180g Black Vinyl LP
Reissue!
The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in March 1982. It saw the debut of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and the final appearance of drummer Clive Burr.
The Number of the Beast was met with considerable critical and commercial success and was a landmark release for the band, becoming their first album to reach No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and be certified platinum in the US. The album also produced the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast," the former of which was the band's first top-ten UK single. The album was also controversial particularly in the US due to the religious nature of its lyrics and its artwork.
"Routinely ranked among the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, The Number of the Beast is the birth of Iron Maiden as we know it, a relentless metal machine lifted to soaring new heights by the arrival of erstwhile Samson frontman Bruce Dickinson...The album's intensity never lets up, the musical technique is peerless for its time, and there isn't a truly unmemorable song in the bunch...the album as a whole represented a high-water mark for heavy metal, striking a balance between accessible melodicism and challenging technique and intensity. Everything fell into place for Iron Maiden here at exactly the right time, and the result certainly ranks among the top five most essential heavy metal albums ever recorded. A cornerstone of the genre." -Steve Huey, allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Original album art and audio masters
Black Vinyl
Made in U.S
Musicians:
Bruce Dickinson, vocals
Dave Murray, lead guitar
Adrian Smith, lead guitar
Steve Harris, bass guitar
Clive Burr, drums
Selections:
Side One:
1. Invaders
2. Children of The Damned
3. The Prisoner
4. 22 Acacia Avenue
Side Two:
1. The Number of The Beast
2. Run To the Hills
3. Gangland
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in March 1982. It saw the debut of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and the final appearance of drummer Clive Burr.
The Number of the Beast was met with considerable critical and commercial success and was a landmark release for the band, becoming their first album to reach No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and be certified platinum in the US. The album also produced the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast," the former of which was the band's first top-ten UK single. The album was also controversial particularly in the US due to the religious nature of its lyrics and its artwork.
"Routinely ranked among the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, The Number of the Beast is the birth of Iron Maiden as we know it, a relentless metal machine lifted to soaring new heights by the arrival of erstwhile Samson frontman Bruce Dickinson...The album's intensity never lets up, the musical technique is peerless for its time, and there isn't a truly unmemorable song in the bunch...the album as a whole represented a high-water mark for heavy metal, striking a balance between accessible melodicism and challenging technique and intensity. Everything fell into place for Iron Maiden here at exactly the right time, and the result certainly ranks among the top five most essential heavy metal albums ever recorded. A cornerstone of the genre." -Steve Huey, allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Original album art and audio masters
Black Vinyl
Made in U.S
Musicians:
Bruce Dickinson, vocals
Dave Murray, lead guitar
Adrian Smith, lead guitar
Steve Harris, bass guitar
Clive Burr, drums
Selections:
Side One:
1. Invaders
2. Children of The Damned
3. The Prisoner
4. 22 Acacia Avenue
Side Two:
1. The Number of The Beast
2. Run To the Hills
3. Gangland
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name
