Iron Maiden recently spoke exclusively to the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about their upcoming 14th studio offering, "A Matter of Life and Death", due in September. The CD was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London with producer Kevin Shirley, who also worked on the last two Maiden albums, 2000's "Brave New World" and 2003's "Dance of Death".

 

 

"'Brave New World' and 'Dance Of Death' were both good records," frontman Bruce Dickinson told Kerrang! "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."

 

"It's been unbelievable," added bassist/founder member 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! We really focused on each song and it was a very positive experience."

 

"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", which will be the first single to be taken from the record, is described by Kerrang! as "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."

 

"It's very different for us." admitted 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 there. Everyone's going to ask who Benjamin Breeg is, but you'll just have to find out for yourself!"

 

With regards to whether "A Matter Of Life And Death" marks a fresh lease of life for Maiden, Harris said, "Five years ago we were thinking about possibly retiring at this point, but now we're at this stage there's no way! Why should we? 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!"

 

Thanks for the info to Blabbermouth.net.

 

Can't wait :cheer:

Nor can i, i'm seeing them again in december :yahoo: it was great seeing them play stuff from the first 4 albums last time like "Murders In The Rue Morgue", "Wrathchild", "Prowler" and "Die With Your Boots On" :wub: even though Bruce's Voice aint as suited for the first 2 albums like Paul's was....

his solo dvd is supposed to be pants.

 

is iron maiden one of those bands that the genius only works all together rather than if one members not there?

his solo dvd is supposed to be pants.

 

is iron maiden one of those bands that the genius only works all together rather than if one members not there?

Thats cos his solo albums are pants.

 

sort of..... though i think it's just him. Most Maiden fans regard the first 2 albums that were done without Bruce as their best. He isn't the real brains behind the band anyway, even though he makes out to be. Steve Harris (bassist and co founder) is, he wrote most of their best songs.

Thats cos his solo albums are pants.

 

sort of..... though i think it's just him. Most Maiden fans regard the first 2 albums that were done without Bruce as their best. He isn't the real brains behind the band anyway, even though he makes out to be. Steve Harris (bassist and co founder) is, he wrote most of their best songs.

 

did the original vocalist die? or am i getting my 1980s rock giants mixed up :lol:

He quit, as he couldn't take touring.