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A 50th anniversary promo campaign to market the new album would appeal to Rod. As for another hybrid tour, I can see this. POM could be the album they use, digging out Icarus and debuting Sun and Steel for example. They might retain Alexander as well, or dig out To Tame a Land (given a new...

Have a sneaking suspicion you are right. I can see another 'mash up' tour, a new album spliced with a novel retro theme. Possible... although most of the 80s eras has been mined by now in the reunion era.

At least one thing has changed in the never-ending production debate... No-one in their right mind is saying 'bring in Roy Z to produce Maiden' anymore! Not after the Mudflap Project.

A few thoughts... unlike several comments above, I dont think the next tour will be a hits tour. In fact, I think Future Past is enough of a throwback tour that the next move will be a new album. Second, it does all rest with Steve. My expectation is that we actually get something a bit...

Worst first Sonata Face in the Mirror Resurrection Men Eternity has Failed Afterglow of Ragnarok Shadow of the Gods Rain on the Graves Fingers in the Wounds Mistress of Mercy Many Doors to Hell

I also think so. Bruce will be testing the commercial viability of his solo touring right now, maybe it will give him confidence to step up to small arena level shows in a few years. If/when Maiden retires around 2026, Steve will hit 70 years of age. Bruce will hit 68, I suspect Bruce would...

I agree, Aces needs resting. What killed its novelty value for me was the Maiden England set for 3 years. It didn't even fit the 7th Son / icecap theme. Whereas if we had Aces in 1999, 2008, and the in Legacy for 2018-19 and 2022, that would have been enough for me in the reunion era.

Each to their own, it's why the Maiden catalogue has enough variety to keep us all engaged. Nice to know your ears are happy in an early 90s production style! FOTD is produced in a way that dates it to its era, and lucky for you that is still cool! :bigsmile: Regarding Empire of the Clouds, it...

Most of my opinions have held, obviously the favourite song of the day changes from day to day From the classic era, Killers and Piece of Mind were my least favourites when I started listening in the 90s. Now, I rate them as highly as the rest of the classic era albums. From the 90s albums...

Same here. Only way I could check how the new boy was doing was on a bootleg, pre internet. I bought a CD called 'the South American Rise' https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/The_South_American_Rise/77517 recorded at the end of X Factour in Buenos Ares in 1996. He sounded good or even...

Yes that's the first ever time I saw and heard him sing with Maiden in 1995. He was indeed youthful and with good presence - you can see why Steve hired him. Also on the MTV Most Wanted video. Sadly, he didn't grow into the role in the years that followed as maybe it looked like he could on...

Blaze's work ethic is second to none, but in different ways for Blaze and Paul, being a former Iron Maiden frontman carries a heavy burden. I don't mean like Bilbo and then Frodo after they cease being the ring bearer... or do I?

Good for Blaze, and if there was any artistic justice in the world metal fans more broadly would appreciate how good his last two albums are. Maximum credit for Blaze to pushing right through the mass indifference his solo career garnered initially.

Bruce can just about now manage talking about his solo career without taking subtle digs at his Maiden day job. He's come a long way since 1994!!! I expect Bruce is considering how to ramp up his solo career in the gaps between Maiden activity. Or with an eye on 2025, when he will be 'just'...

I agree, Shadow of the Gods has Bruce's warm and controlled tone from Tyranny of Souls. Mandrake Project has the funny feel of a compilation album to me. I'm enjoying it in that spirit...

Yes that's very fair and I can see your points. Something that works well for Blaze is that Absolva are absolutely a working class, tomorrow-is-the-same-as-yesterday metal band run as a family business by three brothers. It is the kind of metal that is forged from the metaphorical factory of...

Interesting.... I listened to both one after the other today while at the gym (made it a longer session than planned! but i skipped Sonata as usual) On CoS, I must say Until We Meet Again might be the most touching and emotively powerful I have ever heard Blaze. Better than Como Estas Amigos...

Really looking forward to seeing Bruce solo play in London this year. But so far glad I am only seeing one show, not multiple dates. Open question now is whether Bruce will have a cohesive band or not on stage. The impression I am getting is Bruce increasingly likes to fly by the seat of his...

Plenty of my school or university friends I played Maiden to in the 90s/early 2000s hated Bruce's voice. Its the thing about Maiden that stops them from the kind of Chilli Peppers or modern Metallica or Whitesnake even mid-80s Priest kind of US radio exposure. Bruce's voice is just so British...

My turn now after I have listened to the album about ten times. Afterglow: 7 Many Doors: 8 Rain on the Graves: 8 Resurrection Men: 6 Fingers: 6 Eternity: 6 Mistress: 7 Mirror: 6 Shadow: 8 Sonata: 4 I quite like the first three tracks but it goes downhill for me. Eternity feels superfluous...