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This. I appreciate them giving us something straightforward, but an additional minute or even 30 seconds could improve the song. I wish there was some kind of melodic interlude instead of that weird anticlimactic fade out prior to the final chorus.

This song is an unexpected grower for me. All the parts are actually very cool and they pop up in my head randomly all the time. Catchy! It's a little rough around the edges, but the ideas here are very good. Not sure about the details of the arrangement and the vocal performance (something...

It actually doesn't feel like an epic to me. It's extremely emotional and there's quite a lot happening there, but I usually classify songs as epics for their storytelling and/or theatricality and that's not Hell on Earth IMHO. And by no means it's a bad thing, not at all. An epic can still be...

The one with the album cover is uploaded automatically by some kind of third-party service. I think it's done with YouTube Music in mind.

As expected, Steve delivers something really special for the final track on the album. The melodies here are outstanding. The intro is a standard one, but it teases the main melody effectively. After that, the first proper part kicks in and I can already visualise a whole stadium jumping along...

This is Maiden at their most atmospheric and theatrical ever and I absolutely love it. The intro sets up the mood perfectly - it's really cool how it looms out of the silence with that sinister melody. Once the heavy part kicked in, I was completely sold. In fact, I was surprised with how hard...

Mixed feelings. It feels too long, that's for sure. It would probably work better as a shorter track. 6 minutes or so. Lots of decent parts here, but overall it's too monotonous and has no big climax. It keeps going and going and it doesn't get anywhere new - it's a similar problem TRatB has...

My least favourite track from the album. It's not bad. It's just the least interesting to me. Adrian's solo is the highlight - very emotional and quite original. I also dig the intro and the chorus is pretty solid.

As a huge fan of Janick's writing, I was very hyped for this song. Hyped to the point of having extremely high expectations, which usually is not a good thing. Because of that, the song was a disappointment at first, but I knew it was too early to judge. So after a lot of listens, the track is...

This one may seem like nothing spectacular, but when I think about it, I'm actually pretty grateful we got something like this as opposed to stuff like Speed of Light, Death or Glory or When the River Runs Deep. It's dark and heavy and I much prefer this to the jolly vibe of the songs I...

Initially, I had very mixed feelings about this track. I liked the intro - particularly that atmospheric, soft vocalise. But then the heavy part lost me a little bit. For some reason I felt it doesn't gel well. The vocals seemed to stick out as if they weren't mixed properly or didn't fit the...

Stratego is an easy 10/10. Turns out to be my favourite song on the record. It's not adventurous or groundbreaking, but it's just so satisfyingly Maiden. Wonderful melodies, great gallops, fantastic vocal performance. It encapsulates all the stuff I love the most about this band in an honest and...

TWotW is a masterclass in cohesive songwriting. You can hear it was developed from a strong main idea and all the parts are rooted in it. Great folky vibe. This is one of those tracks that sounds 100% Maiden but no copycat would ever come up with it. Familiar, yet totally fresh. Pretty atypical...

I've been listening all day and enjoyed it soooo much. It's a great album for repeated listens. A lot of stuff to discover and appreciate. I'm trying to think what is my biggest overall gripe (at least at this stage of digestion). And I'd say it's the moments where you can tell the song was...

Very impressive opener. Something new, something fresh. I was looking for words to describe the sound of it - "dignified" and "noble" come to my mind. Great atmosphere and tension, very dramatic. I can really picture that siege when I'm listening to it. When they open with it live, it's going to...

Stratego for sure! 100% Maiden, but at the same time it doesn't sound like a copy of another song or a band trying too hard to make a hit. It's just them, they still got it and the song sounds totally authentic and honest.

I've listened to it a few more times already. There’s a lot to explore in this album and that’s really cool. Favourite track: Stratego. I have this weird bittersweet feeling, because nothing on the full album topped the single for me, but well - it’s a feeling that won’t matter after some time...

I’ve just finished my first listen and here are some of my initial thoughts! Overall, it’s definitely a great record. There’s a lot to love about it. When it comes to reunion albums, as of now I would probably rank it at number 3, just below BNW with AMoLaD being number 1. Speaking of BNW, it’s...

My final thoughts and predictions before the album comes out... The tracks I'm looking forward to the most are definitely Senjutsu, The Time Machine and Hell on Earth. I also have a good feeling about Days of Future Past. I already know TWotW and Stratego are fantastic, so if the songs I...

I'm annoyed whenever I see poor artwork attached to anything Maiden does. ;) For a band with this budget and this visual potential there's really no excuse to put out anything subpar.