Endlich....Endlich....Endlich ist es raus, wie das nächste Studioalbum von IRON MAIDEN heißt!

A Matter Of Life And Death

19/06/2006 IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM

Iron Maiden plan to release their new studio album entitled A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, in early September.

The band started writing songs at the end of 2005 after a short break from their hugely successful festival appearances in Europe and the USA. After Christmas the songs were completed and rehearsed when the band then got together with producer Kevin 'Caveman' Shirley at Sarm West Studios in London to start work on recording the backing tracks.

Kevin Shirley has now co-produced three of the bands studio albums alongside Steve Harris, as well as two of their recent Live DVD's and albums. From this the working relationship between Kevin and the band seems to get stronger and stronger. Says Kevin, 'The Beast is back! I feel from the outset we all clicked on this one. We spent two months in the studio, from Go to Whoa - from Nicko's 'tubs up' to final mixes and sequenced master! That's a tiny gestation period for an album. Producing Iron Maiden is like sitting in the head and driving one of those mammoth automatons from Star Wars or Saturday morning cartoons! And there's nothing that can stop it!'
'I feel incredibly privileged to have been around to see this album born and breathe life. There have been only a couple of occasions in my career when the ENTIRE process of recording felt so complete - and it is on display here.'
As on previous projects all of the tracks were performed live and together in one room. No click tracks or computer tightening or manipulation has happened at any stage of the recording.

Says Steve Harris,' I think in many ways this has been the easiest album in terms of recording that we've ever done. The whole process of writing through to recording was very natural. I think in terms of the material we've also pushed our boundaries yet again and I think it will please our fans but also really surprise a lot of people as well. The sound we've managed to get is very powerful for a Maiden record and all of us have pushed ourselves in our own ways to create something that we're all immensely proud of and I think working as quickly as we did with Kevin really was part of that process. We simply can't wait to take this out on the road. We've played some great shows and had a lot fun recently introducing some of our older songs to a new generation of fans. However for us personally we're incredibly excited about getting out and performing these new tracks.'

Says Bruce Dickinson,'This album has to be our best since working with Kevin. There is such a wide scope of musicianship on this album and in parts this album is truly epic. I thought with the likes of Paschendale from the last studio album that we could only hope to surpass that but having now heard the album back as well as sitting with a few select people and hearing their reactions as well I truly believe we have managed it. Every one of us has put everything into this record and it's really paid off. However we've had such fun making it that it's almost difficult to believe what we've managed to achieve in the time it took.'

The full track listing is as below.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
1. Different Worlds (Smith/Harris) 4.17
2. These Colours Don't Run (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 6.52
3. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 8.44
4. The Pilgrim (Gers/Harris) 5.07
5. The Longest Day (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 7.48
6. Out Of the Shadows (Dickinson/Harris) 5.36
7. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Murray/Harris) 7.21
8. For The Greater Good of God (Harris) 9.24
9. Lord Of Light (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 7.23
10. The Legacy (Gers/Harris) 9.20

The band have just announced tour dates in Japan and the majority of the European dates at the end of 2006 are already sold out.
However please check the details of all of these on http://www.ironmaiden.com for latest information on ticket availability and for details of tickets just released from Production holds.

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Iron Maiden-Nachschub im September

Die NWoBHM-Ikonen Iron Maiden planen ihren "Dance Of Death"-Nachfolger Anfang September zu veröffentlichen. Die Arbeiten an dem Album sind nach Angaben von Bruce Dickinson und Mastermind Steve Harris äußerst schnell von statten gegangen. Erneut konnte man Kevin Shirley als Co-Produzenten für das mittlerweile 14. Studioalbum gewinnen. Bei der Wahl des Albumtitels hat man allerdings nicht sehr tief in die Trickkiste gegriffen - "A Matter Of Life And Death" wird das Wunderwerk heißen und hält folgende Tracks parat:

01. Different Worlds (Smith/Harris) 4:17
02. These Colours Don't Run (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 6:52
03. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 8:44
04. The Pilgrim (Gers/Harris) 5:07
05. The Longest Day (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 7:48
06. Out Of the Shadows (Dickinson/Harris) 5:36
07. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Murray/Harris) 7:21
08. For The Greater Good of God (Harris) 9:24
09. Lord Of Light (Smith/Harris/Dickinson) 7:23
10. The Legacy (Gers/Harris) 9:20

Interessant ist jedoch die Entwicklung in Sachen Song-Länge - da kommen einem doch gleich Tracks wie etwa "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" oder "Alexander The Great" in den Sinn.

Seit ca. einer Woche kann man sich einen Song von der neuen Scheibe "A Matter Of Life And Death" anhören und gleichzeitig das Video dazu ansehen. Und zwar den Song "The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg". Der Song ist ein absoluter Ohrwurm. Ich habe mir das Video bestimmt schon 20 Mal angesehen. Das Album kommt im August raus.

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Hilfe, neeeee! Konnte ich noch nie hören! Mag einfach die Stimme nicht! Die Covers sind genial, aber wie gesagt, dieses kreischende Stimme! Neee.

Du findest, dass Bruce Dickinson eine kreischende Stimme hat? Das habe ich allerdings noch nie gehört.

Lass das mal das griefchen lesen!

Die meisten Heavy Bands haben doch keine Stimme. Hör Dir mal Manowar, AC DC oder Axel Rose an, das meine ich damit. Und dann mal z.B. Metallica.
Für mich schreien viele Bands einfach nur!

Na ja, Du kommst aber auch mit ziemlich extremen Beispielen an. Die Stimmen von AC/DC und Guns`n´Roses kannst Du nun wirklich nicht mit Bruce Dickinson vergleichen. Das musst Du zugeben. Und James Hetfield - hast Du den schonmal live erlebt? Da hört der sich auch anders an als auf Studioalben. Bruce hingegen hört sich live annähernd genau so an wie auf den Alben. Glaub mir. Ich habe Maiden sieben Mal live erlebt!

Aber nichts für ungut! Geschmäcker sind halt verschieden und das ist auch gut so.

Also ich fand, das sich James live genauso angehört wie im Studio! Aber was solls! Werde mir mal von meiner jüngeren Schwester die alten Iron Lps geben lassen... mal schauen, vielleicht gefällt mir ja jetzt die Stimme besser!

Du brauchst dir ja nur das neue Video anzuschauen. Dann bist Du auf dem aktuellsten Stand.

, was soll ich sagen, ich würde lügen wenn ich sagen würde, gefällt mir nicht! Die Stimme hat sich verändert, reifer und voller geworden. Vielleicht lege ich mir mal das Album zu! Video hat mir gefallen. Bin überrascht! Mist!