No Prayer For The Dying  by Iron Maiden

In 1990, Iron Maiden found themselves without Adrian Smith, who decided to leave as he did not agree with the band's musical direction. Janick Gers filled his position. Thus, the pioneers of British heavy metal released their eighth studio album titled No Prayer For The Dying.

If another band had released this particular album, it would have gained the interest of the heavy metal community. For the band's die-hard fans, it seemed lacking and mostly uninspired, and in many parts, boring. It appears that the fatigue and hardship of the previous decade emerged here. The paradox is that the single Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter reached No. 1 on their country's charts. It is the only one to do so to date.

The production belongs to Martin Birch, who does his usual impeccable job, but obviously the compositions do not help him. In retrospect, No Prayer For The Dying was the beginning of many changes that would occur in the future for Iron Maiden,