IRON MAIDEN — Brave New World (review)

IRON MAIDEN — Brave New World album cover Album · 2000 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
"Brave New World" is clearly a rebirth of Iron Maiden after their two previous albums failed to deliver what the fans wanted, perhaps something big is missing with the absence of Dickinson's charm and mighty voice. I still remember thinking that Maiden is over after Bruce decided to bail out from the band, although Harris is always the decisive blood vein of the band, it's Dickinson's indispensable distinctive pipe that pull 'em up one level higher.

This album showed a more aggressive side by deploying three axemen including the return of Adrian Smith and twisting the arrangement with some spicy progressive element. "The Wicker Man", this song really blew me away especially when I greet the dawn of 2000 with the lack of good classic heavy metal song. The rushing guitar madness and Maiden's typical chanting is spine-chilling, definitely an instant fave. The title track smartly climbs the tempo up as the song progresses, packed with great melodies and tense solos, this one is also a winner. Some other superb songs here are "Dream of Mirros", "The Fallen Angel", and the commercial-fueled "Out of The Silent Planet". The closing track, "The Thin Line Between Love And Hate", actually is pretty thick, reminded me a bit of "Fear of The Dark" chugging rhythm, while dominated by roaring lead guitar, Dickinson shown the world that he still got his blazing voice from the 80s.

With several weaker tracks such as "Blood Brothers" and "Nomad" which I think lack of something big compared to the others, I'm pretty convinced to "only" give this a 4-stars rating, but bottom line is that "Brave New World" is a shiny release for me especially in the scarcity era of heavy metal, a warm return of Dickinson and Smith, and let me say that this is a fresh new chapter of Maiden's fruitful career to come.
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