Iron Maiden-The Final Frontier (2010)

"The Final Frontier" is another monumental release from Iron Maiden, an album of biblical proportions in its musical scope, perfectly reflecting the grandeur of this legendary British band. On this occasion, the sextet delivers a sublime work of elaborate progressive structures beneath that mantle of epic and visceral heavy metal, clearly reflected in the cover art, which depicts Eddie evolving into a kind of alien extraterrestrial in a devastated and hostile surreal landscape. These apocalyptic sensations are reflected in tremendously heavy and decadent tracks like the sinister "Satellite 15..." or the experimental title track. Following a similar stylistic pattern are the emotive "Coming Home", the somber "Mother of Mercy", and the refined "Isle of Avalon" and "Starblind". The effective and tremendously vigorous "The Talisman", "The Man Who Would Be King" and "When The Wild Wind Blows", only perpetuate the impetuous tempest of this superb album from one of the greatest bands in the history of heavy metal.