Iron Lurker
Ancient Mariner
Still have to hand it to Nicko overcoming what he did. Would have been easy for many others to say "guys, go ahead I'm sitting out this one"
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
Well Janick I wouldn’t be too sure of. I mean his stage presence at this age is still so electrifying like legit now words. I think id go with Nicko & Dave. Whatever said n done, we need another Maiden album before anyone calls it quits. Just 1 more for the road.
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
Eternity has failed has begun growing on me but the production on that track is just bad. The solo sounds way too screechy and the overall guitar sounds way too raw.
So I’d say that songs that have good production on the album would be:
Rain on the Graves
Mistress of Mercy
Face in the Mirror
Shadow of the Gods
So I’d say that songs that have good production on the album would be:
Rain on the Graves
Mistress of Mercy
Face in the Mirror
Shadow of the Gods
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
Might seem like a silly question cause you’d have mentioned that too but did he say say anything about a new Maiden album?
Meliegree
Evening The Odds.
Well, there was rumours about Dave and also Nicko is very close to the retirement...
Poto
Ancient Mariner
I got told a few things by people I have grown to trust 100%
Helmuth Von Moltke
Educated Fool
I have listened to Mandrake Project about 4 times now. Always needs time to grow of course. I'm enjoying it, but I'd still wager to say that of the last 10 full studio albums Bruce has sung on (4x solo and 6x maiden) covering the last 27 years of his career, Mandrake Project is the least impressive.
For me it will end up being one those curiosities in the catalogue where different approaches and ideas were tried and not all of them worked well or played to strengths (bit like Skuknworks, which I also enjoy).
At this stage I'd be shocked if I have a eureka moment and 'get it' and it vaults up the rankings. The management and magazines did a great job hyping it up but so far I'd only give it 6 out of 10.
For me it will end up being one those curiosities in the catalogue where different approaches and ideas were tried and not all of them worked well or played to strengths (bit like Skuknworks, which I also enjoy).
At this stage I'd be shocked if I have a eureka moment and 'get it' and it vaults up the rankings. The management and magazines did a great job hyping it up but so far I'd only give it 6 out of 10.
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Meliegree
Evening The Odds.
Well, that's quite good score. Nothing ground breaking, just normal album.
For me this is great album. I see the problems but also I see the potential. And if this album would push Bruce into pursuing solo career once again, that would be great.
Why would band members pour out their heart about things like this to someone apart from other band members and management, who would of course keep it to themselves?
I am always very suspicious if people "close to the band" claim to know such things.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
That would be a surprise considering how they always say they love to play live. I doubt for Nicko, Adrian and Steve and Bruce ofc. I also like to think the same for Janick. Dave is always happy so it's hard to say. This comment from Bruce can be seen as like he hopes his new album will inspire Maiden in a way to write new material and tour more/as much as possible. Both he and Nicko expressed a desire for future tours. The band sounded renewed during the current tour. So I don't know what to think.
Gus G, the whole solo? Or a double solo like for Rain. Bruce mentioned it's a solo section by Roy, but I can see being a solo by Gus as well, especially the last part of it. Also, many engineers wow. Even Dave Moreno is listed for that.
I'd say this album feels more like a solo project (no pun intended) than a true Bruce and Roy album. I mean, Roy only played short solos on 4 songs and wrote the riffs for Ragnarok, Many Doors, Shadow, Resurrection Men (for the middle part) and probably Wound's Arabic melody. That's it. Idk if it's because of his problem during the recordings, but I think they don't care much anymore. This is what I feel about everything surrounding the album (minus the comic). Roy even left guitar parts of Bruce on the album. I don't want to sound negative, but it feels Bruce just needed to restart his solo career.
In the album credits - it is listed that Bruce solely wrote 4 songs (Rain, Eternity, Mistress and Mirror).
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
One of the best for sure.
I think his vocals in DOFP sound very good. I agree that Steve is not to blame, we have TWOTW's chorus as an example.
This.
I think his voice shines in such songs.
I like the album, a strong collection of some of the catchiest choruses Bruce has written, but the potential will never be fully realized, unfortunately. Everything is done.
harrisdevot
Priest of the Holy Wristband
You knew you would be asked, but could you be more specific? It's not just a casual subject here: are you saying Maiden's longest member after Steve is seriously willing to retire soon?
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Projecting Your Mortality With BRUCE DICKINSON | HEAVY Magazine
It’s been almost 20 years since Bruce Dickinson released his last solo album Tyranny Of Souls back in 2005, but the wait is almost over with the release of ...
heavymag.com.au
''Roy co-wrote probably two-thirds of the songs with me, the rest of them are all mine. We did two really good records, Accident Of Birth and The Chemical Wedding, which in the back end of the 90s people thought was a very influential record. And then we did Tyranny Of Souls then back in Maiden, so this was like unfinished business. There’s definitely another album here that we could do. Continue the line as it were, because we started to diversify a bit on the journey. Chemical was fantastically heavy, and we wanted to kind of go beyond both of those albums so have more diversity on this record but also make it… when it was heavy, it was really heavy. Things we couldn’t do, for example, in the context of Maiden. Because Maiden’s got its own style, and we’ve got gazillions of songwriters in Maiden, so this is very much stuff where you say… some of this you would never hear on a Maiden record. So that was the basic idea with the album''.
^So Bruce will continue in the same style for the next album. Tbh, I prefer a more metal approach.
Some other bits:
''In particular, the last 3 songs really go to some very moving places. And I couldn’t have done that 20 years ago.''
''We start rehearsals in Perth. I’m really looking forward to it, we all are. We love Australia as a place, as a country, as the people who live there. We’re gonna have a blast.''
Spaldy
Ancient Mariner
Did anyone check out the latest Chris Jericho podcast? On it, Bruce confirms that remixes are in the works for his early albums.
Of all of his material, Balls to Picasso needs the most tlc as it's got such a weak mix. Thankfully, he did say that he plans to make it heavier so that's something to look forward to.
Of all of his material, Balls to Picasso needs the most tlc as it's got such a weak mix. Thankfully, he did say that he plans to make it heavier so that's something to look forward to.
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
New interview of Bruce Dickinson by the french web show Metal XS. 
Are we sure that's what he means (given that Bruce has recently become the master of ambiguous statements that spark rumors). I'm just puzzled, because I would make such an appeal to my bandmates personally, but I wouldn't publish it.
Bruce writing his name with great concentration.
Azas
Muted
Are we sure that's what he means (given that Bruce has recently become the master of ambiguous statements that spark rumors). I'm just puzzled, because I would make such an appeal to my bandmates personally, but I wouldn't publish it.
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Bruce writing his name with great concentration.
What this homeless road worker is doing with a pen?
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Are we sure that's what he means (given that Bruce has recently become the master of ambiguous statements that spark rumors). I'm just puzzled, because I would make such an appeal to my bandmates personally, but I wouldn't publish it.
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Bruce writing his name with great concentration.
Very dangerous situation, hence the high vis vest?