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2003's Dance of Death marked the triumphant return of old-school Iron Maiden. Gone were the murky, over-produced set pieces that clogged 2000's Brave New World and in their place fell blistering slabs of Piece of Mind-era metal. That trend continues with their 14th full-length album, Matter of Life and Death, a more elaborate and meandering experience than Dance of Death, but a rewarding one for fans willing to indulge the group's occasional excess. At over 70 minutes, Matter of Life and Death is closer to 1988's woefully underrated Seventh Son of a Seventh Son than it is to Piece of Mind, but with far less keyboard tickling. Recorded live in the studio, epics like "Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg," "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns," and the brutal "Longest Day" -- the whole record is a loosely-knit song cycle with war at its core -- exude prog rock complexity and discipline yet manage to bristle with the kind of small-club intensity usually reserved for acts half their age. At just over four minutes, opener "Different World" -- a near twin of Dance of Death's "Wildest Dreams" -- is the only cut that screams single, but it's also the most misplaced. On a record that positions beloved avatar Eddy on top of a tank with a machine gun leading a weary troop of skeletal soldiers to their doom, any act of brevity, no matter how expertly crafted, sticks out like a saxophone solo.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer, Engineer - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Mixer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Mixer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Mixer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Mixer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar, Writer - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Composer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals, Writer - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Co- Producer - Janick Gers, Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Lead Vocals - Alex MacKenzie, AssistantEngineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Drew Griffiths, Engineer - Adrian Smith, Electric Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Ade Emsley, Remastering Engineer - Tony Newton, Remastering Engineer
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (World ex. US) | 2006, 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Album review
2003's Dance of Death marked the triumphant return of old-school Iron Maiden. Gone were the murky, over-produced set pieces that clogged 2000's Brave New World and in their place fell blistering slabs of Piece of Mind-era metal. That trend continues with their 14th full-length album, Matter of Life and Death, a more elaborate and meandering experience than Dance of Death, but a rewarding one for fans willing to indulge the group's occasional excess. At over 70 minutes, Matter of Life and Death is closer to 1988's woefully underrated Seventh Son of a Seventh Son than it is to Piece of Mind, but with far less keyboard tickling. Recorded live in the studio, epics like "Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg," "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns," and the brutal "Longest Day" -- the whole record is a loosely-knit song cycle with war at its core -- exude prog rock complexity and discipline yet manage to bristle with the kind of small-club intensity usually reserved for acts half their age. At just over four minutes, opener "Different World" -- a near twin of Dance of Death's "Wildest Dreams" -- is the only cut that screams single, but it's also the most misplaced. On a record that positions beloved avatar Eddy on top of a tank with a machine gun leading a weary troop of skeletal soldiers to their doom, any act of brevity, no matter how expertly crafted, sticks out like a saxophone solo.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:00
- Main artists: Iron Maiden
- Composer: Steve Harris
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Metal Hard Rock
© 2006 Iron Maiden LLP ℗ 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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