I hope there's a power metal element to their next cd. Wouldn't that be cool? I don't mean dragons and fantasy and stuff, not all power metal is like that. But image Maiden writing something like Helloween's Before The War or Dreambound, which are darker power metal songs and songs I can imagine Maiden-ized in a really cool way...
I'm sure that sounds crazy to a lot of you, but in my head it works real well. It would be so cool if Maiden tried to innovate that way. Its not too farfetched to think Steve Harris could have that influence, Michael Kiske almost replaced Bruce.