Iron Maiden "From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010"

From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010 is a compilation album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, containing a selection of songs originally released on the eight studio albums from No Prayer for the Dying to The Final Frontier. The title is lifted from the 1992 single, "From Here to Eternity", although it is not featured in this release.

The album was announced on 15 March 2011, to be released by EMI on 23 May, although this was later changed to 6 June. Unlike their previous compilation (Somewhere Back in Time), the release covered two CDs to encompass longer tracks, such as "Paschendale", although the price remained that of a single disc record.

As with Somewhere Back in Time, each track is sung by Bruce Dickinson rather than Blaze Bayley (who sang on The X Factor and Virtual XI), the band again opting to use later live versions of songs which originally featured other lead vocalists.

The album cover was designed by Melvyn Grant, and serves to reference each relevant studio release. Three representations of Eddie appear, one dressed in Grim Reaper attire (as in Dance of Death), one atop the tank from A Matter of Life and Death – which is imprinted with the "Cross-Keys" symbol from The Final Frontier – and a large burning wicker man (the first single from Brave New World). The artwork also contains the tree from Fear of the Dark, the tombstone from No Prayer for the Dying, a large "X" on the tree trunk (representing The X Factor) and the twisted figures and burnt building structure from the Virtual XI cover.

Track list:

Disc 1

1. The Wicker Man 04:36
2. Holy Smoke 03:49   
3. El Dorado 06:49  
4. Paschendale 08:28  
5. Different World 04:19   
6. Man on the Edge 04:40
7. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg 07:22   
8. Blood Brothers 07:14  
9. Rainmaker 03:49   
10. Sign of the Cross 10:49   
11. Brave New World 06:19  
12. Fear of the Dark 07:41   

Time:  01:15:55

 

Disc 2

1. Be Quick or Be Dead 03:24   
2. Tailgunner 04:15
3. No More Lies 07:22  
4. Coming Home 05:52   
5. The Clansman 09:06  
6. For the Greater Good of God 09:25
7. These Colours Don't Run 06:52  
8. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter 04:44   
9. Afraid to Shoot Strangers 06:57   
10. Dance of Death 08:36   
11. When the Wild Wind Blows 11:02   

Time:  01:17:35  

This is a sequel to the previous compilation release "Somewhere Back in Time - The Best of: 1980-1989" .

Recording information:

Disc 1 track 6 recorded live on September 23rd, 1999 at Fila Forum in Milan, Italy during the Ed Hunter Tour.

Disc 1 tracks 10, 12 and disc 2 track 5 recorded live on January 19th, 2001 at Rock in Rio in Brazil.