Iron Maiden - The Parchment (Official Audio) 

The Parchment and Hell on Earth are among the best IM songs ever.

9:18 my heart is going to explode, Long live Mr. Bruce Dickinson

This song should be transmitted to space so others civilizations can hear it too

I don't get how a generic sounding, cookie cutter lyric song about nonsense will get 50+ million views, but this song which tells a story based on history and sounds amazing only gets 2 million. So many people missing out on true artistry.

"Headed for afterlife, meet me THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRREEEEE!" What a goosebumps moment. Vintage Bruce.

I'm at the age of the band members, but female. I have never heard a song like " The Parchment ". At the end of the song, I had tears streaming down my face. NEVER, has a song moved me so. This is a masterpiece, WOW!!! NOW I CAN DIE, and feel complete. Thank you to the musicians of Iron Maiden!

Steve Harris will put his name in the years to come next to all amazing poets of the world. He is not writing music and lyrics, he composes masterpieces and poems

I´m not young man anymore. I had listen lot of music. I´m not huge Iron Maiden fan, but I must say, that this last album is very brilliant. Like Bruce said" We are dinosaurs, but we are proud ones". Yes, The Iron Maiden do the music traditionally, they do tours and gigs as in the old days. That´s why I like Maidens music and that´s why I respect them. They aren´t too many bands who would do that. Long Live Iron Maiden.

Maiden is a gift of the music for the world. Absolutely incredible!

Its frightening how these lads are getting better, and better and better. this is pure fucking elixir.

I'm 54 years old and I have been listening Maiden for decades. Well, this album is just........AMAZING !!!!!!

When a song is written well there is no such thing as "too long". Steve Harris has proven that again and again.

Steve: Guys, how many solos do you want to put on this track? Dave, Adrian and Janick: Yes

Iron maiden has transcended musical genres. They are whatever they want to be. They constantly deliver like so few bands can. Into their 60s producing music at this level....geezuz man....gods!

This is the shortest 12 minutes 39 seconds I've ever spent in my lifetime. This lasts for more than 12 minutes and you still feel like it is too short.

Once you realize how good this song is, you just cant stop listening it, such an amazing timeless masterpiece

Up the IRONS from Syria 🇸🇾 with love Almost half a century of magnificent music

This is a work of art , and as such should be displayed in a gallery, where people would come and stand in awe while they listened to the genius that is Maiden .

The lyrics in this album are top class, some of Maiden's best, incredible.

My father and brother are huge Iron Maiden fans, as am I. While other girls my age (i’m 23 now) listened to Beyoncé, and chart music I became a Maiden fan about 12, even them live three times and loved every song and show. This album and this song are incredible and beyond epic. Steve Harris once again has crafted a masterpiece, the riffs and Bruce’s voice are astonishing, Nico’s drumming is exceptional. Maiden are the gift of music that keeps on giving. Up the Irons forever 🤘

9:21, this moment is one of the best for Bruce in their entiere discography. Obsolutely epic and so much melodramatic that it give me eargasm, only Bruce can do

If the entire Maiden discography isn’t playing at my funeral I’m not going

This is a fucking MASTERPIECE from the greatest band of the planet! Up the Irons from Greece

The way this song constantly builds up to the final lyric verse and that insane melody in the end is insane. It's really like living a 12 minute story. The lyrics are so haunting, the melodies so sinister yet beautiful. I absolutely adore this song and has become one of my favorite IM song's of all time. IMO 7 minutes to the end is just pure perfection. Iron Maiden is such a creative treat.

ladies and gentleman THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

The best song of the new album! Top ten of Iron Maiden songs! Epic, Heavy and Melodic beyond measure. Wonderful. Amazing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Iron Maiden, for this. You are the best band ever. And this new release made you even bigger.

Dave's solo in this song (starting at 5:02) is viceral, and my favorite in the album!

Considering what cancerous garbage is played on the radio and popular nowadays, I am very grateful that stuff like this still exists. It makes me see some glimpses of light in an otherwise endless, dark musical tunnel. Thank you Iron Maiden and many other bands for keeping the faith alive! We need you in these dark, forsaken musical days.

My father passed away not so long ago, poured his ashes in his childhood river,and this song nearly makes me cry . Thx Maiden, for ever,so much hope !

Does the second half make anyone emotional or is it just me? It's just so goddamn heartfelt the way Bruce delivers those lyrics and how they perfectly compliment the triumphant yet melancholy nature of the music, then you have those kickass last two minutes that feel so bloody cathartic. I'll never not love Maiden, how they just pile on instant classics at almost 50 years into their tenure is inhuman. Best band ever.

This song just keeps getting better and better

I've been a Maiden devotee for over 20 years and this masterpiece hit me deeply. I'm brazilian and I had the privilege of attending to Rock in Rio concerts and other gigs in Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro. Looking forward to next year's Rock in Rio edition. I love the band ever since I reached their first song, back in my childhood days. I speak english because of their influence, I traveled to London to visit Cart and Horses iconic pub, where the band started, decades ago. I even watched a Premier League game, being a football fan (brazilian, right?), and of course it had to be a West Ham game. This song is just emotive. I love the flow, it shows how mature these guys are. There's no hurry, no need to pleasant anyone, but a natural and amazing work. I just wanna thank Steve Harris for both this song and the entire career of the best heavy metal band that ever walked on this planet. I owe you a whole bunch of vivid moments, a lifelong happiness and joy. See you next year in Brazil, once again. Up the Irons!

This is an hypnotic masterpiece. Remind me To Tame a Land.

The most addicted album since 7th son! I feel like I was a kid discovering their discography! Thank you Iron Maiden from my bottom of my heart! See you next time in Greece!

To me, Iron Maiden are not simply another band. For most of the time of my life, they've been an indispensable part of it!

I don't know why but Iron Maiden has this way of making their longer songs feel like 2 to 3 minutes long when they are from 10 to 18 minutes! Legends! Up the irons!

Some bands can make a 12 min song sound like 4 min. Some make a 4 min song sound like a life time of agony. Thank you Maiden for bringing a great album to all nations. Thank you for bringing together all Nations and Nationalities. Set aside the hate people live and learn to love Metal. You'll find that life's worth living. I'm so excited to know my Grandchildren will follow great music. BECAUSE GREAT MUSIC CAN AND WILL ALWAYS CHANGE THE WORLD.!!!! Thank you Maiden for being apart of my world for 40+ years.!!!

I can't get enough of this song. There is so much going on here: the sinister intro, that constant riff throughout the song, the solos, the speedy ending, and of course Bruce's singing is out of this world. I love how he holds that last note for several seconds. Almost like Hallowed Be Thy Name. Incredible!

No other band can touch this level of greatness

Das ist nicht nur Heavy Metal, das ist übergalaktische Musik , genial, Beethoven der Neuzeit

That Murray solo at 5:13 is goddamn amazing. THIS is why I love Maiden!

Look at all of us enjoying new Maiden today from all over the world, so many languages!

I’m not an IM die hard fan, but after listening to this and Hell in earth all i can say is this: This is pure art! I’m sick of fans who criticize a band for not putting out same stuff over and over again…. Or how this song is easy or complicated technically!!! What in the heaven are tou talking about? Just enjoy these guys while you can and cherish every moment and appreciate their art…. There will never be another IM or JP or metallica or megadeth ….. As a not IM fan I really enjoyed this song and want to appriciate! From IRAN with love🥂

This is seriously one of their bests ever. I know it's said a lot, but for a band to produce an album of this calibre over 40 years in is incredible. If Senjutsu is their last album, they've finished on such a high

Omg!!!!!!.....this song man!!!!!!....THE GODS never dissapoint....Cheers from Colombia 🇨🇴🔥

As soon as you see a Maiden song that is 12 mins long - you just know it won't disappoint. EPIC!

Love the riff at 6:44. It's neither flashy nor fast or heavy but very athmospheric and intense as hell.

I am Iron Maiden fan since I was 13 years of age now I am 47 and still love them just as much if not more. Iron Maiden is a God gift to people that understand and enjoy the masterpieces Iron Maiden churn out. No band can compare to Iron Maiden, they are living LEGENDS which will never be forgotten even when they're long gone. Someday in future, the children will study about the greatest masters of music with Iron Maiden held in highest regards.

The album is simply magnificent,just like the old Maidens,really makes me happy to see that Iron Maiden hasn't commercialized at all in over 40 years. UP THE IRONS,GREETINGS FROM SERBIA!

What this legendary band did is insane. They produced an instant modern classic. The record oozes quality, not a bad or mediocre song in it. I'm so happy! UP THE IRONS!

MY GOD that riff at 3:30 Pure eargasm right there Probably their best, i daresay

When it doesn't feel like a 12 minute song = masterpiece. Screw the critics, this song is absolutely amazing! Up the Irons!

Harris really shows his composing genius again, this song is pure fire and lightning. The riffs!

This song grows as you listen to it and process it. The ending, with that tremendous unstoppable lyrics, is epic!!. it's the best song on the album, IMHO.

When the moon will rise again Until we read the Parthian skin Broken fears, warring days are here again 'Fore we all to dust descend Heaven knows when life will end God to know in the mire, put out the fire Know there is a cross to bear In your primal quest of fear No quarter, now is given no less Aslumber was my main ideal Asunder did my spirit steal Sceptred race uttered words in disgrace Sweet revenge will be ours Vengeance of a shaken world Just remember that patience is no sin And to find another way Live to breathe another day Lord of light in the darkness, our guide In a tempest never shaken Edge of doom is not mistaken Countenance is not a sin Gallant king, we bow to him Fierce as wolf with a leopard skin Dark and bitter, deep within Invader punished with his life Vanquished in the morning Sea of blood in light divine Unholy reverence enjoyed Intoxicated with their hell Man immortal sickness dwell Savage beasts troops engage Assembled here to butcher blades Smoke has darkened in the air Smell of death and deep despair Wilderness, a tyrant dream Sell your soul, not give them power Slay upon imperial crown Witness now the witching hour Bound himself to oath and king Such loyalty, a shameless thing Youth of agony still burn Shedding parents blood Never say a prayer to me For this crime, treachery Drinking from your cup of wisdom true Many men will follow you Now an army is raised And our Gods, they be praised Death is but a gilted edge Shall no more than we will pledge Hear the cry We are ready to believe The prodigal has returned Give us our own revenge With the power he learned We will burn the same again A betrayal of angels in a foreign land A revenge for the merciful destiny at hand For all those who have written in the sand will be told That the same will happen Searching for gold Like a fire in the sky I can feel strength return Heading for afterlife Meet me there

To me it seems is the finest album since 1983. Didn't expect such a high level of songwriting anymore. Hats off!

I have liked many bands in my lifetime, but there is only one band that I have loved from the first time I listened to one of their songs: Thank you Bruce, Steve, Dave, Janick, Adrian, Nicko. Maiden Forever.

09:22 Simply marvelous what Bruce can still do . This part gives me shivers down my spine 👍👍

Maiden for ever until my last moment on this earth with Maiden on my soul flying like an eagle to the sky 🤘💪

Nicko's drumming on that song /album is exquisite. What an incredible drummer.

Some critics claimed this beeing to long, but I think it's the best song of the album. It grows and grows on you while listening an there is not a second waisted. Instant Classic!

So proud for being part of Maiden's voyage since their 1st album. Nothing but respect for the way they matured as musicians. An example to all metal bands

This is the finest piece of music the boys have ever released. Period.

A late career masterpiece for these old troopers!

Holy crap this song has to be one of the best in the entire maiden catalog. The otherworldly groove throughout is killer, the solos give me goosebumps, and Bruce's hovering vocals at the end...pure beauty!!!! Well done boys

One of the best songs the band has ever created...completely insane that the band still manages to create masterpieces of this level.

I think that Senjutsu Is the best Iron Maiden album of the best two decade, the best from 2000

I wish that Murray solo went on and on for hours. What a exotic guitar solo by Dave.

The fact that there are so many people around the world sharing their thoughts in so many languages speaks to the immortality of Maiden's music. Stories of sacrifice, freedom, war and bravery cross all cultures. Love it! For those that want to pick out that it could have been mixed differently or the songs could have been trimmed, I ask- what the fuck better do you have to do with your time?

NIcko said on Jericho's podcast that this is his favorite from the album, although he wants to play the entire album live

I first tought Hell on Earth was absolute the best...But the more I lissen to this song, the more I can't decide :D :D Up The Irons from Holland!

This song is insane. Is Zidane in World Cup 2006 against Brazil. Masterclass

I didn’t think Steve had a masterpiece like this in him anymore…this is just incredible. It’s a tall order, but I hope they play this one live.

9:00 and onwards is just pure genius, caught me by surprise. The fact that these guys are still writing songs like this in their 60s is absolutely mind blowing to me. BEST BAND IN THE WORLD!

What a song !!!!!..... being 26 times on concert.....IM fan till death.....after many years....i hear MAIDEN again......my deepest RESPECT !!!!

This is an amazing song. Over time, it will be considered right next to Hallow Be Thy Name.

Maiden showing why they are considered Metal royalty. Up the fuckin’ Irons! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

3:31 that guitar riff! Maiden truly are musical perfection! Absolute masterpiece of an album! Course all of their albums make me so unbelievably happy! UP THE IRONS! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🎵🎸💯💜💜

I don't think maiden is from this world, pure classic , great album

I have been a massive Maiden fan since 1983 and this song is right there with Hallowed Be Thy Name!! Steve Harris is truly like a fine wine. Epic stuff!!!

I've got to say I've been a massive Maiden fan for about 25 years now and this song is simply their masterpiece. It's not the kind of the song you can play to someone who is new to the band and expect them to like it. This song is a journey, and it perfectly reflects my journey I've had with Maiden. Its just simply an absolute masterpiece

There’s no discussion. This is the best album song by far.

OCtber 9 2022 will be my 50th time to see MAIDEN! I've never missed a show since 1983

I’ve never seen, in an genre of music, a band put out something like this song (and album) after so long. To me it’s one of their finest achievements in music and their career l. They really are a gift that keeps on giving. UTI

Album is amazing from start to finish, but The parchment and Hell on earth are the best songs they wrote the last 30 years. Fantastic performance. Up the irons!!

This song is brilliant. There's so much different things going on and it still sounds like Maiden. The riff that kicks in at 09:20 is everything you expect in a Maiden song. Masterpiece!

Maiden proves for the 200th time that they have no match,they are the foundation,past,present and FUTURE of heavy metal. Phenomenal. FUCKING AWESOME.What a generous gift from Lord Steve Harris over 30 minutes of mental food to last FOREVER. Hats off.

How many bands would dare to create such a monster song with a 4 min and then a 3 min instrumental part ? Definitly brilliant !!

The lyrics and music of this great song, simply epic

Iron Maiden is so much more than "Heavy Metal"

there's no chance that this album hasn't a bad song. the whole thing is sublime.

Every time I listen to this song, it gets closer to my favorite place in Maiden top songs. Killer Musicianship!! MAIDENS TALENT WILL NEVER BE BEATEN!!!!

Iron Maiden is one of the few bands that deliver every time. This album is amazing 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Up The Irons Respect from Sweden 🇸🇪 🇸🇪🇸🇪

Wow what a guitar duel between Janick and Adrian towards the end! Killer!

This song is highly addictive, its atmosphere recalls of To Tame A Land and The Nomad, almost perfect structure, stunning and epic Bruce! Once again, and always, Up the Irons! \m/

I swear, the whole Senjutsu album gets better with every listening.

there are two type of people. those who got goosebumps at 9:19 and those who lie. INSANE VOCAL MELODY

OH MY GOD!!!!! I got goosebumps hearing those riffs over and over again.... MAJESTIC!!!!! UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!

This song is incredible. It has such an ancient Egypt kinda vibe. In the beginning you can see a caravan moving through the desert at sunset, or by moonlight.

My God!!!, sublime masterpiece, Iron Maiden in all its splendor