open 12 to 7 today ! on this date 25 years ago ! No Prayer for the Dying is the eighth studio alb** by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It marks their first line-up change since 1982; guitarist Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy with the musical direction it was taking,and only having contributed to one song, Hooks in You .[Smith was replaced by Janick Gers, who had previously worked with singer Bruce d***inson on his first solo-alb**, Tattooed Millionaire, and had also worked with Ian Gillan,[5] former Marillion singer Fish, and New Wave of British Heavy Metal band, White Spirit.