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The Book of Souls
Metal · 2015 · 11 tracks · 1h 32m

The Book of Souls

Iron Maiden

A ninety-minute double album balancing spontaneous triple-guitar gallops with an eighteen-minute piano-led finale. Dense, historical, and grandly cinematic.

September 4, 2015 · Parlophone

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A grand, sprawling meditation on mortality delivered with high-stakes theatrical energy.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 1h 32m
01
If Eternity Should Fail
8:28
01
Death or Glory
5:13
02
Shadows of the Valley
7:32
02
Speed of Light
5:02
03
Tears of a Clown
4:59
03
The Great Unknown
6:38
04
The Man of Sorrows
6:28
04
The Red and the Black
13:34
05
Empire of the Clouds
18:01
05
When the River Runs Deep
5:53
06
The Book of Souls
10:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from a solitary piano melody into a full orchestral metal surge on Empire of the Clouds.
The massive 'whoa-oh-oh' vocal chant section in The Red and the Black that demands a stadium response.
The eerie, pitch-shifted spoken word outro of If Eternity Should Fail that sets a dark, mystical tone.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Book of Souls sound next to the rest of Iron Maiden's catalogue?

Mountain+3.7σ

Mountain saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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