Fans reach for retro T-shirts as Iron Maiden announce new album

05/03/2010

British metal band Iron Maiden have revealed that their new album is called The Final Frontier and that it is set for release in the summer.

Fans everywhere will no doubt be frantically searching for their Iron Maiden T-shirts to show their support for the latest offering from the metal legends.

Alongside the exciting news about their album, the band also announced a host of tour dates in North America before flying back across the pond to play some selected festivals in Europe and then embarking on a massive tour of the continent.

If you can't wait for the iconic band to touch down on European soil, you might want to try and get some tickets for the North American leg of the tour, which go on sale to fan club members from March 10th and the general public from March 13th.

Since their inception in the 1970s, they've been really prolific, releasing a total of 25 albums and bringing us tracks such as Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight.

Posted by Alison Foster