IRON MAIDEN Gets Political On New Album

September 5, 2006

United Press International reports that heavy metal icons IRON MAIDEN have taken a topical direction on their new album, "A Matter of Life and Death".

Many of the songs on the British sextet's first new album in three years — including "These Colors Don't Run", "The Longest Day" and "For the Greater Good of God" — deal with current events, particularly military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Obviously there's a lot of very topical subject matter on this album," notes guitarist Dave Murray, adding that the group knows that can be a risk.

"I know that subjects like war and religion aren't to everyone's tastes," he says. "But this is more about the psychological aspects, not just doom and gloom. We're just telling little stories about what's going on, not ramming it down people's throats."

IRON MAIDEN kicks off a world tour to promote "A Matter of Life and Death" on Oct. 4 in Hartford, Conn.

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