Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

Original, made in EU
Novo, u celofanu

Label:
Parlophone – 0190295567583
Series:
Iron Maiden The Studio Collection Remastered
Format:
2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak
Country:
Europe
Released:
Nov 22, 2019
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Release in 6 panel 2 tray digipak.
Sticker:
`The studio collection reissued
Originally released 2015`

This variant has a leading 0 (zero) on barcode on back cover. The code in the spine is the same of the backcover.

Digipak artwork is copied from the booklet.

Studio album by Iron Maiden
Released 4 September 2015
Recorded September–December 2014
Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris)
Genre Heavy metal
Length 92:11
Labels
ParlophoneBMG (US)
Producer Kevin Shirley
Iron Maiden chronology
Maiden England `88
(2013) The Book of Souls
(2015) The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
(2017)
The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 September 2015. It is the band`s first studio double album on CD (their first studio double LP being Fear of the Dark in 1992); it is also their longest album to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 seconds. 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 also their first album to be released on Parlophone, since the end of their 30-year relationship with EMI Records.

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. The band wrote and immediately recorded many tracks in the studio, resulting in a spontaneous live feel. 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. 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. While not a concept album, references to the soul and mortality are prominent, realised in the Maya-themed cover artwork, created by Mark Wilkinson.

A critical and commercial success, The Book of Souls topped the album charts in 24 countries.[1][2] It earned the band their fifth (first consecutive) UK 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. In the US, it matched The Final Frontier`s success on the Billboard 200, repeating the group`s highest placement at No. 4 until it was surpassed by 2021`s Senjutsu at No. 3. 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.

Background
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.[3] The album was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris with producer Kevin Shirley from September to December 2014,[4] with the finishing touches added in early 2015.[5] They had previously used the studios for 2000`s Brave New World, with Dickinson stating `the studio holds special memories for all of us. We were delighted to discover the same magical vibe is still alive and very much kicking there!`[6] 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.[7]

The album`s title, artwork and track listing were revealed on 18 June 2015.[7] 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.[8] In the US, the album was issued by Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG,[9] following BMG`s purchase of Sanctuary Records in 2013.[10] On 14 August, the band issued a music video for the song `Speed of Light`,[11] directed by Llexi Leon.[12] In addition, the song was simultaneously made available as a digital download[13] and was issued as a single-track CD via Best Buy in the US.[14]

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.[15] The artwork was created by Mark Wilkinson,[5] whose previous works for Iron Maiden include Live at Donington (1998 remastered version) and Best of the `B` Sides (2002 compilation), as well as `The Wicker Man` and `Out of the Silent Planet` singles covers.[16] According to bassist Steve Harris, the cover art ties in with the title track, as the depiction of the band`s mascot, Eddie, is based on the Maya civilization, who `believe that souls live on [after death]`.[17] To check the accuracy of the artwork, the band hired Mayanist scholar Simon Martin, who also translated the song titles into hieroglyphs.[18] According to Martin, although the civilisation had no Book of Souls, `the Mayans are very big on souls ... So as a title, it`s appropriate to Mayan culture, but it`s very much Iron Maiden`s own thing.`[18] Although not a concept album, references to the soul appear throughout,[17] as do ruminations on mortality in general, with Harris explaining `as you get older, you start thinking about your own mortality and these things more`.[19]

A supporting tour based on the album was delayed until early 2016 so that Dickinson could fully recuperate from his cancer treatment.[20] The Book of Souls World Tour began in February with the band performing in 35 countries across North and South America, Asia, Australasia, Africa and Europe.[21]

Track listing
Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `If Eternity Should Fail` Bruce Dickinson 8:28
2. `Speed of Light`
Adrian SmithDickinson
5:01
3. `The Great Unknown`
SmithSteve Harris
6:37
4. `The Red and the Black` Harris 13:33
5. `When the River Runs Deep`
SmithHarris
5:52
6. `The Book of Souls`
Janick GersHarris
10:27
Total length: 49:58
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Death or Glory`
SmithDickinson
5:13
2. `Shadows of the Valley`
GersHarris
7:32
3. `Tears of a Clown`
SmithHarris
4:59
4. `The Man of Sorrows`
Dave MurrayHarris
6:28
5. `Empire of the Clouds` Dickinson 18:01
Total length: 42:13
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[69]

Iron Maiden
Bruce Dickinson – vocals, piano on `Empire of the Clouds`
Dave Murray – guitars
Adrian Smith – guitars
Janick Gers – guitars
Steve Harris – bass guitar, keyboards
Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion on `Empire of the Clouds`[70]
Additional musicians
Michael Kenney – keyboards
Jeff Bova – orchestration
Technical personnel
Kevin Shirley – production, mixing
Steve Harris – co-production
Denis Caribaux – engineering
Ade Emsley – mastering
Chris Bellman – additional vinyl mastering
Stuart Crouch – art direction, design
Mark Wilkinson – cover illustration
Anthony Dry – disc illustrations
Julie Wilkinson – Maya codex drawings
Simon Martin – Maya hieroglyphs
Jorge Letona – Maya font design
John McMurtrie – photography