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Wouldn’t bet on it. Don’t think they’ve released 3 songs before an album drop? Not in recent (20+) years at least. Glad to be proven wrong though :) For now it is: “Meanwhile we play the waiting game” Edit: there was some sort of official leak when AMOLAD came out wasn’t it? Can’t remember the...

Either because of character or of a non disclosure agreement :)

I was very impressed with IESF, title track and EOTC on my first spins of TBOS. TRATB took a bit more time to digest. The rest hasn’t really stuck or grown on me and I do wish they would’ve rehearsed a bit more before recording and also put a bit more effort in the production, but that’s a very...

Thing is, next week is a horror show schedule wise, so no time to indulge in a new Maiden album anyway. I want to listen when I’m relaxed and in the comfort of my home, not stressed out, tired and in a hotel room.

Will probably set off all the alarms in the IT department when clicking on those links on the company laptop :)

I’m having a really busy week at work next week so no time to hassle with illegal copies. Plus, I have no idea how to get hold of that stuff anymore. Must’ve been 10 years since I last used that type of software and now I’m to old and grumpy to wrap my head around how they work and I only have a...

Far from a masterpiece (haven’t said it was either), but I like the live version and it’s energy. The album version is a bit stiff and dull. Standard rock song with a really weird intro that punches above its weight live.

I think it’s really good on En Vivo, but album version is a bit stiff. The intro is absolutely rubbish IMHO. At least play it instead of use a crappy demo that sounds absolute shite :)

Seems to be much more of vocal gymnastics this time! That’s excellent since I’ve really missed harmonized vocals on the latest albums. That review certainly gives me hope that this is close to masterpiece material.

Agreed. Maiden went for analog and more old school “sound in the room” and not a polished and corrected modern sound with sample replacement. Their choice, their music, their art. And basically that’s what Todd is saying. I do like the fact that on a Maiden record you can hear that there are...

Todd from Queensryche was a guest on a YouTube “reaction” on Stratego and had really good input and insight regarding sound and mixing and I agree with him 100%. It’s a bit long clip, but worth it if your interested in a very qualified musicians input. People suggesting that the album will be...

One method is to ship from large regional warehouses to local distribution hubs in good time and then ship from those hubs to retailers closer to release date. Then you minimize the risk of delays as you setup stock closer to the final destination.

My TBOS copy arrived late. Think it came a couple of days after the release date. Ordered online from one of our largest retailer. Think I got it on Sep 7, but since it was a while ago my memory might serve me wrong. Late it was though.

Yeah, and then the bloody key gets stuck in transit :)

I think you need a proper VPN service to trick the Spotify servers. There are apps for phones and software for computers, but the good ones cost a coupe of bucks, but not much.

That would be the sensible thing to do, but all major retailers online list Sep 6 as the delivery date where I’m from, so wouldn’t bet on it and that’s why I brought it up (the retailers might play it safe with the delivery date though). It will be available after midnight on streaming anyway...

Is it only me or is the band really paranoid about leaks this time round? I have a feeling (despite Covid) that they will try and get the album shipped to stores and retailers as late as they possibly can. If I place an order online, they tell me that I’ll receive the order at the earliest Sep...

Sweden :)

I’d love seeing them play the full album and also get the more intimate experience of a smaller venue, but by our standard where I live Maiden fills up a stadium with 50K people on a normal tour, so what is a smaller capacity in their view? 10-15K people? When they did AMOLAD tour they played in...

If you, like myself, are a musician and have recorded several albums and countless demos, you tend to get a bit anal regarding technical stuff like production and performance. It’s my own fault and I try not to over analyze music, but it’s always in the back of my head and sometimes I wish I...