My dad's trying to convince me that Iron Maiden's satanic again.

[Pastulio_]

Aye, aye, aye...

[♥Mark]

Kill him.

[hungrymanz]

Aye, aye, aye... Son, what are you doing on Dreamviews?! What are the chances that I meet my own kid on a lucid dreaming forum? Stay away from Iron maiden, boy

[Wolfsbane]

Pfft, whaaaat? If anything, I think Hilary Duff is satan music. There's no way she could be popular without the help of a malevolent deity. At least Iron Maiden has talent. I hate when parents call things you like satanic. I think that would actually convince kids to become satanists. It's like.. Hey, Iron Maiden is pretty cool, and my dad is definitely not cool. I think I'll go chill with the band while they sacrifice virgin goats.

[Universal Mind]

Iron Maiden has a lot of songs that refer to history and classic literature. In being like that, they came out with a 1982 album with a title and title track about the Bible's book of Revelations called Number of the Beast. That is what got Iron Maiden the Satanism reputation. The title track quotes Revelations at the beginning. Ask your dad why quoting and referring to the Bible is Satanic. Then tell your dad about how Iron Maiden has a 1984 album called Powerslave, which is about ancient Egypt. Ask your dad if Iron Maiden is therefore ancient Egyptian.

[Pastulio_]

It bugs me that the only evidence he has are: The Number Of The Beast, which is apparently A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEIR SONGS ABOUT TEH DEVIL! And zombies... seriously, when have zombies been satanic? I should get him a stuffed Eddie for Christmas.

[Universal Mind]

It bugs me that the only evidence he has are: The Number Of The Beast, which is apparently A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEIR SONGS ABOUT TEH DEVIL! And zombies... seriously, when have zombies been satanic? I should get him a stuffed Eddie for Christmas. Tell him Jesus is supposedly a zombie. Iron Maiden has theme albums, but most of the songs on Number of the Beast are not about Satan. In fact, I can only think of one. Run to the Hills is about the European invasion of America, Hallowed Be Thy Name is about a man being put to death, Invaders is about some kind of invasion, 22 Acacia Avenue is about who knows what. The Prisoner is about a prisoner. Gangland is about gangs. Yeah, Number of the Beast is about a character in the Bible and a verse that talks about him, and that's the only one I know of. That song is mainly about a man who stumbles upon a Satanic sacrifice and freaks out. Oh yeah... Children of the Damned. I guess that's two. Ask your dad if Revelations is Satanic.

[Pastulio_]

Tell him Jesus is supposedly a zombie. Iron Maiden has theme albums, but most of the songs on Number of the Beast are not about Satan. In fact, I can only think of one. Run to the Hills is about the European invasion of America, Hallowed Be Thy Name is about a man being put to death, Invaders is about some kind of invasion, 22 Acacia Avenue is about who knows what. The Prisoner is about a prisoner. Gangland is about gangs. Yeah, Number of the Beast is about a character in the Bible and a verse that talks about him, and that's the only one I know of. That song is mainly about a man who stumbles upon a Satanic sacrifice and freaks out. Oh yeah... Children of the Damned. I guess that's two. Ask your dad if Revelations is Satanic. 22 Acacia Avenue is about a whore, but I don't think I'll tell him that for simplicity's sake. TNOTB was actually inspired by a dream bassist Steve Harris had one night after seeing a movie. Here's the setlist they played when we saw them and what they are about, and I guarantee you it's about 80% of the Maiden songs he's heard. 01. Aces High-The first full aerial battle in Britain 02. 2 Minutes To Midnight-The Cold War 03. Revelations-A real ambiguous song, I can't find a real "meaning." It mentions Adam and Eve though, not in a negative light at all 04. The Trooper-A battle between Britain and Russia 05. Wasted Years-Self explanatory 06. The Number Of The Beast-Steve's dream about seeing a satanic ritual 07. Can I Play With Madness?-Part of the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son concept, a man hears a prophecy. 08. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner-Based on a short story, at the end there is a whole verse dedicated to praising God's creations 09. Powerslave-Story of an Egyptian pharaoh about to die 10. Heaven Can Wait-Basically about not being ready to die yet. Notice where it says they want to go? 11. Run To The Hills-Europe invading America 12. Fear Of The Dark-Self Explanatory 13. Iron Maiden-About someone being put in an iron maiden (A medieval torture device). 14. Moonchild-Part of the SSOASS concept, about the birth of the Seventh Son 15. The Clairvoyant-Part of the SSOASS concept, the Son reflects on his life 16. Hallowed Be Thy Name-A man about to be executed I must have missed something...Where are all the songs about the devil?

[Universal Mind]

It looks on the surface like they are just great musicians with a bass player who likes to study and write about history. But I have proof that they are really time travelers...

[hungrymanz]

You are all missing the fact that Iron Maiden is satanic. Son, I forbid you to listen to that evil band.

[Grod]

Fuck you guys. There's a song called 'Mother Russia', those fucks are communist sympathizers.

[suttsman]

You are all missing the fact that Iron Maiden is satanic. Son, I forbid you to listen to that evil band. Unfunny. Iron Maiden's pretty good. Not my favorite, but good. I could care less if they were satanic.

[hungrymanz]

Unfunny. You mean, unfunny

[Man of Steel]

People say AC/DC is satanic, too. Buy him a Christian rock CD with the worst bands you can find, and guilt-trip him into listening to it every single chance you get. He'll come around after a week or two of that torture.

[hungrymanz]

IMO Autechre is better than Iron Maiden anyway.

[Grod]

People say AC/DC is satanic, too. Buy him a Christian rock CD with the worst bands you can find, and guilt-trip him into listening to it every single chance you get. He'll come around after a week or two of that torture. I think Christians just throw the satanic label out to any music (which is always mysteriously hard rock/metal) they can't stand. You never hear any easy listening bands called satan worshipers.

[hungrymanz]

I think Christians just throw the satanic label out to any music (which is always mysteriously hard rock/metal) they can't stand. You never hear any easy listening bands called satan worshipers. Yeh, but Iron Maiden is satanic.

[Black_Eagle]

Is your father a hardcore Christian? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsZzFnYrRM The message in this song could be said by Christians to be satanic, but it's really about how people should enjoy their lives and free themselves from the lies about god. Motorhead is surprisingly profound.

[Pastulio_]

People say AC/DC is satanic, too. Buy him a Christian rock CD with the worst bands you can find, and guilt-trip him into listening to it every single chance you get. He'll come around after a week or two of that torture. AC/DC is one of his favorite bands, as funny as that may be. I've considered making a playlist of the most brutal/satanic metal I can find and then see what he has to say about 'em then.

[The Invisible Man]

People need to realize that Iron Maiden just uses old novels and literature, not satanic-based lyrics.

[Universal Mind]

You never hear any easy listening bands called satan worshipers. Huh, have you ever read the lyrics to Bread's songs? They sacrifice chickens!

[NeedsMoreWolf]

My dad's trying to convince me that Iron Maiden's satanic again. again?

[Kiza]

What I think he meant by that was that his dad had tried to convince him once or even multiple times before, hence the "again". I know, hard to get your head around.

[Pastulio_]

Hmmm. I'd like to add now how much more I understand a lot of Iron Maiden songs after taking a European History course!

[Universal Mind]

Hmmm. I'd like to add now how much more I understand a lot of Iron Maiden songs after taking a European History course! Ha ha, absolutely. You should tell your dad that.