According to an update from the UK metal icons, just before Christmas, Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson visited his doctor for a routine check-up. This led to tests and biopsies which revealed a small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue. “A seven week course of chemotherapy and radiology treatment was completed yesterday," Iron Maiden’s website states. “As the tumour was caught in the early stages, the prognosis thankfully is extremely good. Bruce’s medical team fully expect him to make a complete recovery with the all clear envisaged by late May. It will then take a further few months for Bruce to get back to full fitness. In the meantime we would ask for your patience, understanding and respect for Bruce and his family’s privacy until we update everyone by the end of May. Bruce is doing very well considering the circumstances and the whole team are very positive.”

Late last year, Iron Maiden sent out their annual Christmas card alluding to the fact that they are in the studio saying: “Eddie’s got a little Christmas gift for everyone who’s been REALLY BAD! Must not be opened until 2015…”

 

 

Iron Maiden leader Steve Harris spoke with BraveWords in 2012 (while promoting his British Lion project) about the future of the band following 2010’s The Final Frontier. When asked if it was their final studio album, he responded: “Absolutely not, no. We want to make at least another album, maybe more hopefully.”