History is littered with potentially brilliant albums that have never seen the light of day, from Slipknot’s semi-mythical Look Outside Your Window, Korn’s equally mysterious Korn Kovers collection, Ghost frontman Tobias Forge’s recently unearthed solo record. Some were recorded and shelved, others were abandoned halfway through for reasons known only to the participants, many never really made beyond the ‘wouldn’t this be a fantastic idea?’ stage.
Bruce Dickinson’s idea for the follow-up to Iron Maiden’s mighty 1984 album Powerslave falls squarely into the latter category. Burnt out after the gruelling 13-month long World Slavery Tour, Bruce suggested the band rip up the rulebook and write something completely different next time around.
