Nice "piece of Mind"-era MAIDEN stuff. Nothing fundamentally new but executed with a feeling for the subtleties of real Metal. This is far from the perversions currently sold under the misleading moniker of "Power Metal" so this does get my blessing. If you happen to run into this, give it at least a spin ! The track capturing the essence of TWISTED TOWER DIRE best would be the final orgy "The Witch's Eyes" or "Hail Dark Rider"... They are also on this MAIDEN AMERICA compilation with another track not featured here and a blistering cover of "Powerslave".

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