IRON MAIDEN — Fear Of The Dark (review)

IRON MAIDEN — Fear Of The Dark album cover Album · 1992 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Fear of the Dark is the second 90's Iron Maiden album and the last to feature singer Bruce Dickinson until Brave New World in 2000. After a strong run of album's in the 80's, the 90's saw Iron Maiden beginning a creative low-point and while Fear of the Dark isn't the weakest record to come out of this period in Iron Maiden history it is, to my ears anyway, the weakest of the Bruce Dickinson fronted releases.

Though Fear of the Dark may have one of Iron Maiden's most iconic title tracks, the album as a whole continues the decline that began on the previous album No Prayer for the Dying. But where that album still had several good songs it's only really the title track and Afraid to Shoot Strangers from this one that hold any lasting appeal for me. I guess the singles Be Quick or be Dead and From Here to Eternity are okay, but they're no Can I Play With Madness or 2 Minutes to Midnight.

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