Iron Maiden Unveil New Album Details

The mighty Iron Maiden have announced details of their new studio album.

‘A Matter of Life and Death’ is released worldwide in early September.

The album was co-produced at the West Studios in London by Kevin ‘Caveman’ Shirley and Steve Harris.

Speaking of the long-player, Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson said: "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." 

Kevin Shirley said: "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."

The full album tracklisting is as follows:

 Different Worlds
 These Colours Don't Run
 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
 The Pilgrim
 The Longest Day
 Out Of the Shadows
 The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
 For The Greater Good of God
 Lord Of Light
 The Legacy