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

[Night Prowler]

Holy fuck!

 

[TheSpectreWithin]

I just saw it come up in my YouTube subscriptions and freaked out. I wonder if this is from Speed of Light? Sounds really cool though!

 

[Night Prowler]

Spoiler

https://video-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/h...=eeee6143c737d186daef3a36f57439fd&oe=55BA37AF

 

[Gk1]

pretty good!!!!!I don't get if this is a harmony part or a solo..........

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!!!!!

Spoiler

Sounds like Maiden, but with bluesier Maiden!

 

[Mega]

Sounds awesome to me!

 

[SixesAlltheway]

I fucking love the sound of this!

Also, that Eddie animation....I can already picture the big Eddie like that during Iron Maiden come next tour...

 

[Ranko]

Interesting, fast... I'll have to give it a louder listen when I get off work Sounds like a Janick lead to me, btw.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Interesting, fast... I'll have to give it a louder listen when I get off work Sounds like a Janick lead to me, btw.

Sounds like the tail end of an Adrian solo and then a lead melody written by Janick to me!

 

[Lego]

Wow, I am digging this! GREAT tone, it sounds like a return to the 'classic' Maiden lead from 2000-2003!

 

[SixesAlltheway]

No need to put that in spoiler Knicker..

But yes, very bluesy but classic sound like LEGO says.

 

[shadowpants]

I know audio won't be super quality in a sample, but I like the clarity of the guitars. I felt TFF was a tad mushy for leads

 

[TheSpectreWithin]

The guitar tone is definitely much improved from TFF. So. Fucking. Excited!

 

[Donner]

Clip sounds super good. Much more open sound than on TFF. Sounds like an Adrian solo right into a harmony part.

 

[Lego]

I know audio won't be super quality in a sample, but I like the clarity of the guitars. I felt TFF was a tad mushy for leads

Totally agree. I'm cautiously hopeful the album production will be just as crisp as this little lead clip

 

[Saapanael]

Nice guitar sound.

 

[Gk1]

I think it is pretty standard Adrian (solo similar to Wildest Dreams). I just can't listen clear enough whether there is a second guitar in the melody. Fu!#$ng hell this lick is extra cool and catchy.

 

[harrisdevot]

Sounds like the tail end of an Adrian solo and then a lead melody written by Janick to me!

Exactly what I thought at first listen. I bet this was written by Gers (but it could be Harry). I love the sound. Shit, this is a torture.

 

[srfc]

just had 1 quick listen to this, and the melody is still stuck in my head, unmistakably Maiden. Exciting.

 

[Gk1]

I think it sounds like the Rainmaker middle part but written by H,which is never a bad thing.