Top Ten Best Songs On Iron Maiden's the Book of Souls
Songsta41The Top Ten

This is my new favorite Iron Maiden song. It's amazing to me how a modern Maiden song could beat their classic songs in the Number of the Beast and Powerslave era. But this is just a great song. Especially around the 7:00 mark and onwards.
A lot of Iron Maiden albums have their closing track as one of the best of the album, such as Hallowed Be Thy Name on Number of the Beast, or Rime of the Ancient Mariner on Powerslave. This is yet another example. This song is beautiful, and easily my favorite on Book of Souls. - Metarock
Iron Maiden's gems are usually found as their closing tracks and in their longest songs. This exceeds both of the qualities of some of their best songs, so I am very excited to hear it! - Songsta41
Awesome song. Great Album. Go Bruce cancer survivor
V 21 CommentsBass the riff at the start epic, I saw them live in Melbourne during their book of souls tour and was glad to hear it live 13 minutes of heaven favorite off the album 6th favorite overall from maiden 1. Run to the hills 2. Running free 3. The evil that men do 4. Bring your daughter...to the slaughter 5. Aces High 6. The red and the black
Yet #1 favorite bass open to a song
Amazing Song with great riffs and an amazing solo. At 13 minutes better than Rime of the Ancient Mariner in my opinion.
Made the hair stand on the back of my neck from the moment I first heard it. Epic guitar breaks throughout and superb sing along vocals. Outstanding
It's my preferred song in this album, and it's surely in the top ten of all Maiden songs
V 8 Comments1 book of souls
2 empire of the clouds
3 the red and the black
4 if eternity should fail
5 speed of light
6 tears of a clown
7 shadows of the valley
8 death or Glory
9 when the river runs Deep
10 the great unknown
11 man of sorrows
Huge groove, great chorus and I love the middle section when it really picks up
Even though I haven't heard the album, I'll vote for the title track, because every title track on every album that Iron Maiden has done is just amazing
Fantastic track just love the haunting chorus it's goosebump inducing,it's a great title track - kieros
V 7 Comments2 days since the album has been released and so far this is the song that's stuck out the most, best opener since caught somewhere in time.
From the psychedelic intro to the hard hitting fantastic riffs and then that giant chorus! Bruce's vocals are at his best on this track. - wolphert
One of the Best Maiden intros ever. Very atmospheric. It takes you to a journey. It's one of the Best I'm songs ever
Opening track. And this is my favorite song of their's. from the album - zxm
Man, this song is the best.Haven't you heard it's alternate intro on the Iron Maiden channel.?
V 6 CommentsThis song was nothing like I expected to be. It's not the same as all their other music, which is definitely a step in the right direction for Iron Maiden. It almost sounds like Black Sabbath. This is an amazing song, I hope the whole album is like this. - Songsta41
Amazing it just came out. If this is the weakest song on this album this might be one of my favorite albums.
Tongue cancer ain't gonna stop this guy. - IronSabbathPriest
Love it. Sounds like iron maiden doing AC/DC
V 5 CommentsHeard its dedicated to a comedian who died of depression and suicide. Damn it what was his name
Rip robin williams
This has become one of my all time favorite maiden songs. Amazing.
Simple an awesome song. Has become one of my all-time favorites of Maiden.
Reminds me of Isle of Avalon. - IronSabbathPriest
This song has awesome vocals..it's like double chorus. Too good to be this low.
Ah, this track is awesome. Even if it does remind you of Wasted Years - IronSabbathPriest
This should be higher on the list! At Least above tears of a clown!
Hey, they've used this riff before.
Masterpiece.. But absolutely not easy listnening.. And almost impossible hard to sing... many tunes on this album reminds me of classical music in their composition... AMAZING WORK!
V 1 CommentFavorite on the album
Thought I'd vote it up because it kicks old school ass. First album since 7th Son I've loved every track but not convinced The Empire of the clouds is a masterpiece or even top 5 best on the album. Not yet anyway, I still have to listen to it another billion times so opinion could change.
This and River Runs Deep are way underrated in my opinion, for me the worst of the album are tears of a clown and the man of sorrows. If you take those two out, the album becomes a masterpiece.
This sounds as the truly Iron Maiden, you can feel the power in every single riffs and solos, Bruce's voice is a bid threat... Wow!
Seriously?! This song is amazing! Did people vote on this without even listening to the song?!
V 1 CommentThe Contenders

This song is so underrated death or glory is the worst on the album
This song is so underrated it clearly deserves to be in the top 5.
Why last? great riffs by Adrian and a catchy chorus!
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