No longer a metalhead, but I'd really love me some Irons in surround! However, I can't headbang to this one.
No, it's not a lame effort by a long shot. Just, for some reason, it seems exceptionally rare when heavy guitars translate well into surround. And this is not the case.
Yes, there is a lot of fine discrete placement, but it just doesn't gel, work or even rock. I'll probably use Rainmaker, Face In The Sand and/or Journeyman for a 5.1 hard'n'heavy playlist, but that'd be it. Hey, give me a fine mix of Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son or Somewhere In Time and I'll gallop merrily down the memory lane, first in line.
For now, I can't go higher than 6,66 - sorry, Eddie.