Maiden's new Artwork

[Tiki-Tom]

Not Derek Riggs, but very good, nonetheless!

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

pretty kick ass. Eddie the Head is looking awesome nowadays. I can't wait to see what that guy from Deviant Art is going to do for the new Megadeth cover.

[Tiki-Tom]

Least I don't think it's Riggs.

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

What is the name of that album?

[Tiki-Tom]

A Matter of Life and Death

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

That shit doesn't come out until September.... and the scheduled artwork is going to be different I thought.

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A Matter of Life and Death is an Iron Maiden album due to be released on 5 September 2006. It will be the band's fourteenth studio album and third studio album co-produced by Kevin Shirley. The band started to write the songs near the end of 2005 after their hugely successful appearances in the USA and Europe. After Christmas, the songs were done and they started rehearsing at Sarm West Studios in London. The album will not be a concept album [1].

This 72+ minute album is most likely the most progressive approach they have taken since the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album.

The first single to be released from the album is "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg". It is due out on 14 August. The video for the single is available on the official Iron Maiden website.

The second track on the album, "These Colours Don't Run" is about being a soldier in the war zone. According to lead singer Bruce Dickinson in an interview with Kerrang! magazine; "the song was an effort to put a human face on people who go out and fight wars. They call it 'peacekeeping', but these people put themselves in harm's way, and whether or not you agree with the reasons why they're doing it, they're just doing their job"

"Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" is about the atomic bomb as Dickinson said in an interview with the Kerrang! magazine; "The scientist that saw the first bomb go off said it was brighter than a thousand suns. The idea that human beings could bring about their own total destruction totally changed the way people thought".

"For the Greater Good of God" is rumoured to have female back up vocals, a first time for the band.

Judging by the track listing for the album, this will be Iron Maiden's fourth album that is not named after a specific song on the album. Other similar albums are Piece of Mind, The X Factor and Virtual XI.
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Track listing

1. "Different Worlds" (Adrian Smith, Steve Harris) – 4:17
2. "These Colours Don't Run" (Smith, Harris, Bruce Dickinson) – 6:52
3. "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" (Smith, Harris, Dickinson) – 8:44
4. "The Pilgrim" (Janick 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" (Dave 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

[Mr. Vengeance]

That other artwork is for the single, not the album. It looks pretty nice. Not the CG stuff we've gotten lately.

[bueno bob]

They should have taken the single artwork and made it the album cover...looks a lot better and has more of a classic Maiden vibe to it...

[DrMaddVibe]

Originally posted by bueno bob
They should have taken the single artwork and made it the album cover...looks a lot better and has more of a classic Maiden vibe to it...

I agree!

[Tiki-Tom]

Well from the sound of the single and this artwork for it , Looks like they are heading back in the right direction for the first time in a good
while. So i'm not complaining. so far so good. But it is much cooler than the album (cd) cover. Hopefully the rest of the cd won't burst my bubble.

[blonddgirl777]

Re: Maiden's new Artwork

Originally posted by Tiki-Tom
Not Derek Riggs, but very good, nonetheless!

HAAaaaaa! Maiden.... always true to themselves...
Great!

[Tiki-Tom]

No, they haven't been true to themselves very much lately. This is cool for a change.

[Panamark]

Thats almost as cool as "Number of the Beast"

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by Tiki-Tom
No, they haven't been true to themselves very much lately. This is cool for a change.

What do you mean exactly :confused:

Every time I see a show they are, very true to themselves...

[binnie]

That artwork is much better than on the last few records - I hope the old school vibe extends to the music.