A Matter Of Life And Death

Επειδή καιρό έχουμε να ασχοληθούμε με κάτι μουσικό, να μια πρώτης τάξεως ευκαιρία για πληροφορίες για την κυκλοφορία του επερχόμενου άλμπουμ των θεών του metal.

Οι Iron Maiden θα κυκλοφορήσουν το καινούργιο τους άλμπουμ, που θα ονομάζεται A Matter Of Life And Death πιθανότατα στις 5 Σεπτεμβρίου

Συνολική διάρκεια: 72 λεπτά
Tracklist: ‘Different World’, ‘These Colours Don’t Run’, ‘Brighter Than A Thousand Suns’, ‘The Pilgrim’, ‘The Longest Day’, ‘Out Of The Shadows’, ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg’, ‘For The Greater Good Of God’, ‘Lord Of Light’, ‘The Legacy’.
Το ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg’ θα είναι το πρώτο single και θα κυκλοφορήσει μέσα Αυγούστου.

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Kerrang!/BW&BK scribe Dom Lawson was among the first to hear the new material. He reports that this is easily the strongest album Iron Maiden have produced since their ‘80s heyday. It is also by far the heaviest thing the band have ever recorded. Full of experimentation and unexpected detours into intense and atmospheric territory, it’s a complex and powerful set of songs that touch upon some dark subjects, most notably the horrors of war, the impact of religious fundamentalism and the threat of nuclear destruction.

Dom spoke to Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris about the new songs. “At the moment we’re thinking about playing the whole album live, back-to-back,” Dickinson reveals. “When you’ve got an album this good, it’s really important that you do something bold”. “Brave New World and Dance Of Death were both good records,” he continues. “But they weren’t anywhere near as good as this one! This one is Dance Of Death without the effort. This whole album feels effortless. It’s like driving a big gas-guzzling motor car. You just put your foot down and there’s limitless power under the bonnet.” “Yeah, it’s been unbelievable,” agrees Steve Harris. “We booked the studio for three months, and we finished the whole thing in two! I think the preparation was good. We didn’t have the rows we usually have! (laughs) We really focused on each song and it was a very positive experience.”

The opening track, ‘Different World’ is a classic, storming Maiden opener with an instantly memorable chorus and soaring guitar harmonies. “It wasn’t intentional when we sat down and wrote it, but as soon as it was finished we thought ‘Thin Lizzy!’” laughs Steve Harris. “It’s a tribute to them, in a way. Obviously it sounds like Maiden, but it just conjured up that Thin Lizzy vibe.”

The second track on the album, ‘These Colours Don’t Run’, is a brooding, dramatic rumination on the plight of being a soldier in a war zone and sets the tone for the dark epics that follow it. “Some of the new songs are quite angry” says Dickinson.

‘Brighter Than A Thousand Suns’ is arguably the heaviest track on the new album, and one with heavy subject matter to match.

Finally, the first single from the new album, ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg’, is an intricate seven-minute epic that starts with a creepy, ominous intro before erupting into a crushing, almost Led Zeppelin-esque riff and a powerful, emotive chorus. More obtuse lyrically than most of the album, it’s a curious, challenging choice for a single.

“It’s very different for us,” admits Harris. “It’s very riffy. The intro has an almost nursery rhyme eeriness. Sometimes you try to create a mood and sometimes it’s just <>. Everyone’s going to ask who Benjamin Breeg is, but you’ll just have to find out for yourself!”

Steve Harris has the last words: “I don’t know why, but I always had it in my head that we’d do fifteen studio albums, so we’ve got at least one more to go!”

Up the Irons!