The Final Frontier

Product Information

Tilastot Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit 33/2010" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. 20 August 2010 . Retrieved 20 August 2010. Damn, just realized my last log cut off because it was too long. God forbid I spend too long talking about this drivel, while these geezers help themselves to eight-plus minutes for their two-riff songs. Now I'm trying to remember what I said. Something about a lead in 'When the Wild Wind Blows' sounding exactly like the lead in 'Mother Russia', which is hilarious because that was from No Prayer for the Dying; widely considered Iron Maiden's first bad album for being too lo-fi and low brow. But when an identical melody is utilized here, it's considered another great progressive masterstroke.

And speaking of themes, the lyrics on this album continue the band's tradition of quality storytelling. Like Somewhere in Time and Virtual XI before it, there are some future aesthetics at hand though these are more in its image than its actual content... The Final Frontier is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 13 August 2010 in Germany, [1] Austria and Finland, [2] 17 August in North America, [3] [4] 18 August in Japan, [5] and 16 August worldwide. [6] At 76minutes and 34seconds, it is the band's third-longest studio album to date, [7] a duration surpassed only by 2015's The Book of Souls and 2021's Senjutsu.Kerrang! 's Top 20 albums of 2010". Kerrang!. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 15 December 2013.

All in all, this is another great Iron Maiden album that proves the band's continuing relevance in the modern day. There are some derivative moments where the band plays things a little safe but there are just as many that manage to keep things interesting. Whatever the case, here's hoping that the band will keep their momentum going and astound us all for just a little while longer...Iron Maiden is the greatest heavy metal band to ever live. Thirty years after the release of their self-titled album, they are arguably just as relevant as they ever have been—not resting on their laurels and imitating a hits jukebox, but instead touring the world playing their new material to the joy of fans everywhere. After what was a rousing success with their most recent record, the 2006 release of A Matter of Life and Death, there is actually maybe a bit more pressure on the band to produce something that is quality, memorable and, frankly, classic. Especially with the rumors floating around that this is Maiden's final album, spurred even further on by the fact that Steve Harris helped write every song on the record, the pressure cooker of fan scrutiny is reaching fever pitch. And so it falls to this Angry Metal Guy to try to put all of this into some sort of context; to try to listen to my favorite band with fresh ears—and I've come to some realizations about the band in the process. Canadian album certifications – Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier". Music Canada . Retrieved 26 September 2019. Brave New World", "Dance of Death" and "A Matter of Life and Death" are all great albums and are very catchy but this album blends them altogether, the epicness of Life and Death, the catchyness of Dance of Death and the musicanship of Brave New World. All are consistent and all have great long epic songs, but this is a little better because of the songs are a bit better and it is a bit more consistant. The highlights? The paganic Isle of Avalon, the cosmic Starblind, the adventurous The Talisman and of course, one of the best ballads since Bruce's 'Tears of the Dragon' - Coming Home. The album that came out shortly after my discovery of Iron Maiden took a lot of what muddied A Matter Of Life And Death and improved upon it. Though The Final Frontier isn't a huge step-up, I do feel that the band further recognized what it takes to fully capture a progressive metal album. That does admittedly leave a lot of room for hookless songs, but it isn't really an issue here until the second half. The first half is pretty stellar, as a matter of fact.