(Rated this album with 2 out of 10) Reviewed by
A music fan
from Spring, TX United States
Then you are clueless about Maiden. This is so far off from their classics (I would say that that would include everything up to Seventh Son). This is so dull and unambitious, that I was totally blown away - the wrong way. Jannick Gers is HORRIBLE. His presence totally ruins the Maiden formula, and his solos sound like $hitty Craig Goldie (Dio)/Reb Beach (Winger) noodling. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING on this album is even close to Maiden standards. If you gave this more than 2 stars, you are incredibly out of touch with what this band was all about. This release sounds like a Queensryche or Dream Theatre album - or dare I say Grim Reaper or Helloween. Putrid is the only way to describe this. Even filler songs from past albums (such as quest for fire or deja vu) are a thousand times better than anything on this disc. Use this disc as a coaster for your beer mug and pop in piece of mind.
