Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 07/02/2026 Brave New World – Iron Maiden We remain within my metal collection this week with the second Iron Maiden to be selected as my album of the week and the first studio album to be drawn. Brave New World is Iron Maidens twelfth studio album, released in 2000 and marked the return of guitarist Adrian Smith and vocalist Bruce Dickenson to the Maiden camp. Prior to my delving more in metal almost 30 years ago, Iron Maiden were of the few metal bands in my collection pre-1996 when I bought their Best Of The Beast compilation and decided to explore the genre a bit more. I didn’t take much notice of Iron Maiden until 1988 when I heard the singles released from their Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album and very much against my punk and post-punk leanings I bought the album. I was instantly hooked by the quality and depth of the music but even I didn’t become an avid, dedicated follower although I did pick up a few of their other ...
