Iron Maiden Album Cover

Sign:
The sign is the Iron Maiden album cover 'A Matter of Life and Death'.

Signifier
The Signifier in this image is the treacherous, apocalyptic warzone depicted in the image. The cities burnt in the background are the aftermath of a powerful, destructive force that has set the cities ablaze through war. At the head of all this are 6 fearless soldiers protected by their rampaging war machine on their way back from the dilapidated city.

Signified:
The Signified in this poster is what is represented by all of this destruction and chaos and the meaning of the skeleton soldiers. The fact that these soldiers are skeletons may be an indication that they're already dead. Wether they're dead on the inside or they are dead. "A Matter of Life and Death" is the tagline. In destruction like is depicted then you have to lose all humanity to survive and have no sympathy, pity, remorse or empathy. These soldiers are still left standing because of this. They are heartless creatures and they are already dead... on the inside. Another theory would be that we are already in hell and all out chaos is inevitable.