Well, everybody here who doesn't mind admitting that they really miss the annual promise of a new Iron Maiden album with that ugly-ass Eddie mascot on the front, get in line. Metal-Is records has just released the best album of the year. That album is Halford's Resurrection . You remember Halford's frontman and namesake from his previous public incarnation as Rob Halford, the singer from Judas Priest. Halford left Judas Priest on unfortunate terms, then made a solo album that was, by all accounts, simply dreadful, and it looked until this very week like he'd be shuffling off into the total anonymity that has embraced so many of his peers.
Resurrection is completely devoid of any sociopolitical bent whatsoever.
It features a duet with Bruce Dickinson, the former lead singer of Iron Maiden. Every song has a totally shreddin' guitar solo that will knock all naysayers over with the Pure Power of Rock. It's a square kick in the ass. He's not mad at having seen the decline of the once wildly popular style of music he plays. It's infectious and more charming than anybody would have guessed.