The Number Of The Beast

[Steve Harris]

"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the

beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the

beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and

sixty six."

I left alone my mind was blank

I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind

What did I see can I believe that what I saw

that night was real and not just fantasy

Just what I saw in my old dreams were they

reflections of my warped mind staring back at me

'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind

and brings me to despair

The night was black was no use holding back

'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me

In the mist dark figures move and twist

Was this all for real or some kind of hell

666 the number of the beast

Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised

As they start to cry hands held to the sky

In the night the fires burning bright

The ritual has begun Satan's work is done

666 the number of the beast

Sacrifice is going on tonight

This can't go on I must inform the law

Can this still be real or just some crazy dream

But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes

They seem to mesmerise me ... can't avoid their eyes

666 the number of the beast

666 the one for you and me

I'm coming back I will return

And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn

I have the fire I have the force

I have the power to make my evil take it's course

Hey, where's Tucks on this!?

Eddie is cool

Clive or Nikko?

one of my favorite albums. their next one, piece of mind, was pretty good, too. after that, i kinda stopped listening to them.

Actually...

Powerslave is EXCELLENT...right up there with Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind..

I would think you guys like DIO to then.

Holy DIIIver

You been down to long in the midnight seaaaa.

Oh whats becoming of me!

i heard powerslave. the only song i remember from the album is powerslave. i thought it was decent, but i just didn't really get into that album very much. i think i was just losing interest in that genre to some degree at about that time. i still love to hear some old maiden or priest. that stuff was just plain awesome.

dio, the singing troll with the huge voice. yeah, i was into dio for a while too. that was one spooky lookin' dude, but man, could he sing.

Dio in Rainbow and Black Sabbath was excellent.

Man on the Silver Mountain.

Heaven and Hell is one of my favorite Black Sabbath albums..

LOVE Priest, Well from Unleashed up until Defenders...after that, man was it awful. Painkiller rocked years later. They just got done recording a new CD with Halford.

My Favorite Priest tune...The Rage/ Britsh Steel

I saw the band Halford open for Maiden a few years back... Maiden blew my old fart metal head mind!

the rage? kind of a slow song to pick, huh? i really dug "diamonds and rust" and "tyrant" off the unleashed in the east album. those particular recordings of those songs were just incredible to me. of course, the green manalishi (sp?) was pretty cool too. you know, that was one of the best live albums i've heard from any band, ever. it really rocked.

Halfords voice on that track is killer diller...Powerful tune.

Unleashed is my SECOND fav live album. Gotta go with UFO Strangers in the Night at no 1.

I saw Maiden in Jacksonville, Florida a few years back (who am i kidding it was more than a few). Malsteem was opening. The loudest concert i've ever been to, so much that it actually hurt and caused temporary hearing loss for about two days. Man, I miss those days.

jd