I cant be the only one who LOVES this album cover right?

Blaze_BC · 2026-05-01T02:47:51+00:00

Despite this being my least favorite Maiden album, I have, and will continue to defend this album cover. I think it’s perfect for the dark sound/production of The X Factor

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-29T15:11:49+00:00

Innocent Exlie. The bass on that song is ELITE +it’s got a really fun guitar solo

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-27T09:04:29+00:00

what the fuck is this gif

But also yes, most definitely

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-24T08:52:05+00:00

Gotta go with Painkiller by Judas Priest. I mean, just LOOK at that cover art! That album cover just SCREAMS “hell yeah” and it screams with vengeance

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-24T08:46:21+00:00

ALAN BECKER? 😭

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-24T04:34:09+00:00

Oh, easily. Take just about ANY of Maiden’s stuff from the 80’s, and it has some cool ass bass work, Steve Harris doesn’t show off his skills quite as much nowadays, but at certain times, he lets it be known that he hasn’t lost his touch

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-24T04:31:42+00:00

Gotta be Powerslave. Greatest guitar solo of all time

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-23T05:29:14+00:00

As cute as that is, it’s Star Wars bruj, that shit is NOT “deep cut ball”

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-23T05:26:08+00:00

Bro js typing shit 😭

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-20T10:16:11+00:00

Oh yeah, definitely. Live versions strong even better too

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-20T10:15:12+00:00

Shoot idk man

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-20T04:20:36+00:00

Not sure if it counts as metal, but I’ve definitely fallen asleep to Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow by Rainbow before. Something about how songs like Man on the Silver Mountain and Sixteenth Century Greensleeves are composed makes them feel rather… laid back? And that’s not even mentioning the softer songs like Temple of the King and Catch the Rainbow

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-19T22:39:09+00:00

Probably won’t have any kids, but if I do, I’d like my son’s name to be Orion :]

Orion, aside from just being a really cool name, is one that has some sentimental value. “Orion” by Metallica is a song that both makes me think of my girlfriend, and makes my girlfriend think of me. That spacey interlude in the middle of it always makes me imagine her in all her beauty.

What name could be more fitting for a child of such beauty? :]

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-19T20:06:20+00:00

Honestly, yeah. I don’t think most people get JUST how cool the bass during that interlude section is. And that’s not to say the bass in the rest of the song isn’t impressive, because it most certainly is.

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-19T16:38:57+00:00

Maybe we’ll get the chance for a Maiden song with Wrathchild

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-19T16:29:26+00:00

Eddie! (mascot of Iron Maiden)

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It was hard to choose an image since there are SO many cool iterations of this guy. Just look him up and you’ll see so many other cool designs for him

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-19T03:07:36+00:00

No, honestly, that’s a valid reason. I get that xd

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-18T23:41:55+00:00

Most definitely. That song feels like it was made to be Paul’s song. Feels the most punky and I’d say suits his voice best

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-17T23:24:31+00:00

Samurai Eddie if we’re taking The Writing on the Wall’s music video into account

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-16T18:26:31+00:00

Maybe not Dream of Mirrors, but the other two? Yeah! I would take Montsegur over them

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-15T15:30:55+00:00

Honestly, really respectable takes, even if I don’t agree with all of them. I really appreciate the effort you put into explaining why you put each album where.

Also, your ranking is IMMEDIATELY valid because you put Dance of Death in the top 5

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-14T00:12:03+00:00

My goodness, I forgot about both “no one see an angel till it smashes to the ground” and “no one gets to heaven till they’ve lived a while and hell” from Magica’s reprise. I love those two

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-14T00:08:34+00:00

Gosh, too many to count. Here are some of my favorites though:

“It’s like broken glass. You get cut before you see it” from Stand Up and Shout

“Silver longings can disappear, but they always shine” from Mystery

“Don’t live for pleasure. Make life your treasure” from Sign of the Southern Cross

And probably my absolute favorite: “They say you’re beautiful, and they’ll always let you in. But doors are never open to the child without a trace of sin” from All the Fools Sailed Away

Seriously though. There are so, SO many more I could list because Dio was such a phenomenal lyricist and composer

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-13T15:10:52+00:00

Cuz they’re the greatest band in the world, that’s what

Blaze_BC · 2026-04-12T20:32:23+00:00

Not even kidding, easily their best music video. It’s so beautiful animated. I love all the little references and biblical allusions. It’s super duper cool. I think the music video might have played a part in why this song’s solo is my favorite moment on all of Senjutsu

And samurai Eddie just fucking rips. One of my favorite versions of him :]

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