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1	VENOM	Into Oblivion	Noise/BMG
1	SEVENDUST	One	Napalm
8	INGESTED	Denigration	Nuclear Blast
8	FROZEN SOUL	No Place of Warmth	Century Media
8	DRACONIAN	In Somnolent Ruin	Napalm
15	SLAYER	Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)	Metal Blade
15	PRO-PAIN	Stone Cold Anger	Napalm
15	ACID REIGN	Daze of the Week	Dissonance
29	DEVIN TOWNSEND	The Moth	InsideOut Music
29	HECATE ENTHRONED	The Corpse of a Titan, a Lament Long Buried	M-Theory

This Day in Metal

20 MAR

1982

On March 20, 1982, IRON MAIDEN performed at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during The Beast on the Road world tour — the band's first major headlining campaign with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. The show was professionally filmed and recorded, capturing MAIDEN at the absolute peak of their early powers. Released initially as a VHS titled "Beast Over Hammersmith," the footage documented Dickinson's electrifying stage presence alongside Steve Harris's thunderous bass, the twin-guitar attack of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, and the iconic Eddie mascot towering over the stage. Songs from the freshly released "The Number of the Beast" dominated the setlist alongside classics from the Paul Di'Anno era. The recording was officially released on CD in 2002 as part of the "Eddie's Archive" box set and again in 2023. It remains one of the most celebrated live recordings in British heavy metal history.