Friday the 13th is an appropriate time for Iron Maiden to drop new music. Expect the new album on August 13.
'The Final Frontier' is the name of the record. It was recorded wit Kevin Shirley at Compass Studios in Nassau earlier this year. "The studio had the same vibe and it was EXACTLY as it had been in 1983, NOTHING had changed! Even down to the broken shutter in the corner...same carpet....everything... It was really quite spooky. But we felt very relaxed in such a familiar and well-trodden environment and I think this shows in the playing and the atmosphere of the album," singer Bruce Dickinson said in a statement.Iron Maiden also recorded 'Piece of Mind' (1983), 'Powerslave' (1984) and 'Somewhere In Time' (1986) at Compass.
'The Final Frontier' is the 15th album for Iron Maiden. To preview the album, the band is giving away a free download of the track 'El Dorado' at their website. "'El Dorado' is a preview of the forthcoming studio album," Bruce said. "As we will be including it in the set of our Final Frontier World Tour (which opens in Dallas On 9th June) we thought it would be great to thank all our fans and get them into The Final Frontier mood by giving them this song up front of the tour and album release."
The album runs for 76:35.
THE FINAL FRONTIER
1. Satellite 15.....The Final Frontier 8:40
2. El Dorado 6:49
3. Mother Of Mercy 5:20
4. Coming Home 5:52
5. The Alchemist 4:29
6. Isle Of Avalon 9:06
7. Starblind 7:48
8. The Talisman 9:03
9. The Man Who Would Be King 8:28
10. When The Wild Wind Blows 10:59
