Fear of the Dark (album)
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| Fear of the Dark | ||
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| Album by Iron Maiden | ||
| Released | May,12 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1991 - 1992 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 58 min 31 s | |
| Record label | Epic Records | |
| Producer | Martin Birch | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide | 2/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:crm8b5x4tsqh) |
| Iron Maiden Chronology | ||
| No Prayer for the Dying (1990) | Fear of the Dark (1992) | A Real Live One (1993) |
Fear of the Dark was the final 1990s album by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden that featured Bruce Dickinson as lead vocalist. Dickinson felt the band had run its course and then recorded solo albums. Dickinson was succeeded by Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane for two studio albums until Dickinson returned to Iron Maiden in 2000 for the release of the Brave New World album.
The band sought a more "thrash" approach in some of the songs on this album, with hopes to gain more popularity in the USA.
The ending and title track of the album was apparently inspired by Bruce's childhood fear. It was also released as a single, as were each of tracks 1 and 2.
Track listing
- "Be Quick or Be Dead" (Dickinson/Gers)
- "From Here to Eternity" (Harris)
- "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (Harris)
- "Fear is the Key" (Dickinson/Gers)
- "Childhood's End" (Harris)
- "Wasting Love" (Dickinson/Gers)
- "The Fugitive" (Harris)
- "Chains of Misery" (Murray/Dickinson)
- "The Apparition" (Harris/Gers)
- "Judas Be My Guide" (Dickinson/Murray)
- "Weekend Warrior" (Harris/Gers)
- "Fear of the Dark" (Harris)no:Fear of the Dark