Iron Maiden’s new studio album The Book Of Souls will be released on September 4. The news comes as vocalist Bruce Dickinson has been given the all-clear after his recuperation following a tumour.
The 11-track, 92-minute double album - Iron Maiden’s first ever double studio album - was recorded in Paris with the band’s long-time producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with finishing touches added earlier this year.
The band decided to delay its release so that singer Dickinson would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.
“We’re really excited about The Book Of Souls and had a fantastic time creating it,“ says Dickinson. “We started working on the album in late summer 2014 and recorded it at Guillame Tell Studios in Paris, where we’d done the Brave New World album back in 2000 so the studio holds special memories for all of us. We were delighted to discover the same magical vibe is still alive and very much kicking there.”
