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Iron Maiden: The Book Of Souls

On September 4, 2015, “Parlaphone” label released “The Book of Souls”, the sixteenth Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded September – December 2014, at “Guillaume Tell” in Paris, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals, piano
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Adrian Smith – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards
  • Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Steve Harris – co-production
  • Denis Caribaux – engineer
  • Ade Emsley – mastering
  • Chris Bellman – additional vinyl mastering
  • Stuart Crouch – art direction, design
  • Mark Wilkinson – cover illustration
  • Anthony Dry – disc illustrations
  • Julie Wilkinson – Maya codex drawings
  • Simon Martin – Maya hieroglyphs
  • Jorge Letona – Maya font design
  • John McMurtrie – photography

Track listing:

  1. If Eternity Should Fail – Bruce Dickinson
  2. Speed of Light – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
  3. The Great Unknown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  4. The Red and the Black – Steve Harris
  5. When the River Runs Deep – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  6. The Book of Souls – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
  7. Death of Glory – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
  8. Shadows of the Valley – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
  9. Tears of a Clown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
  10. The Man of Sorrows – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  11. Empire of the Clouds – Bruce Dickinson