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THE IRON MAIDENS
The Iron Maidens
DRZ Records |
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Finally, a tribute CD that is smokin' end to end and essentially
captures the aura of the band being heralded, in this case the
mighty Iron Maiden. Featuring members of Phantom
Blue, the Iron Maidens sound dead on to 'Arry and company
throughout most of the disc and rarely take a misstep.
The highlights of the disc include a stellar version of "Run To
The Hills", an emotional "Children Of The Damned" and a
"Killers" version of "Hallowed Be Thy Name". The Paul
Dianno era songs really jump out on this disc making for an
album that can be spun multiple times for pure guilty pleasure.
Vocalist Aja Kim breathes new life into Bruce Dickinson era
songs like "The Trooper","Aces High" and "Wasted Years".
"The Number Of The Beast" compares favorably with the version
Kimberly Goss and Sinergy recorded several years ago.
Admittedly, I had a heavy metal crush on drummer Linda MacDonald
when the debut Phantom Blue LP came out and couldn't get up the
nerve to talk to her at Foundations one year (must have been
something about a woman riding an escalator without shoes
on that threw me for a loop!). Nonetheless, The Iron
Maidens succeed on the tribute front by having the guts to
release an entire album of Iron Maiden classics and doing an
excellent job.
Track Listing:
The Number Of The Beast
Two Minutes To Midnight
Children Of The Damned
The Trooper
Wasted Years
Killers
Aces High
Phantom Of The Opera
Run To The Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Homepage:
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