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15.02.2012: MAIDEN ENGLAND WORLD TOUR announced
Iron Maiden announce Maiden England World Tour with extensive tour dates in North America this summer, and dates for the rest of the world in 2013 tba. The tour is Part 3 of the History Of Iron Maiden Tours and will, according to Bruce Dickinson, contain of 2/3 of the material played on the Maiden England video, which was released in 1989 and filmed on the famous Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour in November 1988. The last third of the set will be other fan favourites. The stage set will be a fantastic re-visit back to the Seventh Tour of 1988.

See the tour section for official dates and go here for ticket details and full tour announcement.

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17.01.2012: EN VIVO!
New live material will be released on Monday 26th of March 2012. It is the full concert from 10th April 2011 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, which was one of the highlights from The Final Frontier World Tour 2010-2011. The release will be available in the following multiple formats;
- Limited Edition double DVD in Steel Case
- Regular double DVD
- Blu-ray
- 2CD soundtrack
- 2LP Picture Disc
- Digital Download Album
- Digital Download Video

The bonus disc will contain the Behind The Beast documentary and several promo-clips.

Read the full information here.


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30.12.2011: "Woe to you..."
Barry Clayton, who voiced the famous intro to The Number Of The Beast, has passed away. Iron Maiden originally wanted Vincent Price to do the intro, but he wanted too much money. The band had heard Barry's voice on Capital Radio when he read ghost stories. He agreed to do the intro when the band asked him to do a Vincent Price kind of voice. Barry Clayton was 80 and lived in Islington, London. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHe6FMs46o

11.11.2011: The Bruce Air Flight 666 Experience
Want to join up with Bruce in a state-of-the-art full motion flight simulator? Check out: www.bruceair.co.

12.09.2011: An evening with Nicko McBrain
Nicko will go on a showcase tour for Premier Drums around Germany and the UK. Read all about it here.
Footage of Nicko can be seen here.

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07.08.2011: Tour ends and Happy Birthday Bruce!
Last night The Final Frontier World Tour ended in style at the O2 Arena in London. The tour has covered most of the world during its 98 concerts which began in the USA in June 2010. Once again Iron Maiden used Ed Force One to travel to never before visited places, like Indonesia and Singapore. But the tour also saw the biggest German and British leg for many, many years. The band can now take a well-deserved rest until the next adventure.

Today Bruce is 53. Happy Birthday!!

21.07.2011: Bruce Dickinson becomes a Doctor of Music
On July 19th 2011 Bruce Dickinson received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Queen Mary University of London.
Source: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/52659.html
Clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZUIPgxgII

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30.06.2011: Iron Maiden in Denmark
Tonight Iron Maiden will perform their 18th concert in Denmark. It is their 4th headlining show at the Roskilde Festival, almost 20 years to the day since the band's first visit at the festival.

24.06.2011: New photographic book
'Onboard Flight 666' by John McMurtrie is a new photographic book which will come out on October 20th 2011. The book contains spectacular pictures from the two tours Somewhere Back In Time and The Final Frontier. It gives you a glimpse of life on the road both on and off stage. A 18-page teaser (with possible spoilers) is available here: www.ironmaiden.com/OnBoardFlight666_Teaser.pdf


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14.06.2011: Sonisphere Bulgaria cancelled
Unfortunately the show in Bulgaria on June 21st is cancelled due to logistical problems

06.06.2011: Best of album out today
From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010 is out today on CD and digital download. The triple picture disc is unfortunately delayed until July.


06.05.2011: WHO CARES charity single feat. Nicko McBrain out today
The single "Out Of My Mind" is performed by legends Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Jon Lord, Jason Newsted, Linde Lindström and Nicko McBrain. The piece is a great performance with a trademark heavy Tony Iommi riff. All proceeds goes to rebuilding a music school in Armenia which was damaged by an earthquake. The single also has a b-side "Holy Water" with a slight different line-up without Nicko.

Formats: CD-single with a 30-minute documentary, 7" vinyl (limited to 1000 copies), Digital Download.
Read more here.

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15.03.11: From Fear To Eternity: The Best of 1990-2010
June 6th 2011 is the release day of a new collection from Iron Maiden covering the last 8 studio albums. The collection is aimed primarily at newer fans and the ever-growing fanbase. But collectors will also be happy. The album will be available as a single priced Double CD, Triple Picture Disc Vinyl and Digital Download. See the impressive tracklist at: www.ironmaiden.com/fromfeartoeternity


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12.03.11: Maiden Japan
Due to the earthquake tragedy in Japan followed by a devastating tsunami, Iron Maiden are forced to cancel their two shows in Tokyo due to a safety assessment of the venue. Ed Force One was diverted to Nagoya where the band spent the night. Everyone is safe. Full report and personal message from Steve Harris can be read at the official Iron Maiden website. Today is Steve Harris' 55th birthday. Nicko McBrain's favourite drummer, Joe Morello, past away today in New Jersey aged 82. Nicko has several times stated, that Morello was a huge early inspiration as well as Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts and Keith Moon a.o.

11.02.11: Di'anno is jailed
Read full story here: http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/paul-dianno-jailed/


14.02.11: Grammy victory!
Iron Maiden won the grammy for El Dorado in the category Best Metal Performance. Congratulations!

08.02.11: Ed Force One
Ed Force One has taken off and The Final Frontier World Tour 2011 will kick off in Moscow on Friday. See you on the road!



05.02.11: Recommendation
Maiden fans are highly recommended to check out www.maidenunited.com This Dutch band has recorded and released the album Mind The Acoustic Pieces which is a great, acoustic version of Piece Of Mind. The arrangements are beautifully done and the vocals are provided by British singer Damien Wilson, who does an incredible job. Apparantly, Steve Harris gave this project 'two thumbs up'. A must have....



02.02.11: Killers - 30 years on

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Killers album. The second Iron Maiden album is a landmark in many ways. It is the first with Martin Birch in the producer chair and Adrian Smith on guitar, and it is the last with Paul Di'anno at the mike. You can argue whether the songs are as strong and classic as on the debut album, but the production is definitely better and sharper. The album was a step further into what was yet to come.



15.01.11: Rod rides a bike for charity

Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood is heading for Cuba soon for the annual Charity Bike Ride. Read more details on www.ironmaiden.com If you want to make a personal donation, then click here: www.justgiving.com/RodSmallwood



03.01.11: Album of the year
The Final Frontier was voted album of the year by readers of the Danish website www.clonemetal.dk

25.12.2010: 35th anniversary
Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden in London on Christmas Day 1975.

02.12.10: Grammy nominee
El Dorado has been nominated for a grammy in the category Best Metal Performance. www.grammy.com/nominees 


19.11.10: Germany, Holland, France
More European dates announced in tour section.

11.11.10: Maiden England
UK tour dates have been announced. See tour section.

02.11.10: Ed Force One flies again
Iron Maiden are ready to embark on a trip around the world in 66 days yet again in their Boeing 757 Ed Force One. This will be the band's first visit to Singapore, Indonesia and Korea. More concerts in Europe will also be announced soon. See tour section for dates.

31.10.10: New promo single
Coming Home is released as a US-promo single. It features Coming Home (Radio Edit) and Coming Home (Album Version).



01.10.10: Album anniversaries
This weekend marks the 15 year anniversary of The X factor and 20 years since the release of No Prayer For The Dying. Personally, NPFTD is special as it was the first album of new material since I discovered the band in 1989. The album welcomed Janick Gers into the band and marked a return to their roots. The songs are shorter and more raw-edged than on previous albums. Stand-out tracks: Tailgunner, No Prayer For The Dying, Run Silent Run Deep. Not to forget the Number 1 UK single; Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter. TXF was also a very special album. Not only was it the tenth studio album, but it also welcomed a new member to the band; Blaze Bayley. The album is a long, dark and complex one to get into. The lyrics deal with personal and heavy subjects which is reflected in the song compositions. The darker tone also suited Blaze's singing style. Stand-out tracks: Sign Of The Cross, Man On The Edge, The Aftermath.

  

21.09.10: Maiden is back in Denmark

Iron Maiden returns to Roskilde Festival in Denmark next summer. It will be their fourth appearence there. www.roskilde-festival.dk

24.08.10: Charts Great success for The Final Frontier
In its first week the album is #1 in the following countries: UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Columbia, Canada, Arabia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Czech Rep., France, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary.

16.08.10: The day has come! The Final Frontier is out today!

05.08.10: Kangaroo Iron Maiden will return to Down Under in 2011
See tour-section for dates.

21.07.10: Iron Maiden have finished the North American part of the tour
Now 11 shows in Europe awaits. Dublin is up first! The new album can also be pre-ordered everywhere now. Multiple formats are available: Limited Collectors 'Mission Edition' CD, Standard CD, Double Picture Disc Vinyl, iTunes LP, Standard Digital Download.

13.07.10: New video
The video for the title track of the forthcoming album The Final Frontier premiered today. Check the amazing clip out here.

08.06.10: New album on its way
Big news today! The Final Frontier will be out on Monday August 16th 2010. This is the 15. studio album from Iron Maiden and is once again produced by Kevin Shirley. The artwork is done by Melvin Grant who also did Fear Of The Dark, Virtual XI and Death On The Road a.o. For the recording Iron Maiden revisited the famous Compass Point Studio in Bahamas, which they haven't used since the mid-eighties.



Tracklist:

01 Satellite 15....The Final Frontier (Smith/Harris) 8:40
02 El Dorado (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 6:49
03 Mother Of Mercy (Smith/Harris) 5:20
04 Coming Home (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 5:52
05 The Alchemist 4:29 (Gers/Harris/Dickinson)
06 Isle Of Avalon (Smith/Harris) 9:06
07 Starblind (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 7:48
08 The Talisman (Gers/Harris) 9:03
09 The Man Who Would Be King (Murray/Harris) 8:28
10 When The Wild Wind Blows (Harris) 10:59

Total running time: 76:35

El Dorado has been made available as an exclusive free download track. Go to www.ironmaiden.com for further details on how to download.

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17.04.10: Transylvania

Iron Maiden announce their first concert in Transylvania, Romania, ever. It will take place on August 15th. This brings the tour to 36 concerts so far. Further tour dates for 2011 is yet to be confirmed.

29.04.10: Bruce Air
Iron Maiden announce a show in Valencia, Italy, on August 21st and will include a Bruce Air trip.

08.04.10: Dublin
The only indoor arena show of the European leg of the 2010 tour will take place in Dublin at The O2 Arena on July 30th.

04.03.10: Album title annunced
Iron Maiden announces the title of the forthcoming album; The Final Frontier. The album, which is recorded with Kevin Shirley at Compass Point Studios in Bahamas, is to be released late summer 2010. North American and European tour dates have also been confirmed. See the tour section.

02.06.09: Break
Iron Maiden will take a well-deserved break before rehearsing and writing a new studio album before Christmas. The album will be recorded in early 2010.

25.05.09: The Movie
Flight 666 - The Movie is available today on DVD and Blue-Ray. The soundtrack, a double live CD and Picture Disc Vinyl, is also out now.

 

21.04.09 World Maiden Day

Premiere of Flight 666 - The Movie in 41 countries.

01.12.08: Iron Maiden announce their first ever concert in Peru.

12.11.08: Iron Maiden announce tour dates for February and March 2009.

08.09.08: Chemical Wedding DVD release now available. Screenplay by Bruce Dickinson.




07.08.08: Bruce Dickinson is 50 today.


27.07.08: Iron Maiden plays their 17th concert ever in Denmark today.
It will take place at Godsbanepladsen in Horsens and is part of the world extensive Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.

12.05.08: Iron Maiden release the collection Somewhere Back In Time: The Best of 1980-1989
The album is intended to introduce newer fans to the earlier material of Iron Maiden. Available formats: 1CD, 2LP (pic.disc), Digital Download.
The artwork is created by Derek Riggs.



11.03.08: Chemical Wedding

The film Chemical Wedding, which Bruce Dickinson wrote the screenplay for, will be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17th 2008. The film, which is directed by Jonathan Doyle, will premiere in the UK from summer 2008. Simon Callow plays the character of Haddo.

20.02.08: The second leg of the 2008 tour was announced today.

01.02.08 The Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 begins in India today.

 

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