Bruce Dickinson

 

Artist:  Bruce Dickinson
Birth Name:  Paul Bruce Dickinson
Born:  August 7, 1958.  Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Pop Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals

Bruce Dickinson is an English Singer, Songwriter and Musician from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, well-known as the lead singer of the Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden.  He began his career music fronting small pub bands in the 1970s, he joined the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Band Samson, and gained some popuarity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce", and performed on two studio records.  He left Samson in 1981 to join Iron Maiden to replace Paul Di'Anno, and debuted on their 1982 album The Number Of The Beast, and got US and UK Platinum and Gold Albums in the 1980s.  He quit Iron Maiden in 1993 to pursue his solo career, and he rejoined the band in 1999, along with guitarist Adrian Smith.

Title:  Accident Of Birth (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Pop Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Freak (4:15)

 2.  Toltec 7 Arrival (0:37)

 3.  Starchildren (4:17)

 4.  Taking The Queen (4:49)

 

Side Two:

 1.  Darkside Of Aquarius (6:42)

 2.  Omega (6:23)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Man Of Sorrows (5:20)

 2. Accident Of Birth (4:23)

 3.  The Magician (3:54)

Side Four:

 1.  Welcome To The Pit (4:43)

  2.  Road To Hell (3:57)

  3.  Arc Of Space (4:18)

Personnel:

Bruce Dickinson:  Vocals

Adrian Smith:  Guitars

Roy Z:  Guitars, Mellotron, Piano

Eddie Casillas:  Bass

David Ingraham:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Silvia Tsai:  Violin on Tracks:  1/4, 3/1, 4/3

Rebecca Yeh:  Cello on Tracks:  1/4, 3/1, 4/3

Richard Baker:  Piano on Track 3/1

Accident Of Birth is the fourth studio album by Bruce Dickinson, originally released on June 3, 1997 by Raw Power/CMC, remastered and reissued on October 23, 2026 by BMG.  Limited Edition Yellow/Red Splatter Double Vinyl.