The book of souls is certainly one of iron maidens best. The english heavy metal band iron maiden performs a live concert at the scandinavian heavy metal festival. The book of souls offers a textbook example of how a bands previous album can effectively set fans expectations for the follow up before a signal note of new music has been heard by the public. The book of souls raw and punchy 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
The book of souls world tour was a concert tour by iron maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, the book of souls. The book of souls also features the most daring iron maiden guitarwork to date. It is the bands first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Check out the book of souls by iron maiden on amazon music. To say that iron maidens the book of souls was ardently anticipated would be a vast understatement.
Set for release on november 17th, the album will be. Be it the advancing age, a change in focus or just coincidence, maiden 2015 dont have the same kind of wild energy they once. Not only did he sing, but, as usual, piloted the bands 747 to 39 countries on six. The aforementioned if eternity should fail, for instance, features the bands first collective use of drop d tuning, while first single speed of light features. It was recorded in paris with their longstanding producer kevin caveman shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. The final frontier is the fifteenth studio album by british heavy metal band iron maiden. Empire is such an amazing piece, truly epic in every way. Iron maiden the book of souls lyrics genius lyrics. Personally, my favorites are stuck between empire of the clouds and tears of a clown. The book of souls licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg uk frontline. The piano is great, and the pictures painted by the lyrics are fantastic. It draws inspiration from the mayans, which subsequently led to the mesoamerican artwork of the album.
The book of souls is one of my favorite maiden albums. Iron maiden show no signs of slowing down or deterioration, this is agrade certified maiden. Iron maiden, like many other bands of this longevity, need an editor, and one would have helped reform the book of souls from a ninetyminute bloated monster into a sixty or even seventyminute masterpiece. Iron maiden is one of those bands who never let their fans down, and the fact that they have always stayed true to their style and never moved too far away from the winning formula that captured the heavy metal hordes in the early stages of their carreer is probably the main reason that they are still around nearly 40 years later. While i believe both brave new world and a matter of life and death have a slight edge over this one, the book of souls is. Iron maidens eagerly awaited new studio album the book of souls will be released globally on 4th september through parlophone records. Iron maiden the book of souls the metal observerthe. Tears of a clown is dedicated to the actor robin williams. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist bruce dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. Iron maiden to release the book of souls live chapter.
The first disc is 1010, and disc 2 is more heartfelt and ponderous in pace. While not a concept record, there are constant themes that populate the two cd release, with the most immediate one being endings. Sacrifices buried with kings accompany them on a journey with no end to an afterlife thats rich wit. Somewhere in time was the third metal album i ever bought so it kinda has a special place. The book of souls is proof that iron maiden is the greatest metal band. While being hard pressed to compete with the classics of the first dickinson era, the book of souls is probably the best iron maiden album since brave new world, even though the band clearly sounds somewhat different. This is to the dane rasmus stavnsborg that has the world largest iron maiden collection. For over three decades theyve released classic album after classic album and have put on. Every detail of the mayanthemed eddie is captured in amazing latex mask. Iron maiden the man of sorrows subtitulado al espanol. Trick or treat studios and global merchandising services are proud to present the officially licensed iron maiden eddie the book of souls mask. All of the information about iron maidens new album the book of souls. Orders are shipping daily we just need your patience in the event of any delivery delays caused by reduced transportation up to 24 weeks for international orders.
If eternity should fail is such a great opener, it gives me chills. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. The book of souls by iron maiden on amazon music amazon. The lead single speed of light is my least favorite song though not a bad one on the album where the red and the black, tears of a clown, empire of the clouds and book of souls are my favorites with the others being very catchy and great to listen.
As known, tears of a clown is about robbin williams and empire of the clouds is about a disaster. The book of souls is the title track from iron maidens sixteenth album. Limited edition triple heavyweight vinyl of the 2015 studio album. While 2006s a matter of life and death and 2010s the final frontier showcased longer songs, book of souls is epic by comparison. I got this one at the gig in oslo at telenor arena. Iron maiden has released over a dozen live records, so the first question for any practical fan is, do i really need another one. Heres a setlist for the 2016 book of souls tour from iron maiden.
View the track listing and get your copy of the limited edition deluxe cd, cd, triple heavyweight vinyl or digital version. The first iron maiden album not to be released through emi. With every step theyve taken on their 40 year long career, theyve seemed to find a way to get bigger and, somehow, better. Funny little detail is that it is written on the skirt to rasmus. Iron maiden the book of souls encyclopaedia metallum. The only time they appeared to downsize a little was when adrian smith left the. Iron maiden have always been a band to do things on a large scale. The riffs and solos are so tight and just memorizing. As an analogy for the book of souls, it strikes a little too close to home. At 93 minutes, the book of souls is the longest album the venerable deities of heavy metal have ever produced.
This is the nordic event shirt for the book of souls tour 2016. Been a fan since i saw the video for stranger in a strange land way back when. Sculpted by bruce spaulding fuller, this mask is based on the album cover of iron maidens 16th studio release, the book of souls. Tracks 1, 11 by dickinson tracks 2, 7 by smithdickinson. It was released on august 2010 in germany, austria and finland, 17 august in north america, 18 august in japan, and 16 august worldwide. Although iron maidens musical style continues to remain largely unchanged, to say that the book of souls does not try to mix things up at all would be fairly disingenuous. The book of souls is now my favorite iron maiden album prior was a toss up of somewhere in time, number of the beast and seventh son. When it comes to living legends in our scene, they do not get much greater than iron maiden. Theres a broader split on the songwriting compared to previous maiden records, with bassist and founder member steve harris contributing to seven of the tracks. As a closer, the empire of the clouds is an epic which pushes iron maiden into territory never before explored. This album goes back to the rather infamous a real dead one and a real live one records from the nineties as it features songs from different concerts recorded during the tour for the successful last studio record the book of souls. Live chapter is another entry in iron maidens lengthy list of live records. Though it was mostly finished in 2014, vocalist bruce dickinsons cancer diagnosis and treatment delayed its release until he was medically cleared.
Setlist based on the opening night at fort lauderdale. Hello folks, this is a post to discuss the lyrics from the new album. Iron maiden book of souls 2016 setlist spotify playlist. If eternity should fail, speed of light, wrathchild, children of the damned, death or glory, the red and the black. That might not come through on the first few listens. Iron maidens the book of souls to say that i am at once overwhelmed, apprehensive, and more than a little doubtful of my capability to write eloquently about iron maidens new album, the book of souls, is to say the very least. Opinions on the bands output after reuniting with singer bruce dickinson and guitarist adrian smith have divided their fan base, but while the book of souls follows the same pseudoprogressive formula as its direct predecessors, the fire and vigor of classic iron maiden is heard more than occasionally throughout the album. Iron maiden the book of souls high quality thanks for watching iron maiden the book of souls high quality thanks for watching skip navigation sign in. The book of souls is a heavy metal music album recording by iron maiden released in 2015 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette.
To celebrate the successful conclusion of their world tour in support of their latest studio album the book of souls, metal legends iron maiden have announced a live album called the book of souls the live chapter. The book of souls tour is perhaps the most significant in the bands history because it was the first singer bruce dickinson undertook after completing treatment for throat cancer. At 76 minutes and 34 seconds, it is the bands secondlongest studio album to date, a duration surpassed only by 2015s the book of souls. Iron maiden s eagerly awaited new studio album the book of souls will be released globally on 4th septe. And while book of souls occasionally overstays its welcome, overall it is a very worthy addition to what is now a 16 album body of work.