‘The X Factor’ is the tenth studio album by Iron Maiden, first released on 2 October 1995 through EMI.

It was the first of two albums by the band to include Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, as vocalist, who replaced Bruce Dickinson. The album takes a darker tone than the band’s first nine releases, due to the lyrics being based on personal issues surrounding Steve Harris at the time, who was in the midst of a divorce.

1. Sign of the Cross
2. Lord of the Flies
3. Man On the Edge
4. Fortunes of War
5. Look for the Truth
6. The Aftermath
7. Judgement of Heaven
8. Blood On the World’s Hands
9. The Edge of Darkness
10. 2 A.M.
11. The Unbeliever