The Beast and His Blakean Precursor

I just want to introduce to you what I believe to be the father of the Beast, as it is depicted on the cover of The Number of the Beast (1980) and the single "Run to the Hills" (1980) for example. I believe that it is William Blake's "Red Dragon" (yes, the paintings devoted to …

The Biblical Apocalypse: More than the Source of the Beast

The Apocalypse appears frequently in the work of Iron Maiden, which is of little surprise considering that it is the home-turf of a close family member: the Beast. If you want to see the genuine article and have a look in the Bible, you go straight for Revelation. This is the source of the spoken …