The next time you’re hanging out in a graveyard, take a look at the man next to you. It may be Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson.
"I think if you're creative, then you just have to be aware of when creativity may strike and be prepared to abandon all those ordinary things that everybody else thinks are important for that special moment. It happens to me when I'm driving around, which is very inconvenient, because you want to pull over and write something immediately, and often you can't,” the rocker noted. “Or sitting on trains, strangely enough. But then somebody starts making a noise and distracting you, and you just get very inconvenient.”
“Sometimes I go off and just take a wander around the graveyard,” the singer confessed. “I find that cheers me up."
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has shared a music video for the song, "Rain On The Graves," the second single from his forthcoming solo album, "The Mandrake Project."
Across ten inventive, expansive and absorbing tracks, Dickinson and his long-term co-writer and producer Roy Z, have created one of 2024’s defining rock albums. Sonically heavy and rich in musical textures, "The Mandrake Project" sees Bruce bring to life a musical vision long-in-the-making, and features some of the finest vocal performances of his career.
Recorded largely at LA’s Doom Room with Roy Z doubling up as both guitarist and bassist, the lineup for "The Mandrake Project" was rounded out by keyboard maestro Mistheria and drummer Dave Moreno, both of whom also featured on Bruce’s last solo studio album, "Tyranny Of Souls," in 2005.
"The Mandrake Project" is Dickinson’s seventh solo album. It will be released on March 1 via BMG worldwide on multiple formats.
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has just released a theatrical music video for "Afterglow of Ragnarok," the debut single from his first solo album since 2005, The Mandrake Project.
Written with longtime songwriting partner and bandmate Roy Z, "Afterglow of Ragnarok" is a thumping track anchored a burly, bruising yet boisterous riff and flanked by Dickinson's still impressive vocal range and knack for shimmering hooks.
The Iron Maiden frontman has been cast in the new movie that centres on an ABBA tribute band who find themselves trapped in a nightclub at the beginning of the apocalypse.
The film is being directed by Elza Kephart and has been written by Bruce's son Austin Dickinson. It is based on an original story by Andrew Prendergast, who serves as a producer.
The horror comedy takes place in the world of tribute bands as Bjorn, the lead singer of Abbatoir, and bandmates Benny, Anni-Frid and Agnetha spent their weekends performing ABBA classics at depressing venues.
The band are ready to call it a day when Benny – the oldest and neediest member – hears about a Battle Of The Bands competition for tribute acts at The Niney Dimey.
As the band arrives, things begin to go wrong rapidly. Bjorn and his bandmates have to take cover backstage as a disturbance gets out of control. Some of the bands are injured from the fracas outside, which soon presents a problem when the wounded transform into the bloodthirsty undead.
In addition to Bruce, the movie will have numerous cameos from the rock and heavy metal genre.
Raven Banner is handling global sales for the project, which is set to enter production in 2024.