Playlist v. 34
So I created a playlist on Spotify (unfortunately all y’all that don’t have it are going to have to cope, I’ll figure out a way to do an iTunes version, but that means buying a bunch of tracks, that’s pretty lame). You can check it out here: Veckans Spellista v. 34.
If you have a very similar CD collection to me you could re-build this list on your home computer. Unfortunately for Spotify users, certain songs I wanted to use aren’t on the list I created originally. It’s in 90 minute mix-tape format, for those of you who are old enough to have made such things as music infatuated youth.
Side A:
At the Gates – “Slaughter of the Soul”
The Black Dahlia Murder – “Miasma”
Anathema – “One Last Goodbye” (from Hindsight)
Enslaved – “As Fire Swept Clean the Earth”
Finntroll - “Den Sista Runans Dans” (replaced with “Solsagan” on Spotify)
Hypocrisy – “Craving for another Killing”
Amon Amarth – “Valhall Awaits Me”
Blind Guardian – “Battlefield”
Bloodbath – “Eaten”
Månegarm – “Eld”
Side B:
Shining – “Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni”
Dimmu Borgir – “The Insight and the Catharsis”
Opeth – “Serenity Painted Death”
Blaze – “Stare at the Sun” (this is from The Night that Would Not Die on the Spotify version)
Einherjer – “Wolf-Age”
In Mourning – “The Art of a Mourning Kind”
EDIT! BONUS LIST!
So, there’s a thread on the Iron Maiden fanclub website about the top 10 best modern tracks (i.e., from the last 4 albums). So I bit and made this truly fantastic playlist that is built for flow, not by favorite (since they all rank highly for me). This album would be a 5/5 75 minute record..
“Montségur”
“The Alchemist”
“Brighter than a Thousand Suns”
“Coming Home”
“Blood Brothers”
“The Pilgrim”
“Face in the Sand”
“The Longest Day”
“Isle of Avalon”
“The Legacy”
Iron Maiden is the greatest heavy metal band to ever live. Thirty years after the release of their self-titled album, they are arguably just as relevant as they ever have been—not resting on their laurels and imitating a hits jukebox, but instead touring the world playing their new material to the joy of fans everywhere. After what was a rousing success with their most recent record, the 2006 release of A Matter of Life and Death, there is actually maybe a bit more pressure on the band to produce something that is quality, memorable and, frankly, classic. Especially with the rumors floating around that this is Maiden‘s final album, spurred even further on by the fact that Steve Harris helped write every song on the record, the pressure cooker of fan scrutiny is reaching fever pitch. And so it falls to this Angry Metal Guy to try to put all of this into some sort of context; to try to listen to my favorite band with fresh ears—and I’ve come to some realizations about the band in the process. 
In an attempt to not re-post Blabbermouth’s news like many of the blogs out there (since yes, I, too am unfortunately tied to Blabbermouth for my news), I try to do a bit more analysis and opinion on certain things. Think of me as the pundit to your regular news hour. Anyway, I have often given Iron Maiden shit about their American tours. Now once again they’re skipping the midwest in the US for the most part, and unfortunately they’re not coming to Sweden except for the stupid Sonisphere festival which costs way too much to just see Maiden (RIP Dio.). But one of the things I’ve often complained about is Maiden‘s reluctance to do new tours in the US or to play deep cuts on tours (can’t you play Alexander the Great JUST ONCE!?). 
