During a new interview with Greg Prato of Heavy Consequence , Bruce Dickinson was asked about his new solo album and how the process is going. The Iron Maiden said he's been working on it since Tyranny Of Souls , from 2005.
“But between quarantines, albums and Iron Maiden tours, I’m looking for some space to get my ideas in order and say, ‘Okay, this is how it’s going to be,’ and bring in Roy [ 'Z' Ramirez , the musician’s longtime collaborator]. Then we’ll finish the work.”
He also mentioned that he has “about 50 to 70 percent of the material written” and that when he finishes the Spoken Word solo tour in the US , he will go to Los Angeles to work on some things with Roy. “I’ll spend three weeks in Los Angeles and work some things out with Roy, then we’ll see what happens. And if we get to the point where we can start recording the basic tracks, I’ll go on tour with Maiden and he’ll take care of that part.”
Regarding the album's production process, Dickinson explained: “Nowadays there's this technology that didn't exist back in the Tyranny ; I can make a Zoom call and hear how everything is coming along. Back in the Tyranny he would send me the basic tracks on CD, the raw stuff, without guitar solos, and I would listen to it with headphones. I was on tour in Japan and I walked the streets of Tokyo at nine in the morning with a notepad, writing down words, ideas and melodies, and then I went back to Los Angeles and recorded the vocals. It worked wonderfully well, Tyranny Of Souls is a great album.”
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