Number of the Beast Route 666 in New Mexico was changed to U.S. Route 491. A New Mexico spokesperson stated, "The devil's out of here, and we say goodbye and good riddance." The phobia has been a motif in various horror films such as "The Omen" and its 2006 remake, and in music albums such as Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast". The Number of the Beast also appears in other films such as "Pulp Fiction", "The Doom Generation", "End of Days", "Bedazzled", and "The Phantom of the Opera". Some women expressed concern about giving birth on June 6, 2006 (6/6/06). In November
The Number of the Beast (song) The Number of the Beast (song) "The Number of the Beast" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is Iron Maiden's seventh single release, and the second single from their 1982 studio album of the same name. It was reissued in 2005 and also prior to that in 1990 in "The First Ten Years" box set on CD and 12" vinyl, in which it was combined the previous single, "Run to the Hills". Upon release in 1982, the song caused controversy in the United States where its religious subject matter caused outrage amongst religious groups.