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The running joke is that Nicko’s favorite is always the most recent one, because that’s what he always declares to the press. So, Senjutsu. Adrian has often said Somewhere In Time was the most creatively satisfying for him because he got so many of his ideas for songs and sounds onto it, and...

Wow. Just…wow. :oops: EDIT: I say this because these two songs are in my personal top 5 Maiden songs.

Not including Blaze-era songs: 5. Gangland (4/10) 4. Iron Maiden (4/10) 3. Childhood’s End (4/10) 2. Mother Of Mercy (4/10) 1. Weekend Warrior (3/10) Including Blaze-era songs: 5. The Clansman (4/10) 4. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger (4/10) 3. Weekend Warrior (3/10) 2. Look For The...

Very easy votes for PRR and Rush here.

For some reason I read this as “Risk” instead of “Rust”, which made it land very differently!

Didn’t know about the holding company, thanks for the correction.

Someone already posted a link showing that Nicko is no longer a member of the Iron Maiden corporation. He’s out, out, out. Don’t cling to false hopes.

2011 sucked. I wasn’t even all that fond of my own nominee, which I won’t bother to mention. I’ll need to check out the rest of the nominees to see what I missed, if anything. EDIT: After trying out the competition I’ve actually returned to my own nominee here, Powerwolf’s Blood Of The...

??? I thought it was clear that your comment and our responses were all matters of personal opinion…

Oof, blasphemy! I couldn’t disagree more. That light touch applied to such complex rhythms, and his frequent introduction of melodic percussion, gave him a very unique feel.

Whatever stylistic direction it takes in the end, the songs are pretty much guaranteed to be heavy and anthemic, with a ballad or two thrown in. This has always been consistent in Bruce’s work. I don’t know anything about the songwriting styles of his new band members, other than Mistheria...

They’ve generally been quite good about putting out blu-rays for their tours, so I’ll probably go that route, since there aren’t any shows particularly close by, and Geddy was already starting to sound a bit rough on the higher end on R40…

Their last strong studio album, IMO. Dokken’s voice was completely shot after this one. Reb Beach and Jeff Pilson made for a great songwriting team, and they reunited most recently in the band Black Swan, which have put out two albums with a third on the way next year. Their second album...

Absolute zero love for Mekong Delta with this particular crowd. Interesting, and a shame.

I can hear that. Not too close, though…

Here are my detailed thoughts on Mekong Delta’s Wanderer On The Edge Of Time, which was my nominee for this year. I’ll offer some brief comments here, too. This is a concept album that’s best consumed as a whole piece, rather than as a collection of songs. It goes through a number of...

First single from the new Black Swan album, currently expected early next year.