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Accident Of Birth by Bruce Dickinson

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Freak 4:16 22,346
2 Toltec 7 Arrival 0:37 20,442
3 Starchildren 4:17 21,373
4 Taking The Queen 4:49 21,499
5 Darkside Of Aquarius 6:51 30,769
6 Road To Hell 3:57 42,226
7 Man Of Sorrows (Bonus track) 5:15 47
8 Accident Of Birth 4:28 42,811
9 The Magician 3:55 20,798
10 Welcome To The Pit 4:43 18,562
11 Omega 6:24 21,125
12 Arc Of Space 4:18 20,895
1 The Ghost Of Cain (Bonus track) 4:13 45
2 Accident Of Birth (Demo version [bonus track]) 4:16 13
3 Starchildren (Demo Version - Bonus track) 5:02 14
4 Taking The Queen (Demo version - Bonus track) 4:31 10
5 Man Of Sorrows (Radio edit - Bonus track) 3:56 8
6 Man Of Sorrows (Orchestral version - Bonus track) 5:18 9
7 Man Of Sorrows (Spanish version - Bonus track) 3:54 7
8 Darkside Of Aquarius (Demo version - Bonus track) 6:22 5
9 Arc Of Space (Demo version - Bonus track) 4:04 10
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About this album

Sanctuary (2008) Released: 10 Jun 2008 21 tracks (95:26)
Accident of Birth is a heavy metal album released in 1997 by Bruce Dickinson. It was published by Zomba Music.

This is the second album made in collaboration with guitarist/producer Roy Z and is therefore much different from Bruce’s previous Skunkworks album. It marks Bruce’s return to his more melodic style of singing. He was also assisted by another former Iron Maiden member Adrian Smith and the two would later return to the band in early 1999. Thanks to the slightly bigger success of this album, Bruce would work with Roy Z in the future on his solo albums (including his latest, Tyranny of Souls).

The cover art was done by Derek Riggs, best known for being the creator of Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie and the artwork on all Iron Maiden albums/singles/posters/tour brochures throughout 1980-1990 (and sporadically afterwards up until 2000’s Brave New World other than one additional Eddie drawing for the cover of his book Run for Cover). Four versions of the album cover exist. The regular European release had Edison (as the jester was jokingly named as “Eddie’s Son”) bursting out of a man’s stomach. The regular cover only shows the stomach, but the poster that came with the limited edition of the album made it clear that the stomach belongs to a man. This was deemed too explicit for the U.S. market, where the album was released with a frontal view of the puppet. The 2005 re-release also has a different cover. The outer cardboard sleeve features the puppet nailed to a cross, while the cover art on the CD booklet itself is the one showing the jester bursting out of a man’s stomach. The extended edition of the album features the same cover as the original, but re-scaled so as to make the man visible.
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  • Adriaan_gtr1

    Who leads you to the dark secreeeeets?

    yesterday evening

  • MikeySchenker

    No need to provide arguments, it is what that song sounds like to me, no need to elaborate. Sure, butthurt again. Try using another word next time and you will be taken more seriously.

    March 2012

  • MetalRock1989

    A Fucking Masterpiece!!!

    March 2012

  • KeIemvor

    Oh boy, MikeySchenker is butthurt once again. Just avoid using terms like commercial without reason (or at least providing arguments) and you will be taken more seriously next time.

    February 2012

  • MikeySchenker

    Ahahaha, oh boy KeIemvor is at it (me) once again. Fine namecalling dude. I happen to think otherwise. You took only negative remark and ingored the rest, fine job there.

    February 2012

  • maidenmetal1

    Awesome, especially Man Of Sorrows, Darkside of Aquiarius and Omega

    January 2012

  • Mr_Perry

    This is better than The Chemical Wedding, but oh god, both are fucking awesome!

    July 2011

  • LukasCOF

    What a album! Fucking masterpiece! All songs are perfect!!!

    July 2011

  • Eponymist

    Re-Post of my Chemical Wedding article: http://eponymistuk.blogspot.com/2011/06/best-things-ever-14.html Enjoy!

    July 2011

  • tyrant666

    such a awesome cd!!

    June 2011

  • KeIemvor

    "(the commercial sounding) Maiden" There is no "commercial sounding" Maiden, you idiot.

    June 2011

  • Babafagucci

    this ain't heavy metal, plain rock only, although a good one.

    May 2011

  • DennisRicley

    the best

    May 2011

  • bioscoopfan

    I can't find here the 'plai' (12 songs) edition which I have.:-(

    May 2011

  • RamaWirawan

    blow my mind..

    February 2011

  • davidsakh

    my favorite Bruce album.

    January 2011

  • TheJudasMaster

    Amazing album.

    December 2010

  • tyrant666

    Love this cd

    August 2010

  • Tomaslaw2

    French Flag xDD

    April 2010

  • agswylde

    dark side oh aquarius is my favourite, all greatest side of bruce in it

    March 2010
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