A Matter of Life and Death
by Iron Maiden
- Type: Album
- Released: 28 August 2006
- Label: EMI
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:12:00
- Community rating: 3.62/5 from 8 ratings
Artists on this release: Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Janick Gers, Adrian Smith, Nicko McBrain
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Iron Maiden's darkest and most progressive album tackles themes of war and religion. Recorded 'live' in the studio, 'A Matter of Life and Death' features complex, epic-length tracks. The band famously played the entire album on the subsequent tour.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive, long-form, gallop, guitar-led
Tracklist
- Different World (04:18)
- These Colours Don't Run (06:52)
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (08:46)
- The Pilgrim (05:07)
- The Longest Day (07:48)
- Out of the Shadows (05:36)
- The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (07:22)
- For the Greater Good of God (09:25)
- Lord of Light (07:24)
- The Legacy (09:22)
Credits
- Steve Harris - bass, keyboards
- Dave Murray - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Adrian Smith - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Bruce Dickinson - vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums
- Janick Gers - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Bruce Dickinson - Member
- Dave Murray - Member
- Adrian Smith - Member
- Steve Harris - Member
- Nicko McBrain - Member
- Clive Burr - Member
- Janick Gers - Member
- Peacock - art direction, design
- John Jackson - booking
- Rick Roskin - booking
- Grant Goleash - cover [cover illustration, with], illustration [cover illustration, with]
- Tim Bradstreet - cover [cover illustration], illustration [cover illustration]
- Andy Ball - crew [the killer crew]
- Ashley Groom - crew [the killer crew]
- Bill Conte - crew [the killer crew]
- Charlie Charlesworth - crew [the killer crew]
- Dale Easom - crew [the killer crew]
- Dick Bell - crew [the killer crew]
- Doug Hall - crew [the killer crew]
- Ian Day - crew [the killer crew]
- Ian Walsh - crew [the killer crew]
- Johnny Burke - crew [the killer crew]
- Kevin Papworth - crew [the killer crew]
- Martin Brennan - crew [the killer crew]
- Michael Kenney - crew [the killer crew]
- Natasha De Sampayo - crew [the killer crew]
- Paul Stratford - crew [the killer crew]
- Peter Lokrantz - crew [the killer crew]
- Philip Stewart - crew [the killer crew]
- Rebecca Storey - crew [the killer crew]
- Sean Brady - crew [the killer crew]
- Steve "Gonzo" Smith - crew [the killer crew]
- Steve Gadd - crew [the killer crew]
- Drew Griffiths - engineer
- Alex Mackenzie - engineer [asst]
- Rod Smallwood - management
- Sanctuary Artist Management - management
- Andy Taylor - management [business]
- Kevin Shirley - mixed by, engineer [engineered by]
- John McMurtrie - photography by [group]
- Simon Fowler - photography by [individual photos]