This fall, HarperNonFiction will publish "What Does This Button Do?", the hugely anticipated memoir from IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson.

Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in 1975, IRON MAIDEN have sold over ninety million albums and played over two thousand shows in sixty-three countries, making them one of the most successful and globally influential bands of all time. One of the world's most storied musicians, Dickinson has been the band's internationally acclaimed lead singer for more than thirty years, and quite aside from the decades spent delivering high-octane performances with his larger-than-life persona, Bruce has lived an extraordinary off-stage existence too. A true polymath, Bruce is, or has been, an airline pilot and captain, an aviation entrepreneur, a beer brewer, motivational speaker, film scriptwriter, twice-published novelist, radio presenter, TV actor and a world-class fencer.

Over the last couple of years, and throughout MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" world tour, which has covered thirty-nine countries and one hundred and seventeen shows since February 2016, Bruce has turned his unbridled creativity to writing his memoirs, longhand (in seven A4 notebooks no less).

In "What Does This Button Do?", Bruce (a man who famously never gives interviews about his personal life) shares, for the first time, the most fascinating recollections, including his thirty years with MAIDEN, the early days, his childhood within the eccentric British school system, going solo, realising his dream of flying jumbo jets and his recent battle with tongue cancer. Dickinson is so much more than the frontman of one of the biggest bands on the planet. A rock icon, a true renaissance man, Bruce has been, and remains, a man of legend.

Bold, honest, intelligent and very entertaining, "What Does This Button Do?" is the long-awaited window into the life, heart and mind of one of our most adventurous and multifaceted sons. The global publication on October 19 will be accompanied with a commensurate international book tour. More details to come soon.

Bruce said: "It was flattering to be approached to write a book about my experiences and it seems an appropriate time to do this."

Publishing director Jack Fogg negotiated world rights with Adrian Sington at Kruger Cowne, Dave Daniel at Celebrity Speakers and MAIDEN's management, Phantom Music Management, and will publish in conjunction with Denise Oswald, senior editor at Dey Street in HarperCollins U.S.

Fogg said: "There's no one like Bruce. Which other rock musician can fly a 747, or fence at an international level? He's a total one-off; engaging, funny, warm, self-deprecating — a British eccentric in its very best form. His book will be outstanding and I am so delighted we get to publish it and work with him."

Oswald said: "Bruce Dickinson might quite literally be the world's most interesting man. He's a true Renaissance man, and being one of the greatest rock singers of all time is merely the beginning. His memoir, like his voice, is sure to set a new gold standard and we're thrilled to be working with him on it."

Anette Ekström, MD HarperCollins Nordic, said: "We are so very pleased to be the publishing house for this exciting book! The Nordic countries have a steady fan base for heavy metal, and IRON MAIDEN in particular. Our aim is to publish the memoir in all four Nordic languages, as close to the English release as possible as we understand the fans will be anxious for it."

The first print-run of the U.K. hardback will have black sprayed-edges and will be available to pre-order ahead of publication.

It’s coming! The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter – November 17th

CD, Deluxe CD & Vinyl!

If Eternity Should Fail – Sydney, Australia
Speed of Light - Cape Town, South Africa
Wrathchild – Dublin, Ireland
Children of the Damned – Montreal, Canada
Death or Glory – Wroclaw, Poland
The Red and the Black – Tokyo, Japan
The Trooper - San Salvador, El Salvador
Powerslave – Trieste, Italy
The Great Unknown – Newcastle, UK
The Book of Souls – Donington, UK
Fear of the Dark – Fortaleza, Brazil
Iron Maiden - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Number of the Beast – Wacken, Germany
Blood Brothers – Donington, UK
Wasted Years - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bon la totale pour moi comme d'habitude, le vynil en particulier!

Hallowed ils peuvent plus la jouer je crois?

Non, c'est partout, c'est parce qu'il y a des paroles et une partie musicale qui viennent d'une chanson de 1974, "Life Shadow" du groupe BECKETT. Un autre titre de IRON MAIDEN contient des paroles et musique du même titre "Life Shadow" : "The Nomad" (sur "Brave New World").
Cela fait depuis août 2016 qu'IRON MAIDEN n'a pas pu jouer ces 2 titres en live.
En attendant le jugement du procès que le groupe BECKETT leur a intenté.

http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/bummer-alert/iron-maiden-havent-been-playing-hallowed-be-thy-name-because-of-an-ongoing-lawsuit

"Nomad" ils ne l'ont jamais joué en live et ne le ferons jamais.

Pour Hallowed Be Thy Name, ils peuvent encore plaider l'erreur de jeunesse, pour The Nomad ils sont inexcusables, surtout venant d'un groupe aussi "pro".

Quant au DVD live, ouais bon, je trouve que ce genre de produit n'a plus beaucoup d'intérêt depuis Youtube. Je sais qu'il y a toujours ceux qui aiment regarder cela avec un bon système audio, mais bon voilà ça reste un public de niche.

Dommage en effet qu'ils aient virer "Tears of a clown", c'est vraiment couillon.