Metaphysics of the Beast

<p class=ql-align-justify>...I offer you a journey into a reality that's completely divorced from our own. One that encompasses the microcosm and macrocosm and delves into the recorded material of one of the greatest bands to ever exist-Iron Maiden.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>Following the excellent exploratory books <em>Through the Mist and Madness: An Analytic Thesis on the First Three Metallica albums </em>and <em>Electric Funeral: Black Sabbath and the Cultural Landscape 1970-1975</em> <em>Diabolique Magazine's </em>Jerome Reuter turns his sights on to the kings of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Iron Maiden. </p><p class=ql-align-justify>Metaphysics of the Beast: A Philosophical Analysis of Iron Maiden Volume I 1980-1984is exactly what the title suggests-an intelligent deep dive into Maiden's first five albums (self-titled <em>Killers Number of the Beast Piece of Mind </em>and <em>Powerslave</em>). Reuter unearths contextualizes and reveals the magic storytelling and philosophical depth in Steve Harris and company's rich songwriting.  </p><p class=ql-align-justify>Jerome Reuter is the managing editor writer and critic at <em>Diabolique Magazine</em> and a contributor at <em>Metal Injection</em>. </p><p class=ql-align-justify>St Rooster Books started in 2010 dedicated to publishing literary fiction quality horror transgressive sci-fi and weird fiction as well as nonfiction dedicated to film and music with punk rock idealism and attitude. St Rooster is an artist led/artist first publishing imprint based in Upstate New York. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><em> </em></p><p><br></p>