The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and Los Angeles with producer Kevin ‘Caveman’ Shirley.

The band’s 15th studio LP is preceded by the single ‘El Dorado’, which is available as a download via www.ironmaiden.com.

Singer Bruce Dickinson said the track was a “preview” to the album and a “great” way “to thank all our fans”.

The tracklisting for ‘The Final Frontier’ is:

1. Satellite 15.....The Final Frontier
2. El Dorado
3. Mother Of Mercy
4. Coming Home
5. The Alchemist
6. Isle Of Avalon
7. Starblind
8. The Talisman
9. The Man Who Would Be King
10. When The Wild Wind Blows

(by Jason Gregory)