The Official IRON MAIDEN thread!!!!!!!

I've got a 2 disc version of Seventh Son, only cost £10 too.

bout the same amount i paid for my 2 disc version of TNOTB

I was just reading a bit on No Life Til Metal I was curious on Ult's views on Iron Maiden and I found it interesting to see that he gave the song "Wasted Years" as one of his favs on Somewhere in Time , I Dont have the album yet but Wasted Years Id say is the gateway Maiden song for me I love that song!

SIT is a great album. Many said they sold out by using keys but I don't find them bad at all, they dont' hide the guitars behind them.

Sziget Fest on the way

the album sounds good so far, its really different... very proggy but more uplifting than AMOLAD

Album comes out next week!!!! can't wait!!!!!!!!

I have heard it and it is awesome!!!!! Kind of like 7th son meets AMOLAD with "new" territory for Maiden. More thoughts next week when I get the CD and I can listen to it lossless on my system!!!!

Anyone know if the new CD will have any "bonus material" like AMOLAD did (i.e. the bonus DVD) included with it?

Fat Freddy wrote:

Anyone know if the new CD will have any "bonus material" like AMOLAD did (i.e. the bonus DVD) included with it?

Yep, if you get th e"Mission Edition" - here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Frontier-Mission-Iron-Maiden/dp/B003JTHETY/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk

Fat Freddy wrote:

Anyone know if the new CD will have any "bonus material" like AMOLAD did (i.e. the bonus DVD) included with it?

Best Buy's website lists it as The Final Frontier [Special Edition], but fails to mention what makes it "special".

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Anyone know if the new CD will have any "bonus material" like AMOLAD did (i.e. the bonus DVD) included with it?

Yep, if you get th e"Mission Edition" - here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Frontier-Mission-Iron-Maiden/dp/B003JTHETY/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk

Looks like a fancy metal case, poster and a link to "extras" (videos, backstage footage, game, etc). Doesn't appear to have any bonus tracks, if that's what you're looking for.

BTW - the album is already up on youtube, probably will be taken down soon. Not surprised - I remember the same thing happened with Death Magnetic. I hope the leak doesn't stop people from buying the album next week.

its a good album.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Best Buy's website lists it as The Final Frontier [Special Edition], but fails to mention what makes it "special".

Yeah, I saw that on Best Buy's site, and that's where I'm planning to go pick it up on Tuesday (there's a Best Buy 5 minutes from where I work), which is why I asked. Whatever makes it "special," it looks like the Best Buy price will be $9.99, which is 'special' enough by me.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Looks like a fancy metal case, poster and a link to "extras" (videos, backstage footage, game, etc). Doesn't appear to have any bonus tracks, if that's what you're looking for.

I was kinda hopin' maybe there'd be a DVD included with that bitchin' sci-fi video for the title track or something. Whatever. Guess I'll just have to be surprised when I go to buy it on Tuesday.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Anyone know if the new CD will have any "bonus material" like AMOLAD did (i.e. the bonus DVD) included with it?

Best Buy's website lists it as The Final Frontier [Special Edition], but fails to mention what makes it "special".

Funny, the web-page also has a link for "Great Financing Offer", which is great if you're purchasing a major appliance. Not so much for a compact disc.

"Yes, can you tell me what great financing offers you have? I would like to finance the purchase of this $9.99 cd".

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Funny, the web-page also has a link for "Great Financing Offer", which is great if you're purchasing a major appliance. Not so much for a compact disc.

"Yes, can you tell me what great financing offers you have? I would like to finance the purchase of this $9.99 cd".

Might be fun to try that. "Yeah, I really would like to buy this CD, can I finance it?" The store manager would probably give you $10 out of his pocket just to get you the hell out of his store.

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Best Buy's website lists it as The Final Frontier [Special Edition], but fails to mention what makes it "special".

Yeah, I saw that on Best Buy's site, and that's where I'm planning to go pick it up on Tuesday (there's a Best Buy 5 minutes from where I work), which is why I asked. Whatever makes it "special," it looks like the Best Buy price will be $9.99, which is 'special' enough by me.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Looks like a fancy metal case, poster and a link to "extras" (videos, backstage footage, game, etc). Doesn't appear to have any bonus tracks, if that's what you're looking for.

I was kinda hopin' maybe there'd be a DVD included with that bitchin' sci-fi video for the title track or something. Whatever. Guess I'll just have to be surprised when I go to buy it on Tuesday.

Yep, that will be included in the "Mission Edition"! Plus some "making of" stuff.

The album is AWESOME!!!!! Listened to a few times on youtube, need to listen to it on CD to get the full sound. But, it will take a while before I can rank it with the other ones, but once again they have released a winner!

Keith and MG, you two will love it!

thejokeriv wrote:

BTW - the album is already up on youtube, probably will be taken down soon. Not surprised - I remember the same thing happened with Death Magnetic. I hope the leak doesn't stop people from buying the album next week.

For Maiden, I don't think that will hurt them too much. While we won't see figures like "10 million albums sold" like the good old days, Maiden's got a loyal and yes, older, fan-base that still buys albums.

Quote :

Keith and MG, you two will love it!

Boy, I certainly hope so!! Other than the first single, I'm avoiding any pre-listening or official reviews. I want to go in fresh without too many pre-concieved ideas. This will be an immediate purchase regardless, but I'm still not overly fond of their last album. I want this one to be good.

There are a couple of songs on here which feature breakdowns that sound like Rush on all the drugs in the world.

Fertility mother goddess
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born
The fruits of her body laden
Through the corn doll
You will pray for them all
The image of mother goddess
Lying dormant, in the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest, throw the dead on the pyre!!!!!

ISLE OF AVALON!

MetalGuy71 wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

BTW - the album is already up on youtube, probably will be taken down soon. Not surprised - I remember the same thing happened with Death Magnetic. I hope the leak doesn't stop people from buying the album next week.

For Maiden, I don't think that will hurt them too much. While we won't see figures like "10 million albums sold" like the good old days, Maiden's got a loyal and yes, older, fan-base that still buys albums.

Yep, but you never know. It would be cool to see Maiden get the # 1 album when the charts come out next week. Heck, if Avenged 7fold can get the number one album with a smaller fan base (like they did last week), hopefully Maiden can get their first US #1 album.

ZetaReticuli wrote:

Fertility mother goddess
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born
The fruits of her body laden
Through the corn doll
You will pray for them all
The image of mother goddess
Lying dormant, in the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest, throw the dead on the pyre!!!!!

ISLE OF AVALON!

Yeah man!!!! Great song!!!!

When The Wild Wind Blows is freakin' AWESOME!!!!!!!! Steve Harris still nows how to write a GREAT epic song!!!!

for me the highlights are Coming Home and WTWWB. I felt like i lost my virginity again when i heard those.

So far it sounds amazing. Similar to AMOLAD but a bit more of a classic sound. On par with somewhere in time or seventh son, IMO.

Oh my goodness, this album is amazing. Easily one of their top 5 albums.