Iron Maiden – Number of the Beast (CD)

Bruce Dickinson's debut with Iron Maiden announced one of the most consequential vocalist arrivals in heavy metal history, and the album that followed became the blueprint for British heavy metal at its commercial and creative peak. Tracks like "Run to the Hills" and the title cut rewired what rock radio would tolerate, dragging Maiden's galloping, twin-guitar attack into the mainstream without softening a single edge.