Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

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7.9 | 1063 votes |
Band
Iron Maiden
Style
Heavy metal
Release date
4 September 2015
Owners
792 have it
69 want it
2 trade it
Tracklist
Disc I
01. If Eternity Should Fail
02. Speed Of Light
03. The Great Unknown
04. The Red And The Black
05. When The River Runs Deep
06. The Book Of Souls

Disc II
01. Death Or Glory
02. Shadows Of The Valley
03. Tears Of A Clown
04. The Man Of Sorrows
05. Empire Of The Clouds
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Reviews (2) Lyrics (11)
Line-up
Paul Bruce Dickinson - vocals, piano
Janick Robert Gers - guitars
David Michael "Dave" Murray - guitars
Adrian Frederick Smith - guitars
Michael Henry McBrain - drums
Stephen Percy Harris - bass, keyboards

Session musicians
Jeff Bova - orchestration
Michael Kenney - keyboards
Additional info
Produced and mixed by Kevin Shirley.
Co-produced by Steve Harris.
Engineered by Denis Caribaux.
Mastered by Ade Emsley.

Cover art and photography by Mark Wilkinson, Stuart Crouch, Anthony Dry, Julie Wilkinson, Simon Martin, Jorge Letona and John McMurtrie.
Staff review by
D.T. Metal
Rating:
8.9
Rating:
8.9 		The cat is out of the bag - Iron Maiden dropped their 16th Studio Album today. Opus - such an overused word, and while other bands affectionately call their latest effort just that, the Brits literally delivered one with The Book Of Souls.

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published 04.09.2015 | Comments ( 61 )
Guest review by
tominator
Rating:
9.5
Rating:
9.5 		After The Final Frontier we had to wait five years for this album. But does The Book Of Souls deliver a great experience?

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published 03.01.2017 | Comments ( 9 )
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09.01.2025 - 17:48
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 09.01.2025 at 06:40

Written by IconMaiden on 08.01.2025 at 23:33

Empire of the Clouds is a top 5 Maiden song of all time. Absolutely incredible stuff.

Good song, but not in top 5 tbh if you taking length of the songs into the consideration.

Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Wasted Years, Fear of The Dark, Dance of Death and may be Empire of the Clouds.

For me it is. Hallowed, Fear of the Dark (any live version especially), and Infinite Dreams are my top three.
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09.01.2026 - 13:34
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All songs from the 80s are better then most song on this IMHO.

But it´s still a good record to me. Just nothing special. No worse songs (Man Of Sorrows is quite weak) but also no big highlight. Empire Of The Clouds is my fave here. The Red And The Black could have been another highlight but it's unnecessarily long.
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15.03.2026 - 20:23
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Empire Of The Clouds
The Red And The Black
Shadows Of The Valley
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