My copy of The Essential Iron Maiden came yesterday. I don’t know how I missed these guys all those years. After playing “The Trooper” a few times in Guitar Hero II, I knew I wanted to hear more.
“Paschendale” is just incredible. A clear counter to the trend of metal bands getting lame as they get older *cough*Metallica*cough*. We’ll see how the rest of the set sounds.
Now I know why those youth pastors always put Iron Maiden at the top of the list as an example of the dangers of heavy metal… They’re just too fucking awesome.
