Bruce Dickinson: 'The Mandrake Project' - how good is it? 

The “reviewer” doesn’t even own a turntable. He states that on his eBay page where he sells all the free promo items he receives. 👎🏼

The 2 tracks i have heard I'm not impressed

Hope you enjoy it!

I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do

Best comment E-V-E-R !!!

very stupid to fly for this. climate change? heard about it ??

I don't understand the negativity, I absolutly love it... but we are all entitled to our own opinions I guess.

I owe you an apology regarding my comment about the glossy finish on the sleeve. In your video you described the finish as ‘embossed ‘and I posted a comment saying that type of finish is called ‘Spot Varnishing’. From the video it was hard to see but you were right about embossing on the front cover. Unusually though, they have combined both embossing and spot varnishing to get that special effect. I’ve never seen it done like that before , it’s usually one or the other.

And now ?

If he sends me a copy

Useful to know, thanks. I've now just done the same.

@@backrowbrighton I just bought it at my local record store and I feel like a schmuck because I didn't realize the deluxe version is like a mini boxset, 8" or so big with a nice sized preview comic. I thought it was just a digibook-sized thing. Anyways, carry on. :)

On Hell on Earth (to say one) he sounds GREAT.

@@elimalinsky7069 Okay but did he actually mention somewhere, that he has indeed recorded all of the new album in early 2023? This is the point.

Maiden have been recording everything in one or two takes for years now, it's especially bad for Bruce and makes him sound rough

It's Maiden song and even worst version. Laziness

​@@andreaserblin3205no this was the original version

@@jotley73 it is from Book Of Souls. It's Maiden song.

​@andreaserblin3205 yes but it was written by Briuce for his solo records not a Maiden composition originally Harry liked it and requested Maiden record it for the BOS

@@jotley73 i didn't know. I thought he was lazy to do a new song. Thank you.

No ... darker, fluctuating between bright acoustic tones and metal sludge... love it

9/10

4/10 (4 good songs, 6 boring ones)

just downloaded it and here's my rating for each track: 1. Afterglow Of Ragnarok 5/10 (Just ok) 2. Many Doors To Hell 8/10 (excellent rocking song that should be included in the live setlist) 3. Rain On The Graves 7/10 (good) 4. Resurrection Men 7/10 (different style and nice tempo) 5. Fingers In The Wounds 6.5/10 6. Eternity Has Failed 8/10 (A far better version that on BoS - brilliant solo is the best on the album) 7. Mistress Of Mercy 5/10 (a bit dull and forgettable) 8. Face In The Mirror 5/10 (not a bad song but not in the same league as a scorpions style ballad) 9. Shadow Of The Gods 8/10 (another that should be in the setlist.Might have been a 9 if it had a longer guitar solo but has about a short 15 second one like a few other songs on the album) 10. Sonata (Immortal Beloved) 7/10 (not enough variation for a 10 minute song and i'm someone who loves long tracks with loads of twists and turns but this has none.Still good though and certainly different) Overall score - 6.5/10 (better than the first 3 albums but not as good as the last 3 and nowhere near Chemical Wedding standards)

@am21Fingers and Mistress amongst the best on the record. Beaten only by Shadows (9/10). According to many, not just me.

@@jonybeam21 good review and i agree with most of what you've said. A lot of paid reviews praise that album like it was on par with CW (they had no choice if they want to keep their privileges to receive the album before everybody), but its ridiculous to say that, its not even close. When it will be release tomorrow, will see that fans will rate this album as average or below average, im pretty sure.

It's on par with TCW. Possibly better (!!!!).

@@robertovalentini4732 non sense, not even close

@@TherionsylarEveryone hearing music differently, solid album in my opinion 👍

@@Therionsylar Skunkworks at first place. It says all. And why did you change your nickname? To pretend to be someone else? I'm tracking you, LOL🤣

@@TherionsylarAnd, just to be a little more specific, Shadow of the Gods alone slaughters EVERYTHING is on Skunk. A sort of The Alchemist but version 3.1

Guess you listen to it with cheap headphones and cheap system

Mr expert

Totally agree. Muddy is the word.

That's really smart to admit outwardly that you use torrents

@@shawndaniels1691 Why, what's gonna happen to him?

@@DM-rc4yu lol nothing, scarring people with 'torrents' feels like 2003

Bedroom prod? LOL Tell me you listened to it on a cheap device

LOL Priest is so generic now

Maiden also got rid of most of their actual guitar harmonies

If only they would write shorter songs and more riffs driven, perfect formula.

Roy Z is part of that album

It hasn't been released yet.

@@SteveStrummerUK Still heard it. What's your point?

for me its his 3rd worst album, after Tattooed and Balls to Picasso. really disappointing

@@Therionsylar I'd take those two over this one, for me only Skunkworks is worst. I could bet if it didn't have Dickinson's name on this, it would be trashed like crazy. But since it's Bruce, people will have rose colored glassed (or the equivalent to ears) when listening to this.

@bonehead797 Skunkworks is its best imo :P my fav Bruce album.

Agreed, I’ve listened four times now on different speakers and the production is awful. The instruments sound cheap, many songs are a muddy mess of noise, and the writing is repetitive and boring. I wasn’t too excited based on the singles but it’s worse than I expected. I have found a bit here or there that I like but mostly I don’t see myself purchasing this.

@@devilpuppetsinc It's a shame cause I loved what Roy Z did on the previous albums he definitely has the chops. Production money went towards comics most likely.

At least listen to it first before you condemn it

Ok,Ok

Your com ?

That First Single is EPIC 💪💪💪

@@TheBlazzzek1 no. It’s actually not.