Divine metal

I'll get right to the point: today's Song of the Day is by Iron Maiden.

It doesn't get more metal than Iron Maiden.

Every so often, if you find yourself near Lake Ontario during the summer, you might witness legions of metalheads wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts make a pilgrimage to Ontario Place for what (literally) sounds like a hell of a good time.

The masters of metal are still touring - in fact they were in town 4 days ago, at the biggest venue downtown (Scotiabank Arena).

I'm ashamed to say I've never actually been to a Maiden concert, but these days, ticket prices are just not at all in my budget. Still, I relish the metal concerts I have been to, as they are all amazing memories.

Without further ado, here's For The Greater Good Of God:

There are SO many good Iron Maiden songs, but I picked this one because I recently discovered it (even though it came out in 2006). It's one of their more recent songs, but I like it because it starts off nice and slow, with what I would call philosophical lyrical inquisition:

Are you a man of peace
Or a man of holy war?
Too many sides to you
Don't know which anymore
So many full of life
But also filled with pain
Don't know just how many
Will live to breathe again

 

The song quickly picks up classic heavy metal guitar riffs and fast percussion.

 

I couldn't actually tell you what the song's about - maybe something to do with the Crusades? - but I feel like it's a decent representation of the Iron Maiden sound.