| The Mandrake Project | ||||
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| Released | 1 March 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 - 2023 | |||
| Studio | Doom Room, Los Angeles, California, USA. | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 58:49 | |||
| Label | BMG Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Roy Z | |||
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The Mandrake Project is the upcoming seventh studio album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson that will be released on 1 March 2024. The songwriting on the album was split between Roy Z and Dickinson.[1][2] This will be his first solo album in nearly two decades since 2005's Tyranny of Souls, marking the longest gap between two studio albums in his solo career.
The first single promoting The Mandrake Project was "Afterglow of Ragnarok". Dickinson introduced music from the album to form the narrative surrounding the concept of the album.[3]
"Rain on the Graves" was the second single from the album, released on 25th of January by BMG Records and accompanied with a music video much like the first single. The song includes a towering guitar riff, some dramatic keyboards sections and a very narrative vocal performance. The song was inspired by Iron Maiden frontman's rainy visit to Romantic poet William Wordsworth's grave in the Lake District.[4]
