Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
NME.COM feature on Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark album including album review, artwork, tracks, listen now, tour dates, discography and more.
Release date: 14 August 2006
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- Be Quick Or Be Dead (1998 Digital Remaster)
- From Here To Eternity (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Afraid To Shoot Strangers (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Fear Is The Key (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Childhood's End (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Wasting Love (1998 Digital Remaster)
- The Fugitive (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Chains Of Misery (1998 Digital Remaster)
- The Apparition (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Judas Be My Guide (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Weekend Warrior (1998 Digital Remaster)
- Fear Of The Dark (1998 Digital Remaster)
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Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark: Wikipedia Album Entry
Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album released by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It topped the UK albums chart. Released on 11 May 1992, it was the final studio album to feature Bruce Dickinson as lead vocalist who left the band following the album's support tour to pursue a solo career. He was succeeded by Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, for two studio albums until Dickinson returned to Iron Maiden for the 2000 release of Brave New World.
History:
The album cover of Fear of the Dark was the first Iron Maiden album cover not to be designed by artist Derek Riggs. In an interview with MTV, Bruce Dickinson said they had asked three different artists to design a cover, and they then picked the best one. Melvyn Grant's illustration was chosen over the one Riggs submitted. Melvyn Grant has since drawn two more album covers for Iron Maiden, and the cover for their single "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" makes him the second most-used artist for Eddie after Riggs.
The album's musical style showed some experimentation with "Be Quick or Be Dead", a speed metal song released as the album's first single, and "Wasting Love", the group's sole power ballad. The Gulf War track "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" was the band's most political song since "2 Minutes to Midnight". The album featured first time songwriting credits for Janick Gers and featured more keyboard work than the previous album.
Only two songs off of the album, the title track, and "Afraid to Shoot Strangers", would survive on tours past 1993. "Fear of the Dark" became a popular live track and was the only song played on the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour not from the 1980s. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" became a frequent addition on setlists during Blaze Bayley's tenure with Iron Maiden.
Both critics and fans saw the album as a stale offering from an increasingly tired band. Dickinson's committment to the band was in question and the inclusion of a ballad left veteran fans disillusioned. Much mocked was Harris' 'Weekend Warrior,' which was viewed as an outdated view on 80's football hooliganism. The line "what you gonna do on Monday?" came in for much abuse. Metal Hammer criticised the lyrics on such tracks as 'The Apparition' and 'The Fugitive', but said the guitar solos redeemed the otherwise mediocre songs.
"Be Quick or Be Dead," "From Here to Eternity," "Wasting Love," and a live version of the title track were released as singles.
Fear Of The Dark Tour was the tour supporting the album.
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Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark Lyrics
Iron Maiden - Fear Is The Key Lyrics
We live our lives in fever
In a choking sweat of fear
In the heat of the night you can feel so much
In the heat of the night I scream, "Don't touch!"
Iron Maiden - The Fugitive Lyrics
On a cold October morning
As frost lay on the ground
Waiting to make my move I make no sound
Iron Maiden - Childhood's End Lyrics
I'd sail across the ocean
I'd walk a hundred miles
If I could make it to the end
Oh just to see a smile
Iron Maiden - Chains Of Misery Lyrics
There's a madman in the corner of
Your eye
He likes to pry into your sunlight
He wants to burst into the street
Iron Maiden - The Apparition Lyrics
Now I'm here can you see me
'Cos I'm out on my own
When the room goes cold tell me
You can feel me 'cos I'm here
Iron Maiden - Weekend Warrior Lyrics
The rebel of yesterday, tomorrow's fool
Who are you kidding being that cool?
Trying to break away from running with the pack
But they ain't listening so you gotta go back
Iron Maiden - Judas Be My Guide Lyrics
Lights out, we live in a world of darkness
No doubt, everything's up for sale
We sleep, all of the world is burning
We pray to God for a better deal
