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I was a huge Maiden fan back in the 80's and although these days I don't listen to much metal I still think albums like Powerslave, Killers and Number Of The Beast are difficult to beat, indeed Live After Death remains one of my favourite live albums of all time. I was probably not alone in finding that once Adrian Smith left and Janik Gerrs joined Maiden's output stopped being to my taste and I went from buying every album and single and never missing a gig to not really being interested at all. Well the good news if you have similar tastes to me is that A Matter Of Life And Death is Maiden well and truly back on form. From the blistering opening of Different World through to the end of the excellent Legacy this album doesn't (in my opinion) have a dud track. These Colour's Don't Run is particularly good and I found that after one listen I was humming many of the tunes days later. The album is full of the trademark Maiden time changes and harmony lead lines and the melodies are really good and strong without coming over a bit twee and camp. I've had the album kicking around on my phone for months now and I'm not even considering changing it for something else and the CD has only now made (a probably brief) trip from my car's CD player to the glove compartment. As far as the limited edition with the DVD for the extra cash if you can get it then do. The Making Of section is great (admittedly I do record music so I am probably more interested in this than most) and the band come over really well explaining what they did and why they did it. The video of Benjamin Breeg is okay but not quite to my taste but Different World done live in the studio more than makes up for it. If you were disappointed with recent Iron Maiden outings then give this one a try and I think you'll find that they're back with a bang.Read full review
A Matter of Life and Death is the 14th studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and in Finland, 28 August worldwide, and 5 September 2006 in the United States, Canada and Japan. It is the first heavy metal album to debut at #4 in India, and made it to #2 in the Indian charts. It is also one of the few rock/metal albums to go platinum in India. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's more than 30 year career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the top 10 and the third album where Steve Harris has had a song writing credit on every track, and has seen significant chart success in many other countries. While the album is not a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics throughout the album, as well as in the album's artwork. The title "A Matter of Life and Death" is also linked with the war theme, as it titles a 1946 movie whose primary character is a WWII Royal Air Force pilot. A Matter of Life and Death Tour was the tour supporting the album. # Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Different World" Adrian Smith, Steve Harris Harris 4:17 2. "These Colours Don't Run" Bruce Dickinson Smith, Harris 6:52 3. "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" Dickinson, Harris Smith, Harris 8:44 4. "The Pilgrim" Harris Janick Gers, Harris 5:07 5. "The Longest Day" Dickinson Smith, Harris 7:48 6. "Out of the Shadows" Dickinson Dickinson, Harris 5:36 7. "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" Harris Dave Murray, Harris 7:21 8. "For the Greater Good of God" Harris Harris 9:24 9. "Lord of Light" Dickinson Smith, Harris 7:23 10. "The Legacy" Harris Gers, Harris 9:22 Bonus track (iTunes store edition) # Title Lyrics Music Length 11. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Radio 1 'Legends' Session) Harris Harris 7:11Read full review