Bruce Dickinson Speaks About New Album
"It's been unbelievable," added bassist/founder member Steve Harris. "We booked the studio for three months and we finished the whole thing in two. I think the preparation was good. We didn't have the rows we usually have! We really focused on each song and it was a very positive experience.""The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", which will be the first single to be taken from the record, is described by Kerrang! as "an intricate seven-minute epic that starts with a creepy, ominous intro before erupting into a crushing, almost Led Zeppelin-esque riff and a powerful, emotive chorus."
"It's very different for us." admitted Harris. "It's very riffy. The intro has an almost nursery rhyme eeriness. Sometimes you try to create a mood and sometimes it's just there. Everyone's going to ask who Benjamin Breeg is, but you'll just have to find out for yourself!"
With regards to whether "A Matter Of Life And Death" marks a fresh lease of life for Maiden, Harris said, "Five years ago we were thinking about possibly retiring at this point, but now we're at this stage there's no way! Why should we? I don't know why, but I always had it in my head that we'd do fifteen studio albums, so we've got at least one more to go!"
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I've been asking that question since I saw the song the title!
Who the bloody hell is Benjamin Breeg!?
Way to go!!
Maiden rocks and will always rock!!
UP THE WHOLE GANG OF IRONS!!!
heeaah !! at last something different ! I thought that "different worlds" woiuld be first single, which I didn't like, because of the similarities with prev. albums (first song -first single ect)____no5
Iron Maiden...you rock....Just make 10 more albums =)
i loved brave new world but wasnt that fond of dance of death, however if this is supposed to be better than thats awesome. Its also good to hear from steve that he doesnt want to quit yet!
Very cool to release a 7 min song as first single! Up the fuck´n Irons!!
...slave/ of course..!
Can't wait for the single
Last time they released a long 1st-single was The Angel And The Gambler. How good was that one...?