Brave New World (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Brave New World
Type = Studio album
Artist = Iron Maiden


Released = May 29, 2000 [ [http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=22&p2_articleid=320 Iron Maiden Official Website - Brave New World ] ]
Recorded = Summer 1999 - April 2000
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 1:06:57
Label = EMI
Sony (U.S.)
Portrait Records (U.S.)
Producer = Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5087gjur26ix link]
*Kerrang! rating|10|10
*Rolling Stone rating|4|5
Last album = "Ed Hunter"
(1999)
This album = "Brave New World"
(2000)
Next album = "Rock in Rio"
(2002)

"Brave New World" is the twelfth studio album by Iron Maiden released on 30 May 2000 (see 2000 in music). It marked the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith to the band who left the band in 1990, replaced by Janick Gers. It was also the band's first studio recording with three guitar players, as Gers stayed with the band after Smith's return.

The album art and title song are references to the novel of the same name written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half of the album art was done by Derek Riggs, and is the last new artwork done by Riggs to be used on an Iron Maiden release.

The songs "The Wicker Man" and "Out of the Silent Planet" were both released as singles. "The Wicker Man" was released in the U.S as a promo single with extra vocals in the chorus.

"The Nomad", "Dream of Mirrors", and "The Mercenary" were originally written for Virtual XI, according to Adrian Smith in an interview. He said there was a fourth song, but he didn't know which one it was and that Steve Harris did not remember either. It is likely that this is either The Fallen Angel or The Thin Line Between Love And Hate, or an unreleased song from the sessions, as the remaining songs have all been confirmed to have been written for Brave New World. Apparently, former singer Blaze Bayley also co-wrote "Dream Of Mirrors", but wasn't credited. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26808 Blabbermouth.net - Interview with Adrian Smith] ]

Brave New World Tour was the tour supporting the album.

The song "Brave New World" was covered in 2008 by Ghostlines (band) on the tribute CD "" released by "Kerrang!" magazine. [ [http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/06/maiden_heaven_track_listing_re.html Kerrang! Maiden Heaven Track Listing Revealed!] ]

Track listing

#"The Wicker Man" (Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris) – 4:35
#"Ghost of the Navigator" (Dickinson, Janick Gers, Harris) – 6:50
#"Brave New World" (Dickinson, Dave Murray, Harris) – 6:18
#"Blood Brothers" (Harris) – 7:14
#"The Mercenary" (Gers, Harris) – 4:42
#"Dream of Mirrors" (Gers, Harris, Blaze Bayley- uncredited on album)– 9:21
#"The Fallen Angel" (Smith, Harris) – 4:00
#"The Nomad" (Murray, Harris) – 9:05
#"Out of the Silent Planet" (Dickinson, Gers, Harris) – 6:25
#"The Thin Line Between Love & Hate" (Murray, Harris) – 8:27

Personnel

*Bruce Dickinson - vocals
*Dave Murray - guitar
*Janick Gers - guitar
*Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
*Nicko McBrain - drums

with

*Michael Kenney - live keyboards

Production

*Producers: Steve Harris, Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
*Engineers: Denis Caribaux, Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
*Mixing: Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
*Mastering: George Marino
*A&R: James Diener, John Kalodner
*Assistants: Nicholas Meyer, Rory Romano

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

References