This isnt just the best maiden album to have been released since bruce and adrian rejoined the band, its the best maiden album to come out in nearly thirty years. Iron maiden will soon be touring in support of its forthcoming album the book of souls, and hoo boy, is it a good time to be in iron maiden. Iron maiden s gargantuan the book of souls world tour hit 36 countries in its twoyear run, unleashing hell in buenos aries, cape town and beyond, and for the book of souls. Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747 400 iron maiden book of souls world tour 2016 livery choose scale 172 scale 1100 scale 1144 scale 1200 scale 1400 scale 1500 scale enter quantity. Iron maiden the book of souls lyrics genius lyrics. Iron maiden and the book of souls go jumbo on massive 2016. Its all him under the vocals on the red and the black, and of course hes playing lead all over his own two tracks book of souls and shadows of the valley. Lyrics for the book of souls by iron maiden songfacts. Iron maiden release video charting their journey across the world onboard customised boeing 747 jumbo ed force one. The book of souls is now my favorite iron maiden album prior was a toss up of somewhere in time, number of the beast and seventh son.
Iron maiden unveils its awesome boeing 747 for book of. The group, their crew and equipment were transported on a customised boeing 747400. Heres the epic new tour intro featuring eddie and ed force one iron maiden. Its name runs down the forward length of the fuselage and the cover art for book of souls, its sixteenth studio album, adorns the vertical.
To say that iron maiden s the book of souls was ardently anticipated would be a vast understatement. Iron maiden are to soar to new heights for their 2016 world tour, when singer bruce dickinson flies the group around in a boeing 747 400 jumbo jet. Create an account with songmeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and. Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747 428 tf aak serving as ed force one for iron maiden on the book of souls world tour 2016 in 4 1 scale for those not in the know in 2016 iron maiden chartered a jumbo for their world tour in support of their album the book of souls. Hello folks, this is a post to discuss the lyrics from the new album. It draws inspiration from the mayans, which subsequently led to the mesoamerican artwork of the album.
Officially licensed merchandise, t shirts, hoodies, and much more. Heres the epic new tour intro featuring eddie and ed force one iron maiden s custom boeing 474 jet. Iron maiden and the book of souls go jumbo on massive 2016 world tour british heavy metal lagends iron maiden, whose new studio album, the book of souls, their first for 5 years, will be released worldwide next week on september 4, are taking touring to a new level using a boeing 747 400 jumbo jet a. Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747400 iron maiden book of. All of the information about iron maiden s new album the book of souls. Though it was mostly finished in 2014, vocalist bruce dickinsons cancer diagnosis and treatment delayed its release until he was medically cleared.
Iron maiden s bruce dickinson ponders with graham gruhamed hartmann on whether or not the book of souls will be the bands final album. Iron maiden inside ed force 1 bruce dickinson takes. Iron maidens world tour, in support of the bands latest album, the book of souls, will kick off on. Sacrifices buried with kings accompany them on a journey with no end to an afterlife thats rich, with fruit of all the gods and to face the demons of their underworld haunts. Lyrics and video for the song the book of souls by iron maiden songfacts. Iron maiden announce book of souls world tour music the guardian. Iron maiden the book of souls world tour intro youtube. Produced by tony newton and iron maiden s very own steve harris, the album tracklisting is based on the 2017 leg of the book of souls world tour setlist and includes six tracks from their most recent record together with seminal classics from their back catalogue. I believe the plan was to put the album out this year and the newly released dates would have originally been planned for support of album 17, but decided to cash in on legacy for one more leg instead. The book of souls, iron maidens double album, is currently at no 1 in the uk album charts. As known, tears of a clown is about robbin williams and empire of the clouds is about a disaster.
Released on 17 november 2017, the album was produced by tony newton, with steve harris serving as coproducer. View the track listing and get your copy of the limited edition deluxe cd, cd, triple heavyweight vinyl or digital version. Iron maiden released the book of souls last year, and theyare about. Bruce dickison talks to us about his new plane and you can see just how happy he is. Iron maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations.
Iron maiden are streaming their concert film the book of souls. While 2006s a matter of life and death and 2010s the final frontier showcased longer songs, book of souls is epic by comparison. Maiden s sixteenth and firstever double studio album, the book of souls, was released worldwide on september 4, 2015 through parlophone records bmg in the u. Wildest dreams is a song by english heavy metal band iron maiden. Iron maiden unveils its awesome boeing 747 for book of souls. Iron maiden werden ihr kommendes album the book of souls. Getting them around the world is this beautiful boeing 747 400 named ed force one. Iron maiden singer bruce dickinson, as iron maiden are to soar to new heights for their 2016 world tour, when dickinson flies the group around in a boeing 747.
This being maiden, the vinyl of the book of souls is a triple. Iron maiden say fans will be really surprised by songs. The book of souls world tour was a concert tour by iron maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, the book of souls. Opinions on the bands output after reuniting with singer bruce dickinson and guitarist adrian smith have divided their fan base, but while the book of souls follows the same pseudoprogressive formula as its direct predecessors, the fire and vigor of classic iron maiden is heard more than occasionally throughout the album. The heavy metal legends livestreamed the film for free across the globe at 7pm gmt on saturday night 11th november and now in a further gift for fans they have uploaded every song to youtube. Models and merch available at complete your iron maiden v. How iron maiden made the boeing 747 badass again adweek. It was written by guitarist adrian smith and bassist steve harris, and produced by kevin shirley and harris. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. The search for the truth, the book of souls the rulers of planets and stars the power of the kings of traders and the wars planetary cycles and the phases of the moon is in the document a kingdom they will learn they were praying to the gods of nature and were living in the cities of stone towers reaching upward to the heavens. The book of souls is the title track from iron maiden s sixteenth album. Iron maiden have two shows left on their the book of souls world tour. Iron maiden, whose new studio album the book of souls, their first. Piloted by bruce dickinson, iron maiden makes its second stop in tulsa, ok on the book of souls world tour.
Iron maiden is going fullon 1970s with the book of souls, which will be promoted with an elaborate world tour via a massive boeing 747 400 jumbo jet. Thats not to say that everything postseventh son of a seventh son has been substandard, more that the book of souls is a cut above the rest. The search for the truth, the book of souls the rulers of planets and stars the power of the kings of traders and the wars planetary cycles and the phases of the moon is in the document a kingdom they will learn. Recording an album and delaying it a year isnt really a big deal its not as tho the album is. Iron maidens custom boeing 747 ed force one leaves cardiff bound for fort lauderdale and the start of the book of souls world tour. As the 2016 tour draws to a close, we look back at the fun we had with ed force one. Iron maiden, whose new studio album the book of souls, their first in 5 years, will be released worldwide next week on sept 4, are taking touring to a new level using a boeing 747 400 jumbo jet aka queen of the skies for their world tour next year. Iron maiden, whose new studio album the book of souls, their first for 5 years, will be released worldwide next week on sept 4, are taking touring to a new level using a boeing 747 400 jumbo jet aka queen of the skies for their world tour next year. Iron maiden singer to pilot 747 for world tour lonely planet. Iron maiden 747 400 landing at fort lauderdale intl duration. Taking in 38 shows across europe this summer, including six in the uk, the legacy of the beast world tour is inspired by iron maiden s comic book and mobile phone game of the same name, and, in keeping with this, the stage set design will feature a number of different but interlocking worlds. Iron maiden s the book of souls world tour debuted in fort lauderdale on 24th february 2016. Iron maiden release ed force one documentary louder.
Maiden have long been cultivating their global fan base, and throughout the concert you. It is the bands first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Iron maiden and the book of souls go jumbo on massive. The book of souls world tour was a concert tour by iron maiden, held in support of their. It was released on 1 september 2003 as the lead single from their th studio album, dance of death 2003. Step inside ed force one iron maiden s, bruce dickinsons boeing 747 400. The sentient is sent to seek out all the truth a flight to earth that is a given from his birth to rise from ashes of the dead out of the fire is sent to fulfil mans desire by power day and night. March before ed force one dickinsons boeing 747400 jumbo jet flies into. Live chapter the best bits have been curated into one blistering tracklist. The lead single speed of light is my least favorite song though not a bad one on the album where the red and the black, tears of a clown, empire of the clouds and book of souls are my favorites with the others being very catchy and great. And in this guise, with iron maiden down the side of it, it just blows the doors off ever other plane on the planet. In recent years, theyve not produced anything punchy like wrathchild, the trooper, or run to the hills. Live chapter is a live album and video by iron maiden, recorded throughout their 20162017 the book of souls world tour. Iron maiden released the book of souls last year, and theyare about to hit the road for a world tour in support of their sixteenth studio album.