Dance of Death Out TODAY!

Zoner · **Dance of Death Out TODAY! -** 09-09-2003, 08:31 AM

Run. Don't walk. RUN, to your local record store and get the brand spankin' new IRON MAIDEN album called "Dance of Death".

I'm going on my lunch break to get it...can't wait! If anyone's interested, I'll share my thoughts on each track.

UP THE FUCKING IRONS!!!

ED! · 09-09-2003, 09:50 AM

eek:

And what brand of Christian Music would this be?

Zoner · 09-09-2003, 10:15 AM

The Holy Order of The Most Mighty Maiden.

\m/ oo \m/

Zoner · 09-09-2003, 10:55 AM

I don't care if you wanna know about this record. I don't care if you like Maiden. I had to write my feelings down while listening to this record. I'm absolutely astonished. Here goes:

Wildest Dreams: High energy, 90s-esque Maiden tune. Great chorus with high sing-along factor (great live...saw 'em do this one in Montreal). Great stuff.

Rainmaker: Oh my. Catchy as all hell! Awesome guitar harmonies in the solo, which is led off by blistering riffage by Mr. Dave Murray. Incredible.

No More Lies: Very nice, subtle bass/guitar noodling riff at the beginning. The opening melody is kind of reminiscent of "The Clansman" from "Virtual XI", with the acoustic bass adding a clean tone. Opening builds with brooding anticipation of an inevitable explosion. Which HAPPENS! Bruce wails, "NO MORE LIES!!" The main riff pounds towards the brutal "NO MORE LIES!!!" repeated chorus (more sing-along factor). There's a synth underlay that adds a touch of dreaminess to an otherwise relentless track. All three players have a solo which is just too sweet for words. Their individual styles are so different, yet so complementary.

Montsegur: AHHHH!!! Classic Powerslave-esque Maiden here. Full balls out metal. I'm speechless.

Dance Of Death: A sharp contrast to Montsegur. This is a very complex song with several time changes, with an almost irish-like dancy feel to it. This song is going to take a few listens to get the full scope of it. Quite an ambitious composition.

Gates Of Tomorrow: Soaring verses which spotlight Bruce's voice harmonies exquisitely. A straight ahead Maiden tune...very, VERY good. Lovely guitar harmonies. As usual.

New Frontier: Another quick tempo tune that rings a bit of "Piece of Mind"-era Maiden. Lovely stuff. I'm out of breath just listening to it.

Paschendale: Chilling, hard-hitting song about the Third Battle for Ypres during WWI, also known as Paschendale. This Allied Offensive was fought by British, Canadian and Australian troops and was launched with the aim to capture the Belgium ports held by the Germans. Fought in very bad conditions in driving rain and waterlogged ground. The Allies lost over 300,000 men for the gain of only a few miles. The lyrics are haunting and powerful. Maiden songwriting at it's absolute finest.

Face In The Sand: Opening is another subtle, brooding one, with high anticipation for an oncoming explosion. Then the lads throw you a curve. The song is mid-tempo but heavy nonetheless...great stuff! It
builds and grows on the back of Nicko's staccato kick drum, while the guitars swirl over top and Bruce SEARS the vocals into your brain. Nice sing-along section toward the end, too.

Age of Innocence: A mellow opening quickly builds into a heavy main riff. Chorus is BRUTALLY catchy! Oh man, this'll be stuck in my head for a while. Strong track.

Journeyman: Ooooh my lord! Acoustic guitars!! My god, Maiden have developed a subtle side here and I friggin' LOVE IT! This is very similar to some of Bruce's solo stuff...acoustic, reflective and thoughtful. Speechless again.

10 out of friggin' 10. Maiden gets better with age, my friends. This is what progressive power metal is supposed to sound like. It's mature, it's heavy, it's catchy, and most of all it's Maiden. Dance of Death is a benchmark, a watershed album. Go buy it. Now.

Bazooka_Joe · 09-09-2003, 11:18 AM

I haven't even heard a peep about this on the local rock and underground radio stations, which suprised me. I may just have to go and get it to hear some of their new shiz-ite.

quickfist · 09-09-2003, 11:19 AM

you are planned and you are banned in the brave man world => you know who said this zoner

Zoner · 09-09-2003, 11:54 AM

"You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world"

Brave New World from "Brave New World" by Iron Maiden, 2000. Written by Dave Murray/Steve Harris/Bruce Dickinson

quickfist · 09-09-2003, 12:30 PM

oops its like that :s

a friend off myn wrote that on myn course but couldnt read it that good. anyway he is also a big fan off ironmaiden, he knows them personel, and he will be their fysiotherapist for one week when they go on tour later this year. lucky bastartd isnt it

Judas · 09-09-2003, 01:35 PM

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Dr. Deleto · 09-09-2003, 01:43 PM

Not a big maiden fan myself, was brought up on the ramones and sex pistols instead of hair bands, but then again my father was quite the strange lad indeed. But I'd give it a try considering how much you seem to be praising it. Why not "borrow" a song for us from the album, So we can all wet our whistle before we decide to swallow the cup. I could point you in the direction of some nice programs to help if needs be. just hit me up with a pm if your interested.

Zoner · 09-09-2003, 02:33 PM

You can hear the first single, Wildest Dreams, on the official site

http://www.ironmaiden.com

Dr. Deleto · 09-09-2003, 04:12 PM

thanks, downloading now.

Doc Hayward · **Re: Dance of Death Out TODAY! -** 09-09-2003, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoner91

Run. Don't walk. RUN, to your local record store and get the brand spankin' new IRON MAIDEN album called "Dance of Death".

I'm going on my lunch break to get it...can't wait! If anyone's interested, I'll share my thoughts on each track.

UP THE FUCKING IRONS!!!

sounds good, ill go down to the mall later to check it out

Proteus · 09-09-2003, 04:52 PM

The only song I've ever heard of from Iron Maiden was a cover from Cradle of Filth.

Uber_Soldat · 09-09-2003, 05:16 PM

It came out here in the UK yesterday, and some places in europe a few days ago. Its already my 3rd favourite IM album, after powerslave and somewhere in time. The lyrics and music are all better than BNW, and probably anything else they've done in the last 15yrs [haven't heard much of any of the blaze albums though].

Paschendale is probably my favourite song, it's one of the best songs ive ever heard, and I dont think there's one weak song on the whole album, except maybe wildest dreams, that still got to number 6 here in the UK though, best chart position since Be Quick or Be Dead got to No2 11yrs ago.
the only thing i dont like about this album is the cover, but the music makes up for it.

My review:

Wildest dreams - probably the weakest song on the album, sounds like it was made to be more radio friendly, with the short solo and the lyrics etc. still gets 8/10 though

Rainmaker - sounds like their early stuff, but modernised. Great chorus and guitars aswell. 9/10

No more lies - one of my favourite songs on the album, expecially the 2nd chorus when the powerchords come in, and the chorus. 10/10

Montségur - probably the heaviest song on the album. I'm not too sure about the pirate-ish chorus thing though. It doesn't really fit in with the 'as we kill them all so God will know his own' lyrics about hundreds of people being slaughtered. 8/10

Dance of Death - medievel sounding, and a lot like their older songs. The only thing that lets this down is some of the lyrics: 'let me tell you a story to chill the bones..' and 'I danced, and I pranced'. Other than that its a good song, sounds a bit like Fear of the Dark. 9/10

Gates of Tomorrow - sounds very 70s-ish, with the doubling thing on Bruce's voice and the guitar in the verse. It sounds a lot like a song that I cant remember the name of, I think its Jethro Tull or something like that. Good song anyway. 8/10

New Frontier - first song ever written by Nicko, sounds like it would go well on fear of the dark to me. Sounds a bit like wildest dreams aswell, could be the 2nd single off the album, along with Rainmaker. 9/10

Paschendale - one of the best songs I've ever heard. Very powerfull, and a great intro, really fits the WW1 theme. The lyrics are some of the best theyve written aswell, (but adrian's always are), they sound like a Wilfred Owen poem. It just feels like WW1, with the quiet intro, then the huge riff like artillery, and the orchestra in the background, the choir singing at the end, its the best epic they've done since Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 11/10

Face in the Sand - about whats going on in the world today I think, eg iraq and the war on terror ('everybody's waiting for something to happen, lunatics waiting for bigger disasters'). The intro sounds a bit like the title track, then it turns more like a BNW track, before going heavier for the rest of the song. Another great chorus in this song aswell. 9/10

Age of Innocence - another BNW sounding track, a bit like Blood Brothers with the bass intro and slow lead-guitar riff over the top. This is their first song about politics I think, which they've always kept away from. Its about criminals and how they get let off easy ('a life of petty crime get punished with a holiday'). There's also a line about Tony Martin, the farmer who shot and killed a 16yr old who broke into his house a few years ago ('you can't protect yourselves even in your own home', and 'so now the criminals laugh right in out face, judicial system lets them do it, a disgrace'). Another good chorus on this song. 9/10

Journeyman - acoustic song, no solo I dont think, the first Ive heard without one since Iron Maiden in 1979, still a good song though. It reminds me of Bruce's solo songs aswell. I cant think of anything wrong with this song. 10/10

Best album they've done in years. Some of the songs are supposed to have been leftovers from BNW or Virtual XI, but everything on this album is better than anything ive heard off those 2 albums. Overall score = 10/10. I'm glad someone's keeping real metal alive, Metallica seem to have failed with St Anger

Only 3 months till I go to see them at the NEC, on their last show of their last ever full arena tour

btw, you'll have some problems downloading the album off kazaa. Everything on this album was locked away, so not a single track was leaked until the last week when it was being made in the factories or wherever they make Cds. Before that, people had just put Hallowed be thy Name and loads of songs from bruces solo work on there, renamed to DoD songs.