Bruce Dickinson Debuts Heavy Solo Song ‘Afterglow of Ragnarok’

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has simply launched a theatrical music video for “Afterglow of Ragnarok,” the debut single from his first solo album since 2005, The Mandrake Venture.

Written with longtime songwriting accomplice and bandmate Roy Z, “Afterglow of Ragnarok” is a thumping monitor anchored a burly, bruising but boisterous riff and flanked by Dickinson’s nonetheless spectacular vocal vary and knack for shimmering hooks.

Dickinson has expressed that The Mandrake Venture is extra than simply an album, with a companion graphic novel collection arriving subsequent 12 months together with the document, which implies “Afterglow of Ragnarok” can even must be appreciated with correct context. Regardless of it is non-epic runtime, the only actually feels episodic with moody, mystical passages countering Roy Z’s bouncing riffs. You’ll be able to pre-order “Afterglow of Ragnarok” right here.

Watch the music video for “Afterglow of Ragnarok” beneath.

Bruce Dickinson, “Afterglow of Ragnarok”

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Bruce Dickinson + Iron Maiden in 2024

It is going to be a busy 12 months for the 65-year-old Dickinson, balancing his solo pursuits alongside the calls for of being in Iron Maiden.

As a solo artist (backed by a top-shelf band), the singer will tour across the globe with headline and pageant dates all on the books. And subsequent fall, North America will lastly get its share of Maiden’s The Future Previous tour, which launched in Europe earlier this 12 months.

Along with Dickinson’s The Mandrake Venture graphic novels, Iron Maiden have one in every of their very own on the way in which as effectively, additionally via Z2. Head right here to study extra concerning the epic fortieth anniversary Piece of Thoughts graphic novel, which even incorporates a chapter written by Dickinson himself.