Maiden to do a concept album next year?

[Wrathchild]

Wikipedia may not be the most reliable source, but I was hanging around there while suicidally bored yesterday and stumbled across this.

"No new album is expected before Spring 2006 as, according to Nicko McBrain, the band will only enter the studio in November 2005. Dickinson announced at the Reading festival that the band would be touring again before Christmas 2006. McBrain also said that the new album will be a concept album, the first one since 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.' "

The source of this info was an interview with Mr. McBrain from a French drum magazine. Nothing yet on what the concept will involve, but I love this kind of stuff and will be glad to have something new to look forward to.

W

 

[Winmar]

I reckon it'll be about some kid who gets lured to a circus sideshow kinda thing, one that has lots of wicked temptations and tries to turn him to the dark side.

 

[Wrathchild]

D'you reckon they'll hire Neil Gaiman to come up with the story and write a comic to go with it? The way Harry's been scraping the bottom of the language barrel lately, they'll need someone else to handle lyrics too .

W

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Apart from the concept part, Bruce mentioned all that stuff at Graspop as well.

I look forward to a new album, and the pipedream of seeing them tour behind it.

 

[phlogiston]

MAIDEN ARE TOURING HERE AFTER THE NEXT ALBUM??? WOOOOOO!

Let's start getting our hopes up early this time!

 

[Wrathchild]

"I look forward to a new album, and the pipedream of seeing them tour behind it."

That's because you'll probably go overseas to see them again, you jammy bastard .

W

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I wish. Doubtful next year, maybe one day though.

 

[Spruce Goose]

A concept album based upon the Ozzfest fiasco would be cool

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[Spruce Goose]

To the tune of Flight of Icarus

"As the egg breaks upon my chest,
an old bitch stands by the stage.
As the crowd warms, to the first Maiden song,
The power cuts fill me with rage.

Her daugh-ters a ho,
They tried to ruin this fuckin show-oh

Cry, in your mic, like a whinger
Really are, so naive
In your mic, like a whinger
After our set, half the crowd will leave"

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[Spiff]

Might pop over to Blighty for their next tour.

 

[Mark]

Don't forget, Maiden are only doing festival-sized shows now (unless they change their mind). Time to organise a Maiden-sized metalfest in Oz

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Bruce said at Graspop that they wouldn't be appearing there next year but would be touring in support of the new album. That implies doing their own shows, so maybe they changed their mind on the limited touring thing.

 

[Mark]

Aye, their own shows but as festivals, is what I read it as being. Mind you, they could easily do two huge shows in Oz, and I reckon a lot of people would travel for it.

 

[Winmar]

Yeah they would. I'd be willing to go all the way to the city from North Melbourne for it.

 

[Mark]

Heh.

 

[Winmar]

Heheh

 

[Spruce Goose]

Ha

 

[Southy]

isn't Big Day Out fucking big enough?