Oh god, what a piece of shit this album is...one track (Coming Home) is the only one I can listen to, the rest is now in the recycle bin.

I dont have the time to listen to it 30 to 40 times so ill probs let it without rating for now :p

Listening for the 20th time, and still disappointing!!

Be careful, at 100th listen you die.

I know a person who needed 2 years to admit, that AMOLAD really is worth album...but he did in the end

i think the biggest and only problem with "new" Maiden is fans still stuck to past...if the band still play same heavy metal as in 80ties many people would complain they're not evolving...but they evolved and now many people complain they did...

Written by Ellrohir on 30.09.2010 at 11:28

I know a person who needed 2 years to admit, that AMOLAD really is worth album...but he did in the end

i think the biggest and only problem with "new" Maiden is fans still stuck to past...if the band still play same heavy metal as in 80ties many people would complain they're not evolving...but they evolved and now many people complain they did...

Nope the problem with modern Maiden is that it is boring, overdrawn, totally pointless. They didn't evolve. For that would implicate they got better. They devolved. Change doesn't necessarily mean it gets better. Hell, they changed from album to album back in the day and you heard no one complain back then that they got worse. It all went downhill after Seventh Son, there is more change musically between the first seven albums than between all the albums afterwards.

I think we two can never agree with each other on that, since i dont feel "new" Maiden's music as "boring" or "pointless" and never will be

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.09.2010 at 11:33

Written by Ellrohir on 30.09.2010 at 11:28

I know a person who needed 2 years to admit, that AMOLAD really is worth album...but he did in the end

i think the biggest and only problem with "new" Maiden is fans still stuck to past...if the band still play same heavy metal as in 80ties many people would complain they're not evolving...but they evolved and now many people complain they did...

Nope the problem with modern Maiden is that it is boring, overdrawn, totally pointless. They didn't evolve. For that would implicate they got better. They devolved. Change doesn't necessarily mean it gets better. Hell, they changed from album to album back in the day and you heard no one complain back then that they got worse. It all went downhill after Seventh Son, there is more change musically between the first seven albums than between all the albums afterwards.

Totally agreed, Marcel.

Maiden is extremely stale since "Fear Of The Dark" and even more since "Dance Of Death". They basically release the same thing all the time, only with poorer results each time. Each new album is more boring than the last.
They changed after SSOASS but it was for the worst, indeed. It's not evolution but devolution.

I think with Brave new world they had something there to change and start again but imo they ruined it. To be completely honest Maiden did use kinda the same tunes on all of their albums in the past.

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I bought it and rate it a 7 which means for those who don't know I think it's GOOD.

what's so funny?

Oh... I thought you were being like... sarcastically obvious with that statement.

I kinda was because of all the fanboyism commotion that is happening.

And do you think this is fanboi commotion? take a look at youtube comments, there are a lot pf ppl saying this is the best Iron Maiden Album! same happened with Death Magnetic. Fanboys make my sick.

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 22:20

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 29.08.2010 at 22:18

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 22:15

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 29.08.2010 at 21:57

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 21:16

I bought it and rate it a 7 which means for those who don't know I think it's GOOD.

what's so funny?

Oh... I thought you were being like... sarcastically obvious with that statement.

I kinda was because of all the fanboyism commotion that is happening.

And do you think this is fanboi commotion? take a look at youtube comments, there are a lot pf ppl saying this is the best Iron Maiden Album! same happened with Death Magnetic. Fanboys make my sick.

Written by Metalbound7 on 23.10.2010 at 19:07

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 22:20

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 29.08.2010 at 22:18

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 22:15

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 29.08.2010 at 21:57

Written by [user id=17278] on 29.08.2010 at 21:16

I bought it and rate it a 7 which means for those who don't know I think it's GOOD.

what's so funny?

Oh... I thought you were being like... sarcastically obvious with that statement.

I kinda was because of all the fanboyism commotion that is happening.

And do you think this is fanboi commotion? take a look at youtube comments, there are a lot pf ppl saying this is the best Iron Maiden Album! same happened with Death Magnetic. Fanboys make my sick.

why do you think there are 9 pages of comments here, a lot of comments from fanboys, close to ridicule.

To me smaller disillusion...is that a if only mine opinion...waited be by "Maidens" and hereof scrapbooks bittock more... Is that a though above - average board, but except compositions "The Alchemist" and "The Talisman", me annihilate didn't take. I think as though 7 is for her enough high evaluation.

Holy shit. It's K7's distant cousin.

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 12.11.2010 at 19:41

Holy shit. It's K7's distant cousin.

that thing he wrote is worse than what K7 writes, I did not understand anything. At least with K7 I for one understand most of the time, although with a little bit of frustration.

I am one of the "senior" Maiden fans (along for the ride since '82). I finally listened to the new album in full. It's their best work since Brave New World. I will need a few more spins to really digest it - and click the first initial vote - but I have hope...this is more promising than the last two - the put me to "Death" records.

Not there best. but quite good. my opinion, top 3 songs on this album are Coming Home, Isle Of Avalon, and The Final Frontier.

I wish i was alive around the time of Number Of The Beast or Piece Of Mind.
that would have been kick ass!

I thought it was good. It gets better as you listen to more so yeah.

I really like iron maidens new experimental sound. I think it goes with the subject matter that they cover and it makes it feel alot deeper. Final fronteir is one of my favorite tracks that shows off dickinsons still killer vocals. El Dorado is another with Harris galloping on bass. Mother of mercy is just awesome all around, a heavy song with heavier meaning in the lyrics.

Written by Mansdone on 28.12.2010 at 17:38

I really like iron maidens new experimental sound. I think it goes with the subject matter that they cover and it makes it feel alot deeper.

Totally agree.

And yes, Dickinson makes a great work in this album.

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Shittiest album ever...

Its good, but I still prefer A Matter Of Life And Death

Satisfactory album.

Ok i finally got round to getting it, and now wish i hadnt botherd. The lyrics are dull. Harris rarely writes on his own any more and when he does its nothing exciting. Looks like he still has new ideas (the whole space concept is not a new one i realise but i mean new for maiden) but doesnt seem to have the skills any longer to create great lyrics to go with them. Plus Bruce doesnt have the same strength in his voice that he used too. i know hes getting older and its understandable but if u cant reach a note like you used to then maybe you shouldnt try. The last 2 albums (maybe 3 albums cause Dance of death wasnt great either.) have been very poor. Sad as it is maybe Maiden has had its day. I'd be the last to tell an awasome band with an amazing back catalogue to retire but they are not likely to come back with another great album now and if they cant go out on a massive high then isnt it better to get out now before the standard of their music gets any lower? just my opinion.

Written by [user id=108863] on 21.09.2011 at 20:12

Ok i finally got round to getting it, and now wish i hadnt botherd. The lyrics are dull. Harris rarely writes on his own any more and when he does its nothing exciting. Looks like he still has new ideas (the whole space concept is not a new one i realise but i mean new for maiden) but doesnt seem to have the skills any longer to create great lyrics to go with them. Plus Bruce doesnt have the same strength in his voice that he used too. i know hes getting older and its understandable but if u cant reach a note like you used to then maybe you shouldnt try. The last 2 albums (maybe 3 albums cause Dance of death wasnt great either.) have been very poor. Sad as it is maybe Maiden has had its day. I'd be the last to tell an awasome band with an amazing back catalogue to retire but they are not likely to come back with another great album now and if they cant go out on a massive high then isnt it better to get out now before the standard of their music gets any lower? just my opinion.

I agree with you that Dance Of Death and A Matter Of Life And Death were bad albums, but this isn't the case, in my opinion they come back again with an awesome album, and about Bruce, he sings surprisingly very good in this record, seems like the age is not a problem for him.

I love this album.

This album gets a lot of criticism, especially from their long-lived fans. But i don't see a problem here! I think iron maiden have made another crowning achievement in changing their sound. Mind you, no-one could argue with the fact that iron maiden are even better live...

I don't remember if i've put a comment here before and i don't feel like searching 9 pages of comments anyway,a 8.5/10 from me (9 without the first two songs)

FULL BOREDOM ...