Don't judge an album by it's cover

Review Score: (10/10)
First and foremost, yes the cover leaves much to be desired. Eddie is the Grim Reaper standing among refugees from a Salvidor Dali painting. But let's get to the meat of the album and ignore the cover.

Right before Bruce left the band, albums like Fear of the Dark and No Prayer for the Dying were relatively weak compared to their frist four albums. However with Bruce's return, Maiden has been gaining strength with better song writing and more powerful songs. Bruce Dickenson is undoubtedly on of metal's best vocalists. His voice is always strong, and even though his hair is short now, there is no compromise with his sound. He could still blow away most frontmen.

Highlight tracks for me are Wildest Dreams, Gates of Tomorrow, and Journeymen. Maybe Steve Harris' bass isn't galloping all over the place like in the past, but this is still a very tight, professional band, even with three guitarists.

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