Biography
?Tyranny Of Souls? sees Bruce Dickinson renewing a fruitful collaboration with guitarist/producer/writer Roy Z, of the Latin-based rock group, Tribe Of Gypsies. Z has worked with Bruce?s since 1994?s ?Balls To Picasso? album, also producing the likes of Helloween, Downset, Halford and most recently Judas Priest?s reunion album, ?Angel Of Retribution?.A deejay, broadcaster and qualified airline pilot, Bruce is a man for all seasons whose punishing schedule would terrify a less driven soul. It was following on from the end of the last Maiden tour that Bruce saw an opportunity to work alongside Roy again. "With Maiden, once the band have finished up on the tours, we all tend to go our separate ways and do our own thing for a while until it?s time to saddle up again for the next album. I knew I could seize the chance to work with Roy in between his work on the new Priest Album. We both work quickly together which I like and the recording is very organic so it came together quite easily. I?m very proud of it." Bruce and Roy had exchanged ideas in demo before commencing work at Roy?s Los Angeles home in February 2004. Guitar and bass parts had already been cut by Z, with David Moreno contributing some incredible drumming. Keyboards would later be added by a shady individual known only as Maestro Mistheria. "He?s Italian," exclaims Bruce enthusiastically, "but nobody?s met him. We email him the tracks, and he sends them back overlain with millions of ideas. They?re all fantastic, and we just chose the ones that we want!"
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