Recent content by Donner

It's weird, I do like this album but I realized that it feels very surface level. Like after 4-5 listens I feel like I know it as well as I'm going to and there's not much to uncover or discover beyond that. Contrast with the Bruce album or Maiden in general where I'm still finding cool...

After 2 listens I'm kinda whelmed by the new Priest. The first 3 songs are bangers and then it gets really samey for most of the rest of it. I need time to gel with this a bit more. I am still drawn to the singles and am so familiar with those the other tracks kind of get lost. That's more...

After nearly a week of solid listening, this album has grown on me quite a lot. I do really like parts of it but struggle with others. I'm just glad to have more songs with my favorite singer to enjoy. I know it's probably crazy, but I like this album way more than I ever did Tyranny of Souls...

Ian Hills biography - How I stood in the Same Spot for 50 years (except that one time I moved). :p Looking forward to Invincible Shield on Friday

Can anyone with any firm understanding of drumming confirm if there is in fact a real human playing drums on this album? Of all the sonic choices made for the base musical part of this album I think the drums have it the worst. Why do they sound super boomy like an electric kit or something...

A question perhaps without an answer, but I remember when Book of Souls came out and Bruce was mentioning that Steve actually liked two songs from the demo tape he had given him, Eternity and something else that couldn't be used since it was a Roy Z co-write. Did we ever find out what that...

Even though I'm not completely sold on The Mandrake Project, the one thing I do like about it is how none of the songs (except for Eternity for obvious reasons) sound anything like something Maiden would do. I'm glad this is truly a solo project in that sense, warts and all. Keeping it...

After a full weekend of listening, I like this more than I did after the first run through but I'm still struggling to give it anything higher than a 6 or 6.5 or so. I just can't believe how painful some of the vocals on this are. Many Doors To Hell's chorus just grates on me to no end...

I am also honestly really surprised at how much straining there is all over this album. I kinda figured that was a symptom of Harris "good enough" approach, but this is an album where 100% of the vocal lines were in the hands of the singer and it's still happening which is bizarre. Bruce's...

First listen through was not terribly positive. Second listen is a little better but the different vocals are really jarring and I'm just not vibing with this at all yet. Hope more listens will change my mind.

I haven't heard a note from this album yet outside of the two singles, so I'm looking forward to hearing the whole thing tomorrow finally. None of my physical pre-orders have even shipped yet, so thank goodness for streaming! I'll be up bright and early getting a few listens in! It's not...

I'm digging this one but I agree, the auto-tuned vocals are a turn off. And I kinda don't get the dual thematic sections of the album itself. But it's a pretty fun listen!

New song is cool, the chorus reminds me vaguely of something from their 70s work but I can't quite place it. Halford sounds great but I doubt he could pull off all of this as recorded live every night but I guess we'll see. But man, I just am so tired of the Sneap production. It sounds so...

I'm honestly more intrigued now that I've learned this isn't a straight up metal album. While I love AOB and CW (TOS eh, less so), I find BTP and Skunkworks far more interesting albums because Bruce was truly stepping outside of the Maiden box on those records. He's in Maiden now so to present...

I've been on a huge Maiden kick as of late, primarily the reunion era material. This ranking is probably in line with the last time I did this, but as of Jan 2024 my ranking would be - 1. A Matter of Life and Death 2. Senjutsu 3. The Book of Souls 4. Dance of Death 5. Brave New World 6...