Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg [Single, Import]

Iron Maiden | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000GYHZDA
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,500 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg

2. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Radio One Legends Session)

Editorial Reviews

IRON MAIDEN The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (2006 UK limited edition 2-track CD single - Taken from the album A Matter Of Life And Death The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg has been described as a great example of the feel of the album in its really heavy riff and lyrically its a very dark atmospheric and powerful song which really epitomizes what the album is all about. Includes a live version of Hallowed Be Thy Name recorded for a Radio One Legends session [first broadcast 13th September 2005])

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Birth of and Elephant, September 4, 2006

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Edward Monk "Edward Monk" (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Audio CD)

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!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very promising preview to the next iron maiden record, August 30, 2006

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Concerned One "Thrashfan" (IA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Audio CD)

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.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IRON MAIDEN : "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg", September 13, 2006

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Masked Jackal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Audio CD)

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....