The Book of Souls
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The Book of Souls is a 2015 double studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, noted for its epic, progressive compositions and being one of the longest releases in their catalog.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Book of Souls canonical | 2 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Janick Gers NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProducer | Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Janick Gers NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicko McBrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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progressive metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Mark Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Death or Glory
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Empire of the Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ If Eternity Should Fail NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadows of the Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Speed of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears of a Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Souls (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Unknown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man of Sorrows NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red and the Black NERFINISHED ⓘ When the River Runs Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 92:11 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bruce Dickinson
NERFINISHED
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Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | The Book of Souls: Live Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWorkReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Iron Maiden's first studio double album
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being one of the longest albums in Iron Maiden's catalog ⓘ epic progressive compositions ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Empire of the Clouds
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Speed of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears of a Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| performer | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | The Final Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| producer | Kevin Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Guillaume Tell Studios
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
2014-09
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2014-12 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
BMG Rights Management
NERFINISHED
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Parlophone ⓘ Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-09-04 ⓘ |
| theme |
Mayan culture
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mortality ⓘ |
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