The Hidden Truth Behind The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden | Rock Legends

[@RATIONALSATANIST]

The first album i ever bought on vinyl

[@timevans9529]

Made every 16 year old say"oh shit, I gotta get this album

[@antrygis1]

I went to many concerts where I didn't know any of the music from the opening band. And I had read about Maiden and heard a couple of songs w/Paul Dianno who was the singer before Number, featuring Bruce Dickinson's first vocal performance w/Maiden. I knew of the Biblical Number way before this. So I bought a "promo" of Number and crammed it in 5 days before they opened for the Scorpions whom I loved. Thursday +Saturday they rocked. Saturday I was doing shrooms. And when the full moon passed the edge of the pavilion where we were seated they played Hallowed Be Thy Name! One of the great moments and memories in my rock concert life. There albums and playing got better but that one sticks with you. And their youthfulness and Clive Burr's drumming made it so great. And yet, the Scorpions Blackout blew them away. Great opening for great.

[@PrzemyslawSadula]

This song is still relevant these days, it is talking about what is actually happening in this current world, in our time line. It is not about promoting satanism but against it.

[@RichMikael-tc6fl]

Wait till these folks hear about venom💀

[@williamreiser3118]

I listen to venom a bit in the 80s and I went to a meet and greet after the show and I found out that they did the whole Satanism thing for a joke fat people ended up taking seriously

[@harryhirsch3637]

That religious stuff is all nice and well, to me it was just great music like i'd never heard before.

[@VitalSignsTexas]

Wow Sweden and Denmark banned them. Wouldn’t figure that given both countries have large black metal fan bases.

[@fbomb7184]

Bro did his dissertation on the Number of the Beast, then made a KZbin video of it.

[@RickNicho69]

Ok....y'all need to go back and watch some Maiden docos and interviews with Steve Harris. It was NOT from reading The Omen, but a nightmare after watching Damien: Omen 2. Also, totally missed in the influences is the Robert Burns poem "Tam o'Shanter" , which, if you read and compare to the song lyrics you will see the parallels with the 2 verses post Bruce's legendary scream. It mirrors Tam watching the rituals of The Beast running a party of the dead and damned. So, to the dude that made the video...up your game.

[@CorpseGrinder1967]

I just liked the music. I didnt care what they were singing about and I was a pretty rebelious kid and for good reasons too. Just wanted heavy metal music. This album was just the third record from Maiden. Thats all.

[@eh.505]

I started worshipping the devil.....uhm, I started listening to Iron Maiden in 1983. 🤘 P.s. Christ rules

[@Eaa-jz2wj]

I remember going to this tour where a guy with a huge cross was out front trying to get people not to go in to the show in Lansing mi. The churches really didn't like that album but a great show ! The whole Satanic panic was over the top crazy at the time. Very strange it was indeed .

[@Aragorn6519]

I've been a fan of maiden since 83. I first heard maiden in 82 when I was 16 and the song was the titular number of the beast. I was off put by it at first but when I delved deeper into is broader meaning I was hooked. Up the irons and down with tyranny. 🤘🤘

[@Shaggerally]

My fave IM album would have to be "Piece Of Mind"

[@caveman3021]

Bruce once said in an interview that they got the idea for the song while Steve was reading the novel The Omen. That biblical quote was printed at the beginning, so its ironic how the Christians got all excited lol Iron Maiden were tame compared to some of the bands that were to come forward in the next few years😉

[@davidbonner-k9b]

Woe to you earth for it is a human number it's number is 666 the number of the beast yeah it's only iron maiden with a recording of a song for an album un like Michael Jackson thriller 😂😂😂😂😂😮😊

[@fclefjefff4041]

“The hidden truth” 😂 Um, okay.

[@eh.505]

I started worshipping the devil.....uhm, I started listening to Iron Maiden in 1983. 🤘 P.s. Christ rules

[@Rockerslifestyle]

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