It's hard to determine if anything went wrong without knowing what the band's goals were. Rod is ultimately Maiden's employee, I imagine he's tasked with executing the band's vision. I don't know what that vision is, but I'm inclined to believe he's been successful at executing it due to his...
This interview with Steve seems to indicate Maiden will be around for a while.
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/this-bands-been-going-for-50-years-when-you-really-think-about-it-its-insane-steve-harris-says-there-is-plenty-of-life-left-in-iron-maiden
Does Lost in a Lost World really have a repetitive chorus though; it's made up of 4 lines repeated 3 times; that's not a lot by modern Maiden standards.
The Parchment mentions "Until we read the Parthian skin"; Parthian is the an empire in Iran, I am curious if this song is intended to tell a story in that location; would also make sense with the middle eastern styled guitars throughout.
During the chorus of Darkest Hour, after Bruce sings Before the dawn the darkest hour, there seems to be some whispering but I haven't quite made out what it says, possible "just before the dawn"? Anyone hear that/figure it out yet?
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