The Book Of Souls

The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden released on 4 september 2015.

The book of souls. Steve harris contributed one solo composition and co wrote six tracks with various bandmates. The book of souls iron maiden album. The book of souls by james oswald detective inspector mclean series book 2 5 s what s it about. Each year for ten years a young woman s body was found in edinburgh at christmastime.

The book of souls though is both a continuation of and improvement on that release. The final victim kirsty summers was detective constable tony mclean s fiancée. The book of souls also known as the cosmic log or the book of destiny is the book where everything that is and ever will be is written. If you like what iron maiden is in 2015 you re going to love the book of souls it s a modern classic that s in keeping with the direction we ve seen from them in recent years but with just enough old school to tie it to their illustrious past and keep longtime fans smiling.

While 2006 s a matter of life and death and 2010 s the final frontier showcased longer songs book of souls is epic by comparison. The book of souls year. All rights reserved for iron maiden. Together they search for a legendary relic known as the book of souls which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

Their first double album it s 92 minutes long and three of its 11 tracks are over ten minutes. I thought it would be more proggy overall and while it has a healthy share of prog rock it has an abundance of old school style riffs and solos with an 80 s vibe but without sounding dated. It is the band s first studio double album and also their longest to date with a total length of 92 minutes. Destiny of the endless was its keeper for the longest time although it can be read by anyone if such is their true desire.