Iron Maiden Schedules Rockline Appearance
Blabbermouth.net reports:“British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn on Monday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with IRON MAIDEN by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.
IRON MAIDEN has set “The Final Frontier” as the title of its new studio album, due late summer of this year.”
Planet Rock Hopes to Sign Up Bruce
The Guardian reports:“Planet Rock owner Malcolm Bluemel wants to hire outgoing BBC 6 Music DJ Bruce Dickinson - and hopes his loss-making digital station will break even by the end of this year.
He has held talks with the Iron Maiden frontman, who will present his last 6 Music show in April after eight years on the BBC digital station. 6 Music is set to close at the end of 2011 under controversial proposals put forward by BBC director general Mark Thompson.
Bluemel, who rescued Planet Rock after its former owner GCap Media said it was going to close the station, said he was “disappointed” at the prospect of 6 Music’s demise.”
BBC 6 Music Cancels Bruce's Rock Show
Music Week reports:“Bruce Dickinson’s 6 Music show is to be axed, while Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s Radio 2 show is going down to three nights a week.
Iron Maiden singer Dickinson has presented a show for 6 Music since its launch in 2002.
The show goes out on Fridays from 9pm to midnight on Friday nights and aims to takes the listener on “a guitartastic journey”. It will reportedly finish at the end of April.”
Automan.ca to Open for Maiden in Winnipeg
BW&BK reports:“The Toronto-based band AUTOMAN.CA - led by former KILLER DWARFS drummer Darrell Dwarf Millar on vocals - have been added to IRON MAIDEN’s Wednesday, June 30th date at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 13 at 10:00AM.
Automan.ca are touring in support of their debut album, debut CD, Pocket Change.
In 1988, the Killer Dwarfs were the opening act for Iron Maiden on their Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour in England and played a few dates with the UK legends in North America in support of their breakthrough record, Big Deal.”
Blaze Bayley Interview: At the End of the Day
Omega’s Apple talk to Blaze’s biographer, Lawrence Paterson about Blaze, his band and Maiden.
As a part of Iron Maiden, how do you feel Bayley’s vocal ability possibly matured?
Well, how could you join a band of Maiden’s stature and not improve as a musician? Blaze was totally immersed in the professional world of a top touring metal band doing more time on the road than he had ever had to deal with before. He was also following in the footsteps of one of metal’s finest vocalists who sang in a different range to that to which Blaze was accustomed. I’m sure that he learned fresh nuances of what his voice was – and wasn’t – capable of, and how to care for it after months on tour. He also worked alongside renowned composers and so would have been exposed to fresh ideas about song structure, as related to the vocals and to the song as a whole. It would have been a steep learning curve, but I don’t see Blaze as the kind of person to shy away from a heavy work load.
Iron Maiden Announce New Studio Album 'The Final Frontier' and North American Tour
The official site reports:IRON MAIDEN are pleased to announce that their forthcoming new studio album will be called ‘THE FINAL FRONTIER’, and is expected be released late summer of this year.
The announcement comes with news of a North American Tour with Very Special Guests Dream Theater to open in Dallas, Texas, on 9th June and finish in Washington D.C. on 20th July, making it Maiden’s most extensive North American tour in many years.
Following these shows in USA and Canada The Final Frontier World Tour will travel back to Europe for a few selected major festival and stadium shows with the band planning to continue to many other countries in 2011 (full currently confirmed dates below)…
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