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The band reunited with long-time
Maiden producer Kevin "Caveman" Shirley in early 2010 at Compass
Point Studios, Nassau to record the album and then moved to LA to finish
the recording and do the mixing. Compass Point Studio is very familiar to
the band, it was where they recorded the Piece Of Mind ('83), Powerslave
('84) and Somewhere In Time ('86) albums.
Bruce comments: "The studio had the same vibe and
it was EXACTLY as it had been in 1983, NOTHING had changed! Even down
to the broken shutter in the corner...same carpet....everything... It
was really quite spooky. But we felt very relaxed in such a familiar and
well-trodden environment and I think this shows in the playing and the
atmosphere of the album"
Thirty years on from their eponymous debut album in April
1980, The Final Frontier will be Maiden's 15th studio album, making a
remarkable average of a new album every two years for 30 years and totalling
over 80 million album sales during this period.
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