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Fear of the Dark [Limited Edition]

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Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden CD
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  • Artist: Iron Maiden
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2002
  • UPC: 696998603721
  • Item Number: SNY860372
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • 1. Be Quick or Be Dead
  • 2. From Here to Eternity
  • 3. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
  • 4. Fear Is the Key
  • 5. Childhood's End
  • 6. Wasting Love
  • 7. The Fugitive
  • 8. Chains of Misery
  • 9. The Apparition
  • 10. Judas Be My Guide
  • 11. Weekend Warrior
  • 12. Fear of the Dark
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Fear of the Dark [Limited Edition] by Iron Maiden on CD


While 1992's Fear of the Dark was definitely more of a return to form for Iron Maiden, it was still wasn't quite on par with their exceptional work from the '80s. Easily an improvement over 1990's lackluster No Prayer for the Dying (both musically and sonically), the album debuted on the U.K. charts at number one. The opening "Be Quick or Be Dead" proved Maiden could easily hold their own with younger thrash metal bands, "From Here to Eternity" contained lyrics that seem better fitted for Mötley Crüe, while the expected epic album-closing title track would become a concert staple (all three tracks were released as U.K. singles). While Maiden records of the past would contain an album's worth of first-rate material, Fear of the Dark is again weighed down with too many drab compositions -- "Childhood's End," "Chains of Misery," "Judas Be My Guide," and more. The serene "Wasting Love" proves to be one of Maiden's better ballads of the '90s, while the rockers "Fear Is the Key" and "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" are also standouts. Fear of the Dark would be singer Bruce Dickinson's final studio album with the band (until their late-'90s reunion), as he publicly voiced that he felt the band had run its course. [On all of Iron Maiden's 1998 reissues on Raw Power a multimedia section is featured on the CD, which includes videos, band biographies, tour date history, and photo galleries.] ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
  • Artist: Iron Maiden
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2002
  • UPC: 696998603721
  • Item Number: SNY860372
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Genre: Rock
  • Style: British Metal, Heavy Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal
  • Album Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Group Member: Adrian Smith, Blaze Bayley, Bruce Dickinson, Clive Burr, Dave Murray, David Murray, Dennis Stratton, Dennis Wilcock, Doug Sampson, Janick Gers, Nicko McBrain, Paul Di'Anno, Paul Todd, Steve Harris, Thunderstick, Tony Parsons
  • Group Formed: 1976 in London, England

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  • Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden CD
Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden CD