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Steve: "I Would Definitely Like to Make Another Album"
The Artisan News Service spoke with Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson about the success of the band’s latest album, The Final Frontier and will it be the last?“I think not,’ says Harris. “I think everyone knew when we put this album out people were going to be wondering about the title, if it was the beginning of the end or the end itself. Hopefully not. I would definitely like to make another album.”
Check out an Artisan News Service video interview after the jump.
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Chart Positions for The Final Frontier
The following chart positions have been posted on the official site:No. 1 — Arabia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
No. 2 — Australia, Belgium, Holland
No. 3 — Ireland, Poland, Turkey
No. 4 — USA
No. 5 — Singapore
Bruce: "Every Album You Put Out Is Important Because It Could Be the Last One"
TorontoSun.com has issued a new interview with Bruce Dickinson. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Darryl Sterdan:Q: What does it mean to put out a 15th album (The Final Frontier)? It can’t give you the same thrill as the first one.
A: “Well, it’s not really a numbers game. Not for us, anyway. Every album you put out is important because it could be the last one — especially when you get up to 15. I’d like to think this album would be a great starting point for our next album, or an equally great finishing point if we decide never to make another one. Not that we think of it as our last album. But never say never at this point.”
Q: This record has some of your longest and most complex songs. Is that about challenging yourselves? You, in particular, seem like a man who not only likes challenges, but needs them.
A: “Yeah. Without them, I’d get bored very quickly. But I think you have to find what challenges are appropriate. It’s like the Clint Eastwood thing: A man’s got to know his limitations. Once you know your limitations, then you can exceed them.”
Read the full interview here.
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More Chart News
The Final Frontier has entered the Swedish album charts at number one. It’s already been certified gold for sales of more than 20,000 copies.According to Allcharts.org, the album has also entered the Finnish charts at number one, and reached number six in Belgium.
Finally, BBC News reports that the album tops the chart in the UK - making The Final Frontier Maiden’s fourth number one album in their home country.
Chart News
Music Week reports the following about UK sales:“Iron Maiden have taken a powerful lead in the race to top the albums chart this Sunday, with their new album The Final Frontier (EMI) selling more than three times as many as its nearest competitor, Eminem’s Recovery (Interscope), so far this week.
The Final Frontier, the band’s 15th studio album, has sold more than 22,000 copies, while Recovery has sold around 7,000 this week in the UK, according to Official Charts Company midweek figures.”
In addition, Hits Daily Double reports that The Final Frontier is on track to sell between 65,000 and 70,000 copies in the USA in its first week, and is likely to debut at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart. If this prediction comes true, it would be the highest a Maiden album has ever charted in the USA.
Nicko Discusses The Final Frontier
Music Radar has posted an interview with Nicko McBrain, in which the drummer discusses the new album, among other things.With the release of The Final Frontier, Iron Maiden’s 15th studio album, the veteran heavy metal band have reinvented themselves. Refusing to become an oldies act, doling out thinly disguised versions of Run To The Hills or The Trooper, they’ve achieved something extraordinarily rare for a group of their vintage, reaching new levels of creativity, hunger and vision.
Oh yeah, they’ve also done something else that’s more than a little remarkable: they’ve gotten cool.
“Yeah, we’re cool. I’ll take that!” says drummer Nicko McBrain with a loud laugh. The affable, 56-year-old is enjoying a night off at a Chinese restaurant in London, but he’s happy to hold forth, theorizing that, like Rush, another ‘people’s band,’ the critical tide has turned in Maiden’s favor because “the people who are writers now were our fans back in the day. They always liked what we did and now they’re in a position to write about it. That’s what happens when you hang around long enough, I guess.”
Head here to read the whole interview.
The same website also has an in-depth review of The Final Frontier.
Older News…
- Thunderstorm Hits Sonisphere Finland
- Details About Final Frontier Game Revealed
- Maiden Return to Australia
- Special Edition of The Final Frontier to be Released in Greece
- Melvyn Grant Discusses the New Album Cover
- First Final Frontier Review Posted
- The Final Frontier Music Video Premiere
- Dave Murray Talks About the New Album
- Reviews of Maiden in Canada