Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls

Up the irons as Maiden is back! I have been a long time fan since I first heard the song "Number of the Beast" during a metal show years ago and have been addicted since! First thing though is that this album is long! Maybe their longest (I am pretty sure of this) as it being split into 2 discs makes a great break as there is so much going on within the music that you need to catch your breath. It's an assault from the Metal masters as it is epic, heavy and rocking from beginning to end. This also a total band effort as everyone (except Nicko) gets a writing credit here as Harris actually didn't write every song on the album himself for the first time in a while. All souls have been unleashed as this shows that there is no slowing down for Maiden who always seems to release an amazing album no matter how many they have done, how old they are or how long you have to wait to get new material. Standouts include "If Eternity Should Fail", "Speed of Light", "The Great Unknown", "The Red and the Black", "When the River Runs Deep", "The Book of Souls",
"Death and Glory", "Shadows of the Valley", the emotional and heartfelt Robin Williams tribute "Tears of a Clown", "The Man of Sorrows" and "Empire if the Clouds". I guess that is the whole album. Well, it is a fantastic listen from beginning to end as they have done it again. UP THE IRONS and always look on the bright side of life with Maiden.