The Greek sci-fi obsessed black metallers played a one-off show in Mexico city last year with a full orchestra and choir. This is the recording of that very show. Now, there has always been a distinctly symphonic element to their music so this feels like a natural evolution as opposed to some major change in direction. It's big, bombastic and cinematic, and in any other year would be the last word in orchestrated metal, but.....
Read MoreYet another Iron Maiden live album with yet another Churchill’s Speech intro and yet another live version of ‘Aces High’. Maiden are one of the best live acts out there, and the set captured here was nothing short of incendiary. But surely not even that warrants the release of a 13th live album (yep count them). Completely unnecessary.
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