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Post by P.K. »

Ai katos joo, tossa oli jotain uutistakin.

http://www.ironmaiden.com/homepage.php? ... bsection=0
Following the announcement of the forthcoming early September release of their new studio album A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, Iron Maiden reveal their front cover artwork!

Also announced is the news that THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG will be released as a very special single on 14th August.

Says Steve Harris, “This is a very intense album in many ways and we really wanted to go with a lead track that demonstrated that in the best way, rather than going for a shorter track on the album just to please the chart rules. Benjamin Breeg is a great example of the feel of the album in it’s really heavy riff and lyrically it’s a very dark, atmospheric and powerful song which really epitomizes what the album is all about for us. So it made a natural choice for us.”

In true Maiden style, the single will be released in two special Limited Edition formats, which by content will not be eligible for the UK singles chart. Manager Rod Smallwood explained, “There are various chart rules compliant to number of tracks, the maximum running time, price structure and all the rest of it. As for the new Maiden single - its simple - we’re putting out a two track CD - THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG and HALLOWED BE THY NAME (Legends Session) and if it’s too long to qualify for the charts, then so be it. We have no problem with it being non-chart eligible.

EMI will also release a special 7” picture disc with collectable sticker of the ‘Crossed Guns’ Logo. B sides to both formats are from last years amazing ‘Radio 1 legends session recorded especially for the Zane Lowe show.


Limited Edition 2 track CD
The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Hallowed be thy Name (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)

Limited Edition 7” picture disc
(To include ‘Crossed Gun Logo’ sticker)
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
c/w Run To The Hills (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)
The Trooper (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)


THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG is taken from the forthcoming album, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH full track listing as below.

1. Different World - Smith/Harris - 4.17
2. These Colours Don't Run - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 6.52
3. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 8.44
4. The Pilgrim - 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 - 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

Iron Maiden undertake a massive Winter European Tour that opens in Denmark on 9th November, culminating in eight UK arena dates at the end of December (including two nights at Earls Court Arena). They will play to nearly 100,000 people in the UK alone! The majority of these shows are already sold out. Please check for details on www.ironmaiden.com for the latest information on ticket availability and for details of tickets just released from Production holds.
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Post by -Janne- »

^ Onpas upea kansitaide kertakaikkiaan!!!

Odotus kahta kauheampaa täst edes

Onneks sinkkujulkaisuja odotettavissa ennen levyä
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JUMALAUTA!

Komein kansi koskaan! Perrrrrkele!
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* Vieläkin aivan shokissa kuvasta :shock: *

Eddie the fucking soldier ! Helvetin karu kuva :twisted: . Eddie ja pojat ovat tehneet paikasta selvää jälkeä oikein panssarivaunun kera. Paikka on aivan yhtä kuollut , kuin Eddien kaveritkin.

Tuo kuva sai aikaan sellasen kopauksen pääkopassa , että uuden albumin odotus on jo tuskaa.

Ps. Tuo tankki on kuvattu tuohon kuvaan juuri täydellisesti. Tulee hiukkasen mieleen Marduk - Panzer Division Marduk 8) .

LOISTAVA :finger:
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Aces High wrote:*
Ps. Tuo tankki on kuvattu tuohon kuvaan juuri täydellisesti. Tulee hiukkasen mieleen Marduk - Panzer Divisiion Marduk 8) .
Toi tankki on aivan törkeän tyly! Jylhänä piippu pystyssä, voi helvete, on kyllä allekirjoittanutkin "piippu pystyssä" jahka saa levyn kouraan!

Tosiaan, Panzer Division Marduk tuli vähän itselläkin mieleen. Mut joo, NYT se odotus tosissaan alkaa. Tää on sittenkin todellista.
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Post by Hese »

Aivan perkeleen hieno levyn kansi! Ellei jopa hienoin levyn kansi niin ainakin hyvin lähelle.

ps. Ja Keinonen taitaa olla Iivikselle kossun pystyssä :wink:
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Hese wrote: ps. Ja Keinonen taitaa olla Iivikselle kossun pystyssä :wink:
Taitaapi olla, eli sinkkuvalinta vedettiin eri kaavalla tällä kertaa. Toisaalta ihan hyvä, saapahan pidemmällä ja enemmän levynmukaisella biisillä paremman kuvan kokonaisuudesta. Tosin ei se minua kiinnosta, levy tulee haettua vaikka sinkku olisi seitsemän minuuttia humppaa.
www.ironmaiden.com wrote: As for the new Maiden single - its simple - we’re putting out a two track CD - THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG and HALLOWED BE THY NAME (Legends Session) and if it’s too long to qualify for the charts, then so be it. We have no problem with it being non-chart eligible.
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Voi VITTU kun on hieno kansi, kertakaikkiaan parasta parhautta A-luokkaa :twisted: Helvetin hyvältä tuntuu kauhean Dance of deathin, sun muiden rumilusten jälkeen!
Tervetuloa "takaisin" maiden, odotus on jo nyt sietämätöntä.

MAHTAVAA UPEETA!!!!! :twisted: :lol:
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Post by *pulkkinen* »

Ei PERKELE! täällä ainakin loksahti suu auki kun kansitaiteen näin, toivottavasti albumin sisältökin olisi yhtä kovalaatuista kuin kansitaidekkin. :wink:
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Aivan järjettömän upea kansikuva. Oikeasti, parhautta. Vie omasta mielestäni kulta-ajan Iron Maiden -kansia kuin vierasta sikaa. Tässä on sitä asennetta. In your fucking face, perkele. 8)
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Post by Jani »

Onpa kyllä mainio kansi. Kukahan on ollut taiteilijana?

Jos jostain haluaa nillittää niin sinkun b-puolina tarjottavat rallit olisi voinut valita hieman toisin tällä kertaa.
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Post by Jeeves »

On muuten aivan tolkuttoman upea kansi. Ovat kyllä pojat ottaneet opiksi Dance Of Deathin epäonnistuneesta 3D-paskasta ja kunnolla ovatkin! Toi kuva on aivan mielettömän synkkä ja karu ja tunnelmallinen, eli kaikkea muuta kuin DOD.

UPEA!

EDIT: Ja tuo kuvastaa levyn teemaa loistavasti, eli sotateemaa ja synkkyyttä.
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Jani wrote:Onpa kyllä mainio kansi. Kukahan on ollut taiteilijana?
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Niin muuten, eikö niitten sinkkujen b-puolina pitänyt olla jotain covereita?
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Post by Pertti Keinonen »

Ratatata! Pum! Sarrrrja, sarrrrja!

Ei mitään järkeä.

Iivikselle kossu tästä hyvästä. Ei tunnu missään.

Ihanaa Eddie ihanaa.

Jos jotain negaa, niin vähän ihmetyttää se puhe niistä b-puolista. Nyt ne ovat niin evvk tasoa, että huh huh. Kaikista mahdollisista valittiin Hallowed, Trooper ja Kukkulat... Voi sitä mielikuvituksen määrää... :)
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Post by Roskisdyykkari »

Todella upea kansi! On kyllä ehdottomasti hienoin Maiden- kansi vähään aikaan.

Jeeves: Katopa edellinen sivu, jonne aikaisemmin päivällä postasin Miadenin äänittämät b-side- coverit, sekä muutakin informaatiota levyn biiseistä. Kuten aikaisemmin sanoin niin tarkoitus oli pistää tänne jossain vaiheessa koko haastattelu, ja tässä se nyt on:
On the album there are some direct songs but the biggest part of it seemed especially intricate and demanding. I am under the impression that you are trying to rediscover British prog rock from one album to the other…

[Dave : ] The truth is that there is a lot of stuff on the new album, many notes and many intricate passages. You know, it’s natural for us. Maiden are one of the few bands that have the luxury to do exactly what they want to. In our last 2 albums we came very close to progressive and that came out naturally, we didn’t intend it to be so. The same thing happened with this album. The majority of the songs came out long and intricate and naturally we kept them because they represent Maiden. Steve always was a big prog fan and if you look at every album, especially from NOB and onwards, song like that are there. I think some of our fans are going to be surprised when they listen to the new album, they will find new elements, but they will also find stuff that will sound like Maiden from the first note.

Once more you worked with Kevin Shirley, a fact that tightens your relationship even more. Would you say that Kevin is evolving into a new Martin Birch for you?

[Adrian : ] Yes, I would say so. With Martin we used to work great on every level, not just the technical one. He could conceive what Maiden is and he could get the best from each one of us to surface. Yes, I could say that the situation is comparable.

[Dave : ] I would agree, the spirit during the recordings was quite similar to that which was there when we were recording with Martin. The most important thing is that the music goes down unforced. Martin has retired many years ago, so we couldn’t work with him again. Kevin is the best choice we could have made.

In Kevin Shirley’s diaries, he wrote that when he played you the final mixes even Adrian was happy. May I presume that you’re the most “difficult” of the band members, Adrian?

[Adrian : ] (laughs) People say that I’m a perfectionist, that I want everything to be perfect. Sometimes I am very adamant on a passage and I want to work it out again and again until it sounds perfect to my ears – and sometimes that fixation ends up being silly. The last two albums were recorded quite fast and in some occasions I believed that some things were not perfect. You know, lengthy songs, 3 guitars, many solos, I was always under the impression that something slipped by me. So, when we finished working on the new album, I had a feeling that some things could have been done in a better way. Luckily, though, that changed when I heard the record, which I found flawless.

In the album there’s a song titled “The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg. Dave, you’ve cowritten this song with Steve. So who is this guy?

[Dave : ] Good question but I am afraid that I cannot give you an answer. Steve wrote the lyrics for this one and from what he told me, Benjamin is a person of his imagination, he is the mystery-man… We could run an internet contest to see who this guy could hypothetically be…

Did you use all the material that you compose for this album or were some of the songs rejected, which could be used in singles etc?

[Dave : ] Everything we wrote went on the record. We are not one of those bands which record 20-30 songs and then decide which will make it and which not. We work very hard on every song and we want everything to be perfect. For the new album we composed 72 minutes of music and nothing was left out…

[Adrian : ] …Except, of course, from the 4 covers we did which will end up in singles.

Well, which covers are these? You haven’t done something like that in a long time, even though in the old days you frequently covered songs from other bands.

[Adrian : ] Yes, what you are saying is true, but don’t ask me why, as I frankly don’t know. The songs we covered are “Tush” by ZZ Top, “Space Truckin’” by Deep Purple, “Angel Of Death” by Thin Lizzy and “Hocus Pocus” by Focus.

I’m am very curious as to Bruce’s performance on the last one…

[Dave : ] (laughs) This cover has no vocals, or better put, it doesn’t have the vocals one would expect to hear. Nicko handles some, but certainly not as you would expect to hear. You must hear it to understand. In general, we really like playing covers. We have our heroes and we want to honor them. When the recordings are over we jam on our favorite songs to relax, and if they end up sounding good, then we keep them…

This album, like all of your albums, is full of solos. Since you’re here, would you mind telling me how you decide who handles a solo and when?

[Adrian : ] It is not as difficult as it sounds. We all bring our suggestions, our solos and we try them all out. In the end we keep the best. There isn’t any kind of competition between us, for god’s sake… Solos are there to make the song sound more beautiful and we always have ideas as to how that will happen.

Steve Harris said that Maiden would cease to exist after they have released their 15th album. AMOLAD is their 14th; have you begun thinking about life after Maiden?

[Dave : ] Maiden’s break up is a reality that we will all have to face one day. We cannot close our eyes on this. In the old days, Maiden took up 100% of our time and for years on end we were in a cycle of “album-tour-album-tour”. In recent years this has changed. We have time for other activities as well and Maiden is only a part of our lives. Of course, I give us at least five years to come and don’t forget that there are the goodbye tours. The first, the second, the third and so on…
Jos sinkkujen b-puolia varten äänitettiin 4 coveria, joista yksikään ei kuitenkaan päädy Benjamin Breeg- sinkulle, onko mahdollista että tältä levyltä tulee yhteensä 3 sinkkua? Benjamin Breeg sinkun b-puolilla on noita Legends Session- vetoja, kahdella muulla sinkulla molemmilla 2 coveria b-puolina. No, se jää nähtäväksi.

Tuohon haastatteluun liittyen, hieman pelottaa tuo viimeinen lause. Vai että kolmesta jäähyväiskiertueesta puhutaan, toivottavasti Davey puhuu omiaan sillä kaikkein eniten inhoan joissain bändeissä sitä, kuinka he heittävät muka "viimeisiä kiertueitaan" monen vuoden ajan aina samoilla seteillä rahastaen. Toivottavasti Maiden ei sorru moiseen, en kyllä usko vaikka Dave sellaista vihjailikin.
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Post by poolrules »

Pakko liittyä tuon kannen kehujien joukkoon. Siis aivan helvetin hieno! :finger:

Hocus Pocus by Nicko! :lol:
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poolrules wrote: Hocus Pocus by Nicko! :lol:
Hahah, vuosituhannen kulttuuriteko ilmiselvästi! :D EN pysty odottamaan tätä!
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Vihdoinkin HIENO kansi. Näin sitä pitää, kammottavat digitaalisuttaukset huit helvettiin.
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Post by rocker »

Todella tyylikäs tuo kansi on. Menee omalla listalla TOP-3:een Somewheren ja BNW seuraksi.
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Post by Urizen »

Ei voi kyllä kun ihastella, saatanan tyylikäs ja SYNKKÄ kansi! Loistavaa!

Hmm, hieman samaa tatsia kuin 2minutesin sinkun kannessa:
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VOEEE mahoton! alkaa olla jo sen verran kovat odotukset että ei halua pettyä :shock:
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Post by Spartan »

On muuten aivan mahtava kansi ja todella synkkä. Ei ole vähään aikaan nähty Maidenin levyissä näin tyylikästä kanta!
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Post by Edward Mannerheim »

Mahtava kansi ei voi muuta sanoa! Ja löytyyhän se crossed guns -logokin sieltä. 8)
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Post by Olli the Wicker man »

Hahahhaaa.. :wink:
Käväsin tossa sähköpostin lukemassa ja siellä sitä jo kyseltiin, että haluaakos juippi nähdä uutta kansitaidetta, uuteen levyyn vihjaten. Niin eli IMOC:sta ilmoiteltiin. Ja ei muuta kuin viivana ironmaiden.comiin, ja sitten se olikin jo menoa.
Eipä sitä kannata näköjään arvostella etukäteen, vaikka ensiksi näytillä olevastakin silmä tykkäsi, sillä kyllä poijjaat näyttävät edelleen tietävän mikä puree ja mikä ei. Mahtavaa!!!

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