A Matter of Life and Death is the fourteenth studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and in Finland, 28 August worldwide, and 5 September 2006 in the United States, Canada and Japan. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the top 10 and the third album where Steve Harris has had a song writing credit on every track, and has seen significant chart success in many other countries.
While the album is not a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics throughout the album, as well as in the album's artwork. The title is also linked with the war theme, as it shared with a 1946 film whose primary character is a WWII Royal Air Force pilot, though singer Bruce Dickinson has stated that the title and dark lyrical themes came partly from the band members' childhood experiences having grown up in the Cold War era amid common fears of imminent destruction and war.
The A Matter of Life and Death Tour was the tour supporting the album, where the band played the album live in its entirety.
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock & Metal
- Limited Import, Double black vinyl
- 180 Grams
- Gatefold sleeve
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Tracklist
| Different World | 4:17 |
| These Colours Don't Run | 6:52 |
| Brighter Than A Thousand Suns | 8:44 |
| The Pilgrim | 5:07 |
| The Longest Day | 7:48 |
| Out Of The Shadows | 5:36 |
| The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg | 7:21 |
| For The Greater Good Of God | 9:24 |
| Lord Of Light | 7:23 |
| The Legacy | 9:20 |
