Parlophone Records will follow 2014’s reissue of the first eight IRON MAIDEN albums, which spanned the 1980s, with twelve brand new pressings of albums from the period 1990-2015 in heavyweight 180g black vinyl.
Unlike the 1980’s reissues which were cut from the original analogue master tapes, the audio on these releases has been cut from the high resolution remasters of 2015 when the Maiden catalogue was digitally upgraded. They will be packaged in identical artwork to the initial vinyl releases.
The records will be released chronologically across a three month period:
May 19th: No Prayer For The Dying/Fear Of The Dark/The X Factor/Virtual XI
June 23rd: Brave New World/Rock In Rio (Live)/Dance Of Death/ A Matter Of Life And Death
July 21st: Death On The Road (Live)/Flight 666 (Live)/The Final Frontier/ En Vivo! (Live)
As a bonus, the first two albums (No Prayer For The Dying/Fear Of The Dark) will also be made available in an exclusive Collector’s Box sized to house all 12 albums with additional space for fans to insert the latest Maiden studio album The Book Of Souls, which was released on triple black vinyl in 2015. The Collector’s Box will be a strictly limited edition and available while stocks last.
These high quality, black vinyls comprised of eight studio albums together with a specially selected choice of four live recordings from this period, completes the IRON MAIDEN album reissues series and offers Maiden fans the opportunity to own the band’s entire studio album legacy on vinyl simultaneously for the very first time.
IRON MAIDEN’s The Book Of Souls Tour resumes with a series of arena shows opening in Sportpalais, Antwerp, Belgium on 22nd April and continuing into Germany, UK and Ireland, finishing with two sold-out shows at London’s 02 arena on 27th & 28th May. The band then flies to the U.S.A for an extensive series of arena and amphitheatre shows including dates in Canada, ending with two nights in Brooklyn, New York on 21 & 22 July. This is the final leg of The Book Of Souls Tour. Most shows are already sold out. Go to www.ironmaiden.com for availability. The full list of dates is below.
APRIL
22 Belgium Antwerp Sportpalais
24 Germany Oberhausen Koenig-Pilsner Arena
25 Germany Oberhausen Koenig-Pilsner Arena
28 Germany Frankfurt Festhalle
29 Germany Frankfurt Festhalle
MAY
02 Germany Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
04 UK Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
06 Ireland Dublin 3Arena
08 UK Manchester Arena
10 UK Sheffield Arena
11 UK Leeds First Direct Arena
14 UK Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
16 UK Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
17 UK Aberdeen AECC GE Oil & Gas Arena
20 UK Liverpool Echo Arena
21 UK Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
24 UK Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
27 UK London 02 Arena
28 UK London 02 Arena
JUNE
03 USA Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live
04 USA Philadelphia PA Wells Fargo Center
07 USA Newark NJ Prudential Center
09 USA Charlotte NC PNC Music Pavilion
11 USA Tampa FL Amalie Arena
13 USA Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena
15 USA Chicago IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
16 USA Minneapolis MN Xcel Energy Center
19 USA Oklahoma City OK Chesapeake Arena
21 USA Houston TX Toyota Center
23 USA Dallas TX American Airlines Center
24 USA San Antonio TX AT&T Center
27 USA Albuquerque NM Isleta Amphitheater
28 USA Phoenix AZ Talking Stick Resort Center
JULY
01 USA San Bernardino CA Glen Helen Amphitheater
03 USA Las Vegas NV T-Mobile Arena
05 USA Oakland CA Oracle Arena
07 USA Salt Lake City UT Usana Amphitheater
09 USA Lincoln NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
11 USA Kansas City MO Sprint Center
12 USA St Louis MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
15 CANADA Toronto ON Budweiser Stage
16 CANADA Quebec City QB Videotron Center
19 USA Mansfield MA Xfinity Center
21 USA Brooklyn NY Barclays Center
22 USA Brooklyn NY Barclays Center
Oran O’Beirne
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