"The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

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SinisterMinisterX said:
It is being released physically, as a Best Buy exclusive (at least here in USA). Best Buy sold out of pre-order stock weeks ago; it's unknown if they saved any for store shelves.

However, I haven't heard of any other physical release plans. Looks like, if you don't get the Best Buy single, all you're gonna get is a download until Sep. 4.
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Yeah, but having a deal with a store (which doesn't even ships worldwide) for a few physical copies, does not make it an official release. They printed some physical copies for El Dorado too, but only for promotional use. The official format of the single was "digital download".
 
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UpTheIrons said:
Not much salient information regarding the new album in the fan magazine, apart from the fact that Dave apparently was aiming for a Number of the Beast/Piece of Mind era style guitar sound.

EDIT: Also a pretty cool picture of the band standing in front of a Mayan-style pyramid.
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I just stumbled across this old ditty of info and had to wonder if Dave changed his mind over time in the studio for what sound he wanted or not. If we are indeed getting more of a Piece of Mind sounding production, I certainly won't mind, but it doesn't sound like it from the snippet. I guess we'll find out for sure in two weeks time though.
 
Brigantium said:
I'm still not sure why the Glide interview with Janick has gone.
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The management doesn't share some views Janick has expressed. ;)
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Chained Prometheus said:
It could also be damage control on something that Janick might have said within the interview, such as that comment that he'd prefer for no one to hear anything off the album before its release. Found it rather ironic how he said that in the interview and then the next day, we got our first snippet of the album.
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Exactly my thoughts.
 
That review elevated my curiosity for the Red and the Black.
Harris takes too much shit in this forum, IMO, but his dominance as a songwriter has faded a bit.
This track is just 12 seconds shorter than Rime and is described as having a lot going on.
Does Steve have another Clansman/Sign of the Cross in him?
 
mckindog said:
That review elevated my curiosity for the Red and the Black.
Harris takes too much shit in this forum, IMO, but his dominance as a songwriter has faded a bit.
This track is just 12 seconds shorter than Rime and is described as having a lot going on.
Does Steve have another Clansman/Sign of the Cross in him?
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I'm curious about that song too, as there was a lot in that song description that I liked. If he's got another Clansman or Sign of the Cross in him for this, I'll be stoked. That said, it's probably the epic I'm least interested in hearing. Bruce writing two entirely on his own has, which open and close the album, is a really tantalizing prospect and Janick's really consistent in the quality of his epics, but I'm curious to see if the title track is more along the lines of The Legacy or Dance of Death.
 
Chained Prometheus said:
I'm curious about that song too, as there was a lot in that song description that I liked. If he's got another Clansman or Sign of the Cross in him for this, I'll be stoked. That said, it's probably the epic I'm least interested in hearing. Bruce writing two entirely on his own has, which open and close the album, is a really tantalizing prospect and Janick's really consistent in the quality of his epics, but I'm curious to see if the title track is more along the lines of The Legacy or Dance of Death.
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Yes, I think title track and 18-minute Bruce track are going to generate more hype.
Book of Souls sounds very Dance of Death in its description, while I'm getting the vibe Eternity may not be a full-blown epic, but more a heavy monster track with a drawn-out atmospheric intro.
 
mckindog said:
Yes, I think title track and 18-minute Bruce track are going to generate more hype.
Book of Souls sounds very Dance of Death in its description, while I'm getting the vibe Eternity may not be a full-blown epic, but more a heavy monster track with a drawn-out atmospheric intro.
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I'm not sure what to think of Eternity yet, from the description of the review. I think it's going to be more akin to Bruce's solo material than anything else, especially if it really is the heaviest track to ever come from the band.

SixesAlltheway said:
Judging from the review..If Eternity Should Fail should really be something. At the same time psychedelic and the heaviest track Maiden ever did? Yes, please, gimme :)
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It's probably the track I'm most excited about for the album. Either that or Empire of the Clouds.
 
13 days to Speed Of Light!

It will be interesting to see how easy it is to pick my favorite song on this one. With BNW, it was Dream Of Mirrors after one listen. With DOD, it was DOD. And with TFF, it was The Talisman. But with AMOLAD, it took forever to decide between the 3 longest songs and it finally ended up being The Legacy which was interesting because I didn't really like that one at first. Hopefully it won't be too much of a challenge this time around.
 
Travis The Dragon said:
13 days to Speed Of Light!

It will be interesting to see how easy it is to pick my favorite song on this one. With BNW, it was Dream Of Mirrors after one listen. With DOD, it was DOD. And with TFF, it was The Talisman. But with AMOLAD, it took forever to decide between the 3 longest songs and it finally ended up being The Legacy which was interesting because I didn't really like that one at first. Hopefully it won't be too much of a challenge this time around.
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It'll be one of the two Bruce tracks for me, I think. He's my favorite songwriter in the band and the descriptions of both of his songs really grab my attention.
 
I expect The Red and the Black to be the hidden gem of the album. It's funny, only an 18 minute song written solely by Bruce Dickinson could overshadow Steve Harris writing an epic roughly the same length as Rime. I still can't believe Maiden is recording a near 20 minute song. This album is going to be a real treat, I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it. Double album, long epics, this seems like the sort of thing that would be made up by hopeful fans.

Remember when we were hyping When the Wild Wind Blows? Seems like small potatos now! :D
 
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