eclipse", but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number Of The Beast" and "Run To The Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number Of The Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had "Total Eclipse", but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number Of The Beast" and "Run To The Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
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* ToTheTuneOf: "Children Of The of the Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man". Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II".
II."
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The NumberOf The of the Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had "Total Eclipse", but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number Of The of the Beast" and "Run To The to the Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number
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''The Number of the Beast'' is an album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' songwriting taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonized well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' songwriting taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonized well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
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The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number
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Charting in many regions (including a #1 in the UK) and selling 14 million copies sold worldwide as of 2010, the album was a BreakthroughHit for the band, and is considered by some to arguably be their MagnumOpus. To this day several of its tracks are among the most-played concert staples in the band's catalog, with the songs "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" both frequently considered contenders for SignatureSong status.
It was also honored by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
It was also honored by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
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Charting in many regions (including a #1 in the UK) and selling 14 million copies sold worldwide as of 2010, the album was a BreakthroughHit for the band, and is considered by some to arguably be their MagnumOpus. To this day several of its tracks are among the most-played concert staples in the band's catalog, catalogue, with the songs "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" both frequently considered contenders for SignatureSong status.
It was alsohonored honoured by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.album.
It was also
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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Band Members:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
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# "Children of the Damned"
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# "Children of the Of The Damned"
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# "The Number of the Beast"
# "Run to the Hills"
# "Run to the Hills"
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# "The Number of the Of The Beast"
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# "Run
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# "Total Eclipse"[[note]]The song was originally a BSide that was added to the album later in a 1995 reissue (see more on CutSong below)[[/note]]
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# "Total Eclipse"[[note]]The song was originally a BSide that was Eclipse" [[note]]Was not on the original album. First added to on the 1995 Reissue, and has been an official part of the album later in a 1995 reissue (see more on CutSong below)[[/note]]since[[/note]]
!!Principal Members:
* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* Clive Burr - drums
* Bruce Dickinson - lead vocals
* Steve Harris - bass, vocals
* Dave Murray - guitar
* Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavorite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, songs[[note]]"Run To The Hills", "The Number of the Beast Of The Beast" and Hallowed "Hallowed Be Thy Name, Name", the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, [[note]]"Children Of The Prisoner Damned", "The Prisoner" and 22 "22 Acacia Avenue, Avenue", all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' "22 Acacia Avenue" more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavorite [[TheUnfavourite he'd rather have left off the album]] in favor favour of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor honour of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders "Invaders" did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland "Gangland" even further[[/note]].
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* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run to the Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
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* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run to the To The Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "Runto the To The Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the Europeans won because of superior numbers:
* BadassNative: "Run
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* BigRockEnding: "Run to the Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children of the Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children of the Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
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* BigRockEnding: "Run to the To The Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Childrenof the Of The Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned", based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Of The Damned", based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for Total Eclipse, Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so Gangland was used instead. Total Eclipse was ultimately released as a BSide to the "Run To The Hills" single, which came out a few weeks before the album. Total Eclipse was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels Total Eclipse should have been on the album instead of Gangland. The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if Total Eclipse had been on the album instead of Gangland it would have been far better''."
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if Total Eclipse had been on the album instead of Gangland it would have been far better''."
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* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for Total Eclipse, "Total Eclipse", Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so Gangland "Gangland" was used instead. Total Eclipse "Total Eclipse" was ultimately released as a BSide B Side to the "Run To The Hills" single, which came out a few weeks before the album. Total Eclipse "Total Eclipse" was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels Total Eclipse "Total Eclipse" should have been on the album instead of Gangland."Gangland". The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think ifTotal Eclipse "Total Eclipse" had been on the album instead of Gangland "Gangland" it would have been far better''."
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run to the Hills."
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run to the Hills."
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* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the To The Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping worshipping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Runto the To The Hills."
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run
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** "Run to the Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
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** "Run to the To The Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
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** "Children Of The Damned", towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children of the Sea".
** "The Prisoner," towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
** "The Prisoner," towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
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** "Children Of The Damned", towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children of the Of The Sea".
** "ThePrisoner," Prisoner", towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
** "The
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run to the Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run to the To The Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
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** "Run To the Hills" is a standout.
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** "Run To the The Hills" is a standout.stand-out.
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** The first verse of the title track, "The Number of the Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
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** The first verse of the title track, "The Number of the Of The Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
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* InTheBack: "Run to the Hills"
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* InTheBack: "Run to the To The Hills"
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* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run to the Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run to the Hills."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run to the Hills."
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* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run to the To The Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Runto the To The Hills."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run
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* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run to the Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
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* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run to the To The Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 AcaciaAvenue," Avenue", where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia
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* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realized in ''Piece of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run to the Hills."
* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run to the Hills."
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* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realized realised in ''Piece of Of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The Numberof the Of The Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Runto the To The Hills."
* NightmareSequence: "The Number
* NobleSavage: "Run
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* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "Number of the Beast," the title track is an aversion.
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* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "Number of the "The Number Of The Beast," the title track is an aversion.
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* SequelEpisode[=/=]SequelSong: "22 Acacia Avenue" is a DarkerAndEdgier continuation from "Charlotte the Harlot" (heard on ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]''). The character would get revisited in "[[ObligatoryBondageSong Hooks in You]]" (from 1990's ''No Prayer For the Dying'') and "[[AHellOfATime From here to Eternity]]" (1992's ''Fear of the Dark'').
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* SequelEpisode[=/=]SequelSong: "22 Acacia Avenue" is a DarkerAndEdgier continuation from "Charlotte the The Harlot" (heard on ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]''). The character would get revisited in "[[ObligatoryBondageSong Hooks in In You]]" (from 1990's ''No Prayer For the The Dying'') and "[[AHellOfATime From here to Here To Eternity]]" (1992's ''Fear of the Of The Dark'').
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* ToTheTuneOf: "Children of the Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man." Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II."
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number of the Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had Total Eclipse, but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number of the Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had Total Eclipse, but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
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* ToTheTuneOf: "Children of the Of The Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man." Man". Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II."
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* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Numberof the Of The Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had Total Eclipse, "Total Eclipse", but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number of the Of The Beast" and "Run to the To The Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number
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* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the US Army won because of superior numbers:
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* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the US Army Europeans won because of superior numbers:
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned", from ''The Number Of The Beast'', based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned", from ''The Number Of The Beast'', based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
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* InTheBack: "Run to the Hills"
-->''Murder for freedom, a stab in the back''
-->''Women and children the cowards attack''
-->''Murder for freedom, a stab in the back''
-->''Women and children the cowards attack''
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-->-The TitleTrack's intro, spoken by [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165664/ Barry Clayton]]
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-->-The TitleTrack's intro, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIgap7VF24 spoken intro]], by [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165664/ Barry Clayton]]
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* DeadManWalking: Averted in "Hallowed Be Thy Name." Someone else that's also locked in a nearby cell calls out "God be with you" to the narrator.
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It was also honored by the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' with an entire episode about the creative process behind recording this classic album.
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album in favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings: "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says [[TheUnfavorite he'd rather have left off the album album]] in favor of "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings: pressings (the rest of the band preferred "Total Eclipse" too, but Harris vetoed its inclusion for being the more progressive of the two songs). "Invaders" at least gets redeemed by honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album in place of Total Eclipse during the original pressings: "Invaders" at least has the honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album in place favor of Total Eclipse "Total Eclipse" during the original pressings: "Invaders" at least has the gets redeemed by honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album: "Invaders" at least has the honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album: album in place of Total Eclipse during the original pressings: "Invaders" at least has the honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* AlbumFiller: The album could best be divided up into the A-list songs[[note]]Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name, the 'big-3' of sorts[[/note]] and the B-list songs [[note]]Children of the Damned, The Prisoner and 22 Acacia Avenue, all of which have their fans and still occasionally get played live, ''22'' more than the others[[/note]]. "Gangland" falls into this category by virtue of being the one song Harris himself now says he'd rather have left off the album: "Invaders" at least has the honor of being the opening track [[note]]Though Harris now says if he could, he'd have arranged some other song to be the opener, due to not thinking Invaders did the job very well; he still hasn't claimed he'd leave it off the album outright, which damns Gangland even further[[/note]].
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* ManualMisprint: The liner notes for the 1998 reissue on "22 Acacia Avenue" weren't able to fit all of the song's lyrics on a single page, and end up being flat-out misleading about certain word placements. The CD jacket also mislabels the track-lengths of every song by a few seconds short, but noticeably lists "22 Acacia Avenue" as 4:49 instead of the actual 6:38, and the title track as 3:50 instead of 4:51.
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-->''How long 'till they come?''
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-->''How long '''ëtil''' they come?''
** It also has a weird umlaut ([[HeavyMetalUmlaut but not the heavy metal kind]]) on this line in "Gangland":
-->''How long 'till they come?''
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-->''How long '''ëtil''' they come?''
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-->''Woe to you O earth and sea''
-->''For the Devil sends the beast with wrath''
-->''Because he knows the time is short''
-->''Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast''
-->''For it is a human number''
-->''Its number is six hundred and sixty six''
-->-The TitleTrack's intro, spoken by [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165664/ Barry Clayton]]
''The Number of the Beast'' is an album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' songwriting taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonized well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
It drew controversy among MoralGuardians for its lyrical content and artwork, which got the band accused [[HollywoodSatanism of being Satanists]], and later led to protests outside their shows and public burnings of their albums. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity This may not have been such a bad thing, though]].[[note]]Harris later commented on the controversy, saying "It was mad. They completely got the wrong end of the stick. They obviously hadn't read the lyrics. They just wanted to believe all that rubbish about us being Satanists"[[/note]]
Charting in many regions (including a #1 in the UK) and selling 14 million copies sold worldwide as of 2010, the album was a BreakthroughHit for the band, and is considered by some to arguably be their MagnumOpus. To this day several of its tracks are among the most-played concert staples in the band's catalog, with the songs "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" both frequently considered contenders for SignatureSong status.
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'''Tracklist''':
[floatboxright:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
]
# "Invaders"
# "Children of the Damned"
# "The Prisoner"
# "22 Acacia Avenue"
# "The Number of the Beast"
# "Run to the Hills"
# "Gangland"
# "Total Eclipse"[[note]]The song was originally a BSide that was added to the album later in a 1995 reissue (see more on CutSong below)[[/note]]
# "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
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!! This album has examples of:
* AlbumCoverDesigners: Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
* AllJustADream: The narrator of the title track wonders if the events depicted could be. Meanwhile, the narrator of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is so blindingly terrified of his impending death that he's pleading for his reality to instead be a dream.
* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run to the Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the US Army won because of superior numbers:
-->''We fought him hard, we fought him well / Out on the plains, we gave him hell!''
-->''But many came, too much for Cree / Oh will we ever be set free?''
* BigRockEnding: "Run to the Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children of the Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
-->''Now it's burning his hands''
-->''He's turning to laugh''
-->''Smiles as the flame sears his flesh''
-->''Melting his face''
-->''Screaming in pain''
-->''Peeling the skin from his eyes''
-->''Watch him die''
-->''According to plan''
-->''He's dust on ground, what did we learn?''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: The legendary 13-second scream heard at the 1:17 mark in the title track was apparently summoned up by Martin Birch (the producer) forcing Dickinson to sing the introduction for hours, take after take. It ended up being possibly the fiercest, most blood-curdling of his career. To this day, Dickinson has never been able to reproduce it.
* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned", from ''The Number Of The Beast'', based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
-->''He's walking like a small child''
-->''But watch his eyes burn you away...''
* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for Total Eclipse, Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so Gangland was used instead. Total Eclipse was ultimately released as a BSide to the "Run To The Hills" single, which came out a few weeks before the album. Total Eclipse was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels Total Eclipse should have been on the album instead of Gangland. The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if Total Eclipse had been on the album instead of Gangland it would have been far better''."
-->-Harris
* DecapitationPresentation: Done by Eddie with TheDevil's head on the single artwork to the title track.
* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run to the Hills."
-->''Soldier blue in the barren wastes''
-->''Hunting and killing's a game''
-->''Raping the women and wasting the men''
-->''The only good Injuns are tame''
-->''Selling them whiskey and taking their gold''
-->''Enslaving the young and destroying the old''
* DownerEnding: As per Iron Maiden tradition:
** "Hallowed Be Thy Name" ends with the hanging of the song's narrator.
** "Run to the Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
** "Invaders" finishes with the defenders scattering as the Vikings rape and pillage.
* EpicRocking: "Hallowed Be Thy Name" just qualifies at 7:13. Not the longest the band has ever written, but suitably epic in any case.
* FilkSong[=/=]HeavyMithril:
** "Children Of The Damned", towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children of the Sea".
** "The Prisoner," towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: The ultimate choice made by the narrator in "Hallowed Be Thy Name." This is in contrast to the earlier parts of the song, which almost seems to pass through the FiveStagesOfGrief.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: "Hallowed Be Thy Name," which is used to signal the narrator's death knell as he's walked out to his execution.
* GaiasVengeance: "Total Eclipse."
-->''Cold as steel the darkness waits, its hour will come''
-->''A cry of fear from our children worshiping the sun''
-->''Mother natures' black revenge on those who wasted her life''
-->''War babies in the garden of Eden''
-->''Shall turn our ashes to ice''
-->...
-->''Is this the end, the millions cried''
-->''Clutching their riches as they died''
-->''Those who survive must weather the storm''
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run to the Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
** "Invaders" is about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England the Norman conquest of England]].
* HornyVikings: "Invaders" is about them.
-->''Longboats have been sighted''
-->''The evidence of war has begun''
-->''Many Nordic fighting men''
-->''Their swords and shields all gleam in the sun''
* IncrediblyLongNote:
** "Run To the Hills" is a standout.
** "Hallowed Be Thy Name," too.
** The first verse of the title track, "The Number of the Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
* IntercourseWithYou: "22 Acacia Avenue" manages to be a pretty tragic example.
* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run to the Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run to the Hills."
* LoudnessWar: The reissue suffers from this, which is a common theme across the band's remasters series.
* [[LyricalDissonance/{{Metal}} Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Run To The Hills" is a very epic, uplifting song about the genocide of Native Americans.
* ManualMisprint: The liner notes for the 1998 reissue on "22 Acacia Avenue" weren't able to fit all of the song's lyrics on a single page, and end up being flat-out misleading about certain word placements. The CD jacket also mislabels the track-lengths of every song by a few seconds short, but noticeably lists "22 Acacia Avenue" as 4:49 instead of the actual 6:38, and the title track as 3:50 instead of 4:51.
** It also has a weird umlaut ([[HeavyMetalUmlaut but not the heavy metal kind]]) on this line in "Gangland":
-->''How long 'till they come?''
->Which becomes
-->''How long '''ëtil''' they come?''
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run to the Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Happens to the narrator of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (and as any listener should know, [[DownerEnding he doesn't live through the song]]).
* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realized in ''Piece of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run to the Hills."
* NonAppearingTitle: "Total Eclipse."
* NotChristianRock: The title track was lot more like a fire-and-brimstone sermon than a Satanic tribute song.
* NumberOfTheBeast: The eponymous song. As seen above, the song's opening passage [[AsTheGoodBookSays directly quotes the book of Revelations, 12:12 and 13:18]].
* PeoplePuppets: The album cover (above) shows TheDevil controlling someone like a marionette [[TheManBehindTheMan and is in turn controlled by]] [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] [[TheManBehindTheMan in a similar fashion]]. It was actually inspired by a comic book cover for ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' that Rod Smallwood read as a child (which is noted in the page to be a common cover-design among comics).
* [[PunctuatedForEmphasis/{{Music}} Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]:
** "Run! Fight! To leave! It's tough!"
** "RUN! TO! THE! HILLS! / RUN! FOR! YOUR! LI-I-IVES!"
* ProfessionalKiller: "Gangland" seems to be from the perspective of a mafia hitman that kills [[TragicVillain out of necessity rather than choice]].
-->''Face at the window leers into your own''
-->''But it's only your reflection, still you tremble in your bones''
-->''How long can you hide? How long 'till they come?''
-->''A rat in a trap, but you've got to survive''
* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "Number of the Beast," the title track is an aversion.
* RunOrDie: "Invaders" sees the Saxons retreating from "the mighty Norsemen."
-->''You'd better scatter and run''
-->''The battle's lost and not won''
-->''You'd better get away''
-->''To fight another day''
* RecordProducer: Martin "Farmer" Birch, as was the standard for Maiden's albums from 1981-92
* SequelEpisode[=/=]SequelSong: "22 Acacia Avenue" is a DarkerAndEdgier continuation from "Charlotte the Harlot" (heard on ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]''). The character would get revisited in "[[ObligatoryBondageSong Hooks in You]]" (from 1990's ''No Prayer For the Dying'') and "[[AHellOfATime From here to Eternity]]" (1992's ''Fear of the Dark'').
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/IronMaiden Detailed here]].
* SpokenWordInMusic: The title track (quoted above) and the intro to "The Prisoner."
* {{Streetwalker}}: Charlotte in "22 Acacia Avenue" apparently only charges 15 quid, and will put out for free if you say you know a guy (the narrator). It ends up being a bit like a heavy metal "[[Music/ThePolice Roxanne]]," with that narrator taking Charlotte in to protect her from her own downward spiral.
* TearsOfFear: The narrator of "Hallowed By Thy Name" wonders why he's crying, claiming to himself that he's NotAfraidToDie.
* ToTheTuneOf: "Children of the Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man." Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II."
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number of the Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had Total Eclipse, but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* YouAreNumberSix: "The Prisoner" (taken [[Series/ThePrisoner from the series]] [[FilkSong it was influenced by]]).
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-->''Woe to you O earth and sea''
-->''For the Devil sends the beast with wrath''
-->''Because he knows the time is short''
-->''Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast''
-->''For it is a human number''
-->''Its number is six hundred and sixty six''
-->-The TitleTrack's intro, spoken by [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165664/ Barry Clayton]]
''The Number of the Beast'' is an album by British {{heavy metal}} band Music/IronMaiden, released in 1982. Frequently regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre, and a quintessential addition to any {{metalhead}}'s collection.
The album marked the debut of group's most iconic vocalist, Music/BruceDickinson after leaving his previous band Samson, and was also the final album that original drummer Clive Burr played on.[[note]]whose ousting from the band varies by source[[/note]] ''The Number of the Beast'' sees Steve Harris' songwriting taking a more complex direction than previous efforts, which harmonized well with Dickinson's powerful, operatic voice. Thanks to this, it bridges the rawer, [[PunkRock punk-like]] stylings seen on ''Killers'' and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' with the progressive elements their career would later take, punctuated by Burr's wild, blistering precision-drumming. It was also the first album to contain writing contributions by Adrian Smith (which most assuredly wouldn't be his last).
It drew controversy among MoralGuardians for its lyrical content and artwork, which got the band accused [[HollywoodSatanism of being Satanists]], and later led to protests outside their shows and public burnings of their albums. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity This may not have been such a bad thing, though]].[[note]]Harris later commented on the controversy, saying "It was mad. They completely got the wrong end of the stick. They obviously hadn't read the lyrics. They just wanted to believe all that rubbish about us being Satanists"[[/note]]
Charting in many regions (including a #1 in the UK) and selling 14 million copies sold worldwide as of 2010, the album was a BreakthroughHit for the band, and is considered by some to arguably be their MagnumOpus. To this day several of its tracks are among the most-played concert staples in the band's catalog, with the songs "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" both frequently considered contenders for SignatureSong status.
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'''Tracklist''':
[floatboxright:
+Bruce Dickinson: lead vocals
+Steve Harris: bass & backing vocals
+Dave Murray: guitar
+Adrian Smith: guitar & backing vocals
+Clive Burr: drums
]
# "Invaders"
# "Children of the Damned"
# "The Prisoner"
# "22 Acacia Avenue"
# "The Number of the Beast"
# "Run to the Hills"
# "Gangland"
# "Total Eclipse"[[note]]The song was originally a BSide that was added to the album later in a 1995 reissue (see more on CutSong below)[[/note]]
# "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
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!! This album has examples of:
* AlbumCoverDesigners: Derek Riggs, naturally. It was actually first created by Riggs for the "Purgatory" single from ''Killers'', but the band (and Rod Smallwood in particular) thought it was ''way'' too good to not make into an album cover.
* AllJustADream: The narrator of the title track wonders if the events depicted could be. Meanwhile, the narrator of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is so blindingly terrified of his impending death that he's pleading for his reality to instead be a dream.
* AudienceParticipationSong: During "Run to the Hills," Dickinson has always had the crowd sing the second half of the line "Out on the plains... we gave them hell!"
* BadassNative: "Run to the Hills" averts this, though it also outright says that the US Army won because of superior numbers:
-->''We fought him hard, we fought him well / Out on the plains, we gave him hell!''
-->''But many came, too much for Cree / Oh will we ever be set free?''
* BigRockEnding: "Run to the Hills" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
* BodyHorror[=/=]CruelAndUnusualDeath: The bridge of "Children of the Damned" gets pretty visceral describing the titular subject [[ManOnFire burning to death]].
-->''Now it's burning his hands''
-->''He's turning to laugh''
-->''Smiles as the flame sears his flesh''
-->''Melting his face''
-->''Screaming in pain''
-->''Peeling the skin from his eyes''
-->''Watch him die''
-->''According to plan''
-->''He's dust on ground, what did we learn?''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: The legendary 13-second scream heard at the 1:17 mark in the title track was apparently summoned up by Martin Birch (the producer) forcing Dickinson to sing the introduction for hours, take after take. It ended up being possibly the fiercest, most blood-curdling of his career. To this day, Dickinson has never been able to reproduce it.
* CreepyChild: "Children of the Damned", from ''The Number Of The Beast'', based on [[VillageOfTheDamned the eponymous film]].
-->''He's walking like a small child''
-->''But watch his eyes burn you away...''
* CutSong: The album was running too long to sound good on vinyl so the band had to decide between "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse." Though the other band members (especially Dickinson) expressed preference for Total Eclipse, Harris decided the song was a bit too experimental for Maiden and so Gangland was used instead. Total Eclipse was ultimately released as a BSide to the "Run To The Hills" single, which came out a few weeks before the album. Total Eclipse was also used on the original Japanese LP of the album but removed on subsequent pressings. Nowadays, Harris feels Total Eclipse should have been on the album instead of Gangland. The CD remaster of the album includes both songs in the original intended order.
-->"''We just chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if Total Eclipse had been on the album instead of Gangland it would have been far better''."
-->-Harris
* DecapitationPresentation: Done by Eddie with TheDevil's head on the single artwork to the title track.
* TheDevilIsALoser: In contrast to what MoralGuardians assumed, the "Run to the Hills" single artwork has [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] ([[AnAxeToGrind his signature ax in hand]]) in a fight with TheDevil, while the title track's single artwork shows the aftermath, where Eddie [[DecapitationPresentation is holding the Devil's decapitated head]]. The band rightfully pointed out that they were not encouraging worshiping the Devil as he was the LOSER in the battle.
* DirtyCoward: The settlers depicted in "Run to the Hills."
-->''Soldier blue in the barren wastes''
-->''Hunting and killing's a game''
-->''Raping the women and wasting the men''
-->''The only good Injuns are tame''
-->''Selling them whiskey and taking their gold''
-->''Enslaving the young and destroying the old''
* DownerEnding: As per Iron Maiden tradition:
** "Hallowed Be Thy Name" ends with the hanging of the song's narrator.
** "Run to the Hills" is also rather tragic, [[HorribleHistoryMetal all things considered]].
** "Invaders" finishes with the defenders scattering as the Vikings rape and pillage.
* EpicRocking: "Hallowed Be Thy Name" just qualifies at 7:13. Not the longest the band has ever written, but suitably epic in any case.
* FilkSong[=/=]HeavyMithril:
** "Children Of The Damned", towards both the eponymous film and ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned'', as well as Music/RonnieJamesDio-era Music/BlackSabbath song "Children of the Sea".
** "The Prisoner," towards [[Series/ThePrisoner the eponymous series]]. It's rumoured that [[Series/ThePrisoner Patrick McGoohan]] himself, when the band asked for permission to use lines from the show, said "What was the band's name again?...a rock band, you say?...do it!". Picture those words in your mind along with that trademark cadence to [=Patrick McGoohan=]'s voice and you're spot on.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: The ultimate choice made by the narrator in "Hallowed Be Thy Name." This is in contrast to the earlier parts of the song, which almost seems to pass through the FiveStagesOfGrief.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: "Hallowed Be Thy Name," which is used to signal the narrator's death knell as he's walked out to his execution.
* GaiasVengeance: "Total Eclipse."
-->''Cold as steel the darkness waits, its hour will come''
-->''A cry of fear from our children worshiping the sun''
-->''Mother natures' black revenge on those who wasted her life''
-->''War babies in the garden of Eden''
-->''Shall turn our ashes to ice''
-->...
-->''Is this the end, the millions cried''
-->''Clutching their riches as they died''
-->''Those who survive must weather the storm''
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Because every Maiden album needs one or two: "Run to the Hills," focusing on the near-genocide of the Native American peoples after contact with European settlers.
** "Invaders" is about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England the Norman conquest of England]].
* HornyVikings: "Invaders" is about them.
-->''Longboats have been sighted''
-->''The evidence of war has begun''
-->''Many Nordic fighting men''
-->''Their swords and shields all gleam in the sun''
* IncrediblyLongNote:
** "Run To the Hills" is a standout.
** "Hallowed Be Thy Name," too.
** The first verse of the title track, "The Number of the Beast," is prefaced by a legendary scream that Dickinson has not been able to match since, much less ordinary humans.
* IntercourseWithYou: "22 Acacia Avenue" manages to be a pretty tragic example.
* [[LargeHam/{{Music}} Large Ham]]: Dickinson is particularly unhinged during these recordings, especially on "Run to the Hills." He also likens performing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to "narrating a movie to the audience."
* LastChorusSlowDown: The last phrase of "Run to the Hills."
* LoudnessWar: The reissue suffers from this, which is a common theme across the band's remasters series.
* [[LyricalDissonance/{{Metal}} Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Run To The Hills" is a very epic, uplifting song about the genocide of Native Americans.
* ManualMisprint: The liner notes for the 1998 reissue on "22 Acacia Avenue" weren't able to fit all of the song's lyrics on a single page, and end up being flat-out misleading about certain word placements. The CD jacket also mislabels the track-lengths of every song by a few seconds short, but noticeably lists "22 Acacia Avenue" as 4:49 instead of the actual 6:38, and the title track as 3:50 instead of 4:51.
** It also has a weird umlaut ([[HeavyMetalUmlaut but not the heavy metal kind]]) on this line in "Gangland":
-->''How long 'till they come?''
->Which becomes
-->''How long '''ëtil''' they come?''
* MetalScream: Very many, as expected from "The Air Raid Siren" himself. As much as fans talk about the title track's incredible scream, the one heard in the bridge of "Run to the Hills" is nothing to sneeze at.
* MotorMouth: The several sections of "22 Acacia Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.
* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Happens to the narrator of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (and as any listener should know, [[DownerEnding he doesn't live through the song]]).
* NewSoundAlbum: Often thought to sit at the cusp of the band's SignatureStyle (which would be fully realized in ''Piece of Mind'' and ''Powerslave'').
* NightmareSequence: "The Number of the Beast" was inspired by a nightmare Harris' had after watching ''[[Film/TheOmen Damien: Omen II]]''.
* NobleSavage: "Run to the Hills."
* NonAppearingTitle: "Total Eclipse."
* NotChristianRock: The title track was lot more like a fire-and-brimstone sermon than a Satanic tribute song.
* NumberOfTheBeast: The eponymous song. As seen above, the song's opening passage [[AsTheGoodBookSays directly quotes the book of Revelations, 12:12 and 13:18]].
* PeoplePuppets: The album cover (above) shows TheDevil controlling someone like a marionette [[TheManBehindTheMan and is in turn controlled by]] [[MetalBandMascot Eddie]] [[TheManBehindTheMan in a similar fashion]]. It was actually inspired by a comic book cover for ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' that Rod Smallwood read as a child (which is noted in the page to be a common cover-design among comics).
* [[PunctuatedForEmphasis/{{Music}} Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]:
** "Run! Fight! To leave! It's tough!"
** "RUN! TO! THE! HILLS! / RUN! FOR! YOUR! LI-I-IVES!"
* ProfessionalKiller: "Gangland" seems to be from the perspective of a mafia hitman that kills [[TragicVillain out of necessity rather than choice]].
-->''Face at the window leers into your own''
-->''But it's only your reflection, still you tremble in your bones''
-->''How long can you hide? How long 'till they come?''
-->''A rat in a trap, but you've got to survive''
* RockMeAsmodeus: Even with a name like "Number of the Beast," the title track is an aversion.
* RunOrDie: "Invaders" sees the Saxons retreating from "the mighty Norsemen."
-->''You'd better scatter and run''
-->''The battle's lost and not won''
-->''You'd better get away''
-->''To fight another day''
* RecordProducer: Martin "Farmer" Birch, as was the standard for Maiden's albums from 1981-92
* SequelEpisode[=/=]SequelSong: "22 Acacia Avenue" is a DarkerAndEdgier continuation from "Charlotte the Harlot" (heard on ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Iron Maiden]]''). The character would get revisited in "[[ObligatoryBondageSong Hooks in You]]" (from 1990's ''No Prayer For the Dying'') and "[[AHellOfATime From here to Eternity]]" (1992's ''Fear of the Dark'').
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/IronMaiden Detailed here]].
* SpokenWordInMusic: The title track (quoted above) and the intro to "The Prisoner."
* {{Streetwalker}}: Charlotte in "22 Acacia Avenue" apparently only charges 15 quid, and will put out for free if you say you know a guy (the narrator). It ends up being a bit like a heavy metal "[[Music/ThePolice Roxanne]]," with that narrator taking Charlotte in to protect her from her own downward spiral.
* TearsOfFear: The narrator of "Hallowed By Thy Name" wonders why he's crying, claiming to himself that he's NotAfraidToDie.
* ToTheTuneOf: "Children of the Damned" has been said to resemble Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Simple Man." Music/{{Metallica}} would later catch the same accusation with their song "The Unforgiven II."
* UpdatedRerelease: One in 1995 that added "Total Eclipse" (as detailed in CutSong) and a live performance in Italy of "Remember Tomorrow" from the Di'Anno era, with Dickinson on vocals (originally released on "The Number of the Beast" single). Later, there was a 1998 remaster that just had Total Eclipse, but notably restored the album cover's blackened sky (seen above) in the background behind Eddie, which was turned blue in the original release due to a printing error. It also came with some touring notes and multiple archival photos in the booklet, along with the ability to play the music videos to "The Number of the Beast" and "Run to the Hills" on any system above Windows 95.
* YouAreNumberSix: "The Prisoner" (taken [[Series/ThePrisoner from the series]] [[FilkSong it was influenced by]]).
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