2008–2009: Ed Force One, the next level
At
the beginning of the year, the group embarked on the second historical
tour in their career, during which they promoted the latest DVD Live After Death, and the band itself moved between subsequent tour stops in a private
Boeing called Ed Force One.The band gave 23 concerts in Asia, Oceania,
North and South America, which attracted over 670,000 people. The musicians and technical crew were accompanied by a film crew working
for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, who undertook the task of directing a
documentary film dedicated to the ongoing tour. In
March 2008, the group announced the release of another compilation
album. It appeared on the music market on May 12, 2008 under the name Somewhere Back in Time. The release of the compilation was related to the success of the "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour", and the album itself could be listened to in its entirety on the band's official website.
