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

[Cecil_2007]

I feel bad for the people who wanted an album full of short rockers.

I guess you misunderstood me...I am really excited to hear this song...

 

[Perun]

One thing's for certain, we have additional proof that Bruce is a madman. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the balls to singlehandedly pen an 18-minute track to add to the Maiden discography.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

Yup, if it turns to be crap he's going to be stained at the end of their career.

 

[Nick2632]

Wow! First double album!!!! Everything about this album looks spectacular! September 4 is a pretty reasonable date, I was really hoping we wouldn't have to wait until November-December. I'm glad I decided to check the forum this morning, thanks for sharing made my whole day!

 

[Revelations85]

I wonder when the first single will be released.

 

[UpTheIrons]

Double album, September release date, 18-minute long closing track, dear God I'm hyped.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

So much for me thinking they wouldn't announce this while Steve was out with BL.

I just hope they gave it a listen afterwards.

They've had six months to listen to it, have they not?

I wonder when the first single will be released.

Good point. Any guesses on what track is likely to be released as a/the single?

 

[Ariana]

I wonder when the first single will be released.

That's just what I was thinking. Four to six weeks from now?

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Does anyone think this feels like a last album?

 

[Deleted member 7164]

Yeah probably.

 

[Mosh]

The stripped down artwork is weird but I'd much rather have that than than a bunch of weird cgi figures floating in the background.

 

[Cecil_2007]

Does anyone think this feels like a last album?

I have this feeling.

 

[Maturin]

I think we could be sure the single won't land this week. It will land just as we start to wonder if there is going to be one, to maximize the hype. I just hope they choose a better single than "El Dorado" this time.

Does anyone think this feels like a last album?

It would be unwise for them to state this as a final album, considering Bruce's condition and all. Unless someone is terminally ill, there's still a chance they'll continue to tour and record until they're in their 80's.

 

[Ariana]

I doubt that they would set out to make this the last album. It might turn out to be the last eventually, but I don't think they know when the end will come.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

For me, it gives out this Chemical Wedding vibe. Dickinson had a huge input here, maybe he threw in a lot of ideas for his never released post TOS solo album.
Looking forward to a dark sounding record, this seems like it...

 

[Deleted member 7164]

I doubt that they would set out to make this the last album. It might turn out to be the last eventually, but I don't think they know when the end will come.

Yeah I don't think they approach things like that, at all.

 

[SixesAlltheway]

I like the artwork. Better than the cartoonish TFF. It has a darker edge to it which I like. Definitely some tribal, voodoo stuff going on there..perhaps also in some of the songs, that will be interesting to hear how Maiden tackles...

 

[Maturin]

For me, it gives out this Chemical Wedding vibe. Dickinson had a huge input here, maybe he threw in a lot of ideas for his never released post TOS solo album.
Looking forward to a dark sounding record, this seems like it...

I was thinking that too. I'm still hoping he'll release another solo album with Roy Z, but the sheer amount of material he has contributed here says otherwise.

 

[Cosmiceddie]

I feel an incredible buzz arising from this:

If Eternity Should Fail (Dickinson) 8:28
Empire Of The Clouds (Dickinson) 18:01

Anyway, that cover artwork seems a real bummer.

 

[Brigantium]

At first glance I misread some of those song titles as Bruce solo song titles.