redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
I keep thinking this is probably a Tribe of Gypsies song. The first bit has got a bit of a Latino feel to it.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
We know about:well we know the names of two tracks: If Eternity Should Fail, Nightmares
the second one is the track steve wanted for Book of Souls but Bruce told it was cowritten by Roy Z so Steve took only If Eternity. And Bruce said that his version for IESF will be in his album, so...
and we can guess another title, the title track or Mandrake something
the title track
If Eternity Should Fail
Nightmares (if he will include it, can't find where he mentioned it)
Face In The Mirror (one of the last songs Bruce wrote for the album, again if he will include it)
The ''M'' symbol most likely refers to the album title and this symbol will certainly have something in common with the album/art - we have it on 2 different artworks. This YouTube playlist is odd right now.
I doubt it, but I agree with you.
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
M for Maiden
or…
M for a big hidden M & Ms
or…
M for a big hidden M & Ms
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
M for Maiden
or…
M for a big hidden M & Ms
The new Edison for the Mandrake Project!
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
It's the Womandrake Project! Bruce finally decided to embrace his feminist side.
It is more likely to be W for Wanker!
srfc
Ancient Mariner
It is more likely to be W for Wanker!
El Dorado confirmed!
Poto
Ancient Mariner
First I heard of this. Source?
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
We want a single this year. And .....he said after the final shows sonething will happen. So its not this album
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Here's the link to the Psycho Schizo Espresso episode that @The_7th_one was referring to:
The talk about a 10 minute track on the solo record is at 18:35. The way Bruce describes it makes it sound not too appealing (based on a loop of Moonlight Sonata, with guitars layered and Bruce rambling/singing on top of it as it went along, making funny noises when he ran out of words to sing...). Bruce thought about fixing some things but his girlfriend told him it was amazing and not to change a thing!
The song about addiction, called 'Face in the Mirror', is briefly mentioned at 45:52.
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The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
I miss that podcast. It was very interesting sometimes.
mihai
The Prisoner
ADRIAN SMITH And ROY Z Set To Accompany BRUCE DICKINSON On His Solo Tour
A couple of days ago, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson delighted his Brazilian fans by announcing a string of live performances in the country, all in line with his upcoming solo album, The Mandrake Project, set to be released in early 2024 through BMG Records. The tour across Brazil (and…
metaladdicts.com
Although no reliable source is cited.
CEO
Prowler
^What I’ve been thinking is that if Adrian would join the tour, wouldn’t it be a bit strange to him to play solos from the new album which he has not been recording or could it be a jackpot and Adrian would also play on the new record? Because that would be a dream come true. Just listen AoB and CW, they have such an excellent solos all over the albums.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Well, he did put his own spin on Janick's "Tattooed Millionaire" solo on the AOB tour. Actually, it would be pretty interesting to hear what Adrian would do with some Skunkworks tracks, or what-if flourishes on the Tyranny Of Souls tracks.
I hope this report winds up being true -- I'm frankly shocked that it's happening, if it is.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
He probably changed some parts and the song should be at least interesting - Bruce said it's an atmospheric song but not that aggressive. He also mentioned dark mood. It could be a remake of ''Midnight Jam''(?), but I don't expect the song to be with a slow pace for 10 minutes.The talk about a 10 minute track on the solo record is at 18:35. The way Bruce describes it makes it sound not too appealing (based on a loop of Moonlight Sonata, with guitars layered and Bruce rambling/singing on top of it as it went along, making funny noises when he ran out of words to sing...). Bruce thought about fixing some things but his girlfriend told him it was amazing and not to change a thing!
I was thinking the same, but most of the songs from the new album will probably only have 1 (some 2) solo by Roy (like the ones in TOS), so Adrian will play rhythm guitar, but that would be a bit odd. He will play his solos from AOB/TCW, but maybe he wrote or played solos on a few songs from the album. It's possible. He was with Bruce in LA recently.
Well, Adrian has been part of 2 of Bruce's solo albums and he had 2 quite different projects since 2012. It's more possible to be part of the tour than to be part of the album imo (he wasn't in 2005). I wonder if he would have played live with Bruce in 2005, but Maiden were pretty busy at the time.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
He did very well with Janick's ''Tattooed Millionaire'' solo, but ofc he is a master of melodic phrasing. And yeah, it's curious to hear TOS songs with a 2nd guitar for more balance and colour and heavier versions of some Skunkworks songs... I might like some of them that way.
Edit: Adrian probably likes the style of Skunkworks.
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I think Bruce’s lover/girlfriend/fiancé chose the symbol. It is indeed an M and stands for “Merde” (referring to YouTube clickbait).
Or perhaps it was Bruce after smelling a flare, so it stands for “Mmmmm… Greek cunts!”.
I am probably wrong though and it is just M for Mandrake.
Please, we all know that M and m stand for Major and minor. It means that the new album is written entirely in major. Interesting info indeed.