| The Chemical Wedding | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Chemical_Wedding.jpg) The cover art is a reproduction of The Ghost of a Flea by William Blake | ||||
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| Released | 15 September 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January–June 1998 | |||
| Studio | Sound City and Silver Cloud, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 57:32 | |||
| Label | Air Raid (UK) CMC International (US) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Roy Z | |||
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The Chemical Wedding is the fifth solo album by English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson, released on 15 September 1998 through Dickinson's own label Air Raid Records. The record draws some inspiration from the works of William Blake, featuring sung and spoken excerpts of his prophetic works and poetry (notably "And did those feet in ancient time" on the track "Jerusalem"), and with cover art from his painting The Ghost of a Flea, although the name of the album and its title track derive from the Rosicrucian manifesto the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz. As with the previous album, it featured Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, then a member of Dickinson's solo outfit. This was his last solo album before he and Adrian Smith rejoined Iron Maiden the following year.
The film, Chemical Wedding, with a screenplay by Dickinson, was released in May 2008. It features the title track from the album on its soundtrack, but concerns a story about the reincarnation of Aleister Crowley and is otherwise unrelated.