During his recent chat with Metal Hammer, Iron Maiden mastermind and bassist Steve Harris discussed the possibility of his legendary band doing another studio album. He offered:
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“We’ve got this cycle going on. I’m pretty damn sure we will do another album, and then all well and good, we’ll go out on tour to back that up.
“How long that will go on for, I don’t know. We’ve been talking about this kind of thing for the last 20 years, but as time goes on, it becomes more of a reality that one day we may not be able to tour anymore.
“But I don’t want to think about that. You’ve got to enjoy the moment.”
When asked about the future of metal and the possibility of it staying on big stages, he said:
“It’s not easy these days, especially for new bands.
“It’s harder than ever to make a crust out of this. It’s different for us, because we’ve taken a long, long time to build up to this kind of level, but some bands will never even get to this level, or any level. They don’t get out of the pubs.”
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He also added:
“People have just got to push the boundaries and try and edge it up.
“I mean, we’ve never had songs that lend themselves to radio play. We’ve worked really hard for where we are.”