℗ 2015 Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | January 19, 2017 |
| Duration | 1h 32m 08s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Metal (Heavy) |
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1.1
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If Eternity Should Fail
Iron Maiden |
8:28 | |||
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1.2
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Speed of Light
Iron Maiden |
5:01 | |||
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1.3
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The Great Unknown
Iron Maiden |
6:37 | |||
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1.4
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The Red and the Black
Iron Maiden |
13:33 | |||
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1.5
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When the River Runs Deep
Iron Maiden |
5:52 | |||
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1.6
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The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden |
10:27 | |||
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2.1
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Death or Glory
Iron Maiden |
5:12 | |||
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2.2
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Shadows of the Valley
Iron Maiden |
7:32 | |||
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2.3
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Tears of a Clown
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4:58 | |||
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2.4
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The Man of Sorrows
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6:27 | |||
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2.5
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Empire of the Clouds
Iron Maiden |
18:01 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 September 2015. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 seconds. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015.
Produced by long-time Iron Maiden collaborator Kevin Shirley, The Book of Souls was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris from September to December 2014, which they had previously used for 2000's Brave New World. The band wrote and immediately recorded many tracks in the studio, resulting in a spontaneous live feel. While not a concept album, references to the soul and mortality are prominent, realised in the Maya-themed cover artwork, created by Mark Wilkinson.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.28 -1.28 to -1.27 | -13.18 -14.05 to -12.23 | -10.07 -10.90 to -9.40 | 8 8 to 9 | |
| 1.1 | If Eternity Should Fail | -1.28 | -13.31 | -10.0 | 8 |
| 1.2 | Speed of Light | -1.27 | -13.23 | -10.3 | 9 |
| 1.3 | The Great Unknown | -1.27 | -14.05 | -10.9 | 8 |
| 1.4 | The Red and the Black | -1.27 | -13.09 | -10.1 | 9 |
| 1.5 | When the River Runs Deep | -1.27 | -13.12 | -9.9 | 9 |
| 1.6 | The Book of Souls | -1.27 | -13.33 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 2.1 | Death or Glory | -1.27 | -12.23 | -9.4 | 8 |
| 2.2 | Shadows of the Valley | -1.27 | -12.73 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 2.3 | Tears of a Clown | -1.27 | -12.84 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 2.4 | The Man of Sorrows | -1.27 | -13.30 | -10.3 | 9 |
| 2.5 | Empire of the Clouds | -1.27 | -13.79 | -10.9 | 9 |