Iron Maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations

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If they're contractually obliged to finish the Legacy of the Beast tour, name the album Legacy of the Beast and tour it. Bosh simple, job done.

I expect the cheque in the post, Rod.
 
I’ll say this: 11 years ago we were speculating whether Steve would stay true to his word of making 15 albums then retiring. 5 years later, we were questioning whether Bruce would ever sing again.

That we are talking about a new Maiden album in 2021 is pretty wild. If or when it happens, we will be extremely fortunate. What are other bands from 1975 up to right now?
 
Mosh said:
I’ll say this: 11 years ago we were speculating whether Steve would stay true to his word of making 15 albums then retiring. 5 years later, we were questioning whether Bruce would ever sing again.

That we are talking about a new Maiden album in 2021 is pretty wild. If or when it happens, we will be extremely fortunate. What are other bands from 1975 up to right now?
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Scorpions, Priest making new albums, Ozzy, Deep Purple, AC/DC just released an album last year, Alice Cooper this year.

And I know I'm missing a ton of them.
 
The Red and the Black said:
And how many of those old bands still have their classic line-ups completely intact? Only Maiden.
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Fans of the first three albums and non-fans of Janick might take issue with this statement. “Still...intact” also ignores Bruce and Adrian’s extended absences. But I know what you meant.
 
LooseCannon said:
Judas Priest is making a new album.
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I take your point, with the caveat that their lineup is missing both guitarists (I know Tipton still has creative involvement).

It’s great that a lot of these legacy acts are still around making new music, but none are doing anything that rivals their classic material the way Maiden’s new music does.
 
I like Firepower a lot. It reminds me of classic Priest, and in a way, it doesn't show a huge amount of musical growth. But it does have some damn excitement on the record.
 
LooseCannon said:
I like Firepower a lot. It reminds me of classic Priest, and in a way, it doesn't show a huge amount of musical growth. But it does have some damn excitement on the record.
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I really think it just comes down to the production. There isn’t much there that differs from Redeemer of Souls or even Angel of Retribution, it just sounds a lot better and punchier. I imagine if Maiden released the same album as Book of Souls but with Sneapsound, it would be hailed as a return to form by critics and casual fans who don’t know any better.
 
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I really think it just comes down to the production. There isn’t much there that differs from Redeemer of Souls or even Angel of Retribution, it just sounds a lot better and punchier. I imagine if Maiden released the same album as Book of Souls but with Sneapsound, it would be hailed as a return to form by critics and casual fans who don’t know any better.
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BOS was hailed as a return to form tho regardless of its terrible production
 
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