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And made the front page of Reddit too.

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...

For me probably Heaven Can Wait. I'm not fond of The Clansman either but I wouldn't say I dislike it.

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

It would be very surprising if they went with a non-Brit.

That'd be my guess as well.

I was thinking the same thing.

I agree that the highs are higher on TBOS, but I also feel the lows are lower. I find Senjutsu to be, overall, a more consistent album.

Thanks for confirming. Sometimes my ears deceive me.

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?

Right there with you on Bruce holding that final line in The Parchment, gets me every time.

100% agree. It's a fine song, and one of the better ones on VXI, but I feel it is quite overrated.

I feel the same way.