Disc 1 | |||
1. | If Eternity Should Fail | 08:28 | Show lyrics |
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2. | Speed of Light | 05:01 | Show lyrics |
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3. | The Great Unknown | 06:37 | Show lyrics |
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4. | The Red and the Black | 13:33 | Show lyrics |
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5. | When the River Runs Deep | 05:52 | Show lyrics |
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6. | The Book of Souls | 10:27 | Show lyrics |
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49:58 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
1. | Death or Glory | 05:13 | Show lyrics |
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2. | Shadows of the Valley | 07:32 | Show lyrics |
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3. | Tears of a Clown | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
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4. | The Man of Sorrows | 06:28 | Show lyrics |
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5. | Empire of the Clouds | 18:05 | Show lyrics |
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42:17 |
Band members | |
Bruce Dickinson | Vocals, Keyboards (track 1), Piano (track 11), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11) |
Steve Harris | Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3-6, 8-10) |
Dave Murray | Guitars, Songwriting (track 10) |
Adrian Smith | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) |
Janick Gers | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 8) |
Nicko McBrain | Drums |
Guest/Session | |
Michael Kenney | Keyboards |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kevin Shirley | Producer, Mixing |
Mark Wilkinson | Cover art, Illustrations |
Steve Harris | Co-Producer |
Denis Caribaux | Engineering |
Jeff Bova | Orchestration |
Ade Emsley | Mastering |
Stuart Crouch | Art direction, Design |
Anthony Dry | Illustrations (disc) |
Julie Wilkinson | Artwork (Maya codex drawings) |
Simon Martin | Artwork (Maya hieroglyphs) |
Jorge Letona | Design (Maya font) |
John McMurtrie | Photography |
Bruce Dickinson | Vocals, Keyboards (track 1), Piano (track 11), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11) |
Steve Harris | Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3-6, 8-10) |
Dave Murray | Guitars, Songwriting (track 10) |
Adrian Smith | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) |
Janick Gers | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 8) |
Nicko McBrain | Drums |
Michael Kenney | Keyboards |
Kevin Shirley | Producer, Mixing |
Mark Wilkinson | Cover art, Illustrations |
Steve Harris | Co-Producer |
Denis Caribaux | Engineering |
Jeff Bova | Orchestration |
Ade Emsley | Mastering |
Stuart Crouch | Art direction, Design |
Anthony Dry | Illustrations (disc) |
Julie Wilkinson | Artwork (Maya codex drawings) |
Simon Martin | Artwork (Maya hieroglyphs) |
Jorge Letona | Design (Maya font) |
John McMurtrie | Photography |
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The Book of Shrugs | 70% | autothrall | January 12th, 2023 | |
Iron Maiden XVI: Unbelievable | 97% | DanielG06 | June 2nd, 2022 | |
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A Known Formula Still... | 92% | lonerider | December 26th, 2015 | |
The Lack of Editing | 78% | Metantoine | December 4th, 2015 | |
Eddie's diary, chapter XVI | 85% | Xyrth | December 1st, 2015 | |
Iron Maiden Covering Iron... | 40% | Shane McNealy | November 21st, 2015 | |
The Book Of Souls | 95% | JVS | September 22nd, 2015 | |
Give me Ed 'til I'm dead | 80% | DethFanatic | September 21st, 2015 | |
A complex excursion into... | 75% | Hubster | September 21st, 2015 | |
An Epic Tale Of Magnificence | 90% | PassiveMetalhead | September 21st, 2015 | |
Iron Maiden - The Book Of... | 90% | Silicon Messiah | September 21st, 2015 | |
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The Book of Souls: Seek the... | 86% | Lychfowel | September 17th, 2015 | |
Too much guys, too much! | 40% | Ancient_Mariner | September 16th, 2015 | |
Perfection | 100% | CriggyPeyers | September 16th, 2015 | |
An anthology of greatness. | 95% | hells_unicorn | September 15th, 2015 | |
Maiden in fine form. | 93% | Empyreal | September 13th, 2015 | |
Not Soulless, but Underwritten | 77% | Anubis | September 12th, 2015 | |
Good Day, My Name Is... | 85% | Twisted_Psychology | September 8th, 2015 | |
The Book of Souls | 93% | Altair 4 | September 6th, 2015 | |
Ponderous parody of aging... | 40% | Blunchblackofblotreblame | September 5th, 2015 | |
Still shining in the dark | 80% | kluseba | September 4th, 2015 |
Music video:
- Speed of Light.
Tracks 1, 11 by Dickinson
Tracks 2, 7 by Smith/Dickinson
Tracks 3, 5, 9 by Smith/Harris
Track 4 by Harris
Tracks 6, 8 by Gers/Harris
Track 10 by Murray/Harris
The first Iron Maiden album not to be released through EMI.
The album was originally going to be released between April and May 2015, but its release was delayed until September due to the tongue cancer Bruce Dickinson was suffering from at the time.
"If Eternity Should Fail" was originally written as a Bruce Dickinson solo song. The keyboard intro is reused from the original demo track. The original version is found as a B-Side of the single "Afterglow of Ragnarok" (2023) from their album "The Mandrake Project" (2024). The album also features a reworked version of the song, with the new title "Eternity Has Failed".
"Tears of a Clown" was inspired by the suicide of the actor Robin Williams.
"The Man of Sorrows" is unrelated to the Bruce Dickinson song "Man of Sorrows".
Recording information:
Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell, Paris.
Steve Harris used Maiden Audio Ed-PhOn3s during the mixing of this album.
Mastered at Table of Tone Mastering.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 0825646089246
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 0825646089246-01 AF96574-01
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L574
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9754
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 0825646089246-01 AF96574-02
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L574
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9705
Label Code: LC 30419
Rights Society: GEMA/MCPS