IRON MAIDEN: New Single Posted Online

July 22, 2003

IRON MAIDEN have posted their forthcoming single, "Wildest Dreams", in Windows Media format at this location. "Wildest Dreams" will receive its first U.K. radio play on the BBC Radio One"Rock Show" on Tuesday night (July 22). The song comes off the band's upcoming CD, "Dance Of Death", due on September 9 through Columbia Records.

IRON MAIDEN kicked off their North American tour with DIO and MOTÖRHEAD Monday night (July 21) in Worcester, Mass. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson recently told Asbury Park Press that despite his onstage shrieks, vocal strain has yet to be a concern.

"I've been kind of lucky, I guess, in that I've never had any serious problems so far with my voice," he said.

"I've found what really, really helps," Dickinson continued, "is singing with heavy-duty earplugs in. I've been wearing them, I guess, for nearly 15 years now. Not 'in-ear' monitors, I hasten to add. You see, they're actually 25- or 30-decibel plugs in my ears.

"Therefore, I hear my own voice in my head. And while you lose a certain amount of top end, you adjust for it. Psychologically, you make mental adjustments for that kind of stuff. I've found it really helps my ability to not strain and yell, especially in Maiden, which is basically a real high sound-pressure environment."

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