![]() ![]() The Book of Souls is the band's first album since 1995's The X Factor to use their original logotype (with the extended letters R, M and N) on the cover. In addition, the song was simultaneously made available as a digital download and was issued as a single-track CD via Best Buy in the US. On 14 August, the band issued a music video for the song " Speed of Light", directed by Llexi Leon. ![]() In the US, the album was issued by Sanctuary Copyrights/ BMG, following BMG's purchase of Sanctuary Records in 2013. Released by Parlophone, this is the band's first original studio album not to be issued by EMI, after both companies were acquired by Warner Music Group in 2013. The album's title, artwork and track listing were revealed on 18 June 2015. We were delighted to discover the same magical vibe is still alive and very much kicking there!" The band originally intended to release the record earlier in 2015, but it was pushed back to 4 September while Dickinson received treatment for a cancerous tumour. They had previously used the studios for 2000's Brave New World, with Dickinson stating "the studio holds special memories for all of us. The album was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris with producer Kevin Shirley from September to December 2014, with the finishing touches added in early 2015. The band's intention to record a sixteenth studio album was first revealed by vocalist Bruce Dickinson in September 2013, who expected a possible release in 2015. At the time of its release, The Book of Souls marked the longest gap between studio releases in the group's entire career at five years, following The Final Frontier. 4 until it was surpassed by 2021's Senjutsu at No. In the US, it matched The Final Frontier's success on the Billboard 200, repeating the group's highest placement at No. 1, following 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1992's Fear of the Dark and 2010's The Final Frontier. It earned the band their fifth (first consecutive) UK No. While not a concept album, references to the soul and mortality are prominent, realised in the Maya-themed cover artwork, created by Mark Wilkinson.Ī critical and commercial success, The Book of Souls topped the album charts in 24 countries. In addition to being their longest studio record, it also contains the band's longest song to date, " Empire of the Clouds", at 18 minutes in length, which was also issued as a single for Record Store Day on 16 April 2016. The album's first single, " Speed of Light", was issued as a music video on 14 August, and simultaneously as a digital download and CD single exclusive to Best Buy. The band wrote and immediately recorded many tracks in the studio, resulting in a spontaneous live feel. Produced by long-time Iron Maiden collaborator Kevin Shirley, The Book of Souls was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris from September to December 2014, which they had previously used for 2000's Brave New World. It is also their first album to be released on Parlophone, since the end of their 30-year relationship with EMI Records. 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. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 seconds. The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 September 2015. ![]()
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