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IRON MAIDEN Producer Defends 'Dance Of Death' Sound - Nov. 7, 2003
Writing to his web site, Shirley said, "I have been getting all sorts of
e-mails (yeah I read 'em, but don't reply to them all) about the sonic quality
of 'Dance of Death'. Now, I don't need to qualify anything, except it sounds
like that 'cos it's meant to sound like that! The band love it! Nicko [McBrain]
prefers the energy of the drum/guitar balance to 'Brave New World', which
actually featured more drums (which he liked). Steve [Harris] says the bass
finally sounds like his rig sounds. The three amigos love the guitars -
including the odd amp crackle and distortion which is the sound of them live -
and that, my friends, is Bruce singing like he sings! Not coaxed, and digitally
enhanced, tuned and corrected. IRON MAIDEN - captured. The songs are great, but
not necessarily reflective of nu-metal themes - because THEY ARE NOT NU-METAL!
That is IRON MAIDEN, and no one is stopping you filling up your CD players with
LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT or CHEVELLE, or whatever the hell you think is a fine
sounding record. (they all sound sonically pretty similar to me, whereas NO-ONE
else sounds like MAIDEN. I love the album. So, Up the Irons - and for the
know-it-all detractors = Up yours!"