Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast Reaction!!

[@wordpeggio]

667 - The neighbor of the beast.

[@matthewgodding777]

Joel Silberman 668 next door but one of the beast...

[@svetizarrr]

665 as well

[@Sammakkaaa]

999 Mr. Beast

[@davidviteris]

An actual song by Splodgeness Abounds; seriously.

[@stpaddyvanoranjenassau255]

616 and 665 are also the numbers of the beast in old scripts.

[@sephrothguy]

Isnt this song about a dream steve harris had, a recurring nightmare? not actual preaching at you and 'spreading evil'

[@VinAndSori]

Totally agree

[@hraefn1821]

Yes that is VERY correct.

[@neonknight821]

Yeah apparently Steve Harris had a nightmare after watching Damien: Omen II

[@jankydisplay]

Ya, they don’t ever actually glorify evil in any way. They’re just story telling

[@lordskysixss]

One-Eye yeah, and I also believe that Dance of Death may have some reference of the Dancing plague of 1518. I may be wrong, but if I'm right the song would only get more epic.

[@shaitanlavey]

No one in Iron Maiden is a Satanist. They are famous for writing songs about literary figures and historical events. From Wikipedia - "According to the song's writer, bassist and band-founder Steve Harris, it was inspired by a nightmare he had after watching the film Damien: Omen II, in addition to the poem Tam o' Shanter by Robert Burns.".

[@gustavonmesquita70]

Nailed ! It´s about a poem and an movie that Steve Watched, not Satan worshipers.

[@scottdiehl6087]

Somebody who does his research thank you

[@louminati9781]

LOL

[@ArjanMeijer-HIT]

Hahaha, even Nicko is a born again christian.

[@louminati9781]

The meaning of the song is pretty clear, people can say poem this, and movie that, but it's very hard to misinterpret the lyrics, these people believe in Satan, the general public need to come to grips with the reality, and not offer up excuses for other peoples beliefs.

[@ericstrat3579]

Bruce’s ‘horror scream’ - one of the great examples of his vocal range which is very underrated.

[@metalanarchy5186]

Yes Number of the Best and Run to hills are two of there very best examples of that and probably my 2 favorite Iron Maiden songs

[@Galacticat_]

Iron Maiden - Rime of The Ancient Mariner is pretty damn epic!

[@dirtpile]

those lyrics!!!!!!

[@IntergalacticApeMan]

Dude, totally! I've been suggesting the song on several occasions myself just like a few others like "Wasted Years" for another angle. The answer for another flawless Maiden anthem though should be "The Trooper". It's Rock'n'Roll and Heavy Metal on point. For catchy satanism though I'd recommend "Come to the Sabbath" by BLACK WIDOW and "In league with Satan" by VENOM. That'd be a nice pick up on the discussion, don't you think?

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

They’re not Satanic. They were playing on the General Dillusion of the Satanic rage of the 80’s. If you take this song seriously as Satanic, it’s silly.

[@IntergalacticApeMan]

Not much difference if your children are running round the house singing "666 the number of the beast", "come come come to the sabbath, come to the sabbath, Satan's there" or "Evil, in league with satan", innit?

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

Merkur Schröder - I don’t care if my kids do. They’re lyrics based on mythology. Who cares! Haha. I think it’s worse to teach your kids that mythology is real. Just sayin’...

[@graindamage]

"Obviously this is a satanic band" jesus christ, I've never seen someone be so far off on his reactions

[@jamesv337]

I was sure that was sarcasm. Unless this is one of the earliest Maiden reactions they did and were mistaken about them at the time.

[@graindamage]

@@jamesv337 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Frostrazor]

@@jamesv337 it didn't sound like sarcasm - though I thought that at first. but never underestimate ignorance

[@brunorosa306]

Iron Maiden - “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

[@ControllerOfMinds]

Now, that is long enough :D

[@listershat]

Live After Death version. It's epic.

[@adamhendrickson512]

I like the Flight 666 version better...

[@paulwalsh2344]

Yep, there's your epic opus right there.

[@davidward2651]

Adam Covers - Yeah, me too. I hope they do that one (complete with fireworks!).

[@Maninostro77]

Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were part of the new wave British Metal in those days

[@evil_chuck]

No, Judas Priest is a band from 1968. The New Wave is from 1978 more or less.

[@PuroRockRadio]

Sori is a Maiden fan and she knows it!! :) The song is just about a dream or nightmare and the dude that is having the dream becomes enthralled with all of it. The song was inspired after Steve Harris watched "The Omen". He had a nightmare and wrote the song the next day :)

[@BongEyedBastard]

PuroRockRadio The song is about Denis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out, not The Omen. Great song.

[@dirtpile]

"According to the song's writer, bassist and band-founder Steve Harris, it was inspired by a nightmare he had after watching the film Damien: Omen II,[1] in addition to the poem Tam o' Shanter by Robert Burns.[2]"

[@BongEyedBastard]

B Well The source of your quote is wrong mate. In the music video it even includes scenes from the Hammer movie of TDRO, and the lyrics clearly reference scenes from the book and film.

[@khellendross3573]

the quote is correct. The video may have pulled footage from a different film due to right issues. But Harris has stated on many occasions that the song was inspired by Damien.

[@BongEyedBastard]

Khellendross The quote is taken from Wikipedia! Anyone can log in and write whatever they want. I know the inspiration behind TNOTB because I've spoken about it with the man himself, on a few occasions.

[@robertfitterman3777]

It's about a nightmare Steve Harris had years ago. None of the band members are Satanic!!

[@darrellwood3913]

Maiden are not Satanic at all.The song is about stumbling upon a satanic ritual in the woods but he’s not sure if he really experienced what he saw or it was a dream.If you want a great written song by Maiden please react to Empire of the clouds or Rime of the ancient mariner

[@slainteron4027]

Would love to hear them do Rime of the Ancient Mariner

[@harleykelly197]

Yeah in the early days DVD Steve Harris says it was based on a poem he read at school

[@Todrick451]

That video would be over an hour long LOL

[@TMBTM]

Yeah, there's even the line "This can't go on, I must inform the law". I would not see a real satanic band singing that. It's like Alice Cooper's songs, they are made for fun. The devil is usualy the bad guy... cause he is! 90% of the bands with occult imagery and lyrics are not satanists anyway. It's just that you can't play that sort of music and sing about flowers and blue sky.

[@Bogeyman19Was4BraindeadPeople]

Bohemian Grove

[@hederabull]

Love Maiden. Great song writing and awesome musicians. Bruce Dickinson is a great singer.

[@williamletson6537]

Iron Maiden was well known for writing fictitious stories that revolve around a multitude of ideas. This song is about someone witnessing a satanic ritual and not knowing what to do about it. It was a time when it was more common to write stories for songs instead of personal experiences... it becomes more obvious should you choose to listen to more of their songs like “Powerslave”, “Somewhere in Time” or “Aces High”.

[@Bablobiggins]

for fuck's sake, it's a fictional work of art. This dude would get triggered hard by Faust or Master and Margarita.

[@VinAndSori]

Lol we’ve reviewed watain and behemoth. You took a joke too literally

[@alexfrank6534]

Sori’s face looks like ...”I like this and I am not supposed to”.

[@randywissler9923]

R.I.P CLIVE BURR!!! And Steve was in such a pocket on this one. One of my favorite bass lines of any Maiden songs.

[@deyananp7306]

Maiden is very theatrical. You should watch them live.

[@gavinholmes9619]

Sori you had it right. Iron Maiden are a ripping band, they are serious musicians but dont take themselves too seriously like some of the metals bands that came later. Bruce the singer isnt a dummy - he is also a pilot that flies the band around the world in their 747-400. When he wrote the song lyrics he would of been going for a feel that grabs attention of the audience but not necessarily researched to the hilt. These days you would find them on the golf course when not working, not devil worshipping. Back in the day they would of been branded devil worshipers early on so they would of just played on that perception but anyone who listened to them knew it wasn't true. Vin this Iron Maiden guitar line up were know as a couple of the best in the day. Dave Murray is one of the smoothest guitar players of this era, you should check him out.

[@XAMS]

Small correction: the number of the beast was written and composed by Steve Harris by himself.

[@vrrll]

pretty much ALL of Maidens songs are written by Steve Harris (the bass player) (Steve writes basically all the music and lyrics...always has)

[@XAMS]

Definitely not all songs. Bruce and Adrian have written and co-written many classics (2 minutes to midnight, wasted years, etc.)

[@scottdavey3804]

charles jones there are alot of songs that steve has not written. Get your facts straight before commenting

[@scottdavey3804]

XAMS no that is not true.Adrian Smith co write the prisoner and 22 acacia avenue with harris.Gangland was cowritten with Clive Burr

[@TheDeist100]

C'mon Vin. This is just a fun song with basically silly lyrics (in old-time horror movie style) about a guy who comes across a ritual and the protagonist thinks (and maybe) he's losing his mind. The verse (misquoted as it was) just tells us that a human will be able to recognize evil and even the beast, This is just fun power-Metal antics with scathing guitar solos and a solid bassline driving the whole thing.

[@Rattlepiece]

Power Metal? #triggeringintensifies

[@TheDeist100]

My apologies. I am a fan since '79. They are pure heavy metal of a style that was later called that horribly named genre from the NWOBHM era. Sincere apologies to all for using that term.

[@Rattlepiece]

I'm just messing with you man! Power Metal and Heavy Metal are hard to tell apart at times and everyone has different definitions of them.

[@john-bs8pt]

TheDeist100 I agree with you sir 🤘. Vin and sori are fun to watch but I have to disregard their religious chat.

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

I would say that Iron Maiden are the fathers (grandfathers?) of power metal. Helloween, the group that basically started the 'European power metal' scene, all they wanted to do was be the next Iron Maiden and tried to emulate Maiden's sound to some extent while not being a copy.

[@undertow5164]

Did you guys listen/read the lyrics? The narrator stumbles upon a satanic ritual, is going to inform the law but gets hypnotized into joining the cult. The story is pretty straightforward.

[@JamesGreen-bf4jy]

This song was influenced by the 1978 movie Damien: Omen II, which is about a 13-year-old Antichrist. It was written by the bass player Steve Harris, who explained: "Basically, this song is about a dream. It's not about devil worship."

[@paladin1758]

James Green 👍

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

You got it in one shot. Basically what you said, plus Iron Maiden literally making a song out of part of the book of revelations. People don't understand that metal is also highly influenced by folk music, ie telling legends and stories, etc. Iron Maiden is very much in that light.

[@JB-ju4ev]

aren't humans made of carbon and carbon on the periodic table is atomic number 6

[@satanslittlehelper802]

Well yeah, just as most things on this planet are. The human body also consists of a larger portion of hydrogen and oxygen (aka regular old water), the point being?

[@sathrielsatanson666]

That if you really want to you can read anything from anything :D

[@williamh4172]

6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons..

[@sathrielsatanson666]

Well, that's the proof :D

[@Theringodair]

@@williamh4172 The element of the Beast.

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

Getting mad at Iron Maiden for not quoting “the Bible” properly is a funny concept. Which version? NIV, KJV, The Message? 😂 The Bible can’t even quote itself properly...

[@paulwalsh2344]

Exactly what I was gonna say, lol

[@SaltyHoldy]

I cant look up to religious ppl

[@andrewlaw]

Brandon Hagler Yeh, let's get bent about a book written 1600 years ago that was a combination of 70 other books and written purely from memory.

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

Andrew Law 👆This guy gets it!

[@scottkidd6662]

Brandon Hagler ...Amen Brother!!! LOL!!!

[@tommattie1240]

Steve Harris wrote this one. He said he wrote it after having nightmares after watching a movie called The Omen. He kept the subject matter quiet for years so they wouldn't get sued, or have to pay royalties.

[@Ultimatemusings]

Now you have to react the Iron Maiden song Revelations which was on the album after this one. It was their answer to all crap that they received for this song.

[@khellendross3573]

yea I'd get behind that for the next maiden reaction. Great song.

[@nem447]

*\m/*

[@lukebraun2499]

Yesssssss

[@tominatorxx]

Still life with Nicko's intro was another response to the complaints about the previous record.

[@trevdc2450]

lmao 3:20 "is this the right video ... are you sure" hahaha, This has to be one of the most iconic intros in all of metal

[@NeilOosthuizen]

Guess what, they weren't serious >.

[@j2oaks]

Yeah, Maiden songs are stories put to music. Sometimes fiction, sometimes non-fiction.

[@tominatorxx]

The people in the USA that burned their records in public were though... xD

[@dgemini2]

I grew up in an evangelical Christian family and Iron Maiden scared the crap out of me as a kid. I'm now Agnostic, and I found it so hilarious later on that I took these guys seriously, and that this "controversial" song is also one of their most downright catchy.

[@tomwisniewski8988]

Nothing about Iron Maiden is remotely Satanic. Their older music had a lot of horror movie elements and later they dove into historical stories. They have quite a few songs about movies and books as well. This song was about some bad dreams Steve Harris (bassist) was having at the time.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Like father Christmas, you believe it is real.. then you WAKE UP! 😉 damn it's my parents! 😂

[@Scaion]

Iron Maiden - For the Greater Good of God Bruce Dickinson - The Alchemist

[@ericbruce5075]

this.

[@ivangushkov3651]

No, fuck that song and anything off that album. That is a certain way to never have them react to Maiden again. For the greater good of unecessarily long pseudoprog garbage more like. I am so dissapointed they play it on this tour, the crowd was fucking dead. That's not a song, it's a chore. Rime of the Ancient Mariner is miles better.

[@ericbruce5075]

Wow... You really must not like the album. I loved it. The Alchemist is one of the better Dickinson solo songs.

[@ivangushkov3651]

I was refering to the post 2000 Maiden albums. With the exception of the Book of Souls, yea I fucking despise them. To be honest I have not listened to the Bruce solo albums, so I cannot comment :P

[@Scaion]

Ivan Gushkov I like Dickinson solo better than Maiden. Brave was Maiden's last good album, and Final is by far the worst. But there is at least one great song in every Maiden album. And Book was boring for me.

[@garylagstrom3864]

IRON MAIDEN:LIVE AFTER DEATH 1985-LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA: I saw them in Long Beach California where I lived at the time I’m in Santa Monica now but they played 4 nights from Thursday to Sunday and I was there all four nights in 1985. They filmed 🎥 the shows for what became the Live After Death cd/dvd! My favorite Bruce Dickinson moment: SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH…SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH…SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH ARENA!!! UP THE IRONS!!!😎😎😎🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@georgessamaha7159]

The members of iron maiden are Christian they are not satanic. None of them are. Ps awesome video

[@TraphouseSlutbunny]

Well, they're not Christian, but they are not Satanists. Most of them are atheist, actually.

[@crustyskellington4056]

Only Nicko is a confirmed Christian.

[@georgessamaha7159]

Rae Gonzalez the drummer is Christian and I think Harris is too

[@Antares-dw9iv]

I know that Nicko Mc Brain is a christian and I think Dickinson is either an agnostic or atheist, don't know about the others, but I'm pretty sure none of them are satanists.

[@TraphouseSlutbunny]

Nicko is the only one that has said he is a Christian and Steve and Bruce, while never confirming or denying any particular beliefs, have frequently talked about the follies of religion.

[@mikemaggio4979]

Too hilarious, Sori's look of enjoyment, and Vin's look of serious concern!!

[@jerm154]

Epic Maiden Song - Rime of the Ancient Mariner over 13 mins!!! Let's do it :)

[@mikewalter1111]

That was Vincent Price reading the biblical verse BTW! love his voice

[@brianferris8668]

It wasn't Vincent Price. They wanted Price, but they couldn't afford him. Barry Clayton got the job instead because he sounded so like Vincent Price.

[@sarabeybe9054]

You absolutely need to react to Iron Maiden live.

[@ryant3600]

I concur 100%.. only way to understand Maiden

[@ChicagoTRS]

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera (1980, off their first release , transformative metal, their original lead singer, a longer song, based on the novel)

[@travisk7636]

Love how honest Sori is, no matter what. And you gotta love a woman who digs Pantera, Tool and Maiden.

[@Nicholas_Burmeister]

She's a true metal mama for realz. She just doesn't know it yet.

[@brents.8972]

Iron Maiden are anything but Satanic lol As a comment said previously this song is basically the product of the the founder and bassist Steve Harris having a nightmare after having watched Damien the Omen: II and reading a scary poem. The lyrics are basically about his questioning whether or not his dream is really happening on is it just that.....a dream. Iron Maiden is a very thematic Band that writes songs about events in history without any political or social bias. They also tell stories in their songs such as Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Can I Play with Madness. If you watch any of their live shows on YT you will see what they are all about live. They have built a global following for a reason since 1980.

[@Antares-dw9iv]

Iron Maiden - For the Greater Good of God.

[@ivangushkov3651]

Why would they do For the greater good of overly long garbage pseudoprog?

[@TheUltramarine762]

Ivan Gushkov Because it's awesome

[@turb0flat437]

My personal favourite from 'prog' Maiden is Brighter than a Thousand Suns, which has so much amazing wordplay. I wanna see if Vin gets them all.

[@TheUltramarine762]

Turb0 Flat4 I loved all the albums. When the Wild Wind Blows is one of my favourites

[@rotov80]

THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER... forget the lyrics, the music is a masterclass on heavy metal.

[@MaiiOrduna]

Do more Miaden please! Powerslave next. And this song is about a dream that Steve Harris had (he’s the bassist, leader and main songwriter of the band). Btw if you want to listen to an actual concept album you should check out their seventh album “Seventh son of a seventh son”. Maiden is a band whose lyrics are like short stories a lot of the time.

[@AlbertEinsteinSpock]

Nearly four decades later, Bruce Dickinson was still hitting the high notes - and piloting the band's commercial jet. Drummer Nicko McBrain said he was a committed Christian. Saw Maiden, .38 Special and Rainbow on a triple-bill in 1982 at Kalamazoo's Wing Stadium. Maiden brought Eddy the Cyclops on stage.

[@eyebrowsoffreedom1728]

Iron Maiden songs you NEED to do at some point Dance of Death When the Wild wind blows Pacshendale Aces High 2 minutes to midnight Powerslave Rime of the ancient mariner The Nomad Children of the Damned So many more

[@AxTrash]

Pretty good list! When the wild wind blows really grew on me.

[@johnmyers7570]

This was merely what sold in the 1980's. Metal was huge. Every one of them are extremely talented at their instruments. Dickinson has an amazing range. Now days, they tour occasionally and Dickinson and McBrain spend their time piloting their own 727's around to soccer games. They worked the market, and became successful doing it. Good for them. You can't be an idiot and pilot your own 727 around the globe.

[@Galacticat_]

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno One of the most epic songs ever. Great traditional heavy metal with a lot of amazing riffs and lead melodies. Not to mention Matt Barlow is one of the best metal vocalists of all time.

[@khellendross3573]

Alive in Athens version!

[@Galacticat_]

Khellendross that or the original studio version is fine with me. Just not the new version with Stu singing.

[@khellendross3573]

I think Stu does a fine job but I wish he had tried less to sound like Matt on that track and used more of harsh vocals he brought to the table from his time with Into Eternity. My guess is Jon (who seems pretty particular about things) didn't want him to deviate to far from how the song was originally done. But I think Matt does some really interesting things with his voice on that live version from Athens, almost taking on a death metal vocal style on a few lines of the song. It really enhances the overall feel of the song being a journey through hell.

[@Galacticat_]

Khellendross I agree. I like Stu but he does come off as a Matt clone at times, and yeah, Jon seems to run the show on how things sound. Hearing Stu do his own thing with his full range would make Iced Earth much better!

[@akilmanwaring7767]

Nothing against Stu but this is naturally Matt's song! They should react to it ;)

[@pbjs68]

Greetings from Sweden, I love your reactions, and also this band. Iron Maiden is not a satanic band, the drummer is Christian, not sure about the others though. But anyway, their songs are often theatrical and they tell a story in most, many times from old books and movies or myths and legends, and their live performance are one of the best to be seen. A funny thing about the singer, Bruce Dickinson, is that he also is a children's book author, and on his solo albums he have covered a few psalms in a great way. You should really react to his version of "Jerusalem" on his solo album "The Chemical Wedding" album from 1998, and also to the Iron Maiden song "Revelations" on the "Piece of Mind" album from 1983. Thanks again for a great channel... Cheers...

[@darrellwood3913]

Epic Iron Maiden song! They introduced Epic songs.Try Rime of the ancient mariner,Empire of the clouds,Alexander the Great,To tame a land or Seventh son of a seventh son.All Epics!

[@TheRebuilt1]

LOL, Sori wanted fire insurance to avoid hell as a kid.

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys!!!

[@janesullivan4697]

Pontus Wallberg YES!!!

[@despair790]

Hell yeah! Halloween!

[@KlaustheViking]

Or Ride The Sky

[@elkardona]

Pontus Wallberg Insane song!

[@HaibaneRakka571]

I don't see it in the comments so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but the reason this song sounds so "upbeat" is because musically it's based on (or inspired by) When the Saints Come Marching In.

[@alexreznick3968]

Bruce Dickinson's nickname is Air Raid Siren by the way.

[@m.thomasfury1890]

Now that Salty is there it seems unbalanced. I do believe a lava lamp on the right side of Sparky at the same height as Salty would complete the lit back centerpiece.

[@self-transforming_machine-elf]

A trinity of a sort lol

[@m.thomasfury1890]

That was my exact thinking

[@6lillium]

Haven't checked out a video in a month or so , but it's Maiden....all of their lyrics are pure story telling. They were heavily influenced by Jethro Tull and it shows in this regard.

[@Volunteerfan8082]

TwinRavens Jethro Tull? Lmfao, what inspired them? The flute solos? Please

[@6lillium]

LeBron Colbaugh Steve Harris, or the rest of the band ,have NEVER been reticent of being influenced by JT... know your band history.You realize they even did a cover of Cross Eyed Mary.

[@6lillium]

When listening to Maiden think Hammer Films, horror stories, Lovecraft, Poe etc

[@Antares-dw9iv]

Dickinson and Harris have pretty much always mentioned Jethro Tull in the same breath as Deep Purple when it comes to their main influences. And listening to both bands there are quite noticeable similarities in song structures.

[@6lillium]

Antares 8001 and bingo was his name-o🤘🤘🤘

[@epdonohue]

I love this song so much. I've been listening to Maiden since the early 80's. Rock on heavy my dudes and dudettes!

[@rashinkazlj9768]

Yes finally some more Maiden!

[@mikemaggio4979]

Sori"I like it" Vin almost cowering! Classic, Too funny!

[@jeffhutchinson74]

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden is over 13 mins

[@L4MMoTH]

Iron Maiden: "Infinite Dreams"

[@seanegglesden5702]

UP THE IRONS!! 🤘🤘 Bloody brilliant review as always. Longer Iron Maiden Vin challenge accepted: Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Empire of the Clouds, Dance of Death Debauchery - Demonslayer

[@WLee-fl7vp]

This song was influenced by the 1978 movie Damien: Omen II, which is about a 13-year-old Antichrist. It was written by Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris who had a dream (nightmare) after seeing the movie. Steve Harris said "Basically, this song is about a dream. It's not about devil worship."

[@biljastojka4345]

Iron Maiden - Dance of Death live

[@DownMemoryLaneParis]

Around maiden mostly write songs based on books, movies, poems, or historical time piece. If you want great songs to react to, get "rime of the ancient mariner" "Powerslave" "22 accacia avenue" "The talisman" "book of souls".... there is so many actually. Such a great diverse and powerful band.

[@TheDeist100]

Signature Maiden Epic "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

[@AriKolbeinsson]

For fun, the song is based on a nightmare the bass blayer (Steve Harris) had. He quickly wrote a song about the nightmare, and the song went together quickly... The number of the song on the album is to place it first on the B side (it was obviously made for working well on vinyl). That said, the next song is Run To The Hills, a song about the treatment of the native americans at the hands of the europeans. Iron Maiden often sing about history and such.

[@Sumit-or2tp]

They are not worshipping the devil but are rather describing someone who is worshipping the devil. Awesome video though guys, we need some more Iron Maiden! This time go from the songs of either Somewhere in Time or Seventh Son of A Seventh Son albums.

[@farmerg5482]

If you want an epic style song, the first that comes to mind is "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner". My English teacher played it in class when we covered the poem, and that's fact! If you want something that's not as long, you can't go wrong with "Alexander The Great" or "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" either.

[@jerm154]

Irons Up!! \m/ Love Iron Maiden, do more!

[@Breeg2011]

Iron Maiden is working a lot with shifting narrative perspectives in their songs. 1 song, 2-3 narrative perspectives. You can particularly see this in the "Charlot" series. Try "Charlot The Harlot", or maybe "22 Acacia Avenue" to see what I mean. Some passages will absolutely shock you, while others will impress you with their level of genuine tenderness, care and love they show. And all in the same song.

[@chrispfister4400]

Iron ‘Maiden are story tellers, not really Devil Worshipers. I love you guy but sometimes you way over analyze songs. Lol

[@paulr935]

Chris Pfister this wasn't even analyzing taking it pure at face value and clutching their bibles. Terrible.

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

paul rolland absolutely

[@blodekont5458]

10:25 Sori is right !!! And side fact.. Martin Birch produced the record, and after mixing the song The Number of the Beast, he went home, on his way he crashed his Range Rover in to a small bus full of nuns.. He let his car be towed to a garage and his repairbill was 666,-- U.K.pounds. He went back to the garage and had the repairbill be made 667 pounds.

[@thorwulfx1]

Glad you found Maiden to be more to your liking on the second go around. Epic Iron Maiden song, clearly, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, which tells the tale of the poem from Samuel Taylor Coleridge. That song alone is about 30% of the reason I started playing the bass guitar.

[@cabracam666]

IRON MAIDEN is beyond anything... Simple mortals cannot get even close to their greatness!!!!!!!

[@Duncan2199]

Been a Maiden fan for a while. They are not a satanic band. They have a lot of great songs. They have a lot of different songs that are stories. Try to find out a little about the bands and lyrics, but not too much, because I enjoy the reactions. Keep it up.

[@alexreznick3968]

Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Maiden's 1984 album "Powerslave" a little bit longer. It has 13 mins duration. It is based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem. I would like to see your reaction to this song.

[@67cuda38]

Now this is the basis of Iron Maiden to me ! Your taking this in reverse. He’s witnessing all of this, like an old black and white horror movie !

[@montyreed333]

Definitely the best reaction channel, pick killer metal songs. You two are alright in my book. Funny, cool and laid-back. Good work.

[@VinAndSori]

Thanks !

[@C_mao]

So funny that he asked 'is there a long Iron Maiden song?' (: (Why yes, glad you asked, ..) I see this as a cautionary tale, he watched them, he was gonna call the law, but then he got possessed

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

They aren’t a satanic band, they just use the imagery for some of their lyrics

[@ericwincentsen587]

Have you guys ever read the story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne? This song is close in plot to that. The narrator is witnessing something that is hard for him to believe due to the people involved being normal, pious people in their daily lives, but worship the devil at night. Bassist Steve Harris wrote most of the lyrics, and they were usually influenced by classic literature.

[@Simmo270]

Iron Maiden

[@EmperorSmith]

It's funny how much of Iron Maiden's material is based on what they watched on TV the night before.

[@biljastojka4345]

More Maiden please!

[@rickyragedorazio9825]

The song was written by the bassist Steve Harris. The inspiration of the song was when he watched the movie The Omen and later had a nightmare. This song was his nightmare. Maiden is not satanic by any means. On the contrary. They are well educated. A lot of their songs are from books they read or movies they watched and a lot of historical events. Hell on their last album Steve wrote a song dedicated to Robin Williams called Tears of a Clown. They wrote a song called To Tame A Land. It's from the sci fi story Dune. When I first heard it I decided to read the Dune series. So They are kind of an educational band

[@rodneypayne4827]

Coincidence?🤔 I'm currently wearing a Maiden Number of the Beast hoodie and this video appeared,metal on guys from Australia 🤘🤘. Every Maiden album is a concept album BTW."The greatest trick the devil pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist."-Nick Fury.

[@IntergalacticApeMan]

I was watching it with having the Number of the beast and Hallowed be thy name covers as posterflags on my wall. Coincidence? :D

[@rodneypayne4827]

No it's a sign from the metal Gods!🤘

[@megadev9099]

Not every Maiden album is a true concept album. 7th Son is for sure, and some others might have some themes that carry through an album. But on Powerslave, there's no connection between Aces High, Powerslave, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner that I can see (or any of the other songs for that matter).

[@rodneypayne4827]

megadev what I meant was concepts through the albums,so I classify them as concept albums collectively through their catalogue(1st to latest album)

[@Volunteerfan8082]

Rodney Payne no every maiden album is not a concept album, only a couple, pull your head out of your ass and quit making false statements, the hoodie must be a hipster fashion statement as it is obvious you know nothing about Maiden

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

Contrary to popular belief, this song is not Satanic. It is merely a warning about the evils of ignorance and temptation that the Devil brings forth.

[@uuasnyder]

That's funny that this was such a taboo song in your circles Vin. Funny in that the number of the beast is 616. To me, the phrase "It is a human number" states that you have to look at it through Jewish numerology. Since they were under Roman control they would mask talking bad about political figures by turning names into numerals (gematria). As I remember, 616 relates to Nero who to the Jews at the time was as horrible as a devil.

[@VinAndSori]

Ya there’s a textual variant that has the number at 616 but I didn’t think anyone would get the reference!!! Hahahahaha

[@uuasnyder]

I hear ya.... I'm not sure many have heard of fragment 115 ;)

[@frankspeciale5071]

Did you know that song the number of the beast is about the incantation that people do. a lot of people take it the wrong way saying they are satanist which they are not.

[@uuasnyder]

People that truly believe and fall into the trap of 666 being the "mark of the unholy son" are what I call..... trendy satanists XD. Do a bit of research if you are going to go whole hog at something.

[@uuasnyder]

Which is actually my philosophy on anything in life. Research.... then all in.

[@Paul19681000]

Wanted to mention since it looks like no one else sees it this way in the comments. The song appears to show the protagonist go from merely an observer of the ritual, to being taken over by the evil it brings forth. It starts with him being confused and wanting to stop it somehow, then progresses to him confessing to feeling drawn to it, then finally speaking as if he is the evil itself, as if possessed. Hence in the end him saying he'll possess your body and make you burn.

[@timothijssen6128]

Epic long Iron Maiden song = Rime of the acient mariner!!

[@Georg1979]

I saw a movie once portraying an early '80s rock band's life. They were in the middle of writing a song. So one guy says to the song writer: "This is good so far, but you have to write a few more stuff into it. Like death, cemetery or that the bitch is dumb. 'Cause that will make people scare." :) Sometimes songs are just made for fun to fit for a certain genre. Not all songs should be taken seriously. And a lot of '80s metal bands were like this. Not that Maiden is not a serious band, but this song was certainly written more for fun than for seriousness. There's a cool series of videos of Stevie T. Who shows how to write a certain metal song (like Death Metal, Power Metal, etc.) the cookie cutter style. Pretty insane to see, that he chooses words out of a given set, that fits that sub-genre and a few guitar chords, plus a fitting drum beat. And in practically 5 minutes he writes a full song. Some of those are actually pretty good. But those songs are more for entertainment than actually teaching something wise. ;)

[@jimmys9882]

Vin you reminded me of a story. Took girlfriend to Maiden concert when we were 16. Her mom read me the riot act about (if they do anything crazy you guys get outta there quick!) like they were gonna sacrifice a goat or something. As a 16 year old I knew the song was just a story but the adults got all weirded out about it.

[@soterioncoil2163]

xD - that's a good one!

[@timmarshall2491]

That last line is the devil "speaking", saying that he's going to possess the narrator of the story(the purpose of the ritual/sacrifice) to make his evil take its course on earth. It's just old-school horror film type storytelling. The music is epic-ally awesome.

[@jga19751]

he wrote this after watching damien the omen 2 in 77/78ish

[@ΣΠΥΡΟΣΑΝΔΡΙΩΤΗΣ-λ2φ]

Pay attention to the lyrics at the beginning! Basically, the song describes how John wrote the apocalypse! It's John, the writer of Apocalypse, that says "I left alone, my mind was blank, I needed time to think, to.......". Steve Harris (the bassist who wrote the lyrics - as well as the tune) is a genius!!!!! Back to 1982!!!!! That was a time of true metal sagas presented to the world!!!! Sorry, for my English!

[@TPunhaFeitosa]

Do you really want some long songs from Iron Maiden??? So, you got to hear "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner", "Senventh son of a seventh sob" , "The Clansman", "Paschandale", "Dance of death", "The Red and the Black", and at last, but not least, "The Book of Souls"

[@brianferris8668]

Empire of The Clouds.

[@GeorgeGeo]

I am 44.. been listening to metal since 85-86 and Iron Maiden is the best metal band out there.. one of the best bands in general ever.

[@normantompkins5152]

Iron Maiden-the prisoner

[@MrTech226]

V&S, Steve Harris, bassist for Iron maiden who is also main founder has written most all of Iron Maiden's songs is a big fan of Horror and Fiction. You can see in these lyrics here.

[@Frogemoth]

My labrador puppy is more satanic than Iron Maiden. Oh and by the way, up the Irons!