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

[Stardust]

Holy...what happened here? Did..did the album leak?

 

[SixesAlltheway]

You created an account for the sole purpose of trolling this album?

OK then.

+1. This is spot on. This is someone with another account here being an asshole just for the fun of it.

 

[LooseCannon]

+1. This is spot on. This is someone with another account here being an asshole just for the fun of it.

I already checked IP addresses.

 

[Brave New Pilgrim]

Holy...what happened here? Did..did the album leak?

Yup

 

[Meliegree]

Holy...what happened here? Did..did the album leak?

Nope, we just have amazing imagination. It's how we play till release date.

 

[Night Prowler]

Holy...what happened here? Did..did the album leak?

Nah.

 

[Meliegree]

I already checked IP addresses.

It's rubbish - there are so many ways to trick IP checker.

 

[Lempface]

1. A Matter of Life and Death
2. The X Factor
3. The Final Frontier
....
15. Virtual XI
16. The Book of Souls

But it's way too early for anything other than a first impression, of course.

Gosh that is harsh.. Did you bump your head this morning?

 

[SixesAlltheway]

I already checked IP addresses.

Regardless, someone signing up with that nick and those first posts is not exactly here to discuss his viewpoints in a serious and mature way. Even if he genuinly did not like the album... I mean, the name screams attention...

 

[LooseCannon]

It's rubbish - there are so many ways to trick IP checker.

Well, there's only one person I can think of who posts like that, and jerks off the 80s so hard while he does it.

 

[Hallowedbeme]

2. The X Factor

For me, this equates to zero credibility

 

[Lempface]

Spoiler: EOTC

That recurring theme is just great. Brucey has a great mind for melody. On first listen it wasn't the Omega that some hyped it to be. But it is absolutely exceptional.

 

[LooseCannon]

The X Factor is a beloved album here.

 

[Josh]

I would give my opinion on EotC but I'm so stuck repeating some of these tracks I simply cannot.

 

[Meliegree]

Spoiler: EOTC

That recurring theme is just great. Brucey has a great mind for melody. On first listen it wasn't the Omega that some hyped it to be. But it is absolutely exceptional.

For you but we all search for something different in music. For me EOTC has everything.

 

[Hallowedbeme]

The X Factor is a beloved album here.

To each their own but, ranking that so high essentially, imho, renders ones opinions meaningless

 

[Lempface]

I would give my opinion on EotC but I'm so stuck repeating some of these tracks I simply cannot.

This I do not understand. I always listen to albums straight through for the first listen. I think of it as my duty, the band wanted me to experience them in that order, so I must oblige. Can't wait for my deluxe to get here!

 

[Lempface]

For you but we all search for something different in music. For me EOTC has everything.

Spoiler

The absolutely exceptional didn't come across as glowing? It should have, I was floored by the tune. I just think its 2nd or 3rd best on the album. The Red and the Black and The Man of Sorrows stuck out just a tad more on first listen.

 

[Travis The Dragon]

HELL YES!!! The wait is finally over I see! I can't give the album a listen here yet, but I'll definitely check it out when I get the chance.

And for those waiting resisting the leak and until the release date, 7 days to go!

 

[Severian]

As for that Riff in EotC, it is almost identical to the riff in The Legacy and it bothered me when i 1st heard it (The Legacy is my favorite post reunion song so far) , but after a few listens i think it fits into EotC more than it does The Legacy so i can forgive the "repetition"