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That's where I'd hedge my bets as well. Someone probably didn't do a whole lot of fact-checking and simply assumed Roy was involved as he always has been in the past.

It could absolutely be that. Also, let's not forget the financial factor. Studio albums are loss leaders these days, whereas live is where the money is. The way I see it, an emphasis on producing a great sounding album has dropped throughout the reunion era. Also, Bruce's first new album in the...

The speed with which they blazed through recording this has me a bit worried, especially since a big criticism of TMP was that more Bruce vocal takes would've helped the final product. However, Brendan Duffey has a year to play around with it before it releases. I agree the album will be around...

Okay, hear me out: No Prayer was left out of RFYL INTENTIONALLY. Why? Hybrid tour in '28 primarily comprised of songs from the new album and to celebrate the enduring classic and fan-favorite that is No Prayer for the Dying. Opens with Tailgunner and closes with Aces High, because the fans...

Later on. King of Metal was 2012, and December Wind (their last collaboration, I believe) was 2018.

I've never heard him talk about the decision-making that goes into choosing which Maiden songs he plays, but I'd assume the usual batch he plays are the ones he likes to perform or ones he knows go down well with the crowd. The nice thing is that he's expanded that a bit in recent years, with...

It's true that there was no hoopla in announcing the recording of new albums the last two times, though there was a lot of fan submitted evidence suggesting the 2019 recording of what would turn out to be Senjutsu. I hope that's the case this time, though Steve did seem unusually candid about...

I hope that's the case, but as others on here have stated, the evidence isn't there to support that an album has been recorded (no band sightings near studios, Nicko outright saying nothing's been recorded, that he hopes to do a track or two, etc.). However, that doesn't mean the chances of it...

I think it's more of a democracy since the reunion, and probably a more fragile one with everybody being up in years. You don't want to be the guy pushing someone to go out and tour when they don't want to, which could, in essence, force someone to say, "screw it. I'm past retirement age anyway...

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I guess it depends on what Arjen means by "solo album." Back when this story first broke ages ago, I always remember it being referred to as a "project" that was going to be a collaboration between Arjen and Bruce. If it was going to be considered a full-blown solo album, I don't know how much...

I guess I never paid attention to who wrote the additional material on the newer editions, just paid attention to the name on the cover. Thanks for the info! This exactly. I blame Steve for a small handful of things--he is, after all the Boss so the buck stops with him most of the time--but I...

Came to reply mostly the same thing to Helmuth's post. Yes, Run to the HIlls was mostly pre-Blaze era, but it did spend some time (and a lot of, like you said, brown-nosing) on the new lineup. Highly complimentary, if I recall. It always irked me that it wouldn't take much tweaking on Mick's end...

I'm doubtful as well. Steve no doubt is proud of the music, but I imagine would much prefer to sweep that era under the rug as much as possible.

The cynical part of me had them thinking, "oh, crap. Paul Di'Anno died and Bruce's replacement had a massive heart attack. Better induct them quick before the band really starts dropping off."

It sounds very much like he's distancing himself from it. If it is indeed the '90s coverage he doesn't like, I'm MUCH more interested in the documentary. I've said it a million times, the '90s is pretty much the one era of Maiden's internal history that has the drama to sustain the interest of a...

All this is true, and thank you for reminding me what a f**king banger of an album that is.

That would be cool. I do wish they (or he himself) weren't limiting him to a X-XI set, though. So many fans wrote him off after Bruce came back, and it would be nice to maybe gain some fans by showing them some of his exceptional solo work. Instead, they'll be hearing stuff they likely weren't...

Since hooking up with the Appletons and Absolva, I think they've determined that staying (generally) close to home is what keeps the whole thing financially profitable. So personally, I'd say if you're making the trip anyway, that'll be your chance to see him live. I don't expect to see a full...

I've mentioned it elsewhere when the album first came out, but IMO, the title track is all buildup with zero takeoff. Stratego is functionally the "takeoff" point, but nine minutes of plodding to get there? An overindulgent miscalculation in my opinion. I've heard a five minute edit of it once...