℗ 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | September 1, 2016 |
| Duration | 58m 31s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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Be Quick or Be Dead (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:23 | |||
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1.2
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From Here to Eternity (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:38 | |||
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1.3
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Afraid to Shoot Strangers (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
6:56 | |||
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1.4
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Fear Is the Key (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
5:34 | |||
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1.5
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Childhood's End (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
4:40 | |||
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1.6
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Wasting Love (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
5:51 | |||
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1.7
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The Fugitive (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
4:53 | |||
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1.8
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Chains of Misery (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:37 | |||
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1.9
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The Apparition (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:54 | |||
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1.10
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Judas Be My Guide (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:08 | |||
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1.11
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Weekend Warrior (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
5:39 | |||
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1.12
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Fear of the Dark (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
7:18 |
Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album released by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released on 11 May 1992, it was their third studio release to top the UK albums chart and the last to feature Bruce Dickinson as the group's lead vocalist until his return in 1999. It was also the first album to be produced by bassist and band founder Steve Harris, and the last to feature the work of producer Martin Birch.
The album's musical style showed some experimentation with "Be Quick or Be Dead", a fast tempo song in a heavier thrash style released as the album's first single, and "Wasting Love", the group's first power ballad, which dates back to Dickinson's first solo album, Tattooed Millionaire. Both songs were Dickinson/Gers collaborations, which contrasted with Harris' "Afraid to Shoot Strangers", a political song from the point of view of a soldier in the Gulf War, Dickinson would often introduce the song as an anti-war narrative.
"Fear is the Key" is about the fear in sexual relationships resulting from AIDS. The song was written around the time when the band learned about the death of Queen singer Freddie Mercury. Dickinson affirmed: "There's a line in 'Fear Is the Key' that goes: "nobody cares 'til somebody famous dies". And that's quite sadly true. [...] As long as the virus was confined to homosexuals or drug-addicts, nobody gave a shit. It's only when celebrities started to die that the masses began to feel concerned". "Weekend Warrior" is about football hooliganism.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.61 -1.68 to -1.60 | -12.24 -13.35 to -11.46 | -9.04 -10.30 to -8.10 | 6 6 to 7 | |
| 1 | Be Quick or Be Dead (2015 Remaster) | -1.68 | -11.46 | -8.4 | 6 |
| 2 | From Here to Eternity (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -12.82 | -9.2 | 7 |
| 3 | Afraid to Shoot Strangers (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -13.14 | -10.1 | 6 |
| 4 | Fear Is the Key (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -11.85 | -8.6 | 6 |
| 5 | Childhood's End (2015 Remaster) | 0.00 | -11.48 | -8.6 | 6 |
| 6 | Wasting Love (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -13.35 | -10.3 | 6 |
| 7 | The Fugitive (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -11.62 | -9.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Chains of Misery (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -12.09 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 9 | The Apparition (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -12.18 | -9.1 | 6 |
| 10 | Judas Be My Guide (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -11.50 | -8.1 | 6 |
| 11 | Weekend Warrior (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -12.48 | -9.4 | 6 |
| 12 | Fear of the Dark (2015 Remaster) | -1.60 | -12.94 | -9.0 | 6 |