A Matter of Life and Death (album)

A Matter of Life and Death
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released25 August 2006 (2006-08-25)
Recorded1 March – 4 May 2006 (2006-03-01 – 2006-05-04)
StudioSarm West (London)
GenreHeavy metal
Length71:53
LabelEMI
ProducerKevin Shirley
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
Dance of Death
(2003) 		A Matter of Life and Death
(2006) 		The Final Frontier
(2010)
Singles from A Matter of Life and Death
  1. "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
    Released: 14 August 2006
  2. "Different World"
    Released: 14 November 2006

A Matter of Life and Death is the fourteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and Finland and 28 August worldwide—excluding the US, Canada and Japan, where it was released on 5 September. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's career to enter the US Billboard charts in the top 10, achieving significant chart success in many other countries as well.[1]

While it is not a concept album,[2] war and religion are recurring themes throughout, as well as in the cover artwork.

The band supported the album with the A Matter of Life and Death Tour, during which they played the record in its entirety.

  1. ^ "A Matter of Life and Death kills the charts worldwide!". ironmaiden.com. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
  2. ^ "Iron Maiden Drummer, Guitarist Talk About New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 5 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2006.