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

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Liveone said:
This is one of the pics with the Mayan glyphs....
Not sure if it is official Maiden artwork but it looks like it.
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I must say, this along with the metal hammer cover, is the best artwork for years (I think the actual cover could be a little more elaborate). The stage production will hopefully be really cool, perhaps nodding a bit to that of powerslave.
 
cyanopsis said:
I must say, this along with the metal hammer cover, is the best artwork for years (I think the actual cover could be a little more elaborate). The stage production will hopefully be really cool, perhaps nodding a bit to that of powerslave.
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Totally agree.
As soon as I saw the pictorial/graphic design I thought of the Powerslave motifs.
 
SOL is a 6/10, my opinion, been listening Maiden since 1990. Can t wait to hear BOS, and I really want to say thanks to all the guys who gave us links to reviews and interviews. 5 years with no Maiden, too long... Do you think there will be another album ? An 18 minutes song from Bruce seems like a final good bye, dont you think ?? The thing with cancer is that most of the time this f*cking thing always find a way to come back. Ive lost close friends with that s*it, and to all of you making jokes with cancer, I say f*ck you.
 
Virtual Factor said:
SOL is a 6/10, my opinion, been listening Maiden since 1990. Can t wait to hear BOS, and I really want to say thanks to all the guys who gave us links to reviews and interviews. 5 years with no Maiden, too long... Do you think there will be another album ? An 18 minutes song from Bruce seems like a final good bye, dont you think ?? The thing with cancer is that most of the time this f*cking thing always find a way to come back. Ive lost close friends with that s*it, and to all of you making jokes with cancer, I say f*ck you.
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While agree Cancer is no laughing matter there is one problem with you rationale. At the time of recording Bruce was unaware he would be diagnosed.
 
Next album? We haven't even heard this one!
Let's take things one step at a time - we have the new album to enjoy, then there will be a tour and maybe more concerts in 2017 if everything is okay with the band. We have no way of knowing what the chances of a next album are, but I don't think even Maiden do. The best thing we could do is buy TBOS, spin it 400 times, see Maiden live a few times and then hope they feels up for another record. But what is evident at the moment is that nothing in their attitude suggests thoughts of throwing in the towel.
 
SixesAlltheway said:
"Steve is as decent a bloke as you could meet, but even so, there is only so much piss-taking a man can tolerate. Steve's patience snapped one day in the summer of 1995, when he saw a copy of Kerrang! In which Chris Watts, a former K! critic, branded Iron Maiden's 'The X Factor' album a comedy record. Steve showed up at the Kerrang! Office looking for Watts. He was fuming and full of the nervous edginess of a man about to punch someone's lights out. Watts was not be found and Steve eventually cooled off after a pint in Kerrang!'s local. Looking back at the incident, Steve is relieved that it didn't come to blows.

Steve: When I came in I was really wound up. I'd just spent a year of my life working silly hours doing this album - which I still love and I don't give a fuck what anyone says - and some wanker has completely dismissed it in one sentence. I felt like he was having a joke at our expense. Another time I might have laughed at it, but I thought it was out of order. I wanted to see if he'd say it to my face. He could have been built like a brick shithouse and beat me to a pulp, but I had to have a word, it just ain't right. You know me, that ain't my style. I felt bad afterwards. I thought, fuck, I'm glad he wasn't there, cos I probably would have fucking whacked him, or at least got him against a wall or done something stupid, and that gets you nowhere. I'm not a violent person but I was wound up. I'd been through a divorce as well. I was going through hell anyway.

Kerrang!: A bad review won't stop diehard fans buying a new Iron Maiden album.

Steve: Yeah, but I've got to be honest - it still annoys you. Constructive criticism's okay, it's just when it gets personal. You feel like giving them a slap but you can't.
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I'd give anything to read the actual review. I wonder if it's online somewhere.
 
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