The Book Of Souls (studio album) by Iron Maiden

The Book Of Souls by Iron Maiden
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-09-04
Overall rank: 2,660th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 164 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (48th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (439th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,660th)
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The Book Of Souls is ranked 9th best out of 36 albums by Iron Maiden on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Iron Maiden is The Number Of The Beast which is ranked number 271 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,309.

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From 11/08/2022 23:04
I've been a Maiden fan since day one. Their hay day for me was the 80's material. I wouldn't call this a return to prime form but it's a definite improvement on the few albums prior. With this they majorly ventured into the prog metal world. The highlight by far is the 18 minute closer with it's added strings and piano for full grandiose effect. No disrespect to Bruce but his vocals just aren't doing the justice they once did.
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From 07/07/2022 19:25
This is a really good album with almost progressive leanings, the only issue I have is that it is too long. Most of my music is vinyl and a triple album costs a fortune and isn't really a single listening experience. Still, I still bought it! It will take a few more listens for me to really appreciate the full album so I may update further at a point in the future.
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From 08/06/2019 17:30
Very nice
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From 11/08/2018 14:04
It's interesting to note that appart from albums 7,8,11 and 12 every new Iron Maiden album is longer than the previous ones. It's showing well the direction of the band in term of production. But I think they'll have a hard time trying to make the next one longer.
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From 02/21/2018 05:25
Very Creative, kind of like a Beethoven's Ninth of Hair Metal.
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From 12/18/2016 01:38
Better than expected
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From 06/26/2016 15:56
The longest Iron Maiden album so far. It's probably a bit overlong to be honest, but there is some good stuff here. The first two tracks are excellent, and Bruce Dickinson's, empire of the clouds, is extremely enjoyable. Not as good as they used to be, but still fun.
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From 01/29/2016 19:02

Better than the previous effort Final Frontier

But it doesn't really blow me away yet .... will keep listening and who knows
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From 10/23/2015 20:34
Empire of the Clouds. WOW!
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