Brave New World (album)

This article is about the Iron Maiden album. For other articles with this title, see Brave New World (disambiguation).

Brave New World
Studio album by Iron Maiden
Released	May 29 2000 [1]
Recorded	Summer 1999 - April 2000
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	66:57
Label	EMI
Producer	Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Iron Maiden chronology
Ed Hunter (1999) Brave New World (2000) Rock in Rio (2002)

Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by Iron Maiden released on the 30th of May, 2000 (see 2000 in music). It marked the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith to the band. It was also the band's first studio recording with three guitar players, as Janick Gers stayed with the band after Smith's return. The album art and title song are references to the novel of the same name written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half of the album art was done by Derek Riggs, which would be the last new artwork done by Riggs for the band that would be used on an Iron Maiden release. The songs "The Wicker Man" and "Out of the Silent Planet" were both released as singles.

Track listing

1. "The Wicker Man" (Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris) – 4:35
2. "Ghost of the Navigator" (Dickinson, Janick Gers, Harris) – 6:50
3. "Brave New World" (Dickinson, Dave Murray, Harris) – 6:18
4. "Blood Brothers" (Harris) – 7:14
5. "The Mercenary" (Gers, Harris) – 4:42
6. "Dream of Mirrors" (Gers, Harris) – 9:21
7. "The Fallen Angel" (Smith, Harris) – 4:00
8. "The Nomad" (Murray, Harris) – 9:05
9. "Out of the Silent Planet" (Dickinson, Gers, Harris) – 6:25
10. "The Thin Line Between Love & Hate" (Murray, Harris) – 8:27

Personnel

• Bruce Dickinson - vocals
• Dave Murray - guitar
• Janick Gers - guitar
• Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
• Nicko McBrain - drums

with

• Michael Kenney - live keyboards

Production

• Producers: Steve Harris, Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
• Engineers: Denis Caribaux, Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
• Mixing: Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
• Mastering: George Marino
• A&R: James Diener, John Kalodner
• Assistants: Nicholas Meyer, Rory Romano

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Certifications

References

1. ^ http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=22&p2_articleid=320
2. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for October 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.