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Melvyn Grant Discusses the New Album Cover
Mark Morton at Examiner.com recently caught up with IRON MAIDEN cover artist Melvyn Grant for an exclusive interview to discuss his work on The Final Frontier album. An excerpt is available below:Q: As there have been many different incarnations of Eddie that you have painted, how much of his metamorphosis has been your imagination, and how much was input by the band?
Grant: “Well, Derek Riggs and his style of artwork never appealed to me, so naturally I wanted to change it and do my version of Eddie. But that was stopped by Maiden, who didn’t want me to stray too far from the original style, which obviously all of the band’s fans like. You get so used to something that it becomes your ‘thing,’ and you fall in love with that version of Eddie. I did try to change him a bit, in a way that suited me and made me happier with it. The latest version on The Final Frontier is not Eddie, as such. I’m not going to say anything more on that, because I don’t know what Iron Maiden have got planned, so I’m not going to tread on any toes or mess up any surprises. Okay, I’ll tell you, he is actually an alien. The old Eddie might still come around.”
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First Final Frontier Review Posted
A lengthy review of the upcoming album The Final Frontier from Classic Rock magazine has been posted on the official site.The scan can be found here.
The Final Frontier Music Video Premiere
Iron Maiden have released the video for The Final Frontier on their official website - you can watch it below.The new album is also available for pre-order - using the links below helps support MaidenFans.
- Amazon US
The Final Frontier (Deluxe Edition)
The Final Frontier (Double Vinyl Picture Disc)
The Final Frontier - Amazon UK
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier [Limited Edition]
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier [CD]
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier [Vinyl] [Double LP] - Amazon CA
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier [Limited Edition]
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (Vinyl)
Dave Murray Talks About the New Album
Billboard.com reports:“Speed and warmth are the hallmarks of “The Final Frontier,” Iron Maiden’s 15th studio album. The British metal sextet recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas — returning to the spot where the group had previously recorded between 1983-86.
“We breezed through the album, really,” guitarist Dave Murray tells Billboard.com. “We actually finished it in six weeks. We were getting down a track a day — all playing together as a band, Bruce (Dickinson) singing, all in the same room, so there’s a very live-in-the-studio feel to it. Once we finished a track we’d jump straight into doing some extra guitar bits. It was very quick for us.”
Murray says the 10-track set, produced by Kevin Shirley, mixes “straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex.” One, the politically-tinged “El Dorado,” is currently available for fans to download. Another highlight is the album-closing “When the Wild Wind Blows,” an 11-minute track that’s one of the longest songs Iron Maiden has ever recorded. “The rhythm’s a little bit different from what we’ve done before, and there’s lots of melodies,” Murray reports. “It’s a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural (on the record).”“
Reviews of Maiden in Canada
From the official site:“Maiden just started the 9 date Canadian leg of their Final Frontier World Tour with storming sold out arena shows in Vancouver and Edmonton. Here are links to some early Canada Reviews:
Vancouver’s ‘The Province | Vancouver Sun | Edmonton Journal | Edmonton Sun | Calgary Herald | Calgary Sun | Calgary Sun Photos”
Blaze Bayley to Record New Album with Wolfsbane
Ultimate Guitar reports:“The reunited UK rock band Wolfsbane, featuring former Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley, has commenced work on material for a new studio album. Tentatively due in 2011, the LP will be followed by a tour and select festival appearances.
Formed in 1984 in Tamworth, England, Wolfsbane signed to Def American Records, and Rick Rubin produced the band’s first album, “Live Fast, Die Fast”, released in 1989. Wolfsbane’s second release, an EP titled “All Hell’s Breaking Loose Down”, followed in 1990. The band’s second studio album, “Down Fall The Good Guys”, was released in 1991, giving Wolfsbane its only UK chart entry, with the single “Ezy” landing at No. 68.
After Def American dropped Wolfsbane, the band released a live album, “Massive Noise Injection”, through the Bronze label in 1993. The group’s third studio album, the self-titled “Wolfsbane”, followed in 1994.
On September 9, 2007, Wolfsbane reformed for a one-off short set at the Rock of Ages festival in Tamworth. This was followed by their first UK tour in 13 years, with the band playing five dates as support for the The Wildhearts in December 2007. Their next tour came in December 2009 supporting The Quireboys on their “A Little Bit of What You Fancy 20th Anniversary Tour”. “
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