DLC Playthrough for 5/22 (Iron Maiden)
Arriving in the Rock Band library today is an epic six pack from metal masters Iron Maiden. Included below are playthrough videos of the DLC from the always awesome thenewnoelisoncruz. Definitely check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel!
Links to purchase DLC songs online at Xbox.com are included below for each track. All tracks are 160 MSP ($1.99). The Maiden Epics Pack is available for 800 MSP ($9.99). Pro Guitar/Bass charts are noted below where applicable, and can be purchased for an additional $.99.
Directly below is a playlist of all the DLC videos, followed by individual videos of each DLC track after the jump.
Playlist of all new DLC:
Iron Maiden – The Flight of Icarus (Pro)
Iron Maiden – Phantom of the Opera
Iron Maiden – Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Pro)
Iron Maiden – Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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This pack is amazing, they’re all a blast on drums, with SSoaSS being my favourite despite the stupid hi-hat spam part, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner being a close 2nd. All of the songs are great on guitar and the solos are charted MUCH better on this pack rather than the last Maiden DLC.
My only nitpick is that I don’t like how they used the remaster artwork on Phantom of the Opera. I also wish the albums were sorted properly, but that is probably a lot harder to correct than I would think.
Anyways, 10/10 everyone should own this DLC.
Rockox Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:41 am
Why did Maiden change the artwork on that first album, anyway? I think I knew at one point but have since forgotten.
8^y Reply:
May 26th, 2012 at 12:24 am
I think it’s cause the original artwork didn’t match Eddie’s other appearances.
I still think its dumb, the remaster artwork is some digital painting bullcrap that looks to “clean”, while the other one is crude, yet amazing real painted work.
Maybe it’s because of my GH3 and RB1 impressions, along with the fact that this is hard rock, but I’m still surprised that 5 of the 6 songs are Family Friendly!
Ospero Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Well, it’s not like they picked stuff like “Passchendaele” or “22 Acacia Avenue” for this one…and none of the FF songs in this pack are anywhere near as head-scratching in that rating as “Fear of the Dark” was. Seriously, HMX, what was that about?
Still, you have a point. Something like 45 minutes of Maiden and only one family unfriendly song? Interesting coincidence. You’d probably be hard pressed to find many more Maiden songs that fit the FF rating.
Numskull Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:49 pm
The fact that “No More Tears” by Ozzy Osbourne got a Family Friendly rating has me convinced that the rating selection process involves a blindfold and a dartboard.
Rytor Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:01 am
Hey, it’s the slogan for Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo. Can’t get more family friendly than that.
This is the first pack I’ve bought in a long time. I tried playing some of the songs last night on drums… this is a bloody hard pack! Even the non-devil tier ones kicked my arse!
But these are all amazing songs, gotta hand it to them this is a fantastic pack! Really glad they included Phantom of the Opera, it’s my favourite Di’anno track. Also impressed we got Rime of the Ancient Mariner AND Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, wouldn’t have expected to get the latter.
LCS Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:31 am
Drums kicked my ass on these last night as well. Compared to that, singing them should be a breeze. Rime was amazing on drums. But you don’t need to hit the gym when you can just drum this pack.
This pack looks amazing, definitely a few steps above the other IM pack. Disappointed in the lack of Pro upgrades and legacy Pro upgrades (I had good faith that if any band was getting legacy upgrades, it would be this one) but still, 2 is better than 1, even if I dont have the patience to learn a 14 minute song.
Since I’m the bigger Maiden fan amongst my friends and since I’m one of the few singers in our RB group, I know I’ll be tasked to sing these at our party this weekend.
It’s been nice knowing you all.
Plutarch Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 am
FLYYYYY AS HIIIIGH AS THE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
RickC32 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:41 am
Bruce Dickinson screams compilation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3nbDeCy4cM
Icarus, Mariner, and Infinite Dreams from this week’s DLC all get spotlighted. have fun with those!
samjjones Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 am
My advice to you: drink heavily.
SuperLowlander’s got a keys video of Infinite Dreams if anyone’s interested.
woo pro bass solo! Rime is every bit as epic as I thought it’d be. STOKED