Metal Mythos: IRON MAIDEN 

Hey razor I don't know what happen but either the RU-vid overlords decided fuck you yet again or you just had enough of the UK (tbh I don't blame ya) but I can't watch your senjitzu album review

not available in Greece dude

Not available in Canada unfortunately

It’s not available here in the UK

Not available in the UK

Also was blocked in Australia and Canada.

Savage 17 While I don't agree with everything he says, he at least knows what he's talking about unlike some rentagobs.

But can he Trunk?

indeed thank you !

I hope knowbody likes this post for the rest of time.

That fucking blows. Cheers for looking after us Razor!

Cause you know when you feel DEJA VU

What a bunch of limey turds

Wow, what a fuck fest. Thanks for the reupload, Razor! You're the bomb!

Bullshit laws in this country, what’s next are they going to send people to prison for jokes?

i was doing it back in '83, bruh

My and my boys always recognized how much better Burr was vs McBrain. I wish more people did.

Even Dickinson said he was better

He was an absolute beast and savant on drums.

Lol😅literally all Maiden fans love him.

@Ruby Maverick: King Of The Hunt that dinosaur line makes me cringe like nothing else does haha

and then he calls the number of the beast "filler" lol

@@aesir1ases64 he's not wrong about that. It was the first maiden album I listened to and was recommended to me by many people and when I finally listened to it I didn't see what everyone was liking about this album and to this day I still don't!

No, just the ridiculous amounts of filler ON it.

Razor-sharp = PRO!

The absolute WORST Iron Maiden cover ever!

Worst of the reunion albums other than book of souls

@@themadmattster9647 I lost a lot of interest after "Brave New World". I liked Blaze and Bruce was brought back for sales. And really, I don't understand the point of three guitars. I much prefer Adrian Smith over Janick Gerrs.

@@themadmattster9647 Book of Souls was ok, really. I thought it was a decent comeback just like Brave New World, but doesnt quite get there, either.

@Hades the omni- Overlord fair play but I just can't be doing with Blaze. Not doubting he's a good vocalist in his own right, but so badly out of his depth with Maiden especially live.

Those were my first two maiden albums I bought after someone gave me the rock in Rio album in 04

It inspired a great video game too. Powerslave (Exhumed outside of US) stands as one of my favourite FPS games of all time. Was overlooked at the time because the definitive version was on the Sega Saturn (PlayStation port was bad and I never played the PC version but I understand it wasn't very good either). I honestly rate it higher than Duke Nukem 3D - if you can still stand playing clunky old shooters I can't recommend it enough, even low end PCs can emulate Saturn now, give it a go.

@ On the Clive/Nicko controversy, there's alot of discussion surrounding Clive's ability to keep up with the massive tour schedule. Even Steve has said he thought Clive was the best drummer he's ever played with. Nearly every member of Maiden has said that Clive had the better technique and feel. BUT, they also considered Nicko the better drummer when it came to touring. Unless Razor is right about Nicko playing backroom politics, I think Clive's ability to sustain a long tour was the main reason for his sacking. If you're looking evidence: Clive got fired after a huge American tour.

@ Disclaimer: I consider Clive the better drummer. My point is that I don't think people have considered the physical demands of Clive's technique. Imagine trying to keep that during the tours IM was doing at that time. Nicko is clearly the inferior drummer, but his style is super energy efficient. Nicko probably had no problem showing up every night.

I wish Steve re-enlisted him instead of getting Blaze Bayley.

MetalJesus Rocks this guy is such a douchebag ,and his song "likes" and "dislikes" are way friggin odd, I had a hard time watching the video! He calls "Flash of the Blade", the greatest song on "Powerslave",and puts down "Back in the Village" as nasally vocal wise. The song has a classic guitar riff that gallops along . Great tune imo! I would love to meet this dude in a bar,debate him ,then break him in half over my knee,the skinny little twat!

@@yourfairyking It's called being wrong. He puts/ says many things in here that are WRONG. Fact. For example, the clip of bruce "bashing the fans." That wasn't from 1988, it's from the early 90's when he left band. It had nothing to do with 7th son. That part of the video is WRONG. The thing about nicko being better than clive. You can like whoever you want, but to say "nicko knows one beat" is WRONG. Drummers from the 80's used to stand behind him to watch how he played. Look at Rime of the Ancient Mariner or Where Eagles Dare. And finally, to his comments on Number of the Beast. This is the most WRONG thing he said in the entire video. Again, you can like what you like, and think it's overrated. But saying "Number of the Beast just isn't that good" or "it's full of filler" or "people wouldn't like it if it weren't for the music videos." This is all WRONG. Number of the beast has some of the biggest hits in all of traditional metal, regardless of the videos. And if he claims the prisoner is filler, then so is 22 acacia avenue. Those aren't filler, theyre fan favorites. Number of the Beast is a classic because of how good it is. This video is pure cancer.

@@Haxprocess If you're butthurt about this guy's options take a watering can, water your pelvic area and grow some fucking balls. I don't think "The Number of The Beast" is full of filler (absolutely overrated in my opinion) but you don't see me whine about it in the comments. Also big fucking deal that he got the year Bruce "bashed the fans" wrong its not his opinions are going to change. Ps. 22 Acacia Avenue is miles away from The Prisoner.

@@apoxzaotc6696 ok

Rock on

Children Of The Damned is cool, but IMO, 22 Acacia Avenue is by far the best song on Number Of The Beast.

I also like Children of the Damned.

Great song. A personal favorite next to "Flash of the blade" or "the duelists" or "wasted Years". Not sure which solo I like better between "Children of the damned " and "the duelists". 2 of their best solos period. Yeah, I'm gonna disagree with Razor on Children. I think it was a solid song.

@@jbellflower83 Flash of the Blade is fantastic - I love the 3 v 4 counter-rhythm in the solo on that. That was on teh same mix tape

'Somewhere in Time' and 'Powerslave' will always be my faves. I absolute enjoyed the 'Somewhere back in Time'-Tour. Up the Irons!! \m/

Eh...he’s not that good. His solo career didn’t take off to runaway success like the great frontmen of rock-David Lee Roth, Ozzy, Dio, etc. Sure as hell a lot better than Dickinson though.

Yeah. Reign it in. I wish Di'Anno had stuff after that really showed em how but none of it did unfortunately. NONE of it. Not a song.

@@UnchainedEruptionyeah I think Bruce was also more of a “showman” than Paul so he is seen as the better frontman

Di’anno Maiden really helped make me love metal as a kid

​@UnchainedEruption look honestly he SHOULD'VE started or rather *UNFUCKENLEASHED* Battlezone with Doug Sampson *IMMEDIATELY AFTER* leaving Maiden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should've done 5 albums with Paul before bringing in Dickinson and Number Of The Beast could still happen anyways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yeah uuuuuummmmmmm sacking Clive was *BANG OUT OF FUCKEN ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* LIKE "HOW DARE" CLIVE LEAVE A TOUR TO MOURN THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For me it's the only Maiden

Quigon Jim That would be, like, 197 hours long! But I could take a vacation.

Quigon Jim, Abso..fuckin..lutely!!

Just the band Dio wouldn't be ridiculously long

Jesus yes please

You somehow got your wish, check Black Sabbath's Metal Mythos

Same, it's just so much better.

the promo version has so much more life & atmosphere

Honestly I don’t prefer it, the chorus with the 2 vocal lines sounds muddled and confused to me

You mean Running Wild 2.0?

@@KevinQ1989 seriously, with all of the metal mythos, he always talks about how certain songs sound like other songs. Yet, wicker man is probably the most blatant song that sounds like another song. Shit, the pre-chorus in wicker man sounds like one of the parts in the queensryche song Spreadibg the Disease

That’s when I was ready to tap out. I guess it’s what you grew up with. I heard number of the beast and was blown away. Powerslave is my all time favorite

Timeline and age makes a big difference. You can have an affinity for an album that may not be a band’s best, but that particular album means a lot to you. I got onboard when I heard Run To The Hills being played on the radio in 82/83, so that particular song means a lot to me.

@@wallofrock6725 same with the title track for me. The opening dialogue get me every time

Somewhere in time, the Best Metal Album, in my opinion,. Followed by the Black Album, or Metallica. Powerslave Is the 2nd best Maiden album and is on the same level as priests painkiller, in my opinion

wait a second aren't you that guy that completed maximum doom?

@@kjone5086 I'm one of them, yes

Even Bruce has taken the piss out of that stupid comment.

Who hasn’t released an album with Synths on it after saying you wouldn’t while pissed up at a wedding in a different country

To be fair, it was true when Bruce said so in 1985 regarding their own albums up to that point. I mean can you imagine Aces High, The Prisoner or The Trooper with synthesizers? Me neither. But then their style changed quite dramatically with Somewhere In Time and then a step further with 7th Son. All of the sudden synthesizers became a valid option, because it really fit their new more grand, epic and dramatic sound. It didn't however fit the earlier more straight to the point, classic balls to the wall sound and songwriting.

@@FadirDungeon your giving the same lame excuse that bruce gave about that comment. Because he couldn't just straight out admit he was wrong with his comment.

@@martymartin2894 No I actually, truly think so. Synthesizers has worked out great on alot of Maidens stuff. But on the early, riff driven, straight to the point stuff it wouldn't work. It would sound like shit.

Maiden should go back to basics = do powerful heavy album, shorter , more intense, Nicko do double bass , spicy guitars & it will works !!!

In my opinion he is one of the best bass players ever and he has great influence on what the band does most songs it's him and Bruce for the song writing

@@jrsmith1008 No it isn't.Harris is the main songwriter, but Smith and Dickinson, have provided roughly equal, in quality songs As individuals, and as a collaboration

1. Number of the Beast 2. Piece of Mind 3. Iron Maiden 4. Powerslave 5. Killers

1. Powerslave 2. Peace of mind 3. Somewhere in time 4. Fear of the dark 5. Brave new world

I do not disagree!

Great album very underated

ZeroHxC07 Because it's bloated, proggy, overly long and full of chorus repeats. Some people don't like it as a matter of personal preference.

I'm not a big fan of prog rock in general... but always liked the 7th Son album. By 1988, Maiden had already been enraptured with the smell of their own farts for at least the Powerslave and Somewhere the Time Albums. Repetitive chorus in the title track from 7th Son is simply too much?? But somehow the same exact treatment in the title track to Powerslave or the ponderous, plodding indulgence of Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner or the never ending run on and on run on and on run on and on from The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner are somehow parts of untouchable classic albums? Fuckin lol. If we're really going to open the pandora's box of "too long and proggy and bloated", well the last 6 to 8 minute long Maiden epic that ever justified it's running time was To Tame A Land from fuckin 1983. Every Maiden epic since then has been at least a 50/50 split between inspiration and meandering mess... and this is coming from an old man who first saw them in concert almost 30 years ago. I love em to death, especially their 1980-1992 output... but goddamn the band has been fond of prog wankery for nearly their entire career. It takes some bizzarro mental gymnastics to throw shade on the prog tendencies of these two tracks from that album but not those two tracks from that one. It's absurd on it's face.

It's a good album.

Fifty billion chorus repeats 20 minute songs with a handful of guitar riffs Shoehorned synth music that didnt fit into neither maiden nor metal Yeah im wondering that as well

Good idea. throw in Ozzy's solo as a parallel and review and compare them to the later Sabbath stuff

This is my most anticipated Metal Mythos!

B R tbh he might diss on the jazz and blues influenced and what made Black Sabbath special in their early career. Coupled with bill Ward not fully playing double bass and all the drugs they took from 1973-1979, it's a hell of a mythology.

Your wish is granted

I disagree with a few things Razorfist opines, but definitely nothing personal. He's passionate of his opinions and highly, highly entertaining. Great job ad fun to watch.

I love Maiden but I can acknowledge Razors criticism no band is perfect

His opinions are brilliant but sometimes trash lol, its quite interesting. First time I saw someone complain about the Seventh Son album.

From hear to Eternity ..weekend warrior, wasting love. Has all the bangers. LOL.

I’ve come to the conclusion that they not only don’t have a bad album but they don’t really have any bad songs either. Everything song has at least something worthwhile

Same , they are all great. And I love all three singers for different reasons.

Every band has a bad album. Maiden unfortunately have quit a few to choose from. Sorry but someone had to say it! Too many D**k Sucking maiden fans here!

@@notramesses4790 Which one? They dont have bad albuns generally speaking, some are average at worst but none bad. My least favorites are the first ones and the blaze ones, but others will say the first ones are the best. So yeah, I think even Virtual XI, which would probably be the most hated one, its actually an average one at worst, if you look at it objectively.

@@aesir1ases64 in my opinion I would say, number of the beast, seventh son of a seventh son, Blaze Bayley albums, Dance of death, Book of souls and senjutsu are the worst! Just my humble thoughts.

weirdo 😂

@@MM1717mm Yep.

Have you heard his Battlezone stuff? His voice really came into it's own. Just as hard to sing as the Bruce stuff, but still has that gritty rock feel. Some really cool tunes.

@@machupikachu1085 I love Battlezone! He also had some pretty good shit in Killers and Nomad.

@Mortimer Mortix no. lemme do it properly. FUCK YOU YOU IGNORANT SACK OF SHIT. GET OFF THE INTERNET BEFORE I USE A SPIKED BOOT TO STOMP YOUR SORRY ASS INTO MUSH.

This is undoubtedly true. At least so far as is plainly obvious without the benefit of getting to witness an alternate universe progression wherein Dianno stayed on. Bruce's level of ambition as a person simply overshoots Paul's (and most other humans for that matter) by a clear mile, and that reflects on maidens career. Especially the touring aspect, for reasons that should be crystal clear to even the most staunchly biased Dianno supporters. To pick and choose a single clip of now/then to bolster the claim that Dianno was the superior frontman does little but showcase some extreme bias, and cannot be taken seriously by anyone with even the foggiest of critical thinking abilities. I'm pretty sure Dianno never performed across hemispheres ones day to the next, to say nothing of the sheer differences in the amount of shows each perform. I've seen Bruce at shows where he was off, of course, (last time around for instance for Souls in Ct, US... Where he was obviously sick), and other shows (AMOLAD- again in CT) where he was stunningly dead on, highs and all. Bruce came up with a way in which to get the band to play in places far more efficiently, vastly expanding their touring range and delivering the Maiden experience to people in cities that would otherwise be so impractical as to never get the chance. Dianno, on the other hand, couldn't hack it after a couple tours. Sorry, but Thems. The. Facts. Hey, I don't have anything bad to say about Paul, I've been around a long time and was there to enjoy the early stuff, starting with NotB. After powerslave, I went back and listened to the first two. At first, I didn't like the vocals near as much, but I kept listening, trying to soften my bias in order to enjoy his style for what it was. And it paid off big-time...I really love that stuff every bit as much as the Bruce era material. That's the same approach that allows me to immensely enjoy the later material as well. I'm sure I'm in the minority when I say I think FF is a stunning work of art, just as enjoyable as powerslave ever was (Bruces crooning of "Westward the tides" is just plain good for the soul, at least to me).

Well, Dianno did have a non-Mailable tumor in his lungs for the better half of his career, but I can't see how that could *possibly* affect his singing.

Impeccable taste, my friend

Prisoner and Children of the Damned are great too. I do think the Number of the Beast LP is overrated though, but not as overrated as Razor says.

Razor has to keep his edge. Half the mythos filled with "good", "okay" and "meh" would be way less interesting than jumping between opposing superlatives all the time. Also likes to pick less known precursors to popular things and bitch about plagiarism all the time. To his credit, he isn't a contrarian just for the heck of it. But whenever he finds himself in slight disagreement with the general opinion, he tends to ramp it all the way up. Definitely better than fanboyish "8 out of 10 is the lowest my favorite band has ever sank." The man has his opinions and isn't afraid to word them strongly, and that is becoming increasingly rare.

@Lassi Kinnunen Yeah I also think this is one of their least filler albums with Dickenson, and yet he slams it as being filler fuel. Invaders, Children of the Damned, The Prisoner? Those were all concert staples for a while. He complains and argues that they're metal-pop ballads and yet then praises Run to the Hills, which is exactly the same thing he just bashed 2 other songs for. He contradicts himself on a few albums and it's kind of annoying because he makes it seems like it's justifiable to hate certain things for the point of hating them in the video. While I personally think Powerslave is the best Maiden record released to humanity, I don't think Number of the Beast is overrated by any means, or is a lackluster album. In fact, I think that whole description can be applied to Killers. Iron Maiden was a brilliant album, but Killers seemed like more of the same with only 2 or 3 really standout songs on it. The rest of that album is really forgettable and droning, with some songs running together with how unintuitive they were.

I like how all the bitches replyin to this comment prefer to reply to some other comment than post their own pretty pathetic people

@ Jay Powell this fuckin idiot ,is waaaaaaay offf ! N.O.T.B. is the greatest album Maiden has ever put out (arguably) and has no filler tracks at all!! I totally agree with you ,and I enjoyed your comment Jay. Odd that more people did not sound off at the attack of this foolish dudes analysis.

First Maiden singer to get them a world tour, Paul Dianno.

Seventh son is my favorite. I dont feel like making a list as long as yours but my top five Maiden albums in order are Seventh Son, Powerslave, Dance of Death, Piece of Mind, and Number. The first album I purchased was Matter of Life and Death.

Nice that you ranked No Prayer... highly. I don't get the hate for it at all.

@@vikingcathq I know, right?

Preach. He almost has me listening to Yngwie again. Almost.

Just my thought too.

AkuTenshiiZero 7th Son , Number and Somewhere are constantly played in my car stereo. Overrated my ass

They're both dog shit.

@@thecoderofyoutube They are both the shit yes!

@@thecoderofyoutube Oh you are on drugs mate. Somewhere in time sucks? whats your favourite album then?

Was kinda wondering why the band wasn't trying to calm him down.

I agree whole-heartedly

@Andrew Salter Not a single filler track on either of the first two albums. The same can't be said for the next two.

Well I mean yeah the di'anno years are f*****g awesome

My favorite Maiden as well

I agree too. I always wondered what would happen if he stayed. Would Dickerson I have a career as being the singer of some Queensrÿche esque band. But what I do know is that if Di'Anno, iron maiden would not to send as far as it did in our timeline. Well I like Dickerson I kind of am not a fan of the recent incarnation of iron maiden. It's too slow and pretentious. It's every progressive rock stereotype

In a parallel universe, Dickinson was booted off of Maiden for substance abuse and was replaced by DiAnno.

Couldn't agree more mate - Seventh Son is fuckin' awesome imo but Razor's demolition of it is, like all of his stuff, still riotously entertaining and I will defend to the death his right to hate it 😂

Who even cares for Hall of Fame??

I love how Clive could make inventive patterns mainly out of toms. Most drummers stick to snare and cymbal stuff. Clive is really underrated.

7th son is my favourite maiden album. Some great songs on dance aswell. Frontier is quite week though I think.

Blaze era is what kept iron maiden alive

It's my favourite along with Somewhere In Time and Iron Maiden . Pure Masterpiece. You are not alone brother

Meh.

I also like it very much. My top 5 Maiden albums.

Blaze was great, but the problem was that he was out of his zone singing the Dickinson songs and that was not well received.

'Rainmaker' and 'Journeyman' are great as well.

MOLAD gets annoying fast. BNW, DOD, and FF are better.

i tend to cherry pick from maiden but brave new world wasnt bad. gotta say that my favourite is the wicker man, which is probably the most recognizable songs on that album

But the book of souls is just shit.

Nothing wrong with Brave New World. Because it's a brave new world. In a brave new world. A brave new world. In a brave new world. A brave new world In a brave new world A brave new world In a brave new w-sorry, system hung itself.

Brave New World is my personal favourite album

I agree but this presenter is nut head coke brain. He talks shit.

@DurbanNiks101 I didn’t like this RU-vidr the first time I watched one of his videos either, but he’s done many videos with good information, he knows a shit ton about music and he’s cool with the people who follow his channel. Just because YOU like Seventh Son doesn’t mean he knows nothing because he doesn’t like it. I was there for almost all of Iron Maiden. I saw them on the Killers tour and then every tour up to Seventh Son. But 7thSon is the album that killed Maiden. Between the songs that sounded nothing like their best music from only 3 years earlier, Adrian Smith’s fucking hairdo, the douchebaggery of the song Can I Play With Madness and it’s obvious nod to hair metal, more guitar synth that didn’t sound good, me and tons of other Maiden fans bailed. Besides, I got into thrash in 1984 and Maiden couldn’t hold a candle to Slayer, Metallica, Celtic Frost or the death metal that came shortly afterwards. It was over. Were you there through the 80’s? Maybe, but I’m guessing not. Seventh Son might be a good album now in 2020, but in 1988 it was the worst move Iron Maiden could make. And THAT’S what serious music fans like this guy take into consideration when they judge a record. So, essentially you need to just shut the fuck up or grow up and stop talking like a 14 year old zit faced “music fan” who knows nothing about music because you haven’t lived it. Assuming you’re 19 or 20, you’ll get your chance in about 20 years.

@@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 wgaf?

@@Dusarrion I do. By the time 7th Son was released, I was almost embarrassed to admit I was into Iron Maiden. They gave into hair metal. Bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were everything to me until Metallica showed up and wiped them off the map, and for Maiden it was a slow downward process from Somewhere in Time up to 7th Son. I like 7th Son now, but when it came out it was a huge disappointment.

I agree 100%...It's my favorite Maiden album and is actually my favorite album in all of music.

Sorry, make that half hour. I couldn't get any further really.

Final Frontier really grew on me. The live dvd for that tour is phenomenal.

En Vivo has got to be one of Iron Maiden's best live dvd performances ever. My one regret from that tour was they started before Final Frontier was released in America (at least California anyway) so when they rolled through they only played El Dorado live. Man, I would give anything to see Isle of Avalon performed live by Maiden.

Agreed.

Agreed, man. My standards really differed from the ones in the video, right around Seventh Son. I quite enjoyed that one. Chorus repeats can get annoying, sure, but I dig the shit out of the sound of it. I mean I'm also shamelessly a Rush fanboy, so that might explain my guilty pleasure in it.

Phantom no, you have to understand and appreciate musicianship to appreciate what Maiden has done since the late 80’s!! They keep evolving and putting out great music!! Some people that have no understanding of music don’t like when rock/Metal bands evolve!! It’s really not there fault they can’t understand what real musicianship is about. I like AC/DC but they are an example of being stuck in the same format. Every album sounds the same. Thing that gets me is when this guy did the one on W.A.S.P., he seen and appreciated where Blackie evolved as a musician with The Headless Children & The Crimson Idol, so why now can he not see & appropriate that with Maiden!!

Di'Anno has been in touring bands consistently since Maiden. It's not like he stopped touring. Much less exhaustively.

And to ALSO be fair both Futureal and The Wicker Man ripped off the main riff from Judas Priest’s Running Wild

Could just be that there's a ceiling to originality when it comes to Speed Metal in E Standard. But yeah, I noticed that when I listen to Aiming High.

@@doodlebob3758 Upon reflection, I think it's cyclical. Iron Maiden ripped off "Flash Rockin' Man" for "2 Minutes to Midnight". So ACCEPT rips off "Aces High" for "Aiming High" off the same album. So Maiden rips off a song from Animal House for "Moonchild". Then Adrian Smith leaves Maiden after 7th Son drops, who was the writer on BOTH songs, so that's probably what broke the cycle.

Disagree. I heard "Children of the Damned" at my first live show and I _still_ can't remember it outside of the title refrain.

Agreed love the whole first side

@@1krani that doesn't really mean anyrhing imo

@@dennisr.6023 By contrast, I heard Fallen Angel, Wasted Years, The Wicker Man, Run to the Hills, and Tears of a Clown once each and was instantly hooked. Not even live, just on a record.

@@1krani those songs are for a reason more well known , they are catchier and much bigger classics

Thank you

You know, you could download a higher resolution these days 😋