Bruce Dickinson

[GhostofCain]

Breaking us in gently to him going down the shorts route again

And the beanie hat. It is the Final Balls to Picasso!!

 

[GhostofCain]

Bruce is talking about a cup... A cup of tea ? A cup of coffee ? A cup of champions ?

It’s clearly a reference to Greece: Cunts Unified around the Peloponnese.

 

[GhostofCain]

Bruce is talking about a cup... A cup of tea ? A cup of coffee ? A cup of champions ?

Or it could well be a cup filled with water so he can use it to physically attack any journalist who does not review the album favourably (like he allegedly did to Dave Ling back in 1990).

 

[GhostofCain]

I am quite comfortable with my sexuality, but why do I keep looking at his shorts?

I keep on wondering what the temperature in the room was: clearly warm enough to wear shorts but cold enough to need a beanie hat. Very confusing!

 

[Yax]

I keep on wondering what the temperature in the room was: clearly warm enough to wear shorts but cold enough to need a beanie hat. Very confusing!

Must be part of the Mandrake mystery.

 

[Jer]

Absolutely. Why not a beer instead???

The Mandrake Porter — comes with a free comic book and novelty CD when you buy a case!

 

[LooseCannon]

I will ban people for resurrecting Little Brucie chat, I am very serious.

Spoiler

I am not serious, but please, don't do it.

 

[Jer]

Where is CriedWhenLittleBruciePointedLeft when you need him…?

 

[Poto]

Announcement might be on Wednesday.

 

[Poto]

Why? We've already heard it. It won't be that different from the Maiden version. Maybe a bit heavier.

The new songs are obviously more interesting, but I am really curious to hear a new/old/different version of If Eternity Should Fail.

 

[TheMercenary]

Or it could well be a cup filled with water so he can use it to physically attack any journalist who does not review the album favourably (like he allegedly did to Dave Ling back in 1990).

I just found something about the cup... Maybe, it's a cup of japanese ramen noodles soup... So, it means the Mandrake Project will sound like Baby Metal or something similar and will have the name of Brucey Metal added to the fact that it will be very spicy !!!

 

[Kalata]

I've had that thought too, that Mandrake Project is possibly a Beshazzar's Feast type bit of misdirection since it doesn't really line up with the style of album titles he's had in the past (which, admittedly, are all over the place).

It feels like the campaign for TWOTW, but the ''M'' on the new single cover is because he doesn't bother much with his covers. The title is confirmed. It's also in the promo poster. I don't think that it doesn't line up with his previous album titles.
The album title will be connected to the title track and maybe one or two other songs. It seems he'll have quite a few themes running through the album.

But... the M is on the new single cover. Or it is not the final art..

This won't be the album cover. The pyramid may be involved.

I think he's going to release an animated videoclip like The Writing on the Wall and related with the comic book of the single.

That's really possible.

It's a shame it leaked, I like this sort of build up with cryptic hints and whatever.

Me too.

 

[TheMercenary]

But... the M is on the new single cover. Or it is not the final art..

The M could be the greek letter Σ turned on the right...

 

[dickinson1978]

i really hope that 2 covers with bruce and the other one M are not the final album cover

 

[Randalf]

Teaser!

 

[srfc]

Maiden used Edge of Darkness as a b-side for Man on the Edge. It’s not unheard of for bands to put another song from the album as a B side m.

Genghis Khan on the Purgatory single too, and the album was already out at that stage!

 

[mepatrik1]

Whole tour announced:

May
18 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
19 – O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
21 – Arena, Swansea, UK
23 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
24 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
26 – L’Olympia, Paris, FRANCE
28 – 013, Tilburg, HOLLAND
29 – De Oosterpoort, Groningen, HOLLAND

June
01 – Barba Negra, Budapest, HUNGARY
03 – Arenale Romane, Bucharest, ROMANIA
05-08 – Mystic Festival, Gdansk, POLAND *
05-08 – Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, SWEDEN *
09 – Rockefeller, Oslo, NORWAY
16 – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, GERMANY
17 – Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, GERMANY
19–22 – Copenhell, Copenhagen, DENMARK *
24 – Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim, GERMANY *
25 – Circus Krone, Munich, GERMANY
27–30 – Hellfest, Clisson, FRANCE *
30 – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG

July
03-06 – Rockharz Open Air, Ballenstedt, GERMANY *
05 – Rock In Roma, Rome, ITALY *
06 – Metal Park, Vicenza, ITALY *
09 – E-Werk, Koln, GERMANY
13 – Hala, Zagreb, CROATIA
16 – Kolodrum Arena, Sofia, BULGARIA
19 – Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, TURKEY

( * festival performance)

 

[Night Prowler]

Teaser!

OMG is that Bruce doing harsh vocals?????

Someone check how @Jer is doing...

 

[matic22]

Teaser!

If somebody asked me, how to promote the first single of your solo career in 18 years, where you are centerpiece and one of the most renowed singers... This is certainly not the way.

 

[UpTheIrons]

The social media post for the single says that the B-Side is If Eternity Should Fail (Demo), so this is probably what Steve originally heard and decided it should be co-opted for Maiden. I'd expect in that case it has been cut from Bruce's album.