Iron Maiden’s new album has been ‘in the works’ (if you’ll excuse the pun) for some time now and they have now announced the title, ‘The Final Frontier’, as well as a “late summer” release date.

The new full-length – the band’s fifteenth – will be supported by a hefty North American tour, as well as a string of European festival appearances, including Sonisphere in the UK (30 July – 1 August).

Iron Maiden ‘The Final Frontier’ 2010 European tour dates
30 July-1 August UK - Knebworth Sonisphere Festival
5 August Germany - Wacken Festival
7 August Sweden - Stockholm Stora Skuggan Sonisphere Festival
8 August Finland - Helsinki Pori's Kirjurinluoto Sonisphere Festival
11 August Norway- Bergen Bergenhus Festning - Koengen