Brave New World Iron Maiden

• 1 The Wicker Man 04:35
• 2 Ghost Of The Navigator 06:50
• 3 Brave New World 06:19
• 4 Blood Brothers 07:14
• 5 The Mercenary 04:43
• 6 Dream Of Mirrors 09:21
• 7 The Fallen Angel 04:01
• 8 The Nomad 09:06
• 9 Out Of The Silent Planet 06:26
• 10 The Thin Line Between Love And Hate 08:27
• Total Runtime 01:07:02

Info for Brave New World

After playing to packed houses in 1999, the reformed and revamped Iron Maiden now satisfies their fans' hunger with a new collection of material. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith rejoin the fold, which is now a six member, three guitar sonic assault. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, The Black Crowes), „Brave New World“ is Maiden's finest album in 12 years.

'The Wicker Man' is a heavy, yet accessible tune with a memorable chorus propelled by Nicko McBrain's double bass drum thunder. 'Blood Brothers' is a melancholy song featuring strings and lush arrangement, while the title track shows that Dickinson's pipes are in fine form; the man can belt out a song like no one else. 'Dream of Mirrors' begins acoustically and builds to a mammoth, grandiose blockbuster. Master bassist Steve Harris also lends his keyboard prowess to the nine-minute epic, 'The Nomad.' Iron Maiden is proudly still waving the metal flag; there's no group more fitting to lead a heavy rock revival. An album of conviction, „Brave New World“ shows a band still at the top of its game.

'...Loyal to the vintage '80s sound, [the album] is a step forward for classic heavy metal....full of soon-to-be classics...' (CMJ)

Bruce Dickinson, vocals
Dave Murray, guitar
Adrian Smith, guitar
Janick Gers, guitar
Steve Harris, bass, keyboards
Nicko McBrain, drums

Recorded Summer 1999 – April 2000 at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris
Engineered and mixed by Kevin Shirley
Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Produced by Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris

Digitally remastered

Iron Maiden
was formed in the year 1976 by bassist Steve Harris. They released their first album in 1980 as a five piece band with Paul Di’Anno on vocals. Later, Bruce Dickinson replaced him in 1981. With several line-up changes Steve Harris would remain the only original member never to have had a hiatus. When Bruce Dickinson quit in 1994 and was replaced by Wolfsbane’s Blaze Bayley, the band lost a lot of their fanbase. They recorded two albums with Blaze before Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith returned to the fold for 2000’s “Brave New World”, and 2003’s “Dance of Death”, making them a six-piece. As of 1999 the line-up hasn’t changed. Here’s the biography of this popular band.

Known for such powerful hits as “Two Minutes to Midnight” and “The Trooper,” Iron Maiden were and are one of the most influential bands of the heavy metal genre. The often-imitated band has existed for over nearly four decades, pumping out wild rock similar to Judas Priest. Iron Maiden have always been an underground attraction; although failing to ever obtain any real media attention in the U.S. (critics claimed them to be Satanists due to their dark musical themes and their use of grim mascot “Eddie”), they still became well-known throughout the world and have remained consistently popular throughout their career. Iron Maiden were one of the first groups to be classified as “British metal,” and, along with Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and a host of other bands, set the rock scene for the ’80s.

Band Members:

Vocals:
Paul Mario Day (1975-1976)
Dennis Wilcock (1976-1977)
Paul Di’Anno (1978-1981)
Blaze Bayley (1994-1998)
Bruce Dickinson (1981-1993 and 1999-present)

Drums:
Barry “Thunderstick” Purkis (1977)
Doug Sampson (1977-1979)
Clive Burr (1980-1982)
Nicko McBrain (1982-present)

Guitar:
Dave Murray (2) (1976-present)
Dennis Stratton (1979-1980)
Adrian Smith (2) (1980-1990 and 1999-present)
Janick Gers (1990-present)

Bass:
Steve Harris (1975-present)

Keyboards:
Michael Kenny (1986-present) (Live performances only, not a full member)

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