Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls - Out now!

[Knoyleo]

Playing the dome again on 3rd august!

Gutted that I missed out on Download this year, but at least there's that. Will have to join the fan club to get in on the pre sale, though, or hope they add an extra date like last time.

[Crimson]

Would have loved to have been there. I'm seeing them on Tuesday in Berlin though so I shouldn't complain.

[zXe]

I think I'm going to have to get tickets for their o2 arena show in london, the last of their current tour which they announced yesterday. Seeing videos of them from download I'm well gutted I didn't go.

Just a heads up that the tickets go onsale for that show on June 28th.

[Tragic Magic]

That video.

I hate how Download is always a couple of amazing bands surrounded by complete and utter shite. The 3 headliners this year are pretty much my top 3 bands of all time but I still didn't think tickets were worth it because of everything else being total drivel. Gutted really.

[zXe]

If you go with a load m8s though it's cool, because you can just drink and have a laugh when there's nobody on you want to watch. Also I'm usually open to give most bands a watch, though I don't get the love for slipknot, I just find them dull even though I did like a few of thier songs when I was younger. In general though I'm not keen on them at all.

[Knoyleo]

Forgot to register for fan club pre sale, and on release this morning, there are no standing tickets left.

Hopefully there'll be a second date "due to demand" like last time.

[Jimmy Shedders]

Tickets GET

Maiden

[Knoyleo]

Just got back to see a second date added, and standing is already sold out, again. FML.

Edit: it's the sit mobile site, won't let me see tickets for the 4th, just the third.

Someone buy me standing Sunday tickets, and I'll literally such your balls. Or pay you back, whichever.

Edit 2: got one! Thanks mum.

[Crimson]

Never got round to posting about the gig in Berlin, it was great as expected.

Phantom of the Opera and Seventh Son are strawberry floating magnificent live, so glad I got to see them.

[Knoyleo]

Anyone else from here going to the Sunday show and fancy getting a few drinks in beforehand?

[floydfreak]

[Starbreaker]

http://www.ironmaiden.com/bruce-dickins ... tment.html



gooseberry fool but from the sounds of it things look pretty good after treatment.

[Crimson]

Bloody awful news, thank strawberry float it's looking positive at least.

[Crimson]

Bruce has recovered, no gigs this year, new album nearly finished, definitely out this year

We are very happy to announce that following his recent MRI Scan, Bruce was today officially given the all-clear by his specialists.

Bruce says,

“I would like to thank the fantastic medical team who have been treating me for the last few months, resulting in this amazing outcome. It’s been tough on my family and in many ways it was harder for them than me. I’d also like to send a heartfelt thanks to all our fans for their kind words and thoughts. I’m a firm believer in trying to maintain a positive attitude, and the encouragement from the global Maiden family meant a great deal to me. Right now, I’m feeling extremely motivated and can’t wait to get back to business as usual, as soon as I can!”

Rod Smallwood continues,

“We are of course all absolutely delighted that Bruce’s doctors have pronounced him free of cancer. Although Bruce is naturally eager to resume Maiden activities, it will take a while before he is completely back to full strength, as we explained previously. Because of this, the band will not be touring or playing any shows until next year. We know our fans will understand the situation and, like us, would prefer to wait until Bruce is back to his usual indefatigable levels of fitness before going out on the road.

For now, the focus will be on putting the finishing touches to the new Iron Maiden studio album and that is what we will be concentrating on over the coming weeks. The release however will definitely be this year. Meanwhile, I’d like to echo Bruce’s words and thank all Maiden fans. You have been incredibly patient, putting Bruce’s health and well-being first during this difficult time and the band and I appreciate all your positive support.

[Squinty]

New Maiden? Sweet. I hope it's better than that last one.

[Crimson]

NEW IRON MAIDEN STUDIO ALBUM “THE BOOK OF SOULS”

IRON MAIDEN’s eagerly awaited new studio album The Book Of Souls will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who was recently given the all-clear from a tumour, would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.

ALBUM ARTWORK

The stunning cover art was created by Mark Wilkinson, who has worked with the band previously, and because this 11-track album has a total running time of 92 minutes, it is IRON MAIDEN’s first ever double studio album. There’s a broader split on the songwriting compared to previous Maiden records, with bassist and founder member Steve Harris contributing to seven of the tracks; 6 of them with Maiden’s guitarists and one sole composition. This is also the first time since 1984’s Powerslave that an IRON MAIDEN studio album also features two tracks written solely by Bruce Dickinson, one of which is the longest song Maiden has ever recorded! And also two Dickinson/Smith collaborations.

Steve comments,

“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 continues,

“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!”

The full tracklisting is:

Disc 1
1. If Eternity Should Fail (Dickinson) 8:28
2. Speed Of Light (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:01
3. The Great Unknown (Smith/ Harris) 6:37
4. The Red And The Black (Harris) 13:33
5. When The River Runs Deep (Smith/ Harris) 5:52
6. The Book Of Souls (Gers/ Harris) 10:27

Disc 2
7. Death Or Glory (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:13
8. Shadows Of The Valley (Gers/ Harris) 7:32
9. Tears Of A Clown (Smith/ Harris) 4:59
10. The Man Of Sorrows (Murray/ Harris) 6:28
11. Empire Of The Clouds (Dickinson) 18:01


Formats:
2CD deluxe hardbound book limited edition
2CD standard edition
Triple heavyweight black vinyl
High res audio (24-bit Mastered for ITunes and non-Mastered for iTunes)
Standard res audio (16 bit/ 44.1 kHz)


The Book Of Souls is the band’s 16th studio album since their eponymous debut in 1980 charted at #4 in the UK, in a career achieving sales of over 90 million albums worldwide. Their previous album, 2010’s The Final Frontier was Maiden’s most successful chart-wise to date, reaching Number One in 28 countries and was their highest chart debut in the U.S reaching #4 in the Billboard 200.

Due to Bruce’s illness the band had to delay touring plans but promise to be out on the road again early next year, giving time for Bruce to make a full physical recovery to be ready for the rigours of Maiden live performances.

18 minute closer!

[Wrathy]

THE BOOK OF SOULS
THE BOOOOOOOOK OF SOULLLLLS
THE BOOK OF SOULS
THE BOOOOK OF SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOULS

Last record was quite good so I hope this is also. 18 minute tracks scare me though; pedigree or none, it just seems self indulgent and loses focus. Will still buy it though obviously...

[Starbreaker]

strawberry float yeah!

93 minutes though. And nice to see a return to form of the awful cover after the beauty of AMOLAD and the okay-ness of TFF.

[Starbreaker]

Also Brucie did a song called Man of Sorrows. Odd.

[Corazon de Leon]

Wasn't a huge fan of The Final Frontier stuff, hopefully this is quite good. Also good to see them recording and stuff after Bruce's cancer.