The third Blaze-sung Maiden album: lyrically a fusion of Silicon Messiah and BNW, but musically rooted in BNW?

[Jer]

That's not how I remember events. I do recall Steve (or Rod) apologising to fans who couldn't purchase a copy.

They were on CMC International in the U.S. per Discogs, and I can’t find any indication that the release date was any different. AI search summaries say simultaneous world release, though I couldn’t find anything specifically calling out the March 23, 1998 release date for the U.S. version.

 

[Spaldy]

I'm clearly misremembering events.