18th Studio Album discussion

matic22 said:
All members resigned personally and their personal holdings companies are active members IIRC.

Current status is: 5 members are active members personally, while Nicko is only a member via his holdings company (as are the others).

Nicko also resigned from Iron Maiden Touring LLP. That company now has 6 members. The reunion era 5 and Iron Maiden LLP.
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Steve, Bruce, H, Dave, Janick, are all still personally registered under their own names, they didn't resign.

But they also have personal holdings companies as well (eg. 'Gers, Janick Robert' is there, so is 'Janick Gers Holdings LTD')
 
Helmuth Von Moltke said:
Steve, Bruce, H, Dave, Janick, are all still personally registered under their own names, they didn't resign.

But they also have personal holdings companies as well (eg. 'Gers, Janick Robert' is there, so is 'Janick Gers Holdings LTD')
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I think them personally are there for decision making and they are getting paid via personal companies.

So, I think Nicko has no more decision making rights, while he is still getting paid by Iron Maiden LLP via his company (and is still a non-touring band member).

I think they are all getting paid via Iron Maiden LLP which recieves money from Iron Maiden Touring LLP.

Also, it will also be a good indicator if Simon becomes an official member if he/his personal holdings company appears as one of the company members.
 
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The thing with a new album is that IF they do release another one then it would 100% be there last ever album. It’s already been 6 years since they recorded Senjutsu and with no new album on the cards at the moment then if we did get one it would probably not be for at least another 2 years. That’s an 8 year gap.

At this point some of the band will be in their 70’s and some close to it so any album after that would take them close to, or in some cases into, their 80’s which is totally unrealistic.

The band, and in particular Steve, would be very conscious in how there last ever album would end their legacy so they wouldn’t just quickly record an album it would have a lot of time spent on it, not just the songs themselves but the whole theme and the new Eddie and any Merch. It’s a big undertaking.

Whilst some people weren’t overly impressed with senjutsu to me I loved it and it does seem fitting to end their recording history with that album. The future past tour helped them bring a lot of songs to their live show and Maiden are not the sort of band to release an album and not tour it.

This RFYL tour will certainly head into next year and I can see them carrying it on for longer. Do a part 2 of the tour and keep a few classic era songs and through a bunch of reunion songs into the set and they could tour that for another 2/3 years and I see that as the realistic future for the band. Still carry on the 50th anniversary theme despite going past that and it’s a fitting way to draw the band to close whilst still giving them the ability to earn big money from touring for another 3-5 years.

A new album would take a lot of work and a lot of prep and a tour themed to play new tracks and I don’t see them doing this. It’s far easier to scratch the itch of making new music by jumping into the studio and banging out quick albums for their respective side projects than gearing up the maiden machine into another big album event.
 
Maiden won't make grand plans to record an album. If they want to, they'll just get together, rent the studio for a few weeks, bang everything out. Then they'll choose the title and theme for the album and the marketing department will deal with the plans for the supporting tour and merchandise. That's how they've operated for the past couple of decades.

One thing that is different this time around is Simon. If he's the sole drummer for the next album (which seems likely), would they continue recording like the last couple of albums? Or are they going to go the BNW route and put in an extra effort with a more involved production (sample replacement for beefier drums, additional vocal and guitar takes)?
 
Vaenyr said:
One thing that is different this time around is Simon. If he's the sole drummer for the next album (which seems likely), would they continue recording like the last couple of albums? Or are they going to go the BNW route and put in an extra effort with a more involved production (sample replacement for beefier drums, additional vocal and guitar takes)?
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I wonder if they had a similar approach, or another approach when recording with British Lion or not
 
Abas said:
I wonder if they had a similar approach, or another approach when recording with British Lion or not
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Good question! Maybe someone knows better. I've only listened to a few of their songs, didn't like them and never cared to research anything about the band.
 
AncientMariner_Essex said:
The thing with a new album is that IF they do release another one then it would 100% be there last ever album. It’s already been 6 years since they recorded Senjutsu and with no new album on the cards at the moment then if we did get one it would probably not be for at least another 2 years. That’s an 8 year gap.
At this point some of the band will be in their 70’s and some close to it so any album after that would take them close to, or in some cases into, their 80’s which is totally unrealistic.
The band, and in particular Steve, would be very conscious in how there last ever album would end their legacy so they wouldn’t just quickly record an album it would have a lot of time spent on it, not just the songs themselves but the whole theme and the new Eddie and any Merch. It’s a big undertaking.
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Steve will probably put in some extra effort on his own songs again, but more work than usual, I kind of doubt it. They have their own way of working.
AncientMariner_Essex said:
This RFYL tour will certainly head into next year and I can see them carrying it on for longer. Do a part 2 of the tour and keep a few classic era songs and through a bunch of reunion songs into the set and they could tour that for another 2/3 years and I see that as the realistic future for the band. Still carry on the 50th anniversary theme despite going past that and it’s a fitting way to draw the band to close whilst still giving them the ability to earn big money from touring for another 3-5 years.
A new album would take a lot of work and a lot of prep and a tour themed to play new tracks and I don’t see them doing this. It’s far easier to scratch the itch of making new music by jumping into the studio and banging out quick albums for their respective side projects than gearing up the maiden machine into another big album event.
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Maiden to extend a tour for more than 3 years, changing only the theme but not the overall stage design (although with the screens, the stage design is not unique for the tours anymore)? Wow, that's not their style- despite possible with the screens now (they will want to change the tour's name, etc), but if they won't release a new album. I refuse to believe that even now Maiden aren't itching to create new music, especially with all other old and classic bands releasing. They still have what to say. And is preparing a new Maiden tour (album is clear) that much more work than thinking up new screens ideas for other songs? Not sure. For RFYL tour Rod said they like to think about new ideas for different tours, it's a challenge for them. Plus a Maiden album will sell more than their solo projects, just to mention.
Vaenyr said:
One thing that is different this time around is Simon. If he's the sole drummer for the next album (which seems likely), would they continue recording like the last couple of albums? Or are they going to go the BNW route and put in an extra effort with a more involved production (sample replacement for beefier drums, additional vocal and guitar takes)?
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I think they'll record like the last couple of albums with Simon. To put an extra effort with the production? Let's hope so, but the chances are slim.
 
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I still have faith they will do one more album

Bruce Dickinson (2023 interviews):

> "We never want to just live off the past. We’re always looking forward. As long as we feel we’ve got something to say musically, we’ll make new albums."

Steve Harris (Classic Rock Magazine, 2021):

> "We don’t need to make records, but we want to. It keeps us creative. We’re not a nostalgia band."
 
Kalata said:
Maiden to extend a tour for more than 3 years, changing only the theme but not the overall stage design? Wow, that's not their style.
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If they do a part 2 of the RFYL tour keeping a few classic era songs and throw in a bunch of reunion era songs that makes total sense to me. Keeps the maiden touring machine going with a similar but different theme.

Now they’ve got the big screens it’s easy to change the stage design, just get a bunch of new videos made for the new songs and hey presto new stage.
 
Vaenyr said:
Maiden won't make grand plans to record an album. If they want to, they'll just get together, rent the studio for a few weeks, bang everything out. Then they'll choose the title and theme for the album and the marketing department will deal with the plans for the supporting tour and merchandise. That's how they've operated for the past couple of decades.

One thing that is different this time around is Simon. If he's the sole drummer for the next album (which seems likely), would they continue recording like the last couple of albums? Or are they going to go the BNW route and put in an extra effort with a more involved production (sample replacement for beefier drums, additional vocal and guitar takes)?
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Its true. They do that theydont spent months in the studio. Just a few weeks. But i still think nicko will be there so.. no record for the moment
 
Abas said:
I wonder if they had a similar approach, or another approach when recording with British Lion or not
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I seem to remember from Steve's interviews around that time that they employed very similiar recording techniques in the studio to Maiden.

I know the guitarist Dave Hawkins is meant to be a whizz in the studio so not sure how big a role he played in the production side of things.
 
I`m probably in a minority on here but i have enjoyed the last 3 nostalgia based tours more than the previous two album tours and Maiden England. The 2022 LOTB leg was a bit of a hybrid with 3 new Senjutsu songs on it. I agree new material would be nice but they are nowhere near cabaret for me.
 
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GhostofCain said:
Yep. Pure cabaret. Very enjoyable, but the last tours have been just too focused on nostalgia for musicians that have always boasted about not being that type of band.
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The Future Past does not count in my opinion. Half the promotion and a third of the setlist were focused on the newest album. Another third of the setlist consisted of deepcuts and songs that hadn't been played in literal decades. They played a minimum amount of required classics, going so far as to ignoring the trinity of TNOTB, RTTH and HBTN and instead having the only representative for that album being The Prisoner, which, while still a popular song, is nowhere near a mandatory classic.

Cabaret is what I'd apply to bands like Kiss or similar acts who have barely released any new material in the last quarter of a century (if any!) and keep playing the same classics on the same tours time and time again. LOTB had plenty of surprises, including stuff from the Blaze era, resurrecting Flight Of Icarus and making it a center piece track, featuring an AMOLAD song for the first time in 8 years, and for the last leg introducing three Senjutsu songs.

The setlist for the current tour doesn't feature many suprises, but on the other hand you have Phantom, Killers, Hallowed, Rime, SSOASS and FOTD in one setlist, which is pretty insane. In a sense it is the "showcase songs" tour. I'd have like some NPFTD representation and Aces High can go rot in a ditch for all I care, but pure cabaret? I think we have different definitions on that.
 
The band wrapped up touring last year on a setlist that was predominantly focused on “new” material that had been around for 3 years by the end of it, prior to that was a year of touring with a show that started focused on the new album, prior to that was a “nostalgia” tour that featured several post 90s songs including two prominent tracks from the band’s least popular period.

I’m not sure what else you want.
 
For someone like me who does not get to see Iron Maiden often (they never tour southeast asia), I very much appreciate seeing the classics like FOTD, aces high, number of the beast etc. I can understand it is boring for people who have seen maiden concerts dozens of times but there are many fans like me who simply don't get that opportunity. I flew to Zurich to see them for the Future past tour and hoping to see them in Japan if they tour over there in 2026. I think the setlist is very well balanced for both the recent tours. If there is no new album, I would love to see Brave New World-Matter of life and death era songs return to the setlist in 2026 (especially Wickerman and Rainmaker)
 
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