You know, I’m no youngster anymore, but I still get that intense Maiden buzz when there’s a new album waiting to come out. And I clearly remember a time when I thought I would never have it again. I remember getting the Virtual XI album, I know we’ll have differing opinions but for me it is my least favourite Maiden album, and after listening to it I thought, well, this is the start of the death of Maiden. I recall thinking that in the future I’d never have that excitement about a Maiden album again because they were always going to be lacking. How happy I am to be proved wrong so many years later. And being proved wrong too about it leaking! I thought I’d have heard SoL about twenty times by now!