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I liked this album a lot the first time I heard it, but my respect for it has only deepened with each listen. The songwriting and performances are outstanding, and there’s a good amount of variety to the songs while staying in the pocket of dark, epic power metal. It’s very cohesive as a concept album, with lyrical and musical callbacks where appropriate, and it really recaptures the best elements of late 90s power metal without all of the major key baggage and overuse of double bass drumming.

It’s all killer and no filler, and I feel very comfortable calling it a modern classic. I’ll need some more distance from it before I can give it a fair review, though.
 
THESEVENTHMARINER said:

The fact this song hasn't been played since 2010 remains Iron Maiden's biggest crime.
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Brutally good song. This can be said for a few songs: To Tame A Land, Infinite Dreams, Sea Of Madness.

And my personal preferences: Still Life, Long Distance Runner, No Prayer For The Dying, Be Quick Or Be Dead, Wasting Love, Killers, Ghost Of The Navigator, Dream Of Mirrors, Out Of The Silent Planet (it wasn't their original choice for a 2nd single from the album, so maybe that's the reason), Brave New World, Rainmaker, Paschendale, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns (it's not an easy song), Lord Of Light.

From the never played live songs: The Duellists, Deja-Vu, Only The Good Die Young, Judas Be My Guide, Judgement Of Heaven, The Thin Line (although I understand why), Montségur, The Alchemist, Isle Of Avalon, Starblind, Empire Of The Clouds (we know the reason) and I don't want to add a certain song from SJ.
 
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