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That and he's a fairly straight shooter when it comes to reviewing material. I remember reading an interview with him and Bruce back in 2003 (man, I'm old) right after DoD and he was, not exactly favorable in his review/questions at the time.

I never listen to Virtual XI as it is pretty awful. Aside from that, I'm not a song skipper - I listen to full Maiden albums when I put one on.

Yeah, I noticed that as well. There were a few mentions of some lyric Harris-isms (lots of words in a short period of time) but not a lot either. I'm intrigued by some of the vocal layering and cinematic effects (title track) that were mentioned as well. Sounds like Death of the Celts will...

Dance of Death, if I recall, also got swaths of mediocre reviews from the press and review sites/blogs (seriously, the notion of the rock/metal press having much sway in 2021 is kinda funny). So, unwarranted high praise isn't necessarily guaranteed. At the end of the day, I don't give a shit...

Man, that synopsis was really encouraging. I took away that this album will be a pleasant mix of new and slightly familiar which is pretty much exactly what should be expected on a bands 17th album. Based solely on that review, I'm most excited about the title track, Darkest Hour and Hell on...

This is a great idea for a thread, and something I also do prior to every Maiden album release! That being said, I was feeling over eager this time so I already started on my discography run-through last week. This way I'm doing each album, one a day, for two consecutive days up until the...

I think I see a loose string on one of the guitars in the background, clearly this album was made so quickly they didn't even tune! (*sarcasm)

Yeah, it's not like they've spent 6 years toiling over new songs. For better or worse, they've always (at least since the mid-ish 80s) done the "so what do we have ready" kind of thing.

The date is obviously a typo. I'm really curious what these "different for Maiden" kind of songs are going to be. I can't imagine The Writing on the Wall falling into that bucket as it's not super atypical Maiden, so what do we think? The only thing I could think of was maybe incorporating...

Also, worth pointing out that - 2000 - 2010 - money made from record/DVD sales 2011 - now - no money made from record/DVD sales Maiden is a business. They'd release material if they deemed it worthy and if it made financial sense to do so. As fans we should be thankful they actually do...

It's also helpful to remember we are less than 30 days from the album being released. I know time seems to be moving slowly, it always does after the initial rush of the newness starts to wear off. People complained of the exact same things in 2015 (no news, not enough press, etc) - September...

What exactly do you suggest they should be doing?

If I'm not mistaken, it's also the first album since Virtual XI to be shorter than the album that preceded it. Uh oh.....Virtual XII incoming. Brace yourselves (chorus repeat x45)

Anyone else already hate the 3rd section of Death of the Celts? I thought it was going to be a bone crunching black metal tune based on the song title, but now I can help but think it's the worst Maiden song of all time. Instead, it's just a Maiden song. Meh.

This entirely boils down to how you decided to interpret whatever was forthcoming. What hopes and assumptions were created? The band created fliers and a social media campaign, they never actually promised anything. You can't be mad about not getting something you thought was maybe...

A new song after 6 years, a video that took months to complete, all followed by a new album announcement - none of that was special?

For some context, folks complained prior to the release of Book of Souls that nothing was happening either. We made it through that to the new album, we'll survive this one as well. I'd actually like to know as little as possible before my first listen - my curiosity always gets the better of...

I've always preferred Dance of Death to Brave New World because it felt like the band was truly stepping outside of their comfort zone a little bit and was truly pushing themselves. BNW is probably the best produced reunion album but I also find it the least exciting. To me, DOD sort of...

These days my tastes are all over the place, but I do primarily listen to hard rock/heavy metal. I grew up on Gn'R and Iron Maiden and eventually moved on to faster, heavier bands. Some of my favorites from this year are Cannibal Corpse, Helloween, Creye (swedish AOR band), Asphyx, Fear...

Folks in the FC are legit freaking out about being able to get this. Like, perhaps I'm wrong, but are there that many Maiden FC members with $450 to blow on a wooden box + trinkets? That's like tickets to 4 (pre-pandemic) shows or 30 CDs or 15 records. Seems really steep...