Iron Maiden – Fear of the Dark (1992)

Album Review

While 1992′s Fear of the Dark was definitely more of a return to form for Iron Maiden, it still wasn’t quite on par with their exceptional work from the ’80s. Easily an improvement over 1990′s lackluster No Prayer for the Dying (both musically and sonically), the album debuted on the U.K. charts at number one. The opening “Be Quick or Be Dead” proved Maiden could easily hold their own with younger thrash metal bands, “From Here to Eternity” contained lyrics that seem better fitted for Mötley Crüe, while the expected epic album-closing title track would become a concert staple (all three tracks were released as U.K. singles). While Maiden records of the past would contain an album’s worth of first-rate material, Fear of the Dark is again …  Read more on allmusic.com

Tracks

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Be Quick or Be Dead	Dickinson, Gers	3:25
		2		From Here to Eternity	Harris	3:38
		3		Afraid to Shoot Strangers	Harris	6:56
		4		Fear Is the Key	Dickinson, Gers	5:36
		5		Childhood’s End	Harris	4:40
		6		Wasting Love	Dickinson, Gers	5:51
		7		The Fugitive	Harris	4:54
		8		Chains of Misery	Dickinson, Murray	3:38
		9		The Apparition	Gers, Harris	3:54
		10		Judas Be My Guide	Dickinson, Murray	3:09
		11		Weekend Warrior	Gers, Harris	5:40
		12		Fear of the Dark	Harris	7:18