new iron maiden

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 1:57 pm

anyone pick it up yet? came out today, im gonna pick it up a little later!!!

Dark One · Post by **Dark One** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 2:35 pm

I'm a dork and did the pre-order package where you get the CD + DVD + T-SHIRT, and I'm happy to say that it actually ARRIVED ON TIME TODAY!!! That's the first time I've ever had a pre-ordered CD actually show up when it's supposed to. So far I like it, but it's not ground breaking by any means. If you're expecting another Powerslave album, you'll have better luck finding a time machine to re-live the past. I gotta say that for being "Unmastered" this CD sounds damn good. I'm sure many are going to hate on it because it's almost like "Easy Listening Metal" and very epic at times. Hell, it's IRON MAIDEN, so it's worth picking up regardless...

TheKshatriya · Post by **TheKshatriya** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 3:38 pm

i wasnt very impressed, and maiden is my favorite band ever.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 4:00 pm

Most reviews I've read for it either bash it or are along the lines of "it's not a good album but since it's Maiden I have to say I like it or risk being keyboard raped by Maiden fanboys".

I'll give it a listen next time I'm around the studio and see for myself.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 10:08 pm

TheKshatriya wrote:i wasnt very impressed, and maiden is my favorite band ever.

i like it so far, its not the best, dance of death is better, but its good so far.... mine came with a free patch, but once again, you will need a time machine to hear maiden putting out albums as good as the first 7.......

kfoll · Post by **kfoll** » Tue September 5th, 2006, 10:57 pm

I wonder whats up with this revival of Maiden all of a sudden. I got over them in like 89 or something heh. I went to see them at the Omni in 84 I think, when they had this giant "Eddie" puppet walking around on stage with them. I think Yngwie Malmsteen opened for them at that show, so it might have been more like 86. I used to really get into them and had all their old albums on vinyl. Too bad I got rid of em -- I bet they're worth a fortune now. :\

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Wed September 6th, 2006, 10:54 am

I like it even if it is mid-tempo and pretty epic at times. I think it's good that they're not jumping on the speed metal bandwagon (although there are some great bands playing that style). There are a lot of good moments on the album, but none of them quite live up to the "when you're lying in your sleep..." part in Dance of Death. It gets me every time.

Basically it's not as good as Dance of Death, but it's better than No Prayer and probably Fear of the Dark.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed September 6th, 2006, 11:55 am

maybe better than fear of the dark but not better than no prayer....

are they christian now???
"lord of light" and "for the greater good of god"???

Post by **Metalfreak** » Wed September 6th, 2006, 5:41 pm

Matt wrote:maybe better than fear of the dark but not better than no prayer....

are they christian now???
"lord of light" and "for the greater good of god"???

maybe
I never thought of them as a Christian band.

I just got it in at the station today. I'm definitly gonna listen to it when I get a chance.

ratanda · Post by **ratanda** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 1:30 am

How is it compared to Brave New World and Dance of Death? I like Brave New World but dislike Dance of Death.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 3:28 am

ratanda wrote:How is it compared to Brave New World and Dance of Death? I like Brave New World but dislike Dance of Death.

dance of death is better and brave new world is better than both

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 2:43 pm

Matt wrote:are they christian now???
"lord of light" and "for the greater good of god"???

No I think only Nicko McBrain is Christian.

ProstheticHead12 · Post by **ProstheticHead12** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 4:46 pm

Overall I thought it was pretty solid, if kinda long. I'm not sure why they chose their worst song to open the album up.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 9:48 pm

Really? I thought Different World wasn't too bad. Definitely not the best on the album though. Maybe they didn't want to begin the album with an epic.

frozen · Post by **frozen** » Thu September 7th, 2006, 10:37 pm

damn...you guys don't like fear of the dark???
that's my favorite album alongside seventh son and somewhere in time...
oh well...
does the new album have any "faster" songs on it?

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