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

[SixesAlltheway]

Sounds to me like it could be a harmony bridge leading into the chorus perhaps....

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Sounds to me like it could be a harmony bridge leading into the chorus perhaps....

Absolutely. Or another guitar solo. I wouldn't be surprised if they have cut the vocals off the beginning of a chorus for this sound snippet.

 

[Deleted member 14607]

Instantly reminds me of "Piece of Mind" sound...well, maybe with just a little harder feel. Awesome production (finally)!

P.S. I almost see waves of photons buzzing in my brain!

 

[Saapanael]

I wouldn't be surprised if they have cut the vocals off the beginning of a chorus for this sound snippet.

On top of that last power chord, I always imagine "El Dorado, come and play" being sung.

 

[Arbiex]

Is it me or the bass is not as high in the mix as it used to be?

 

[shadowpants]

yea...noticed that too. Bass?

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Sounds like a good mix if you're listening on headphones.

 

[Ranko]

Absolutely. Or another guitar solo. I wouldn't be surprised if they have cut the vocals off the beginning of a chorus for this sound snippet.

Nah, I think that any samples we'd get would be from the finalized CD version of the album. You'd have to have a master of the instrumental tracks, and I don't think they would go that far just for the teasers.

 

[ironbaz]

headphones on and the bass come out!

 

[Moonchild]

This is pure perfection!

 

[TheSpectreWithin]

I've probably listened to this clip 50 times now and still can't get enough. There's nothing like new Maiden!

 

[Chained Prometheus]

Great stuff! I was hoping to hear a snippet of Bruce singing in there, but I'm perfectly fine with what we got. The production definitely sounds like an improvement over TFF, which is a good thing. In fact, the tone is kinda reminiscent of Brave New World, I think! Makes sense, since they recorded this at the same studio as BNW.

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

I'm quite impressed with the sound. Now we can all have a moment when the album comes out, "oh there's that part!"

 

[Virtual Factor]

Most albums? I don't see it as a case. The question or not Janick Gers means
that we won't get to hear anything at a

On top of that last power chord, I always imagine "El Dorado, come and play" being sung.

?? Really ?? Me not at all.

 

[Saapanael]

In fact, the tone is kinda reminiscent of Brave New World, I think! Makes sense, since they recorded this at the same studio as BNW.

The drums sound darker here, I prefer BNW's bright drums. Still, the mix sounds pretty great.

 

[Virtual Factor]

But the only thing missing in the sample is Bruce... I would have liked to hear his voice. But I love the groove and the sound of the sample for sure !!

 

[Eriko]

This sounds almost like a mobile recording of some track just playing from the speakers, it's FAR from the actual stereo mix!

The melody kinda reminds me of the vocal melody (and some of the guitars) of 'Futureal' ...and a tad Gary Moore

 

[TheSpectreWithin]

I was also hoping to hear some of Bruce's vocals, especially given what we've heard in the interviews from Steve and Janick about how great he sounds. But at this point anything is much appreciated from the Maiden camp. That melody is really cool, I would imagine it's from Speed of Light.

 

[Donner]

Sounds live but a bit more refined than the last few albums have as well.

It's insane how much info I'm trying to get from a 30 second clip haha!

 

[Chained Prometheus]

I'm getting some serious BNW/SSoaSS vibes from the snippet. Me likey.