Bruce Dickinson shows respect to fans with solo album ‘The Mandrake Project’

Roy’s presence Zin fact, ensures that the new album does not sound so far from the other works of Dickinson or even Iron Maiden. Throughout its 10 tracks, you can hear the heavy epic metal that made Iron famous, as in the excellent opening track “Afterglow of Ragnarok” and in “Eternity Has Failed“; echoes of 1980s metal are present in “Many Doors I’m Hell“; and there is ample flirtation with the program metal in “Sonata (Immortal Beloved)” and “Shadow of the Gods“. There’s even room for a almost-balladthe pretty “Resurrection men“.

In addition to the music remaining within the boundaries of metal, the lyrics also do not deviate from the stories previously told by Dickinson. In general terms, he talks about the fight of good against evil (“Eternity Has Failed”), the tyrannies of power (“Afterglow of Ragnarok”), madness (“Rain on the Graves”), loss (“Shadow of the Gods”), occultism (“Many Doors to Hell”), among other themes dear to fans.

After almost 20 years since his last solo work and 10 years of setbacks, “The Mandrake Project” is a warm album, made with great care and designed for his fans — whether they are sitting in the front row or craning their necks behind 30 One thousand people.

World Tour

After the album’s release, Bruce Dickinson will hit the road for a world tour — Brazil included, of course. The tour in Brazilian lands begins on April 24th, in Curitiba, then passes through Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto and ends in São Paulo, on May 4th.