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THE REVIEW
"A Matter Of Life And Death," to define it, just one word is enough: masterpiece. But no, dear Iron Maiden fans, the new album from your beloved Metal grandpas really sucks. The choruses in "These Colours Don't Run" are embarrassing, the song rhythms are incredibly predictable, and going round and round, the riff is always the same. But then it also takes intelligence!!!
An album of Classic Heavy Metal can't have all the songs starting with a damned arpeggio. My god, the horror of the opening track's chorus "Different World", even Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day came to give old Dickinson a hand. No, no, false alarm, it was just my impression, but the result is still pathetic. Steve Harris's galloping bass runs are not enough to save face, the 30 arpeggios scattered across the album aren't enough to make up for the lack of creativity, and not even a few technically decent solos are enough to raise the score. We salvage the final "The Legacy" and very little else.
Dear Iron Maiden, if you can't produce an average-level album, why do you struggle to carry on? Just play live shows, hasn't that idea occurred to you? Retirement? Not even that? No? Then I'll tell you this; even if you take 7 guitarists, since four chords are more than enough, you continue to sell substandard quality merchandise. I loved you with the legendary Paul Di'Anno on vocals, I still held respect for the first part of the Dickinson era, and I rediscovered you with "The X Factor," but if you're not able to produce an album that is at least half the worth of "Angel Of Retribution" (by the legendary colleagues Judas Priest), maybe it's time to consider retiring. Andre Agassi just did it, maybe Schumacher will too, and I think having twenty years more than them, your time has been up for a while now. I know you won't stop here, since your devoted fans would continue to adore you even if you released a Reggae album. Sold-out in Milan and consequently double-date, on top of the charts in Italy, astonishing news, (pseudo)Metal ahead of Britney Spears, Finley, and Zero Assoluto.
Congratulations at least for this, and (if I don't say it I'm not at peace with myself) anyway UP THE IRONS!!! Rating: 4
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The review harshly criticizes Iron Maiden's album 'A Matter of Life and Death' for lacking creativity and featuring predictable rhythms. Despite some technical skill and a few redeeming moments, it is seen as inferior to the band's previous work and other classic metal albums. The reviewer suggests that the band should consider retirement or focus on live performances.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Iron Maiden
British heavy metal band formed in 1975, led by bassist and principal songwriter Steve Harris. Famous for epic studio albums, theatrical live shows featuring vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and the mascot Eddie.180 Reviews
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By rourke
It’s a flawless album in terms of production, technique, and Bruce’s vocal performance.
The tracks are very long and not very immediate, but it’s certainly not a hard metal album, which suits the band’s age.
By MoonWolf
‘A Matter of Life and Death’ is an album that has many things to say and requires an audience willing to sit down and listen to it calmly and coherently.
The album itself is excellent, full of well-conceived and executed ideas, a masterpiece? I certainly won’t be the one to decide it; the arduous sentence is left to posterity.
By lonelydreamer
Each song has its own particular light, and there isn’t a single track placed just to extend the album’s duration.
Ladies and gentlemen, the beast is back, and despite the age, it is also quite angry and in shape!!
By dariogreat
"An album to buy and listen to calmly to appreciate it... it sounds terribly good."
"Listen, listen, listen and open your mind. Up the irons."
By elfacet
I have never been able to stand Iron Maiden, I have never even considered them heavy metal (an intense hard rock and nothing more).
I firmly believe that Iron Maiden are one of the most overrated bands that the entire 'metal' scene has ever had.
