Children of the Damned“ is based on the films Village of the Damned and Children of the Damned, which in turn were adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. On his last radio show for BBC Radio 6, during a segment in tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio, Dickinson mentioned that Children of the Damned was inspired by Black Sabbath's “Children of the Sea“ The Number of the Beast marked Bruce Dickinson's debut with the band. Since this album (and its tour, Beast on the Road), “The Beast“ has become something of a nickname for the band and possibly Eddie, as suggested by albums such as Best of the Beast (which featured a 'best of Eddie' mural on the cover), Beast over Hammersmith, and the DVD Visions of the Beast. This album is the only one to feature songwriting by drummer Clive is one of several reasons why the album was so different from previous ones other than the obvious change in lead singer. It was the first album with wr
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