Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls (2CD)

Iron Maidens etterlengtede nye album The Book Of Souls slippes 4.september på Parlophone Records. Det ble spilt inn i Paris med produsent Kevin "Caveman" Shirley sent i 2014, og de la på siste finish tidlig i år. Men bandet valgte å utsette utgivelsen så vokalist Bruce Dickinson, som nylig ble friskmeldt etter behandlingen av en tumor, skulle få sjangs til å komme seg i form til å delta med forberedelsene til albumlanseringen.

Det heftige albumcoveret er laget av Mark Wilkinson, som har jobbet med bandet tidligere, og siden albumet fyller hele 92 minutter, er dette Iron Maidens aller første doble studioalbum. Denne gangen er låtskrivingen fordelt bredere enn på tidligere Maiden-album. Bassist og grunnlegger Steve Harris bidrar med syv låter, seks av dem med bandets gitarister og en alene. Dette er også første gang siden Powerslave (1984) at et Iron Maiden album inneholder to låter skrevet av Bruce Dickinson alene, hvorav én er den lengste låta de noensinne har spilt inn! Det er også med to Dickinson/Smith-låter.

 

Steve kommenterer:
"We approached this album in a different way to how we've recorded previously. A lot of the songs were actually written while we were there in the studio and we rehearsed and recorded them straight away while they were still fresh, and I think that immediacy really shows in the songs, they have almost a live feel to them, I think. I'm very proud of The Book Of Souls, we all are, and we can't wait for our fans to hear it, and especially to take it out on the road next year!"

 

Bruce skyter inn:
"We're really excited about The Book Of Souls and had a fantastic time creating it. We started working on the album in late summer 2014 and recorded it at Guillame Tell Studios in Paris, where we'd done the Brave New World album back in 2000 so 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! So we immediately felt at home and the ideas just started flowing. By the time we'd finished we all agreed that each track was such an integral part of the whole body of work that if it needed to be a double album, then double its going to be!"

Sporliste

CD 1
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

CD 2
01. Death Or Glory
02. Shadows Of The Valley
03. Tears Of A Clown
04. The Man Of Sorrows
05. Empire Of The Clouds