No way in hell he is still able to sing Trumpets of Jericho. He was borderline struggling with it in 1998.
Also, those two require baritone guitars with drop A.
Rehearsals could be 2 weeks. Besides that, his band can rehearse in the meantime and Bruce joins during the last week. That's not a factor.
We know that Maiden changed the drummer and didn't bother rehearsing for more than 2.5 weeks.
I'd say a realistic sequence of events would be...
December 2026: 1st Bruce solo single released
March 2027: Bruce's album released
March-April 2027: Iron Maiden #18 recording
End of May - mid July 2027: Bruce solo European tour
Late september 2027: 1st single from IM #18 released, album and...
Bryan is on my concert wishlist in the near future. Keith Scott, the guitar player doesn't get enough praise. Incredibly tasteful player and one of Edward Van Halen's favourite guitarists.
Also, the solo seems like something that Adrian would play. I think it's safe to say that Tony massively inspired Adrian, not only riff-wise but also lead-wise.
I'd like to think that's only a rumour with nothing to it. But that said, we know that the band is following Rush and know what they did. It's also likely that at least Adrian and Bruce are seeing them in the US this year (Leana posted a story during the first few nights of the Rush tour that...
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