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Iron Maiden: The Final Frontier

On August 13, 2020, “EMI” label released “The Final Frontier”, the fifteenth Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded January – March 2010, at “Compass Point” in Nassau, Bahamas, “The Cave” in Malibu, and was produced by Kevin Shirley. The album track “El Dorado” won the band a “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Adrian Smith – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, co-producer
  • Nicko McBrain – drums
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Terry Manning – studio technician
  • Brent Spear – studio technician
  • James McCullagh – assistant
  • Philip Scholes – SSL Duality technician
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stuart Crouch – art director, design
  • Andrew Yap – art direction, design
  • Anthony Dry – art direction, design
  • Rob Wallis – art direction, design
  • Melvyn Grant – cover illustration, working drawings, sketches
  • John McMurtrie – photography

Track listing:

  1. Satellite 15…The Final Frontier – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  2. El Dorado – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
  3. Mother of Mercy – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  4. Coming Home – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
  5. The Alchemist – Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
  6. Isle of Avalon – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  7. Starblind – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson
  8. The Talisman – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
  9. The Man Who Would Be King – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  10. When the Wild Wind Blows – Steve Harris

Blue Oyster Cult: The Symbol Remains

On October 9, 2020, “Frontiers” label released “The Symbol Remains”, the fifteenth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded February 2019 – April 2020, at “Mercy College Studio A” in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and was produced by Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Richie Castellano.

Personnel:

  • Eric Bloom – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Buck Dharma – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Richie Castellano – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, chief engineer
  • Danny Miranda – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jules Radino – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Albert Bouchard – percussion, cowbell, backing vocals, cowbell
  • Andy Ascolese – piano, keyboards
  • Phil Castellano – harmonica, claps, gang vocals, backing vocals, choir programming
  • Jeff Nolan – theremin 
  • David Lucas – cowbell, backing vocals
  • Steve La Cerra – claps, gang vocals, backing vocals
  • Kevin Young – claps, gang vocals, backing vocals
  • John Castellano – backing vocal
  • Kasim Sulton – backing vocals
  • Sam Stauff – engineer
  • Buck Dharma – overdub engineer
  • Steve La Cerra – engineer assistant
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Steve Schenk – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. That Was Me – Eric Bloom, Richie Castellano, John Shirley
  2. Box in My Head – Donald Roeser, John Shirley
  3. Tainted Blood – Eric Bloom, Richie Castellano
  4. Nightmare Epiphany – John Shirley, Donald Roeser
  5. Edge of the World – Richie Castellano
  6. The Machine – Richie Castellano
  7. Train True (Lennie’s Song) – Donald Roeser, Zeke Roeser
  8. The Return of St.Cecilia – Richie Castellano, Richard Meltzer
  9. Stand and Fight – Eric Bloom, Richie Castellano
  10. Florida Man – John Shirley, Donald Roeser
  11. The Alchemist – Richie Castellano
  12. Secret Road – John Shirley, Donald Roeser
  13. There’s a Crime – Jeff Denny, Jules Radino
  14. Fight – Donald Roeser, Ira Rosoff, James Wold