BACK TO LIF E `LIVE AFTER DEATH' DVD REVISITS SEMINAL 1984 CONCERT Iron Maiden has had many memorable nights on the world stage, but one of its landmark occasions has a new lease of life. almost 25 years later. In 1984, during the early years of the band's global expansion, Maiden played a four -night stand at the 13,200- capacity Long Beach Arena in California. The following year, those shows were condensed and commem- IRON MAIDEN'S 'Live After Death,' recorded in 1984 at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena, is now available as a two -DVD set that also contains the band's Rock in Rio performance from 1985 and a host of extras. It is out on EMI worldwide, orated on the album "Live After Death," which hit No. 2 in the United except for North America, where it is released by Columbia Music Video/Sony BMG Video. Kingdom and was a platinum -selling top 20 record in America. Now, that occasion is celebrated again in the form of a double - disc DVD, also titled "Live After Death." The set contains the 90- promo videos, artwork galleries, a tour program and other pe- it goes via Columbia Music Video /Sony BMG Video, the pack- minute Long Beach performance and part two of the "History of nod collectibles. age has been another continent -straddling triumph. Iron Maiden," the continuation of a 2004 documentary, plus rare "It's a very specific era, and there's a charm to that DVD," It entered the United Kingdom's Music DVD chart, com- and archival material. lead singer Bruce Dickinson says. "And not just the fact that we piled by the Official U.K. Charts Co., at No. 1 in February, and This includes the band's Rock in Rio appearance in 1985, the "Be- look so fucking young." has been "No. 1 everywhere," Maiden manager Rod Small- hind the Iron Curtain" and " 'Ello Texas" features and a selection of Released by EMI worldwide, except in North America where wood says. U.S. sales are 35,000, continued on »p72 tram, ß ° mg faq GPQ.Yig Kwo GOßG44 X3n19 44aWß.EJb3q,00V{KI 70 BILLBOARD MAY 17, 2008 www.americanradiohistory.com.