Hello Iron Maiden fans! The last album for my collection finally arrived! The Final Frontier, released in 2010, then remastered in 2015 and was their last studio album until the 2021 release of Senjutsu, which I also have. I couldn’t wait to listen to it. Then I did.
I have pretty much loved everything else by Iron Maiden and was excited by this latest offering. I slapped that CD in and quickly ripped it to my iBroadcast library. As soon as it was done I hit play. I can honestly say that I wasn’t disappointed, but I wasn’t blown away either.
Is it fair to compare this to Powerslave or Number of the Beast or Somewhere in Time? Absolutely not. I have tried to give each album a fair shake. Are there any good songs on it? Sure there is, but none really jump out to me. Does it sound like Iron Maiden? Yeah and no. See, to me it sounds like they are going through the motions. Is age finally catching up to them? Hell no! Senjutsu has so many great tracks, but this one, well…
I am grateful that I have this album in my collection, not just because it completes the set, but because it came from Germany and is a true import. Just like Iron Maiden themselves!
TTFN!