Out of the three Iron Maiden albums released since Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith came back into the band, "A Matter Of Life And Death" is defiantly the best one. Studioalbum der britischen Heavy-Metal-Band Iron Maiden. This, almost three decades after their debut, is their new masterpiece. What the last couple Maiden songs have really been missing is a classic single and this one just succeeds with flying colors. I understand that in order for a band to make it, there needs to be a certain personal dynamic in play. This album is no exception and in fact I think this is a step in the absolute wrong direction. Now this wouldn’t have been a problem if all the long songs would’ve had the same quality as, let’s say, “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner”, “Afraid To Shoot Strangers”, “Blood Brothers” or even “The Clansman”. Listen to it - it's a matter of life and death! The songs themselves are just as emotional and daring as the band always have been. Its length may understandably seem off-putting at first, but hopefully within 2 or 3 tracks, any fears that the listener has of the album being too long for its own good should go away. Oktober 2018. Initially, I figured that Nicko had taken over the pen and delivered an ode to his favourite judeo-christian figurehead. A Matter of Life and Death is a truly essential Maiden record, the best since Seventh Son at the very least, and, I think, the starting point for where they should go with their sound. Is it bad? I rarely hear anything being done here that couldn't be achieved with two guitars, so that gimmick is wasted for the third album in a row. Here comes the Maiden Machine, rolling through the parade with its flags raised high. As much as I love IM, as much as they've influenced me, this has proven once and for all that they are far from infallible. Everything evolves. How much can a person say about Iron Maiden that every other respectable metal head doesn’t already know? Im 38 and have only just got into the heavy metal/rock sound over the past few years, and are currently working my way through some classic albums that have been around for donkeys years. Presently, Mankind may dwell in a different world; but, from our noble birth - out of the shadows - unto our death, when we embrace the lord of light - faith endures and the eternal spirit within us all thrives, so that the pilgrim may flower and flourish. Steve Harris has always had infinite, wild dreams of mirrors, mystery, and miracles when viewing the brave new world and celebrating the moribund dance of death. Very atmospheric and epic. The epic closer, The Legacy lingers with concepts of truth which lies in the genesis of accoustic narration fortold through nursery like rhymes and relevant, rampant reverberation. This didn’t bode well at all, especially considering the last time Maiden treated us to an album comprised almost entirely of long-winded epics, it ended up as quite a disaster. Maybe it’s because of how Maiden in their usual impeccable manner, perfectly use the melancholy melody to convey their message. Best songs: For the Greater Good of God, The Legacy, The Longest Day. I’m missing some aggression, some rawness. Nicko is not the fastest or more technically skilled drummer in metal, but he doesn't need to be. A Matter of Life and Death is an album to sit on the sofa with an evening coffee, so you can contemplate each of its nuances and guitar layers in the course of dusk. Beim durchlesen der Kritiken wurde ich allerdings schon etwas stutzig. Though Bruce's voice is still spot on, he doesn't seem to reach for the extremes he hit before, and some of the more operatic parts just wear the songs down. Those born in America, Europe, or Japan are lucky. Of course, do not skip the lead solo in "Lord of Light". The soloing here is perfect and the riffing remains heavy but lapses into these amazing 'atmospheric bridges' that all the songs contain. However it is one of their most dull and laid back ones and it cannot compete with the earlier Brave New World yet it is more consistent than Dance Of Death. Maiden solos however, have always been superb and this album is no exception. About “A Matter of Life and Death” Iron Maiden’s fourteenth album, and third as a six-piece, released in 2006. Maiden have always had this unique, wonderful ability in being able to conjure images of the lyrics in the listener - the bridge of "Ghost Of The Navigator" resembles a ship sinking desperately in wrathful waters, "The Nomad" brings to mind a suny desert with a desolate man walking about it, "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Best song ever, easily) expertly brings to mind a prisoners insecurities before he is lead to the gallows and his remorseless reconcilation later to his fate. The song is almost like a recap of the entire album, swinging between soft and heavy, fast and slow, and Bruce displaying several different vocal styles. "These Colours Don't Run" and "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" are more bombastic in their explosions from quietude into rage, utilizing their trio-guitar assets to the fullest potential with harmonies galore. It is very rare that a prominent old band releases a good record. And they have continued this fiery momentum with the newest, entitled A Matter of Life and Death. August 2006 erschien Different World auf der Internetseite, wo später auch Brighter Than a Thousand Suns vorgestellt wurde. The first Maiden album to work at with massive reward! Just when you get tired of listening to one riff/triplet they’ll switch to the next (except on “These Colors don’t Run” which suffers from overuse of one mildly interesting riff-set). I want to say thank you, Iron Maiden, for fitting so much good music on this disc. It's also one of the album's strongest tracks. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. Es gab außerdem noch eine limitierte 10-inch zu erwerben, die die Lieder The Trooper und Run to the Hills aus ebendieser Session enthielt. Some songs here could have done better with a more Piece Of Mind-Powerslave era crunchy dry sound or even the simplistic No Prayer For The Dying approach. The closest it gets to CNN metal is "For the Greater Good of God", which is an obvious stab at Islamic terrorist bullshit, but even that one is wide-ranging enough not to lump itself in with the likes of Kreator or Vile's recent lyrical silliness.