ill go to 7/10, a bit of a generic song... the way its delivered is great but nothing stands out so ill put it on my standard maiden mark 7/10
8/10 I don't think of this one as filler at all. Simple but effective intro riff, chugging verses and a melodic chorus. They all work for me, and that intricate instrumental section is tremendous.
Avenged Sevenfold did too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gszgxj1DfAA In fact when you search Flash Of The Blade it's the first to come up. Very good cover nonetheless.
Rhapsody have lots of riffs that are similar to the opening of Flash Of The Blade. A7X version is OK, but brings nothing new, and the vocals are weak.
7. Never have really thought much of this song. Has a cool opening riff. One of the weakest on Powerslave but not a bad song.
A personal favorite of mine (Possibly because I'm a fencer though), with fantastic guitar work and lyrics by Bruce. I considered giving it a 9, but reluctantly concluded that overall, the song is not the equal of Aces High or Two Minutes To Midnight, which I gave nines, so a strong eight it is. 8/10. EDIT: I'm officially an idiot for not giving this more listens before voting. 9/10 worthy without a doubt.