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:
- If Eternity Should Fail – Bruce Dickinson
- Speed of Light – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
- The Great Unknown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
- The Red and the Black – Steve Harris
- When the River Runs Deep – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
- The Book of Souls – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
- Death of Glory – Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
- Shadows of the Valley – Janick Gers, Steve Harris
- Tears of a Clown – Adrian Smith, Steve Harris
- The Man of Sorrows – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
- Empire of the Clouds – Bruce Dickinson
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