Downloading it now - Been waiting for this...
I'll give you my thoughts as I hear them...
Prowler - Black Tide: Can't stand the production on this, though their playing is pretty sound, the vocalist is listenable but generally not too impressed as a cover, its not awful, but normally maiden songs play themselves....
Remember Tommorow - Metallica: Don't really like it to be frank, but its quite epic, not a big fan of hetfields voice generally, so maybe that's influenced me... I can't remember the last time I heard the original so I can't really comment on how much they've changed - But it definitely feels like a metallica song... Will listen to the original after this marathon...
Flash of the Blade - Avenged Sevenfold: Oh dear, this is odd, I have no idea what to think of it, I don't think they've changed any of it - Ambitious since these guys are no Maiden...
2 Minutes to Midnight - Glamour of the Kill: Generally - Taking pretty much THE most famous Maiden song = Bad idea, you're setting up for a fall, and this guy's vocals have none of Bruce's passion, he's singing it like a hymn at points.... The guitars are pretty raunchy - But I seriously think the vocalist has ruined what could have been a perfectly acceptable cover...
The Trooper - Coheed: Same as above pretty much.
Wasted Years - Devildriver: I can't stand this guy's vocals, not even good screaming... I have friends that LOVE Devildriver.. What do they see in them? That being said, the guitars in this were brilliant.
Run to the Hills - Sign: I actually really like this, completely different take on it, and I like the 2 vocalists, very interesting, like the ambient parts.... Quite cool... Really made it their own.
To Tame a Land - Dream Theater: Again, no idea what to think.... Need to hear few more times...
Caught Somewhere In Time - Madina Lake: I quite like this one too, don't know what it is about it, just seems nice and polished.
Wraithchild - Gallows: This I never saw coming, don't really like it tbh, just everything that maiden isn't really =/
Fear of the Dark - Fightstar: Very clean, perfectly acceptable cover - If you can stand the image of Bruce singing for Busted throughout listening...
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Machine Head: Absolutely BRILLIANT.
Iron Maiden - Trivium: Has some good bits, some terrible bits, when he's not trying to sound like Pantera guy, its pretty good, I think overall its ok, I like the chorus...
Running Fire - Year Long Disaster: Hmmmm....
Brave New World - Ghostlines: Totally different, all acoutics, ambience and piano, really like it actually, its totally different, and very pretty.
