First single pulled from the Metal band's 2006 album A Matter Of Life And Death. Features the epic riff-heavy 'The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg' coupled with Radio One Legends version of 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'. EMI.
First single pulled from the Metal band's 2006 album A Matter Of Life And Death. Features the epic riff-heavy 'The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg' coupled with Radio One Legends version of 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'. EMI.
Masked Jackal | Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States | 09/13/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Are you kidding me?!?!....
This has to be one of the coolest Maiden releases I've ever heard. "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg" starts off creepy and slow, then all of a sudden plunges into some of the heaviest moments Maiden has displayed in decades. There's a middle section to this song that just sends chills down your spine....
I can't get enough of "A Matter Of Life And Death", I think it's the best Iron Maiden release since "Seventh Son" back in 1988. "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg" is one of the many great songs on this new epic release, and I'm sure if you're a Maiden fan, you'll love it. Twenty years later, Maiden has been reborn in my opinion....
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Very promising preview to the next iron maiden record
Concerned One | Clarinda, IA | 08/31/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the first single off the new Maiden Album "A Matter Of Life And Death" which will hit stores in the USA on September 5th, 2006, available in Standard and Delux Editions (With DVD). This Single is Available on CD and on Clear Vinyl. This song is very reminiscent of Somewhere in Time/Stranger in a Strange Land Maiden, this is an Epic song. Even the promo video on their website tosses back to the "flight of icarus" video.
Again filled with a haunting guitar intro, slow and soft vocals begin to unfold the story of Benjamin Breeg. Then the song bursts out into a great guitar driven melody that grabs you and won't leave your heads. There are plenty of dueling guitar slabs to make any metal head very happy. There is a two track version with Hallowed be thy name live (Radio One Legends sessions) and a three track version that has Run to the Hills live and The Trooper Live (radio one sessions). Get either of these singles, you will not be dissapointed."
Birth of and Elephant
Edward Monk | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 09/04/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Well, "birth of an elephant" is what Maiden members say about the rather lenghty writing process of Dave Murray. But is worth waiting for: the man knows how to deliver a blues-based riff in a metal context.
This song in particular is the best Murray track since Still Life and an adequate appetizer for the new album.
Congratulations to Maiden, for seeding this quite barren 21st Century musical world. God bless you!"
2 great singles...and more mystery behind Eddie and Benjamin
Eddie Lancekick | Pacific Northwest | 10/02/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" is a notable single that was on the album "A matter of life and Death". With Breeg, we're getting a very good dose of storyline and theme to the music that is wrought with possible mystery. Musically its one of the best songs I've heard sung by the Bruce Dickinson led band in a long time. This song is a driving rocker that has some great technical prowess in the guitars as well as a great vocal performance by Dickinson. The song has a catchy, dark groove to it that sails just as much as it smashes. The signature sound of melodic solos and pounding drums is here, but this single, and the full length album it is attributed to, is much deeper than I've heard in a while in both theme and structure. The other single (B-side) of this album is "Hallowed by thy name" and is also a notable, tight track that should not be overlooked.
After a little research into the sudden unveiling of history behind the bands symbolic skeletal figure "Eddie" as well as Benjamin Breeg, I found some fascinating details. Like some bands, whether in the rock spectrum or progressive rockers, there is some deeper history to the bands artwork, Eddie, and storyline than most realize. Benjamin Breeg may in fact be the assumed name of an "unknown soldier" in an unmarked grave. Through their fantasy lore, he came back as Eddie. Or, he is separate from Eddie. The CD cover is depicting Eddie digging the grave of a Benjamin Breeg. On the tombstone is the inscription ""Aici zace un om despre care nu se tie prea mult" which is roughly translated from Romanian meaning ""here lies a man about whom little is known."
The band isn't saying what exactly lies behind the mystery of Eddie and Benjamin. Regardless, I find the new Breeg storyline as well as this single and its promoted full-length album "A matter of life and death" a refreshing continuance of this bands musical direction."
An excellent first single from the continuing rock god that
Wiseguy 945 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 08/31/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As with the prior Maiden fans to reveiw this single before me, I am in Agreement with them that this is a great song put out by maiden. Hearing this first last month on KNAC.com, and now awaiting the release of the full album, this song sets high standards and has my expectation for this next album through the roof. This does sound like very classic Maiden, a longer song with an excellent story. Some of the sound may be the fact that they recorded this album in a more traditional way, all in the studio in one take. They cut out many of the remastering and sound effects and have recaptured that original fresheness. I have always respected Maiden, and am a maiden fan through my brothers huge collection, but hearing this song really sends a message that maiden can still rock, and this album will be great. Must have single for a maiden fan."
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