Metal Nerdery Podcast26 Sep 2019

015: Album Dive Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast

On this episode, we do an Album Dive on the most satanically and brilliantly influenced Iron Maiden album this side of Satan’s backside: The Number of the Beast!! JOIN US as we discuss the tracks and get into some history and fun facts pertaining to the album and meet our latest “celebrity” guest (to grace the couch with Milley.)

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00.00: Intro/”Celebrity” Metal Nerdery PSA from Sam Illiott/Album Dive: Number of the Beast (looking back…) and the birth of the modern Maiden sound/Wait, HOW MUCH!?/album art mishap

09.11: The 80’s and Satan’s influence on Metal/Wait…What? Where!?

12.46: Maiden takes home the bronze for 1982 (and other rankings/accolades/commendments, etc)/first time we heard Number of the Beast, Headbanger’s Ball and Grim Reaper

17.12: Album line-up/Clive and Nicko/Production credits (and something tangentionally tangential)/Lillian Axe?/The Spandex years

23.59: Album cover artwork/”Electric Matthew Says Hello”

27.00: Tracklisting: Invaders (good Maiden “opening”)/Children of the Damned, Metal Nerdery album tracking critique and discussion and “The Combined Unpopular Opinion”

33.07: The Prisoner/The Melody of Maiden and Freedom Rock/Guitar solo awesomeness: Adrian vs Dave

39.17: 22 Acacia Avenue (and the Charlotte Series)/Speak to me, Aerosmith!/Adam’s recommended N.O.T.B. tracklisting and the end of “side one”.

43.30: Flip sides/“Woe to you…”/666/Iron Maiden’s Back in Black/Run to the Hills, Maiden’s video style and the delirium of the phlegms

50.18: Gangland (a different kind of intro...and a deeper cut)/Sam Illiott’s radio spots

53.39: Hallowed be thy Name/Maiden’s impact on progressive metal/misheard lyric moment…wait, WHAT!?/inspiration behind the song/Vincent Pricey/Sam Illiott signin off/SPREAD THE WORDERY ABOUT METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!

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