Bruce Dickinson

[TheMercenary]

If all goes well for me next year, I'll be in Paris.

About the teaser of the new single, I find it very bizarre and a little bit too modern for me. I rather like the old heavy Bruce Dickinson style on AOB, TCW and TOS. I even prefer TM, BTP and SW.

 

[srfc]

Email saying there's a presale, presumably for those who signed up

 

[Kalata]

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)

I just have no excuse not to attend the Sofia show. Awesome!

Lots of dates, btw. Some arenas too!

 

[Kalata]

His official site is working now:

News - The Mandrake Project

www.themandrakeproject.com

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

No show in Finland? Disappointing..

 

[Kalata]

Bruce: ''It was important to set the tone of the project with this track. As befitting its title, it’s a heavy song and there’s a great big riff driving it…but there’s also a real melody in the chorus that displays the light and shade that the rest of the album brings… and just wait until you see the video!''

It seems the song's chorus is indicative for the album's mood. Dark sound! He said ''a real melody in the chorus'' - does that mean the teaser is the post-chorus section (like in Stratego)? I really hope so. I don't think it's melodic, harsh vocals and studio effects.

Imagine what Steve would do with such a title...

And it seems the video will be curious.

 

[MindRuler]

No show in Finland? Disappointing..

Not a Belgian show either but 2 Holland dates.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Not a Belgian show either but 2 Holland dates.

Hm..might have to travel next summer to some date.
Have to think of this and somehow get things and times scheduled.
I can't yet predict or see how things will be next summer, but Im really looking forward to the single and new album..

 

[Ei siis hai]

No show in Finland? Disappointing..

100% would've been in Rockfest if it was a week earlier.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

100% would've been in Rockfest if it was a week earlier.

Unfornately Rockfest won't be organized, but I suppose Tuska would have been one possibility and it's in the same weekend as Hellfest in France.

 

[srfc]

Kerrching!

Don’t forget you’ll probably need to add the Bruxit-related VAT and custom costs on top of that.

Looks like that might be ok, the website says it follows this policy,

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[Brigantium]

Was NOT expecting a full tour. I'm going to try for Manchester tickets. That's a pretty small venue

 

[Kalata]

The first single to be taken from it will be ‘Afterglow of Ragnarok’, a dramatic and epic track that introduces the world not just to the music of the album but to the compelling narrative that forms the basis of The Mandrake Project.

So that will the the album opener?

 

[Poto]

Oslo for me. Hope for shows in Finland and Sweden the week after. There is a big gap in the schedule.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Oslo for me. Hope for shows in Finland and Sweden the week after. There is a big gap in the schedule.

Anything is hopefully possible. Fingers crossed that we will get more shows..

 

[HunksOssi]

100% would've been in Rockfest if it was a week earlier.

I heard that he was booked for the cancelled Rockfest. It would have been during the week long cap in the Dates in June. Still a chance for a solo gig in Finland there I think.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

The first single to be taken from it will be ‘Afterglow of Ragnarok’, a dramatic and epic track that introduces the world not just to the music of the album but to the compelling narrative that forms the basis of The Mandrake Project.

So that will the the album opener?

That really sounds like opener for the album, setting the story and start of it all.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

I heard that he was booked for the cancelled Rockfest. I would have been during the week long cap in the Dates in June. Still a chance for a solo gig in Finland there I think.

Ok ,hopefully some date will get announced. It would feel totally strange if there wasn't a show in Finland.

 

[Kalata]

That really sounds like opener for the album, setting the story and start of it all.

I doubt he will revisit the theme of the song with more songs from the album.

About the themes:

The Mandrake Project is a dark, adult story of power, abuse and a struggle for identity, set against the backdrop of scientific and occult genius.
Created by Bruce Dickinson, scripted by Tony Lee and stunningly illustrated by Staz Johnson for Z2 Comics, the series features 12 episodes that collect into three graphic novels and will be launched in 2024.

The album might have 12 songs(?). I hope for at least 14, but that's great too. Wonder if there will be any bonus songs.

A scientific genius? The one from IESF who steals souls?

 

[matic22]

The Mandrake Project is a dark, adult story of power, abuse and a struggle for identity, set against the backdrop of scientific and occult genius.
Created by Bruce Dickinson, scripted by Tony Lee and stunningly illustrated by Staz Johnson for Z2 Comics, the series features 12 episodes that collect into three graphic novels and will be launched in 2024.

This all sounds like something Devin Townsend would do around 2011.