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

[blindg3]

Any word of who played violin on Empire? So it does have guest musicians after all!

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Adrian Smith - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Guitar Synths, Creating the Sound of a Violin Using Only the Power of His Mind

 

[Revelationer]

Any word of who played violin on Empire? So it does have guest musicians after all!

They already have guest musicians on Brave New World

• Jeff Bova – orchestration on "Blood Brothers" and "The Nomad"

 

[shadowpants]

Good point with the violin. I hope it is a real one and not a synthy thing played by Steve.

 

[shadowpants]

They already have guest musicians of Brave New World

• Jeff Bova – orchestration on "Blood Brothers" and "The Nomad"

Cool. Totally forgot about that

 

[Demigod_Tyek]

Finally caught up all this reading after not being on for a few months... Wow. You people know how to keep a topic going!

So the single is being released at 8am UK time (GMT+1)? That means around 2am my time. It's gonna be a great night!

 

[Gk1]

Actually 8:00 a.m GMT

 

[Night Prowler]

I saw the same YouTube "leak" and it was 100% silence in length of each Maiden song. So fake.

 

[Collin]

So are we sure that it's released at 8 AM in the UK?

 

[cyanopsis]

Just want to say hi and get aboard the hype train! Loooooooooong time lurker and all that yada yada!

 

[Night Prowler]

https://twitter.com/IronMaiden/status/631902665707008000

 

[Chained Prometheus]

https://twitter.com/IronMaiden/status/631902665707008000

Not surprised in the least. Should be great!

 

[Raskolnikov]

Just want to say hi and get aboard the hype train! Loooooooooong time lurker and all that yada yada!

As above so in here. Hello, everyone. Never been so hyped in my entire life (not even when AMOLAD and TFF were to be released). It's madness! Need SoL so much.
How long on this longest day
'Til we finally make it through?

 

[SixesAlltheway]

What a tease....

 

[SixesAlltheway]

Good point with the violin. I hope it is a real one and not a synthy thing played by Steve.

There was also the orchestral version of Paschendale on the No More Lies EP. But I think that one was done purely on keyboards.

 

[That'sHowYouGetAnts]

*Homer Simpson voice* 12 hours? But I want it now!

 

[Lego]

https://twitter.com/IronMaiden/status/631902665707008000

Looks like I'm getting up for a couple hours in the middle of the night then!

 

[bornless1]

Less than half a day!!

 

[SixesAlltheway]

12 Wasted Hours

 

[JAMSKING]

3am here in EST it's like getting it early i'll surely be up for it.