{"id":31618,"date":"2015-09-04T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=31618"},"modified":"2017-09-20T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T13:04:27","slug":"news-iron-maiden-release-16th-studio-album-the-book-of-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-iron-maiden-release-16th-studio-album-the-book-of-souls\/","title":{"rendered":"IRON MAIDEN Release 16th Studio Album \u2018The Book Of Souls\u2019 (September 4th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRON MAIDEN Release 16th Studio Album \u2018The Book Of Souls\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 4th, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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English heavy metal group Iron Maiden issued 16th full-length studio album The Book Of Souls<\/em> worldwide on September 4th, 2015 through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights \/ BMG in the USA).<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded in late 2014 with longtime producer Kevin Shirley at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris, France, where the band previously cut 2000 comeback opus Brave New World<\/em>. Finishing touches were laid down in early 2015. Cover artwork duties fell to Mark Wilkinson.<\/p>\n

Bassist Steve Harris contributed to seven of the tracks, six of them with Maiden\u2019s guitarists (Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers) and one sole composition. Two tracks were written solely by vocalist Bruce Dickinson for the first time since 1984\u2019s Powerslave<\/em>, one of which (\u2018Empire Of The Clouds\u2019) is the longest track Maiden has recorded two date.<\/p>\n

Clocking in at 92 minutes, The Book Of Souls<\/em> is a double-disc affair.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

CD1<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018If Eternity Should Fail\u2019 (Dickinson)
\n02. \u2018Speed Of Light\u2019 (Smith \/ Dickinson)
\n03. \u2018The Great Unknown\u2019 (Smith \/ Harris)
\n04. \u2018The Red And The Black\u2019 (Harris)
\n05. \u2018When The River Runs Deep\u2019 (Smith \/ Harris)
\n06. \u2018The Book Of Souls\u2019 (Gers \/ Harris) <\/p>\n

CD2<\/p>\n

07. \u2018Death Or Glory\u2019 (Smith \/ Dickinson)
\n08. \u2018Shadows Of The Valley\u2019 (Gers \/ Harris)
\n09. \u2018Tears Of A Clown\u2019 (Smith \/ Harris)
\n10. \u2018The Man Of Sorrows\u2019 (Murray \/ Harris)
\n11. \u2018Empire Of The Clouds\u2019 (Dickinson) <\/p>\n

Iron Maiden’s recording line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n

Bruce Dickinson (vocals)
\nDave Murray (guitar)
\nAdrian Smith (guitar)
\nJanick Gers (guitar)
\nSteve Harris (bass and keyboards)
\nNicko McBrain (drums)<\/p>\n

The Book Of Souls<\/em>\u2019 release was delayed so that Dickinson, who was given an all-clear from a tumour during mid-May 2015, would have time to recuperate sufficiently to participate in the album\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

The effort was made available in the following formats; two-CD standard edition, limited edition two-CD deluxe hardbound book, triple heavyweight black vinyl, high res audio (24-bit mastered for iTunes and non-mastered for iTunes), and standard res audio (16 bit \/ 44.1 kHz).<\/p>\n

Produced and directed by Llexi Leon with animation and visual effects by The Brewery Production Company, a music video was filmed for the track \u2018Speed Of Light\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Fifteenth studio record The Final Frontier<\/em> was released in August 2010.<\/p>\n