The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 September 2015. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 seconds. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. It is also their first album to be released on Parlophone, since the end of their 30-year relationship with EMI Records.
Bruce Dickinson – vocals, piano on "Empire of the Clouds" Dave Murray – guitars Janick Gers – guitars Adrian Smith – guitars Steve Harris – bass, keyboards Nicko McBrain – drums
Michael Kenney – keyboards Jeff Bova – orchestration
Kevin Shirley – production, mixing Steve Harris – co-production Denis Caribaux – engineering Ade Emsley – mastering Chris Bellman – additional vinyl mastering Stuart Crouch – art direction, design Mark Wilkinson – cover illustration Anthony Dry – disc illustrations Julie Wilkinson – Maya codex drawings Simon Martin – Maya hieroglyphs Jorge Letona – Maya font design John McMurtrie – photography Rod Smallwood – management Andy Taylor – management Dave Shack – management
