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SENJUTSU

Iron Maiden

 

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alainPP
4 stars IRON MAIDEN prog melodic metal with a progressive base; IRON MAIDEN offers this 17th radical album, 2 CDs to silence the world of metal and the world of prog: 1. Senjutsu with Nicko's drums that still hit as hard, Bruce on vocal cue and the air hard rock anthem at a slowed tempo; declines heavy that is searching, the solos go there one after the other, and Nicko who hits even harder; 2. Stratego as a radio edit to quickly show what the group is capable of, hard rock from the 80s 3. The Writing on the Wall for the hard rock ballad of the end of the world, soft and sinister, an energetic ballad with a cinematic ending airplane that passes on the clip 4. Lost in a Lost World FOR THE BIG TITLE hold on even to the capital letters; the title that will start slowly but surely, that stacks the layers; that lets the solos swell and disgorge fury; these solos are truly weapons of mass destruction 5. Days of Future Past short title, direct title, more hard rock with a heavy sauce what listen it goes fast, verse-chorus and screamed voice of Bruce 6. The Time Machine with again a progressive acoustic guitar intro; a divine minute launching the MAIDEN-type song; borderline folk melody to dance with the kilt in the wind; then it swells and it rises and it breaks; the guitar shears; outro like the start on a medieval acoustic, no I'm kidding about the medieval although.

IRON MAIDEN has therefore released a 2nd CD with intros, atmospheres, soaring, ethnic, folkloric sounds, typical sounds and a profusion of progressive notes on each of the tracks: 1. Darkest Hour with the intro, the km of guitar solos which make this track a marshmallow heavy space, a slow to make young girls' heads spin; final with the return of the waves 2. Death of the Celts ah this bass infiltrated by a delicate synth; ah this air that seems to find itself all by itself; you start to dream, you hang up and you are hung up by one of the 10 or 12 guitar solos, disconcerting, incredible, Nicko always hits with rhythm and precision; the finale closing the music; bluffing, astounding, captivating, frustrating not to be able to dissect 3. The Parchment favorite title for this musical, yes a debauchery that makes them enter the prog era with a melodic sense and a rhythmic base that becomes heady, and Nicko .... ; well we think it's over and a last solo hits you on the corner of the nose a progressive wave that makes you say that MAIDEN is finally really prog metal; come on, a little oriental outro just to relax 4. Hell on Earth with the long intro, pure MAIDEN; with the bass and vocal flight of pure MAIDEN; with the, the breaks, pure MAIDEN; it's cheerful, catchy, you'd think it's not NWOHBM, finally the guitar solos rock quite a bit live, yes I tested it; the MAIDEN-style break; you think it's over and a last drawer comes to take the fan against the grain, the bass plays a few notes, yes it's over but I'll put it back, I still haven't understood everything.

alainPP | 4/5 |

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