℗ 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | September 1, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 11m 01s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Rock |
The X Factor (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden
Available in MQA and 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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Sign of the Cross (2015 Remaster)
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11:16 | |||
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1.2
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Lord of the Flies (2015 Remaster)
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5:03 | |||
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1.3
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Man on the Edge (2015 Remaster)
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4:13 | |||
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1.4
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Fortunes of War (2015 Remaster)
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7:23 | |||
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1.5
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Look for the Truth (2015 Remaster)
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5:10 | |||
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1.6
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The Aftermath (2015 Remaster)
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6:21 | |||
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1.7
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Judgement of Heaven (2015 Remaster)
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5:12 | |||
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1.8
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Blood on the World's Hands (2015 Remaster)
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5:57 | |||
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1.9
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The Edge of Darkness (2015 Remaster)
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6:39 | |||
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1.10
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2 AM (2015 Remaster)
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5:37 | |||
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1.11
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The Unbeliever (2015 Remaster)
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8:10 |
The X Factor is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 October 1995 through EMI Records. It is the first of two albums by the band to include Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, as vocalist, replacing Bruce Dickinson who left the band following their previous tour to pursue a solo career. The album takes a darker tone than the band's first nine releases, due to the lyrics being based on personal issues surrounding Steve Harris at the time, who was in the midst of a divorce.
The album title came about at the start of the recording. According to producer Nigel Green: "We all felt that the way things were progressing – the songs, Blaze's new involvement, the sound, the commitment – the new album really would have that extra quality, that bit of magic, that 'X Factor'. This became the working title for the album and we liked it, so we kept it. It is also very apt as this is our tenth studio album and "X" can bring up many images."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.36 -1.36 to -1.36 | -12.45 -13.77 to -11.15 | -9.55 -10.30 to -8.50 | 6 5 to 7 | |
| 1 | Sign of the Cross (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -13.28 | -9.8 | 6 |
| 2 | Lord of the Flies (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -11.37 | -9.1 | 6 |
| 3 | Man on the Edge (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -11.15 | -8.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Fortunes of War (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -13.12 | -10.3 | 6 |
| 5 | Look for the Truth (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -13.77 | -10.1 | 7 |
| 6 | The Aftermath (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -12.62 | -10.1 | 6 |
| 7 | Judgement of Heaven (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -11.69 | -9.2 | 6 |
| 8 | Blood on the World's Hands (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -11.73 | -8.8 | 5 |
| 9 | The Edge of Darkness (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -13.08 | -9.4 | 6 |
| 10 | 2 AM (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -12.97 | -10.0 | 6 |
| 11 | The Unbeliever (2015 Remaster) | -1.36 | -12.16 | -9.7 | 6 |