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- 'Number of the Beast' was the album that took Iron Maiden from New Wave of British Heavy Metal purveyors to one of the greatest metal bands of all time. That alone put's it in the running for the title of Best Metal Album Of All Time.
In this mini Maiden documentary we dive into the risks Iron Maiden took on 'Number of the Beast' that led them to greatness.
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00:00 Introduction
01:36 Bruce Dickinson Replaces Paul Di'Anno
02:43 Drawing From Horror and History
04:57 Satanic Panic, Controversy and Burning Albums
05:12 The Definitive Iron Maiden Song?
06:30 Number of the Beast Most Important Metal Album of All Time? - เพลง
R.I.P Martin "Headmaster" Birch thanks to producers like him we have such great records. He managed to get everything out of Iron Maiden. The first 7/9 albums are some of the finest metal records of all time. Thanks Martin ❤️🤘🏻
Hear hear!
He was also the producer for the Dio rainbow albums and Heaven and Hell!!! This motherfucker was the producer for stargazer, heaven and hell, and hallowed be thy name!!! RIP to this genius!!!
@Zodiac69 oooh be careful from the maiden fans bro!!! They're coming for your ass for that hot take haha
Greatest producer.
@@zodiac6968 yeah actually "Iron Maiden" wasn't produced by Birch, but still a classic.
No band on Earth has achieved Maidens success with almost no main stream radio.
Over 130 millions albums sold.
Over 2500 concert's, mostly sold out, across the globe for 40+ years.
Legends doesnt begin to describe them... long live the kings !!!!!
Even though I’ve moved on to other bands and even different genres, I still always enjoy Iron Maiden, and I owe my whole musical path to them. They were the first band that I actually enjoyed musically, and Steve Harris is the reason why I am a bass player.
50 years old, Maiden fan for 40. Was on a plane last week, and was listening to Piece of Mind and Powerslave. Women next to me tapped me on my shoulder and said her son, the next seat across, wanted to know what I was listening to as he’d been watching my head nodding, fingers mimicking Smith and foot tapping. I passed over the headphones and said he could listen, as long as he listened to a whole song. I set up ‘The Trooper’, pressed play and in approximately 3mins brought a 10yr-old Finnish boy into the Maiden fold….🤘
It’s one of those albums that you can put on and listen to from start to finish without ever skipping a song.
Clive Burr was a big part of why that album was so great.
He died :'(
Yep, Burr will go down as one of those "what could've beens" His drumming paved the way for what Nikko McBrain carried(s) on today.
You're absolutely right.
@@brain67braker thanks
Absolutely.
RIP Clive, the reason I became a drummer. He was more influential than he knew.
The best metal album of all time is impossible to answer.
* Beast
Seventh son of a seventh son
Somewhere in time
Black Sabbath, Peranoid. 🎸
SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH.....easy answer 🤷♂️
Powerslave, Somewhere In Time & Seventh Son are Iron Maiden's best albums for me.
But there is no denying that Number of the Beast is their most defining and essential record ever released. Bruce took them to another level, which is saying a lot since the first two albums were immense 🙏
No way man. Somewhere in time sucks
Seventh son was the first maiden album I bought on vinyl , the musical power in that album blew me away and it will always be my personal favourite. 👌🏻
Piece of mind
@@jonathanduplantis1403 You suck, it's the most atmospheric album ever
@@DYNABLASTERTUNERS ok snapperhead
Easily the best live band. They are ridiculously good live.
Best of the best, I completely agree. And their show just keeps getting better each time.
Best live band= Led Zeppelin
Best live bands: 1) Pink Floyd; 2) Led Zeppelin; 3) AC/DC
@@johnjacobs3643 Rammstein.
i love iron maiden but i think Kiss is better live because they are more theatrical and flashy.
I enjoyed Piece of Mind just as much. Legendary era of music.
“This is music!” - Eddie Munson
This video takes me back to a happier time. I agree that this is the best Heavy Metal album of all time. I remember in 1982, when it was released in Belgrade, it sold out immediately. That year I had to buy it outside of Yugoslavia, in Thessaloniki...
When Number of the Beast came out it blew our teen minds, nothing was as metal as that album before that. And they were deep, they wrote about history.
On my 15th birthday this album changed my life and set me on a path of sweet sounds of heavy metal
Great video! Thanks for putting this together!
wow... this should be a series. Never mind the fact that there can only be one best.
As long as there is a question mark on the title, there can be a series 😉
UP THE IRONS FOREVER, I THINK "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" IS THEIR BEST & MY PERSONAL FAVORITE 🤘😎
Not sure that I'd agree, but it certainly is in the top tier, no question about it.
Only sensible answer.
I dont agree either....next album and killers is way better....actually the next 3 albums are way better:))) this is some journalistic asshole whose metal knowledge is equal to the first 3 albums of the bands :))) you know the type.....
if you don't agree, you have to name what you think is top metal album, or it's all just talk
@@strangevisions5162 judas priest screaming for vengeance.......black sabbath heaven and hell ar way better albums.....i can name 20 metal albums that are better than number of the beast and about 6 from maiden that are better without thinking about it.....and from the 80s..... :)))they should have titled it most overrated album from maiden
@@strangevisions5162 it has so much filler on it.....back in the village:))) i dont even like run to the hills.....true hallowed be thy name is incredible but in my opinion killers was better as a whole.....
Live After Death is the most epic live album ever released
Bruce is clearly struggling on that album. Beast Over Hammersmith is incredible.
Yeah, I know everyone loves that album but Beast over Hammersmith blows it away. Live After Death’s recording quality isn’t all that great to begin with, then you’ve got the problem of Bruce struggling because the band decided to play every song 20bpm faster than the studio version.
Beast over Hammersmith is the second best live album of all times. Only second to Maden in Japan by Deep Purple
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is an absolute standout on that album. I was lucky enough to see it live and it is still one of the best live gigs I’ve been to.
UFO Stranger's in the Night is the greatest live album. Period
I don't know if The Number Of The Beast is the best album of all time, but it sure is one of my favourites: Iron Maiden and The Number of the Beast were my first two metal albums as an eleven year old. Those were the days when one listened to the whole album on the stereo, cassette tape or CD.
I'm a Maiden fan, saw them in 82' here in Melbourne Australia, but i could name 50 better metal albums
The term "Best Album of All Time" brings out the egg heads that tout albums that THEY think are better yet no one has ever heard of. So, for that reason, I say that if I was going to be stranded indefinitely on a desert island that has an amazing sound system (lol) but could only take 10 albums with me, which would a choose? I would DEFINITELY take Number of the Beast. Unfortunately, only being able to choose 9 others would suck. Lol.
@@robeddy3722 I confess that this of the famous "deserted island to take 10 albums to for the rest of your life" I thought too: really cruel to decide only 10 albums😆👍, but for memories and musical passion 1 of Iron Maiden I should bring it , no excuses. And I really think it's "The Number of the Beast".
@@zodiac6968 And I instead, for age reasons, only saw them in Italy in 2003, I was 13 years old. I don't understand what personal experience has to do with the quality of the specific album. Even so, I've been following rock and metal since 2001, 22 years later I have about 2500 albums, in CDs and vinyls, but I honestly couldn't name you 50 albums better than "The Number of the Beast"; but it will be because I have little knowledge of the subject...
@@zodiac6968 I assume you mean your own opinion. I would only put one above. Powerslave.
Subscribed.
Great video.
Isolating different parts really points out what your describing.
Awesome dude
Been a Maiden fan for about 18 years.... I discovered them later in life..
Love them soo much more
If it weren’t for Guitar Hero III I would’ve never heard NOTB and I would’ve never heard Hallowed be Thy Name and I can’t imagine not having that song in my life or Somewhere in Time Album. Thank you makers of GH ❤️
I think powerslave is the best maiden album. Number of the beast is probably 2nd or 3rd. It's a toss up between piece of mind. whether any are the best ever is a matter of opinion. Thats all these lists are.
No, Powerslave have 4 classics ,The Number Of The Beast have 6.
The Number of the Beast is the best.
I still remember listening to NOTB for the first time when it came out. Absolutely incredible back then, and still every bit as good today. NOTB has to be one of the top 3 metal albums of all time.
Martin Birch was an amazing Producer having placed is thumb print on many epic albums. Not only Iron Maiden add Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck, White Snake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac and a host of others.
Yep, otherwise Bruce wouldn't have been frustrated, he would've just told him to go f himself.
😆
I mean it's Maiden.......you can't go wrong. Period
I dunno there new album is hard to listen to
@@niblet112 It's not THAT bad. It doesn't compare to their 80s stuff, but not bad
@@bhtrimmer 100% agree I love there old stuff, will never get bored of listening to them:)
i just saw them a few months back.. easily the best show I've ever seen.. they sound Great live.. Bruce's voice is still there (not as Great as when he was 25, but still Great).. clearly a professional band, music was Tight.. and the stage show.. well, if you've been to a Maiden show - you know what I mean... Up The Irons!
For early 80s metal albums, I put Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath above The Number of the Beast.
Frankly, twenty million sold seems an injustice to this masterpiece.
I am happy that they keep rolling, as they’re simply one of the best.
We NEED more metal material like that 👍
Maiden are a shell of what they were they rely on regurgitated cookie-cutter safety...so sad.
I prefer Powerslave, Somewhere in time, and Seventh son.
Piece of mind right up there too.
You do. But you don’t have over 2 million subscribers.
@@mrougelot No, but a lot of the more "hardcore" fans actually agree with that statement. Number of the Beast is really gateway Maiden. Very accessible and straightforward, not as much conceptual work as the 3 albums following it.
Yep my top 3 Maiden albums. It’s peak Iron Maiden.
Piece of Mind ain’t that bad. Revelations, Still Life like The Prisoner and Back in the Village, Sea of Madness are all IMHO very underrated.
Seeing Iron Maiden on june 24th :D cant wait! 3rd time to see them, 1st time was 1990 .. will never forget that gig!!
Somewhere in Time, the best metal album in the world. Cover, vocals by Bruce, best solos, best choruses, unbeatable sound.
One of the most important albums of all time but Rust in Peace is the 🐐 for me
Same here
Rust in Peace is damn good … but personally I have to go Ride the Lightning
That's not heavy metal, it's thrash. you have to separate them. Ride the lightning also. "Metallica", or the black album, is comparable to other heavy-metal albums, but the rest of Megadeth and Metallica's catalogue is only comparable to other Thrash bands. Also, it depends on how you quantify "greatest" and this has to have the influential element in it and there was no way that any of Megadeth's or Metallica's work,, is as influential as maidens, for the simple reason that maiden came before and both Mustaine and all the Metallica boys have cited maiden as a major influence, as have anthrax, slayer and Pantera. In some of these cases they been cited as the "most" major influence
Just for my part, maiden have 2 albums that are better than any of Metallica's or Megadeth's, but it's still not fair to compare as it's different music, with different qualities to compare
@@Rowlph8888 , well, if your going most influential, the answer is probably Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in 1970. But, the video said “best” Metal album. I define “best” as quintessential… what album is the best mix of what Metal is. Ride the Lightning has speed / thrash with fight fire with fire, a metal song without a lead guitar solo in For Whom the Bell Tolls, a more bluesy melodic metal song with Fade to Black, and an epic instrumental with Call of Ktulu. If you asked 10 people on the street for the best metal band of all time, 6 out of 10 will say Metallica. You ask 10 Metallica fans what the best Metallica song of all time is, I bet 4 out of 10 day Fade to Black.
Nothing against Maiden, they’re awesome too.
@@rossfryer3902 You are obviously American, to say that. I hate to burst your bubble, but if you asked it in most other countries except the USA, I would say 4/5 out of 10 would say maiden. I would say total worldwide appeal, including USA, Is pretty similar between maiden and Metallica, but you're missing the fact that if anyone would have an opinion that was qualified then they would not include them in the same category anyway. Certainly in areas of the world, e.g. South America maiden are far more popular than Metallica
My previous point about "The best" was meaning to include all facets including influence, Popularity, all aspects of the genre, etc. This would mean "maiden", because black sabbath just don't compare in popularity to maiden, or metallica, whereas in influence, obviously maiden trump Metallica.
I bought this album when it came out. I rarely listen to maiden. Musical taste chenges by time. But around once a week some tune from that album pops up inside my head. "22 ... "
...Acacia Avenue. 😁
@@deathofsteel7081 ... that's the way that we all go.
I bought and watched this documentary as soon as it was released "Classic Albums" focusing The Number of the Beast Album.
He’s legend……and an amazing performer….all of them are…..one of my favorites live……and I’ve seen a bunch….
First album I ever bought along with Rainbow "Rising".
Now Rainbow Rising is a better album than any maiden album in my book..
@@mrrsnlk03 Stargazer, what a track!
@@Gorbyrev stargazer is just phenomenal
Martin Birch who produced Number of the Beast also produced Rainbow Rising!!!
I am going to check that song out right now
Definetly a great album, all the songs are awesome....hallowed be thy name of one of the coolest songs ever!
Iron Maiden - Killers. It never gets old and you never get tired of it.
Dickinson is second rate Maiden
I truly love that album!
@@RIVALContentJammerz
Find 2 other people who agree with you.
I'll be waiting.
@@BWater-yq3jx
Eddie Trunk..and I have two like. Your wait is over.
" well to you on earth and see..."
Best Intro ever. Since that time i love Metal🇬🇧⚡ Thanks Maiden
Back then as a teenager my go to number one album was Rainbow Rising but Number of the beast was just a killer album that took metal to a new level albeit a very different direction to the Black Sabbath , Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple hard rock genre bands just prior to it’s release.
It was a great time to be a teenager but yeah Number of the beast blew the lid off and ushered in a new generation of metal for sure.
My favorite Maiden songs is “Flight of Icarus. 🎸🎹🎵🎼😎
For me, that is the definitive Iron Maiden tune, as it encapsulates the very essence of what Maiden is all about.
Symbolic by Death, Brave Murder Day by Katatonia, Natur by Kaevum, simple as
The Great Cold Distance is so awesome, havent heard any of Brave Murder yet.
Must try it.
Good documentary. Thank you .
One of the greatest Metal albums of all time.
They should have put Total Eclipse on there and they have admitted that themselves.
The album is absolutely awesome.
RIP Martin Birch. Possibly the greatest producer of all time.
They have Total Eclipse on the remaster.
By the way. Remove the "possibly" and you're completely right! Martin Birch has been the producer on a lot of my favorite albums (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake and Iron Maiden).
I was a senior in High school when Number of the beast came out in 1982
I saw that tour when they came to upstate NY. Seems like yesterday.
I’d pick piece of mind or powerslave over NOtB but it’s a classic for sure.
There is no such thing as 'Best Metal Album Of All Time'
Yes, I asked him
But there is a Number one Beast album of all time...
No, that's why the description says "in the running for" the best..........most long time metal fans like me recognise there is a bunch of albums that could all be considered the best ever....and this is one of them
i would nominate "Vulgar Display of Power"
@@randallross420 Me, Hordes of the brave by Iron Mask!
This album and Master of Puppets are the best heavy metal albums in history!!!
They're perfect
It's Your opinion.
@@kotletschabowy6709 brian, tony and mathilda joined
There are many more…………
Metallica sucks.
@@folker412 Who cares?
Maiden's first 7 albums, plus Live After Death were the best albums ever made! I do like some releases after 1990 but nothing can match the first six. I listened to those album for nearly 2 years when the Raw Power reissue CD's came out in '98. And each time, It gave me an adrenaline and euphoric rush which I haven't had ever since I first heard thrash metal!
black sabbath - 9 out of their first 11 albums...1970 - 1983.
The best metal album is a 3-way tie for Sabbath's first 3 albums, but this one is for sure in the top 10
That's because Sharon wrote, produced & recorded the entire first three Sabbath albums, and amazingly this was before she ever met Ozzy.
@@j_freed WTF you talking about ?
@@simonsteamyhead5738 her claim that she was even in the country to be at the Blizzard sessions in the UK… and both their failure to credit songs.
If you know Sharon and Ozzy, you get it.
I don't know about the album being the best metal album of all time, but it definitely has the best metal song of all time on it.
Which one?
@@deathofsteel7081 Hallowed Be Thy Name.
@@firstnameonradio Hallowed Be Thy Name is my third favorite song. 😊👍🏻
This album got me into metal way back when it was released in 1982.
01:21 Chills every time ❤
Screaming for vengeance, Judas Priest!!!!!! Masterpiece!!!!🤘🤘🇧🇷
Hell yeah! I was gonna comment Defenders of the Faith then i saw your comment and i absolutley agree Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith are the best heavy metal albums period🤘🤘
Best answers right here. I'd also nominate Don't Break the Oath.
@@Userius1 agreed brother. Still getting goosebumps when i hear this masterpiece. Love the satanic lyrics as well🤘🤘
@@metalhead7319 And hail to Bathory as well!
Yes, I asked him
Best is subjective. My personal favorite is Megadeth Rust In Peace. That album blew my mind when it came out. Such a masterpiece for its time
Defining "Metal" in all it's sub-genres is subjective.
Maiden is in my top 3 metal bands. Love their epics.
Seen that tour in Flint Mi. Opened up for Rainbow.
By far in the top 3 but I'd say 1 is rust in peace 2 and justice for all... and 3 number of the beast
Justice is better than Rust
@@jochencooper2751 it's real close but you got a good taste in music
Justice for All is not better than NOTB.
1.Paranoid
2.Master Of Puppets
3.Number Of The Beast
4.Rust In Peace
I can't choose if notb or powerslave is The Best Maiden album
Somewhere In Time 🤘😎
Peice of mind
IMO Maiden every Maiden album is epic. Especially those with Dickson. And Paul deserves a ton credit as well. He did amazing job on those first albums and help build that fan base like me.
This one and the next two are my all time favorite maiden albums
Definitely top of the list. I love Iron Maiden. Senjutsu is my favorite album and The Time Machine is my favorite song. But Painkiller is the greatest metal album of all time.
8/10 trolling!
While Iron maiden put out the nwobhm masterpiece back in the day, the band venom took metal to the new extreme with welcome to hell and black metal back in 81' 82' with probably the most extreme music in the world back in the day.
NO Question
Maiden has it all! Great lyrics and great musicianship! Definitely one of the best bassist and singers plus brilliant drummer!
There is no "best" metal album. The most we can hope for is a best from each subgenre. You can meet people whose top 10 bands are completely different than yours and it's still all metal. That's good really
Such a great album...I was 12 when my older sister's boyfriend laid this album on me! Hooked ever since!
Yes it is. The Greatest album of all time. And it was because it was the greatest lineup of a heavy metal band ever. Such a shame they made only one album but its the best. RIP Clive Burr.
that intro scream studio time better have come out of HIS pocket! 😆
That album hooked me into heavy metal 100%. Merciful Fate, Vader, Sodium, Slayer, Exodus, Death, Obituary, despised icon, Cannibal Corspe, White Chapel, Lorna Shore, ext… but it did all start with Bruce’s scream -
When Dave Mustaine compliments how fast you play and Steve Harris says it's an "illusion"...humble man, he is.
Timing! Im currently recording a metal song, sending a cut ( invaders) to the studio to lets them know what i feel is "perfect" rythm/lead balance and perfect lead tone for this style music !!!
Nice documentary... maiden is out there. Love seventh son and peice of mind. It's actually peaceful if you listen. Long live iron maiden!!! 🖤
Whatever anybody brings up Iron Maiden I often wonder to myself what the hype is
number of the beast is an overhyped mediocre album, one that destroys alot of peoples opinion on maiden, try killers, piece of mind, powerslave first then you get a much better idea why maiden is as famous as it is
There Isn't Any
that's your problem, you're looking for 'hype'..there is none, they have put out some of the most epic songs ever
you wanna talk 'hype' ?...try Kiss....without makeup and overblown pyrotechnics , they're just an average 'party rock' band
Metal Church debut.
I played that over and over and over and over in 1985-86.
@@reprintranch I still play it over and over. It doesn’t get old.
So 80’s. I liked The Dark better myself. They are too dated. Those vocals are hard to listen to now days
@@arthurfleck6939 Great underrated album, not a dud to be found imo.
*BINGO !!*
Lot of great music came out during this period. Definitely a groundbreaking lp.
If not the best it's absolutely one of the best ever. Hallowed be thy name has the best climax of a song ever, Run to the hills awesome drumming opera vocals and guitar riff, the haunting and mesmerizing Children of the damned, the nightmarish Number of the beast with the amazing intro and finally the underrated Prisoners and 22 Acacia Avenue
Rust in Peace by Megadeth, Master of Puppets by Metallica, Reign in Blood by Slayer, Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera, Toxicity by System of a Down, and Arise by Sepultura are all equals to Number of the Beast. It doesn’t get any better.
I like that list.
All amazing albums! My #1 is Clayman by In Flames. Picking a #1 overall is impossible.
I think Ajfa has to be in there
What is that? A list of bands influenced by Iron Maiden?
Toxicity and Arise equal to NoTB,gimme a break.
In my humble opinion. I find Piece of Mind to be a true improvement in every way to NoTB
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was the pinnacle of the Irons for me. Every track was great.
I couldn't have loved Whathchild any more than I did but it was the Piece Of Mind album that made me the up the irons fan that I continue to be today.
The most important Metal album of the 80's.
Personally Maiden has the best heavy rock album. But heavy metal..... Pantera CFH.
I've known of the NOTB vocal story for a long time, but I would LOVE to hear some of the takes that were rejected. The takes Bruce thought were fine. Till then we can't really judge Birch's decision accurately (though given that "Martin's take" is what's seared into our minds, I'm sure everyone would be incredibly biased to it). Little surprised the album "only" sold 20 million.
Yes the best!
8 songs.
6 classics(The Number Of The Beast,Run To The Hills,Hallowed Be Thy Name,Children Of The Damned,The Prisioner,22 Acácia Avenue...........Total Eclipe after)
Really good album but nothing will top Master Of Puppets
I like And Justice For All better than Puppets myself.
Agreed 1,000 percent!
Master of Puppets is amazing, as is Justice… but I still like RTL best.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black (possibly the best metal song ever)
Creeping Death
Call of Ktulu
That’s a murderer’s row of amazing metal.
@@rossfryer3902 that's understandable, I love RTL too
There is NO best.
You should write Best - IN OUR OPINION
that's what the question mark is there for
You should - CALM THE FUCK DOWN
Subjectivity is implied.
Yeah they are very loved.
Guess Loudwire has never heard of Kid Rock. 😏
Nice man.
Your a Humu
Odd way to say 'Ride The Lightning'
Absofuckinglutely. Brutal album.
?? That's not even the best Metallica album.
Oh its the best alright
That's not how you pronounce "Among the living" is it? Dude 😵💫
RTL IS the best Metallica album and that's the facts jack! Followed by Justice followed by Master.
Early to mid 80s was stacked with great Heavy Metal albums, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Black Sabbath with Dio, DIO solo stuff, Iron Maiden, and all the NWOBHM stuff, and even the early music that got called hair metal later like Motley Crue and Twisted Sister's first couple albums.
Hair metal sucks....!!!! Except for wasp....!!!!! One and only hair metal band.
@@toredurgali8374 early Motley Crue and Twisted Sister were traditional heavy metal, they sucked later on.
Don't forget Judas Priest.
One of the greatest live shows I ever saw!!
Slayer - Reign In Blood. Easily the greatest metal album ever made.
It wasn't even the best album released in 1986
That record is overrated in my opinion.
Iron Maiden “Killers” is better in my opinion.
@@richmoreno9938 yep
Nothing about Maiden is overrated
@@IdiocyShow Just that particular record. That’s all.
@@richmoreno9938 like I said, nothing about Maiden is overrated
When I went to a Maiden concert in 2020 there were christians protesting outside. Some things never change.
Absolutely!
Bruce Dickinson's best work is The Chemical Wedding. The best combination of music, lyrics, artwork, production. Complete art.
I prefer Accident of Birth and Tyranny of souls.
I was 14 when it was released, Native American here, loved run to the hills