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REVIEW: Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying EMI Records, 1990
8.5/10
Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying - cover art Being the first Iron Maiden album without Adrian Smith and the first featuring the new guitarist Janick Gers (new to the band but he had played on the first solo album from Bruce Dickinson before) this is also an album that for many marks the first downfall of the world's most successful heavy metal band. This is unfortunately partly true but this is still an album that beats most of the competition. Iron Maiden at their low is far from being bad. Steve Harris has always been the most important member of the band and I believe that his presence saves this album from disaster. The instrumental middle sections of the songs have always been what I have appreciated the most when it comes to Iron Maiden and this is also the case with this album. The vocals from Dickinson are not that impressive although he manages to do a decent job. It is true that some of the worst Iron Maiden songs ever - "Public Enema Number One", "Fates Warning" and "Bring Your Daughter..." - can be found on this album but the rest of the songs are definitely good enough to make this album worth purchasing.

written by Vincent Eldefors

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Tracklist

1. Tailgunner
/> 2. Holy Smoke
3. No Prayer For The Dying
4. Public Enema
Number One
5. Fates Warning
6. The Assassin
7. Run Silent
Run Deep
8. Hooks In You
9. Bring Your Daughter...To The
Slaughter
10. Mother Russia

Playing time: 44.31

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