From Fear to Eternity (album)

From Fear to Eternity
Compilation album by
Iron Maiden
Released6 June 2011
Recorded1990–2010
GenreHeavy metal
Length153:56[1]
LabelEMI
ProducerMartin Birch, Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Somewhere Back in Time
(2008) 		From Fear to Eternity
(2011)

From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010 is a compilation album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, containing a selection of songs originally released on the eight studio albums from No Prayer for the Dying to The Final Frontier. The title is lifted from the 1992 single, "From Here to Eternity", although it is not featured in this release.

Background

The album was announced on 15 March 2011, to be released by EMI on 23 May,[2][3] although this was later changed to 6 June.[4] Unlike their previous compilation (Somewhere Back in Time), the release covered two CDs to encompass longer tracks, such as "Paschendale", although the price remained that of a single disc record.[5]

As with Somewhere Back in Time, each track is sung by Bruce Dickinson rather than Blaze Bayley (who sang on The X Factor and Virtual XI), the band again opting to use later live versions of songs which originally featured other lead vocalists.

Artwork

The album cover was designed by Melvyn Grant,[6] and serves to reference each relevant studio release. Three representations of Eddie appear, one dressed in Grim Reaper attire (as in Dance of Death), one atop the tank from A Matter of Life and Death – which is imprinted with the "Cross-Keys" symbol from The Final Frontier – and a large burning wicker man (the first single from Brave New World). The artwork also contains the tree from Fear of the Dark, the tombstone from No Prayer for the Dying, a large "X" on the tree trunk (representing The X Factor) and the twisted figures and burnt building structure from the Virtual XI cover.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[7]
AllMusic[8]
Classic Rock8/10[9]
Metal Hammer8/10[10]
PopMatters7/10[11]
Thrash Magazine8.4/10[12]

Classic Rock described the album as representing "Gold from every era", claiming that, although "weighted towards the... last five studio albums", the "earlier singles... fight their corner remarkably well." The review also argues that some of the release's later songs "match anything from Maiden's 80s heyday."[9]

In their July 2011 issue, Metal Hammer praised the compilation for doing "an excellent job of gathering the heartiest wheat over the last two decades", although deeming Blaze Bayley's absence from the album a "glitch" albeit "for the best."[10]

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."The Wicker Man"Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World4:36
2."Holy Smoke"Harris, Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying3:49
3."El Dorado"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2010 ~ The Final Frontier6:49
4."Paschendale"Smith, Harris2003 ~ Dance of Death8:27
5."Different World"Smith, Harris2006 ~ A Matter of Life and Death4:18
6."Man on the Edge" (Live in Milan, Italy 1999)Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers2000 ~ "The Wicker Man" single (1995 ~ The X Factor)4:33
7."The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"Dave Murray, Harris2006 ~ A Matter of Life and Death7:21
8."Blood Brothers"Harris2000 ~ Brave New World7:14
9."Rainmaker"Murray, Harris, Dickinson2003 ~ Dance of Death3:49
10."Sign of the Cross" (Live in Rock in Rio, Brazil 2001)Harris2002 ~ Rock in Rio (1995 ~ The X Factor)10:51
11."Brave New World"Murray, Harris, Dickinson2000 ~ Brave New World6:20
12."Fear of the Dark" (Live in Rock in Rio, Brazil 2001)Harris2002 ~ Rock in Rio (1992 ~ Fear of the Dark)7:51
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Be Quick or Be Dead"Dickinson, Gers1992 ~ Fear of the Dark3:24
2."Tailgunner"Harris, Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying4:15
3."No More Lies"Harris2003 ~ Dance of Death7:22
4."Coming Home"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2010 ~ The Final Frontier5:53
5."The Clansman" (Live in Rock in Rio, Brazil 2001)Harris2002 ~ Rock in Rio (1998 ~ Virtual XI)9:28
6."For the Greater Good of God"Harris2006 ~ A Matter of Life and Death9:24
7."These Colours Don't Run"Smith, Harris, Dickinson2006 ~ A Matter of Life and Death6:53
8."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"Dickinson1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying4:44
9."Afraid to Shoot Strangers"Harris1992 ~ Fear of the Dark6:56
10."Dance of Death"Gers, Harris2003 ~ Dance of Death8:37
11."When the Wild Wind Blows"Harris2010 ~ The Final Frontier11:02
Total length:153:56

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

Iron Maiden
Additional musicians
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards on "Sign of the Cross", "Afraid to Shoot Strangers", "Fear of the Dark" and "The Clansman" (uncredited)
Production

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 19
Greek Albums (IFPI)[21] 10
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] 100
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[25] 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 10
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] 8
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[29] 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 19
US Billboard 200[34] 86

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[35] Gold 100,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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