Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier ALBUM REVIEW

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On their fifteenth studio album, Iron Maiden has refined the progressive elements they relied on with 2006's A Matter of Life and Death. Many of the intros and instrumental passages are drawn out, but they add more to the songs than they take away. My biggest issue with the album is Bruce's voice. It's really the only part of the band that shows any age. He can't hit the highs like he used to. And though the strain is only apparent on a handful of tracks, the spots where it does show up are ruined. Examples include bits of "Mother of Mercy" and "Starblind." There are even points where Bruce runs himself breathless by writing more lyrics than he can chew.

All that aside, the songwriting is still catchy and detailed. The production could certainly be better, but there's still a love of exploration and adventure in this band's songwriting; plus, Maiden is easily the best-looking when it comes to their contemporaries. I'd rather listen to this 40 times before I listen to a new Ozzy album once, that's for sure.

The band is still kicking and still relevant.

What did you think of this record, though? Love it? Hate it? Why?

6/10

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FAV TRACKS: THE FINAL FRONTIER, COMING HOME, WHEN THE WILD WIND BLOWS, EL DORADO

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[metalmugen]

same score as fucking LULU??? thats fucking stupid

[TheNeb789]

Favorite maiden album: killers

[Despondencymusic]

Fav Maiden album- Number of the Beast. And most underrated album- Fear of the Dark.

[adtrrocks1231]

love maiden one of my favorite bands of all time and steve harris is probably my biggest influence and inspiration as a bass player but sometimes iron maidens songs can be a little boring to listen to because of the lengths of the songs

[allxtar]

man... the first time i heard it, I wan't crazy about it... but as time passed,i became mesmerized by it

[effu68]

tff requires some time an effort to sink in...once that happens you will see how great this album really is...i hated it the first time i heard it too...but if your attention span is less than 3 mins then sorry...go back to radio "metal"

[TheMrgrantpotter]

It's IRON MAIDEN, they don't have a bad album, just two of them didn't have Bruce when they should have.

[riffmagos]

@mikoironmaiden I fully agree. Very well said.

[riffmagos]

Why is it that the most misinformed people get to review a brilliant album like this???? Dear oh dear

[greenday48390]

How come 360p looks better than 480p?