Iron Maiden

Dance of Death

A great Release from Iron Maiden

Review Score:

(8/10)
As the follow-up to Brave New World, Dance of Death shows that Iron Maiden have chosen to stick with their roots. Bruce Dickenson uses his awesome vocal range to sing wonderful songs with three legendary guitarists, Nicko on drums, and Harris on the bass. I bought this album shortly after it was released because I was purchasing tickets to see them live in Los Angeles in support for this album in January.

The opening song, Wildest Dreams, is a fun song, but hey, what can ever top intro tracks like Aces High, or The Wickerman??! Track 3, which is titled, No More Lies, is a great song, with awesome leads. Dance of Death, Age of Innocence, and Face in the Sand are all of equal calibur, and are good. For me, the highlight of this album are the tracks, Paschendale, and Maiden's first acoustic track, Journeyman. Paschendale has so much emotion with lyrics that describe the famous World War I battle. (This song ROCKED live!!) Journeyman was incredible as a live song, and everyone played with so much passion.

This album is great, but it is not as good as some of the classics that were released in the 80s. The only song that I really do not like at all is track 4, which is Montsigur. The chorus bugs me, along with how repetitive it sounds. But, this is my only complaint with the album as a whole. I enjoyed this album so much more because most of Maiden's live set were songs from here. It was a beautiful experience, and one that I will never forget. The concert was a perfect 10 out of 10 performance. The only other concerts that I have seen that come close are Iced Earth, (Glorious Burden tour) Opeth, and Metallica.

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