Image: Bruce Dickinson – The Mandrake Project
In an interview with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop, Bruce Dickinson revealed his plans for a new solo album. After the highly successful 2024 release The Mandrake Project, things can now continue with fresh energy – but despite the drive and numerous demos, the road to a finished album is still long.
A rough target date of 2027 has been mentioned for the release and an accompanying tour, but the recording schedule is already more concrete. From January to April 2026, there’s a window in which Bruce Dickinson apparently has time alongside his activities as Iron Maiden frontman.
In the conversation, he explains:
"We're going in the studio in January next year to record the album with Brendan Duffey, who remixed 'Balls To Picasso' and did an amazing job. So we go in the studio with him in January, and we are looking to release the album in '27… The amazing band that is gonna record the new record with me is gonna be the same band that toured in Europe with me, and it's gonna be the same band that's gonna tour with me in 2027 when we release the new record. Or at least that's the idea anyway, to release a new record."
The singer also goes into how many creative ideas have already flowed into the album; there will definitely be no shortage of material.
Accordingly, we’ll still need a bit of patience before the first results from the studio can be heard. In the meantime, you can watch the complete interview here:
