Virtual XI (pronounced: Virtual Eleven) is the eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 23 March 1998. It was the second and final Iron Maiden album recorded with vocalist Blaze Bayley.Virtual XI's title tied in with two extra-musical events; the release of the band's computer game, Ed Hunter, and the fact that the 1998 FIFA World Cup would be taking place in June of that year.Harris explains, "We figure our fans are pretty much the same as we are, with pretty much the same interests, so we thought, 'It's World Cup year in '98. Let's get the football involved in the new album.' And we were already working on a computer game at that time, so we thought, 'Well, let's bring that element into things, too.'"Prior to the album's release, the band organised a publicity tour in which they held football matches across Europe with "guest musicians and pro-footballers from the UK1-Futureal: (0:00:00 - 0:02:52)2-The Angel And The Gambler: (0:02:53 - 0:12:42)3-Lightning Strikes Twice: (0:12:43 - 0:17:30)4-The Clansman: (0:17:31 - 0:26:26)5-When Two Worlds Collide: (0:26:27 - 0:32:40)6-The Educated Fool: (0:32:41 - 0:39:22)7-Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger: (0:39:23 - 0:47:23)8-Como Estais Amigos: (0:47:24 - 0:52:50)Bonus Songs:1-The Evil That Men Do (Live): (0:52:52 - 0:57:11)2-The Man On The Edge (Live): (0:57:12 - 1:01:20)3-The Angel And The Gambler (Edited): (1:01:21 - 1:05:26)4-Blood On The World's Hand (Live): (1:05:27 - 1:11:27)5-The Aftermath (Live): (1:11:28 - 1:18:10)Members:Vocals: Blaze BayleyGuitar: Dave MurrayGuitar: Janick GersBass: Steve HarrisDrums: Nicko McBrainKeyboards: Michael KenneyProduction:Producer, Engineer, Mixing: Nigel GreenAssistant Engineer: Mick McKennaMastering: Simon HeyworthSleeve Illustration: Melvyn GrantSleeve Design, 3D Imagery: Synthetic DimensionsPhotography: Simon FowlerPhotography: George ChinPhotography: Ross HalfinManagement: Rod SmallwoodManagement: Merck MercuriadisManagement: Andy Taylor