Iron Maiden, Stratego | Track Review 🎵
![Iron Maiden, "Stratego" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sanctuary]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iron-maiden-stratego.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden continues to compel on “Stratego,” the second single from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.

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Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Iron Maiden, "Stratego" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sanctuary]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iron-maiden-stratego.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden continues to compel on “Stratego,” the second single from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.
![Badflower, "Fukboi" [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/badflower-fukboi.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Josh Katz and Badflower continue to impress on the explicitly titled “F*kboi,” the third advance single from This is How the World Ends.
![Badflower, "Don't Hate Me" [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/badflower-dont-hate-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower don’t miss a beat on “Don’t Hate Me,” the second single from sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.
![Ed Sheeran, “Visiting Hours” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ed-sheeran-visiting-hours.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ed Sheeran shines on “Visiting Hours” the second single from = (Equals) written in remembrance of late music exec, Michael Gudinski.
![Shawn Mendes & Tainy, “Summer of Love” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Island, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shawn-mendes-tainy-summer-of-love-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes and producer Tainy make a fantastic team on their flavorful, sexy, summery single, “Summer of Love.”
![Tiësto & KAROL G, “Don’t Be Shy” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Musical Freedom, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tiesto-karol-g-dont-be-shy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Colombian singer KAROL G and Dutch DJ/producer Tiësto make a formidable team on their brief, infectious dance single, “Don’t Be Shy.”

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![Kodak Black, "Before I Go" [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kodak-black-before-i-go-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rapper Kodak Black drops a respectable trap banger with “Before I Go,” assisted by fellow rapper/singer Rod Wave.
![Machine Gun Kelly, "papercuts" [📷: Bad Boy / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/machine-gun-kelly-papercuts-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly brings ample energy and keeps it punk with respectable success on “papercuts,” but lacks innovative spirit.
![Sub Urban & Bella Poarch, "INFERNO" [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sub-urban-bella-poarch-inferno-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“INFERNO” is a glorious, worthwhile, and ear-catching two-and-a-quarter minutes courtesy of Sub Urban and Bella Poarch.
![Elton John & Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart - PNAU Remix" [📷: Mercury]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/elton-john-dua-lipa-cold-heart-pnau-remix-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Elton John, Dua Lipa, and PNAU gives us the groovy dance-pop bop that we didn’t even know we needed with “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix.”
![Anthony Hamilton, "Love is the New Black" [📷: My Music Box / BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/anthony-hamilton-love-is-the-new-black.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Anthony Hamilton continues to a career-long flex on “Love is the New Black,” the soulful title track from his first album in five years.