Every Iron Maiden Album Closing Song Ranked From Worst To Best
2. Hallowed Be Thy Name - The Number Of The Beast
The band's most famous album, The Number of the Beast might have begun with the disappointing Invaders, but it sure as hell didn't underwhelm with its big finish.
Hallowed Be Thy Name, a phrase taken from the Lord's Prayer, is some people's favourite ever Maiden song. This epic tale of a prisoner waiting to be hanged is a captivating story that Dickinson likens to narrating a movie when performing it live.
This is the group at their peak, fully embracing their near-pantomime style of metal to produce an epic in every sense of the word. From the lyrics to the drums to the wild outro, Hallowed Be Thy Name has everything you could ask for from a metal song.