The Number of the Beast

The Number of the Beast is the third album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982. It was the band's first album that Bruce Dickinson sang for. The Number of the Beast made Iron Maiden famous worldwide. The songs in the album have many different subjects, such as war, history and films. The album had two singles: "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast". The album was number one on the UK Albums music chart. It also went into the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.

 Musicians 

People who were in Iron Maiden when the album was recorded.

 Steve Harris - Bass guitar
 Bruce Dickinson - Singing
 Dave Murray - Electric guitar
 Adrian Smith - Electric guitar
 Clive Burr - Percussion

 Songs 

 Satanism 

Some religious groups in the United States said that the members of Iron Maiden are Satanists and that the album promotes Satanism to listeners. Some people even burned copies of "The Number of the Beast". Bruce Dickinson said it is not true.

Category:Iron Maiden albums
Category:1982 albums
Category:Heavy metal albums