Iron Maiden say they are likely to begin writing for a new album before the end of the year.
“We’re gonna take the rest of this year off. We’re gonna write in November/December and then go to record the new album in January next year,” drummer Nicko told Planet Rock.
In an interview to be broadcast over the May bank Holiday weekend on the classic rock radio station, he also says that a new tour should follow soon after the record comes out.
Iron Maiden finally brought their ‘Somewhere Back in Time’ world tour to a close earlier this month, with a documentary film having been screened in cimenas for one day only on Tuesday (April 21).
If you didn’t manage to catch the film last night, the DVD release is only a month away.
The film, plus a soundtrack album, is out on May 25.
The tracklist for the soundtrack album is:
(CD 1)
‘Aces High’
‘2 Minutes To Midnight’
‘Revelations’
‘The Trooper’
‘Wasted Years’
‘The Number Of The Beast’
‘Can I Play With Madness’
‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’
(CD 2)
‘Powerslave’
‘Heaven Can Wait’
‘Run To The Hills’
‘Fear Of The Dark’
‘Iron Maiden’
‘Moonchild’
‘The Clairvoyant’
‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’