IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson and founding bassist Steve Harris spoke to BW&BK; recently about their forthcoming album A Matter Of Life And Death, due out in early September. Some excerpts from BW&BK;'s forthcoming major feature are as follows:

Bruce: “There’s lots of different bits of experimentation on it. The great thing is, it shows that we’re not hostages to fashion. It’s not like we’ve suddenly decided to go emo or anything like that. God forbid! It sounds like Maiden, but Maiden like you’ve never heard us before.”

Steve: “Working with (producer) Kevin (Shirley) was brilliant. It’s all come together on this album. He knows what he wants, he knows what we want. The whole thing has been absolutely painless and really enjoyable. It’s a more live sounding record than before. We’ve tried so many recording techniques in the past that you wouldn’t believe it, but I really think we found a way to getting as close as we can to recreate the live sound."

A Matter Of Life And Death full track listing is as follows: 'Different Worlds' (Smith/Harris - 4.17), 'These Colours Don't Run' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 6.52), 'Brighter Than a Thousand Suns' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 8.44), 'The Pilgrim' (Gers/Harris - 5.07), 'The Longest Day' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.48), 'Out Of the Shadows' (Dickinson/Harris - 5.36), 'The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg' (Murray/Harris - 7.21), 'For The Greater Good Of God' (Harris - 9.24), 'Lord Of Light' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.23), 'The Legacy' (Gers/Harris - 9.20).