Iron Maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations

[enanoakd]

Alberto Quirantes (Akirant) joins the mystery. It looks like a snippet of the last IMFC T-shirt. But... who knows? BTW, he deleted the image.

 

[Powerslave00]

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Alberto Quirantes (Akirant) joins the mystery. It looks like a snippet of the last IMFC T-shirt. But... who knows? BTW, he deleted the image.

Yes it's a snippet of the IMFC TShirt but guys as you can see the Iron Maiden FC is written on a wall so it's a writing on the wall as well and the teasing continues

 

[Diesel 11]

I’m not sure if this’ll be a full on concept album, although that could be really cool. My guess is that WOTW has to do with either the first single or the title track. If there’s an actual concept, it’ll be subdued, like TBOS’s underlying mortality theme. But if there is an actual concept I’ll be stoked. I’m excited either way.

 

[matic22]

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Alberto Quirantes (Akirant) joins the mystery. It looks like a snippet of the last IMFC T-shirt. But... who knows? BTW, he deleted the image.

IMFC renewal shirt 2021. Mine is on the way. IMFC looks like it is... Written on the wall.

 

[Lego]

Akirant just added the full IMFC shirt pic to his instagram in snippets, with the hashtag "wotw"...

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[Kalata]

This so far away from the usual market and hype talk concerning the more usual artist or band when they announce something.
Atleast, as we don't actually still know for 100% sure (what it is being announced), but this is examplary case of using internet and get people hyped over the upcoming album etc.

It's clever and it's great. Definitely it was an unexpected move from the band.

Maybe the band (and Rod) are making the clues. The mysterious Twitter account is the ''main player'' in the game.

Akirant just added the full IMFC shirt pic to his instagram in snippets, with the hashtag "wotw"...

The album cover done by Akirant Illustration... I doubt, but who knows.

 

[enanoakd]

The album cover done by Akirant Illustration... I doubt, but who knows.

He's a great artist. I remember back in 2010 when he did some really good concept art for "The Final Frontier". Unofficial, of course, but still great. I even like some of these more than the album cover.

Spoiler: Art by Akirant

 

[RLonger]

Akirant is great artist but Mark Wilkinson is a way more impressive imho.

 

[Patrick92]

Those covers of The Final Frontier are really stunning imo

 

[GhostofCain]

He's a great artist. I remember back in 2010 when he did some really good concept art for "The Final Frontier". Unofficial, of course, but still great. I even like some of these more than the album cover.

Spoiler: Art by Akirant

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After the LOTB 202x 3rd leg poster I seriously hope he does not end up doing the artwork of the new album.

 

[chaosapiant]

Those Final Frontier fan arts are some of the best fan work I’ve ever seen.

 

[Connor19]

He's a great artist. I remember back in 2010 when he did some really good concept art for "The Final Frontier". Unofficial, of course, but still great. I even like some of these more than the album cover.

Spoiler: Art by Akirant

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WOW! Those are incredible.

 

[Magnus]

^Five of them I really liked

 

[Magnus]

After the LOTB 202x 3rd leg poster I seriously hope he does not end up doing the artwork of the new album.

I wouldn't mind if he did something like this one though, not at all:

He's a great artist. I remember back in 2010 when he did some really good concept art for "The Final Frontier". Unofficial, of course, but still great. I even like some of these more than the album cover.

Spoiler: Art by Akirant

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[shadowpants]

Akirant is great artist but Mark Wilkinson is a way more impressive imho.

Agreed. I don't think he's at cover art level really. Am I right in thinking he did the cover or the Eddie for Nights of The Dead? That looked to me like fan art.

 

[Azas]

To me Akirant art looks too computerized (most probably painted by computer, if you know what I mean) Derek Riggs works with computer is also meh. Compared to what he did in 80's - horrible

 

[RLonger]

Exactly, Akirant did NotD - horrible in my opinion. Probably he's cheaper than Wilkinson. Riggs computerized "works" looks childish to me.

 

[The_7th_one]

Riggs computerized "works" looks childish to me.

Somewhere Back in Time is an awesome work and flight 666

 

[shadowpants]

Exactly, Akirant did NotD - horrible in my opinion. Probably he's cheaper than Wilkinson. Riggs computerized "works" looks childish to me.

Yes NoTD is an Eddie made in someones art class in school. Riggs somehow lost himself when he started using digital and modelling programs. There's a lot to be said for the traditional painting mediums

 

[RLonger]

I hope Akirant won't be the author of IM forthcoming album illustration.