"With 'A Matter Of Life And Death', Iron Maiden took everything one step further and created a filler-free record that rivalled the very best they had ever made.
Maiden relished their new-found strength and unity and drove their creativity further with their third post-reunion album, 'A Matter Of Life And Death'. Written in late 2005 into early 2006, and then recorded at London’s SARM Studios, the new Maiden record sounded less polished than its immediate predecessors while clearly being the most cohesive album they had done since 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' all the way back in 1988.
In retrospect it is clear that in 2006 they put down a benchmark: 'A Matter Of Life And Death' is the first filler-free Iron Maiden album since the 1980s, melodic and rhythmic flourishes throughout completely side-stepping the tendency for tedious repetition that had dogged them in the 1990s. The sense of creative surplus had not been this clearly in evidence since their classic era. It might be impossible to compare anything to the brilliance of this band’s 1980s output, but caution be damned:
This album is Iron Maiden’s ultimate modern masterpiece." - Maiden Revelations
Compact Disc
Tracklisting:
1. Different World
2. These Colours Don't Run
3. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
4. The Pilgrim
5. The Longest Day
6. Out Of The Shadows
7. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
8. For The Greater Good Of God
9. Lord Of Light
10. The Legacy
