How old are people in this thread? Can't there be an adult chat about this? Wow. One might not like Iron Maiden, but to say they suck is a little strange to me. They clearly can play quite well. I still have not formed a decent opinion about the new album. I must add that nothing jumps out at me IMHO. Please know that my favorite albums by Iron Maiden are Iron Maiden and Killers. I have seen Maiden in 1983 and I have seen them in 2009. They are just simply an amazing live band. Even though my favorite two albums are the first two, I think Bruce Dickinson is perfect as a frontman for them now. I tend to prefer Steve Harris written songs over anyone else in the band. When I hear a song I love by them it is usually written by him. I don't absolutley love the past few albums but I do really like A Matter of Life and Death. I think that was a great album. I also like the song Paschendale off of Dance of Death. It is fantastic. Everyone has their opinions, it doesn't mean we have to agree with them. That is kind of control freak mentality.