Iron Maiden 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 band's studio albums alongside Steve Harris, as well as two of their recent live DVDs and albums. From this the working relationship between Kevin and the band seems to get stronger and stronger.

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 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 too 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 www.ironmaiden.com for latest information on ticket availability and for details of tickets just released from Production holds.document.write(unescape("