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Iron Maiden - The Making of "A Matter of Life and Death"

Ref #002919 - July 2006
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Music 4 mixed the audio for Iron Maiden's "A Matter of Life and Death" DVD. The documentary follows the legendary Iron Maiden during the making of their current album, "A Matter of Life and Death" Music 4 edited and mixed the various interviews and behind the scenes glimpses of the music being made during the recording of their 14th album.

Dir: Matthew Amos

Music 4 mixed the audio for Iron Maiden's "A Matter of Life and Death" DVD.

Music 4 edited and mixed the various interviews and behind the scenes glimpses of the music being made during the recording of their 14th album.

A Matter of Life and Death is the 14th studio album by English heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and in Finland, 28 August worldwide, and 5 September in the United States, Canada and Japan. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's almost 30 year career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the top 10, 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.

In addition to the standard CD release, A Matter of Life and Death was also released in a limited edition version which contains a bonus DVD. The DVD, which has a total runtime of nearly one hour, contains a half-hour documentary plus videos and photos all shot whilst the band were making the album. The documentary "The Making of A Matter of Life and Death", directed by Matthew Amos (also director of The Early Days and Death on the Road DVD documentaries), features candid video footage shot largely by Kevin Shirley himself during the recording of the album to give a behind-the-scenes look at life in the studio. The bonus DVD also features the full 7:21 minute video promo for "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" and a special intimate filming of the band recording "Different World" in the studio.

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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from east London. The band were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, having sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novello award for international achievement in 2002.

The band have headlined several major events throughout their career, notably Rock in Rio, Ozzfest alongside Black Sabbath, Donington's "Monsters of Rock", Download Festivals and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Although Iron Maiden are a heavy metal band, influenced by Thin Lizzy and Deep Purple, their earlier music had punk overtones.

Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, is a perennial fixture in the bands horror-influenced album cover art, as well as in live shows. Eddie was drawn by Derek Riggs until 1992, but has had various incarnations by numerous artists, the most notable being Melvyn Grant. Eddie is also featured in a first-person shooter video game from the band, Ed Hunter, as well as numerous books, graphic comics and band-related merchandise.