SO GONE IS THE GLORY
AND GONE
IS THE GOLD
WELL IF YOU KNEW
THE STORY
HOW COME
IT HAS TO BE TOLD
The Final Frontier
is the fifteenth
studio album
by English
Heavy Metal band
It was released on
August,13th 2010
in Germany,
Sweden,
Austria
and
Finland,
August,17th
in North America,
August,18th
in Japan,
and
August,16th
worldwide.
At 76 minutes
and 34 seconds,
it is the band's
third-longest studio album
to date,
a duration surpassed
only by
2015's
The Book of Souls
and
2021's
Senjutsu,
and their longest album
that still fit as
a single album.
Melvyn Grant,
a long-time contributor
to the band's artwork,
created the cover art.
It is the band's
final album to be
released through
EMI Records,
marking the end
of their
30-year relationship.
It is also
the last album
that uses a
modified version
of the band's logo.
While not a
concept album,
themes of exploration,
expectation,
and discovery
are frequent throughout.
The Final Frontier
is the band's
first studio album
in nearly four years,
making it one
of the longest gaps
between albums.
The album
received favourable reviews
from critics
and peaked at No. 1
in 28 countries.
This included the
United Kingdom,
where it became
the band's
fourth release
to top the
UK Albums Chart
following 1982's
The Number of the Beast,
1988's
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
and
1992's
Fear of the Dark.
On top of this,
The Final Frontier
also charted at No. 4
in the United States,
marking their
highest placement
on the
Billboard 200
until it was
surpassed by
2021's
Senjutsu
at No. 3,
in addition to
gaining the band
their first
Grammy Award
in the Best
Metal Performance category
for the song
"El Dorado",
released as a
free download
on
June,8th 2010.
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