(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
A music fan
from Canada
Almost 25 years have passed since these guys started releasing albums. I've been a fan since 1984. So 'Powerslave' is still my absolute favorite, although I know in my heart that 'Piece of Mind' and 'The Number of the Beast' are better albums. Both 'Brave New World' and 'Dance of Death' I tend to rank right below this trilogy of masterpieces. If five years apart from Bruce and 10 years apart from Adrian were needed to bring about this renaissance for the band then so be it. These guys are smokin' again. I think I was more disappointed when Adrian left the band then when Bruce left, simply because by the 90's it was obvious that Bruce had to do his own thing. I've always been a huge fan of Adrian's songwriting. The evidence of his greatness on this album is obvious - 'Wildest Dreams', 'Paschendale', 'Journeyman' and the underrated 'Face in the Sand' are all top-notch tracks. The album standout though is 'Rainmaker' - by far Dave's best writing credit. And Janick's 'Dance of Death' title track again illustrates how much of a worthy member of the band he is. With Adrian's departure, I did not care for this guy in the band, but he's proven to be a great songwriter over the years. Now we have both him and Adrian - could it be any better? The album does have a few weak tracks - 'Gates of Tomorrow', 'New Frontier' and 'Age of Innocence' - but a weak track by Iron Maiden is still a pretty good song. Buy it - this album cannot disappoint.
