A Matter of Life and Death [Bonus DVD] (2006)

2003's Dance of Death marked the triumphant return of old-school Iron Maiden. Gone were the murky, over-produced set pieces that clogged 2000's Brave New World and in their place fell blistering slabs of Piece of Mind-era metal. That trend continues with their 14th full-length album, Matter of Life and Death, a more elaborate and meandering experience than Dance of Death, but a rewarding one for fans willing to indulge the group's occasional excess. At over 70 minutes, Matter of Life and Death is closer to 1988's woefully ... Read More

2003's Dance of Death marked the triumphant return of old-school Iron Maiden. Gone were the murky, over-produced set pieces that clogged 2000's Brave New World and in their place fell blistering slabs of Piece of Mind-era metal. That trend continues with their 14th full-length album, Matter of Life and Death, a more elaborate and meandering experience than Dance of Death, but a rewarding one for fans willing to indulge the group's occasional excess. At over 70 minutes, Matter of Life and Death is closer to 1988's woefully underrated Seventh Son of a Seventh Son than it is to Piece of Mind, but with far less keyboard tickling. Recorded live in the studio, epics like "Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg," "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns," and the brutal "Longest Day" -- the whole record is a loosely-knit song cycle with war at its core -- exhume prog rock complexity and discipline yet manage to bristle with the kind of small-club intensity usually reserved for acts half their age. At just over four minutes, opener "Different World" -- a near twin of Dance of Death's "Wildest Dreams" -- is the only cut that screams single, but it's also the most misplaced. On a record that positions beloved avatar Eddy on top of a tank with a machine gun leading a weary troop of skeletal soldiers to their doom, any act of brevity, no matter how expertly crafted, sticks out like a saxophone solo. [Matter of Life and Death, Rovi Read Less

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  $86.30 Add to Cart Add this copy of A Matter of Life & Death [Audio Cd] to cart. $86.30, new condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by Sanctuary-Sony.

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  Seller's Description: New. Mint condition. CD Album including Limited Edition DVD. The CD includes: Different World-The Longest Day-Lord of Light and more. The DVD includes: The Making of A Matter of Life And Death-The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg video-Studio performance footage of Different World and Photo Gallery. Sanctuary-Sony, 2006. The CD/DVD is new, import and sealed.
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