Admittedly, the previous work with the exception of the title track, No More Lies and Paschendale was just monotonous and it was to be feared that MAIDEN drift after really good Reuinon album Brave New World into mediocrity. However, what in just 2 months recording and production time of your, no longer quite dewy ribs geleiert the 6 British, is just mercilessly well. With MAIDEN Different World rising usual crazy in the album, the only shortcoming of the track is that it is knitted just like the opener of the last two albums, otherwise the thing comes wonderfully therefore. With these colors DONT RUN it goes merrily on, followed by the 8.44 minute epic Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. The Pilgrim, a typical Jannick Gers composition with oriental elements a la NOMAD of Brave New World, followed by one of the most impressive pieces of the album The Longest Day. With Out of the Shadows are "calmer tones" struck, however, far more successful than the soporific JOURNEYMAN of DANCE OF THE DEAD. With Track 7 and 8, namely The Reincarnation of Benjamin and Bregg FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF GOD, MAIDEN will really bring all the critics silenced - sit down, listen, be amazed, enjoy .... absolute highest class. LORD OF LIGHT falls in my eyes from something against the other songs, with The Legacy put MAIDEN the best final song of an album since Alexander the Great from the 86-he SOMEWHERE IN TIME album. World class. Not only the good mercilessly Production of the album catches your eye or ear, and the lyrics are very successful this time. MAIDEN deal - unless DIFFERENT WORLD, PILGRIM and Out of the Shadows - on this album exclusively with war themes, so you could already call almost a concept album. Sure, MAIDEN have previously taken up such issues, but the text material comes time much deliberate and mature, therefore, as his time in songs like Tailgunner or Paschendale, in a strange, for the benefit of the English, distorted presentation of history was operated that just as questionable as superfluous was. Overall, this album also offers over 70 minutes finest purebred heavy metal, which - thankfully - in the music world again plays an important role, and the proof is that 6 men who are good in their 40gern that - supposedly talented - Newcomer of the scene airy, loose, light playing on the wall. It will no longer be a lot of bands that do not have records sold after 13 albums and more than 40 million, into the bone marrow to produce such a fresh album. For this they deserve respect and - scarce - 5 points.
The DVD includes an entertaining 30-min. Recorded movies about the recording process in the studio, the Reincarnation of Benjamin Bregg Video, Different World live in the studio and a photo gallery of the shots. Quite nice, but nothing earth-shattering!
