Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has simply launched a theatrical music video for “Afterglow of Ragnarok,” the debut single from his first solo album since 2005, The Mandrake Mission.
Written with longtime songwriting companion and bandmate Roy Z, “Afterglow of Ragnarok” is a thumping observe anchored a burly, bruising but boisterous riff and flanked by Dickinson’s nonetheless spectacular vocal vary and knack for shimmering hooks.
Dickinson has expressed that The Mandrake Mission is extra than simply an album, with a companion graphic novel collection arriving subsequent yr together with the report, which suggests “Afterglow of Ragnarok” will even should be appreciated with correct context. Regardless of it is non-epic runtime, the one actually feels episodic with moody, mystical passages countering Roy Z’s bouncing riffs. You may pre-order “Afterglow of Ragnarok” right here.
Watch the music video for “Afterglow of Ragnarok” beneath.
Bruce Dickinson, “Afterglow of Ragnarok”
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It will likely be a busy yr for the 65-year-old Dickinson, balancing his solo pursuits alongside the calls for of being in Iron Maiden.
As a solo artist (backed by a top-shelf band), the singer will tour across the globe with headline and pageant dates all on the books. And subsequent fall, North America will lastly get its share of Maiden’s The Future Previous tour, which launched in Europe earlier this yr.
Along with Dickinson’s The Mandrake Mission graphic novels, Iron Maiden have one among their very own on the way in which as properly, additionally by way of Z2. Head right here to be taught extra concerning the epic fortieth anniversary Piece of Thoughts graphic novel, which even contains a chapter written by Dickinson himself.
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