Dotmusic.com hails Maiden for their #6 chart entry
Dotmusic.com has this comment in their weekly charts comment. Nice from a website that doesn't really care about metal in general and Maiden in particular:6 WILDEST DREAMS (Iron Maiden)
Love them or hate them, you cannot help but admire them. The undisputed kings of heavy metal continue to tread their well worn path of noise and invade the upper reaches of the charts with their customary efficiency. The re-integration of the likes of Bruce Dickinson back into the fold has helped the legendary band recover from their mid-90s hiccup that actually saw their chart positions start to fall back for the first time in almost a decade. This is now their third Top 10 single in the last few years, following on from 2000s Brave New World and 2002s charity re-release of Run To The Hills to make this their best chart run since the early 1990s. As with virtually all Maiden singles, Wildest Dreams has little appeal beyond their tremendously loyal fanbase but their mass buying power has helped turn it into yet another Top 10 hit. What helps as well is that the single is a limited edition, making its purchase even more essential for completists. You cannot help but respect what they have achieved since their first chart hit back in 1980. 14 Top 10 singles (including a Number One!) out of 33 singles without ever stopping to worry about sounding commercial is something to be greatly admired.
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