Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson has plans to release a solo album sometime early next year.

In an interview posted on Blabbermouth.net, he said: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it.” He also said that he’s going on the road to promote it.

The first live shows will be in Mexico and Brazil in April and May. He says more will be revealed soon.

The new album, titled The Mandrake Project, will be Dickinson’s seventh solo album and his first since 2005.