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.................ROCK IN RIO * BRAVE NEW WORLD

Iron Maiden announce Charity Single Release and new Live Album
Following the recent announcement of two special benefit gigs for former drummer, Clive Burr, Iron Maiden are also to release a Special Edition of RUN TO THE HILLS, probably their most famous single featuring Clive. The band will donate all their income from the forthcoming single and the Benefit shows to the Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust Fund. EMI Records will release the single on Monday 11th March. All formats will be strictly limited edition.
The Run To The Hills single will be available in two CD's which will feature the original version of the song as well as a new Live version recorded last January at the Rock in Rio III festival. Both CD singles will also have exclusive material which has never been available before from Clive's era with the band. There will also be a Special Vinyl version available.
The Live version of Run To The Hills is taken from their forthcoming live album, ROCK IN RIO, which will be released by EMI Records on Monday 25th March. This double album was recorded at Rio's mammoth festival, January 2001, where the band headlined to 250,000 frenzied fans and a global TV and Web audience of millions.
The ROCK IN RIO album has been produced by Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Steve Harris which was the same partnership as the bands last studio album 'Brave New World'.
Says Harris, "The Rock in Rio Festival was a huge production and as the recording facilities were already there we had the opportunity to record the event which was Maiden's biggest headlining show ever. Kevin Shirley came down to the show to oversee the recording and we then returned to New York to pull together all the parts. The crowd were absolutely amazing and at times nearly drowned out the band with their singing. The whole show was an unforgettable experience and I want to thank all the fans who were at the show. It was a fantastic way to finish out the tour and I'm really pleased with final result as it really captures the atmosphere of the night."
ROCK IN RIO will be released as a Double CD as it features over 120 minutes of music. There will be a collectors item triple picture disc vinyl.
The track list -
1 - The Wicker Man
2 - Ghost Of The Navigator
3 - Brave New World
4 - Wrathchild
5 - Two Minutes to Midnight
6 - Blood Brothers
7 - Sign Of The Cross
8 - The Mercenary
9 - The Trooper
10 - Dream Of Mirrors
11 - The Clansman
12 - The Evil That Men Do
13 - Fear Of The Dark
14 - Iron Maiden
15 - Number Of The Beast
16 - Hallowed Be Thy Name
17 - Sanctuary
18 - Run To The Hills

OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET - SINGLE FORMATS

Iron Maiden Is Back, With Familiar Voice - April 20, 2000 Billboard article

"Here’s the truth: ‘Brave New World’ is Iron Maiden’s finest album to date.
No, you didn't misread that."
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1. THE WICKER MAN
(Adrian Smith / Steve Harris / Bruce Dickinson)

2. GHOST OF THE NAVIGATOR
(Janick Gers / Bruce Dickinson / Steve Harris)

3. BRAVE NEW WORLD
(Dave Murray / Steve Harris / Bruce Dickinson)

4. BLOOD BROTHERS
(Steve Harris)

5. THE MERCENARY
(Janick Gers / Steve Harris)

6. DREAM OF MIRRORS
(Janick Gers / Steve Harris)

7. THE FALLEN ANGEL
(Adrian Smith / Steve Harris)

8. THE NOMAD
(Dave Murray / Steve Harris)

9. OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET
(Janick Gers / Bruce Dickinson / Steve Harris)

10. THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
(Dave Murray / Steve Harris)

15/03/00: KERRANG KOMMENT

Kerrang! Editor Phil Alexander has just returned from interviewing the band in-depth in LA for a forthcoming front cover issue. Whilst Phil spent time with the guys they played him some tracks from the forthcoming album.

Here's Phil's take on those tracks:-

'The Wicker Man'
The album's opening track and set to be the first single, 'The Wicker Man' is a high-octane hard rock cruncher which lays down the gauntlet in fine style. Think of a cross between 'Aces High' and '2 Minutes To Midnight' and you're close.

'Ghost Of The Navigator'
A classic Maiden epic, '...Navigator' refuses to get bogged down in its numerable time changes and is driven by a scything signature riff. Bruce delivers a vocal performance of titanic proportions which serves as a reminder about how good it is to have him back in the harness.

'Brave New World'
Based on the Aldous Huxley book of the same name, 'Brave New World' moves from brooding to bruising in a seamless Maiden-esque manner. Anchored by a catchy chorus, it's a underpinned by some patented guitar interplay from Messrs Murray, Gers and Smith.

'Blood Brothers'
One of Maiden's most ambitious tracks, Blood Brothers serves up a gloriously uplifting chorus set against a backdrop of strings. Stirring stuff, it sits somewhere between Maiden's 'The Clansman' and Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters'.

Maiden's new album is an undoubted return to form. Put simply, it's the sound of a band doing what they do best. In fact it's almost as if they've taken the last 20 years and distilled their finest moments on to one bold, yet reassuringly heavy album. Not only do Maiden sound hungry again, they sound like they're having a good time.

Interview with Bruce Dikinson for JJJ in Australia

Steve Harris Interview - IRON MAIDEN - - Jan 9, 2000

An interview with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris about the new album, single and tour. Part 1 - 12 April 2000

The interview with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris Part 2 - 14 April 2000

The interview with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris Part 3 - 18 April 2000

The interview with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris Part 4 - 20 April 2000

Bruce on "Brave New World"

ED HUNTER

Disc1
01. Iron Maiden (Live)
02. Trooper
03. Number Of The Beast
04. Wrathchild
05. Futureal
06. Fear Of The Dark
07. Be Quick Or Be Dead
08. 2 Minutes To Midnight
09. Man On The Edge
10. Aces High
11. Evil That Men Do
12. Wasted Years
13. Powerslave
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Run To The Hills (Bruce Dickinson vocal - Kevin Shirley remix)

Disc2
01. Run To The Hills
02. Clansman
03. Phantom Of The Opera
04. Killers
05. Stranger In A Strange Land
06. Tailgunner

NOTES
Date: Sep 21, 1999
Label: SONY/COLUMBIA
Category: Heavy Metal

INCL. ENHANCED DISC 3 CD SET

REVIEWS CDNOW

Ed Hunter is a three-disc box set, two music, one CD-ROM game. The music consists of the greatest Iron Maiden tracks of all time as voted on by fans at the Maiden Web site last year. The 20 songs run in order from the highest vote getters to the least, fittingly kicking off with the live version of "Iron Maiden," with the rapid-fire "Tailgunner" bringing up the rear.
In between it's one killer cut after another, literally and figuratively.
Free of the filler that has sometimes soddened Maiden's copious output, "Trooper," "Number of the Beast," "Evil That Men Do," "Run to the Hills," the near-gentle "Clansman" and, of course, "Killer" re-demonstrate what a lean mean annihilating machine Maiden has always been.
The game is a shoot-'em-up quest in which Ed Hunter, former roadie turned freelance journalist and investigative gumshoe, seeks IM's zombie-fied alter ego and team mascot Eddie, (hence "Ed Hunter"). The game can be played by one or two, and you can program whatever Iron Maiden songs you like as background to the carnage.
And really, how many CDs in your collection come with an epilepsy warning?
Tom Phalen

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