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The Final Frontier

Iron Maiden

The Final Frontier

15th studio album from the English heavy metal giants

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7.0

Label
EMI
UK Release date
16/08/2010
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  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    It’s Iron Maiden to its core, which isn’t to say predictable, or uninteresting - this is just exceptional Maiden. A band doing what they do best and what we, in turn, crave from them
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  2. 9.0 |   The Digital Fix

    It contains enough energy (as opposed to just volume) to knock you to the floor
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  3. 8.5 |   BBC

    There are more ideas here than many bands manage in their entire career, but in inimitable Maiden style, it’s woven together beautifully
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    They've reinforced their position as the credible elder statesmen of metal. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Iron Maiden has put together the best late-career run metal has ever seen, and the only thing we can hope is that it lasts for at least one more album
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  6. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Easily the best from the six-piece since 2000’s Brave New World
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The sheer quantity and quality of ideas displayed on The Final Frontier suggests that there are more frontiers to be explored by Iron Maiden yet
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  8. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    The Final Frontier offers momentary glimpses of light from what is ultimately a star on the brink of extinction
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Job done. Chalk up another five million sales. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    While sometimes The Final Frontier seems to mine the Maiden groove until the canary chirps its last, the better songs are an indication that they aren't yet trading solely on their reputation
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    A series of stubbornly convoluted if surprisingly agile seven- and eight-minute workouts. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    This national institution's quest for adventure remains unabated. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    One of their sharpest albums in many a year
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  14. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    They are the last traditional metal men standing and nobody does it better. That nobody else actually does it any more is beside the point
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  15. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Lucky for them the world will never run out of 14-year-old boys
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  16. 6.0 |   Eye Weekly

    Lives up to the hype generated by the Flight 666 documentary and ensures that Maiden’s legacy remains in good stead
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  17. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    With a bit of judicious editing and a couple more excursions to the edges of their comfort zone, this could have been something special
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