Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has recruited guitarists Philip Näslund and Chris Declercq for his upcoming solo tour. They will be taking over for Roy Z, who was unable to make the trek. As previously announced, Dickinson will also be joined by bassist Tanya O-Callaghan, drummer Dave Moreno, and keyboardist Mistheria.
Dickinson commented:
“Sadly, and with regret, guitarist and producer Roy Z will no longer join the band on tour due to some personal commitments. He will remain in L.A. to work on some remixing and remastering of the catalogue. We all know the show must go on though, and this project is too important to everyone to not be the very best it can be.
I’m gutted about Roy because he assembled most of the album and touring band, introducing Mistheria and Dave Moreno to the project and mentoring guitarist Chris Declerq. I’m so excited about what both Philip and Chris will bring on stage together and now my only ambition is to grab a little piece of the audiences’ hearts every night.”
Näslund added:
“Eternally thankful, proud and excited to announce I’ll be shredding alongside the, forever iconic Bruce Dickinson and his AMAZING band The Mandrake Project this spring/summer.”
Dickinson will be touring in support of his new solo album “The Mandrake Project” (out March 1). The first show will take place at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA on April 15. The singer said the following about that:
“We’re not afraid of doing some growing up in public, so this show will be a close to a rehearsal as you can get. It’s exciting to think what these musicians can do, and will do, when there are over one thousand fans in the room!”
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