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Unchaining the Beast

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5 Dec 11th, 2001 

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Fresh Voiced Bruce Dickinson to name one

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This is probably one of the most important albums in Heavy Metal history, most notably because it was the first Iron Maiden LP to feature Bruce "Air Raid Siren" Dickinson on vocals.

Picked from relative obscurity, Bruce was singing in the band Samson (as Bruce Bruce) before Steve Harris and Co asked him to audition for Iron Maiden when Paul D'iano left the band in 1980. What then follows is over two decades of an important piece of the Rock music jigsaw.

But onto this important album:

We are given some classics of our time here. I don't think I will ever forget buying Run to the Hills on picture disc and playing it over and over, or watching the video for the first time on TOTP with Mr Dickinson screaming into the mike, rocking his locks and looking… well, so cool man. We also have that great song The Number of the Beast, whose existence caused many to believe the Maiden where all devil worshippers (especially religious freaks).

What other classics do we have, well we have the wonderful Prisoner, based on the TV programme and Children of the Damned, too, along with my favourite track Hallowed be they Name.

The full line up on the album is:
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Clive Burr - Drums

Nicko McBrain replaced Mr Burr on the next album…

If you like metal, check out where the roots of all these modern bands started and that is with this album.

Blaze Bailey took over on vocals a few years back, but Bruce returned in 2000 for their latest Brave New World, and life is a happy place again.

For cut wrenching guitars and total metal music, this one is for you.
 

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hughesmonger 03.06.2009 01:58

Nicely covered. ^_^

Rampant_Ross 12.11.2007 22:44

Nice review, we all love maiden and this was the best album. i just done a review on Rock In Rio!

J4M1721 08.04.2004 11:08

Great op x x x Jo x x x

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