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Messrs Smith, Murray and Jannick rev up the engines at the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Denver Colorado on June 14, 2010
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Iron Maiden: The Final Frontier review track-by-track
New album sees heavy metal legends reinvent themselves
Joe Bosso, Thu 22 Jul 2010, 12:40 pm UTC
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A Jackson Pollack opener, for sure. The ominous beat of Nicko McBrain’s tribal drums underpin disorienting waves of distorted guitars, some shrieking, some growling and purring. Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and Jannick Gers are revving up the engines… Drawn in yet?
A surreal first verse - comprised of echo-laden guitar and ghostly vocals - yields to a fusillade of rhythmic jabs. Then suddenly - as in, you’ll be checking to see that you haven’t advanced to the next track - the song shifts into a full-on power rocker, highlighted by two spitfire guitar solos.
Weird? Absolutely. Transfixing? Positively. It’s almost as if Maiden had two songs they decided to link. A bold move that works beautifully.
