A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

This would probably be the greatest metal album ever made...for a fresh pair of ears. Unfortunately we live in a generation now where things are forgotten not much sooner than they arrive. Iron Maiden hit the jackpot with the near excellent previous album 'Dance of Death', which can quite easily be ranked among the group's best but this follow-up has darkened the tone a little and retreated back to the sheer tedium of protracted concept songs, with little variation. Having said that, there is certainly much to recommend. 'Brighter Than a Thousand Suns' is one of the heaviest songs the group has recorded and recalls the aggression and dynamics of Piece of Mind. Elsewhere it is business as usual and that business has become bogged down a little.

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