TorontoSun.com has issued a new interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Darryl Sterdan:

Q: What does it mean to put out a 15th album (The Final Frontier)? It can't give you the same thrill as the first one.

A: "Well, it's not really a numbers game. Not for us, anyway. Every album you put out is important because it could be the last one -- especially when you get up to 15. I'd like to think this album would be a great starting point for our next album, or an equally great finishing point if we decide never to make another one. Not that we think of it as our last album. But never say never at this point."

Q: This record has some of your longest and most complex songs. Is that about challenging yourselves? You, in particular, seem like a man who not only likes challenges, but needs them.

A: "Yeah. Without them, I'd get bored very quickly. But I think you have to find what challenges are appropriate. It's like the Clint Eastwood thing: A man's got to know his limitations. Once you know your limitations, then you can exceed them."

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As reported earlier, Planet Rock Radio will air a one hour Iron Maiden special on Saturday (August 21st) at 6 PM (UK time). The show will be repeated on Thursday, August 26th at 11 PM.

A show description reads: "Iron Maiden released their 15th studio album, The Final Frontier, last Monday and in honour of this momentous occasion we thought we'd put together an hour special looking more closely at the record.

Liz Barnes spoke to Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris and Adrian Smith about the album in Chicago recently and in this exclusive special they talk about the making of the album, their favourite moments and about some of the tracks.

We'll be playing music from the superb new album during the show, so tune in and turn it up LOUD."

The Final Frontier, is on track to sell between 65,000 and 70,000 copies in the US in its first week of release according to industry website Hits Daily Double. The estimates are based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on August 17th. That number could secure the band a #3 spot on next week's The Billboard 200 chart behind EMINEM's Recovery and KEM's Intimacy: Album III.

According to Musicweek.com, Iron Maiden have taken a powerful lead in the race to top the albums chart this Sunday, with their new album The Final Frontier (EMI) selling more than three times as many as its nearest competitor, EMINEM’s Recovery (Interscope), so far this week.

The Final Frontier, the band’s 15th studio album, has sold more than 22,000 copies, while Recovery has sold around 7,000 this week in the UK, according to Official Charts Company midweek figures.

The Final Frontier is out now and is available in the following formats:

Limited Collectors Mission Edition

Limited Edition Double Picture Vinyl

iTunes LP

Standard CD

Digital Download

The Limited Collectors Mission Edition comes in a unique CD case and includes access to bonus content including the Director's Cut of this new video, filmed band Mission Debrief interview footage, wallpapers, photos and the exclusive game Mission II: Rescue & Revenge.

The Final Frontier features the following tracklist/song credits:

'Satellite 15... The Final Frontier' (Adrian Smith/Steve Harris)

'El Dorado' (Smith/Harris/Bruce Dickinson)

'Mother Of Mercy' (Smith/Harris)

'Coming Home' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)

'The Alchemist' (Janick Gers/Harris/Dickinson)

'Isle Of Avalon' (Smith/Harris)

'Starblind' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)

'The Talisman' (Gers/Harris)

'The Man Who Would Be King' (Dave Murray/Harris)

'When The Wild Wind Blows' (Harris)