Dance Of Death - Iron Maiden

The most successful band to come out of what it often dubbed the NWOBHM, New Wave of British Heavy Metal - a term seldom used today mainly due to the innacuracy of the "new" part - Iron Maiden have been bringing out hard rocking songs that appeal to quite a wide range of people since their debut in 1980. Last year saw the release of Dance of Death, their thirteenth studio album, which is undeniable proof that Maiden never died. They just went worse during the 90s. The previous album released in 2000, Brave New World, won much acclaim for the reintroduction of ...

UP THE IRONS! - Advantages: Mature, road hardend veterans,raising the bar once again., Gripping epics, and great production., Should win best Metal Album Grammy - Disadvantages: None

When this album came out on Monday of this week it was sitting on my doormat, as I had pre-ordered it from CD-WOW for only £8.99 (actually it was £8.49 as I had a 50p voucher!) :oP So far ( it is now Wednesday) I have listened to it 3 times, soon to be 4 as I write this review. I thought what better way of doing my first Album review. A brand new album, by one of my favourite bands. Let me tell you a bit about them first, as I am sure there must be a few people that haven't heard of them! Iron Maiden had their debut single released in 1980, yes they have been around for that long! But then it was a slightly different line up, ...