Reception The Book of Souls

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1 reception

1.1 critical response
1.2 peers response
1.3 accolades
1.4 commercial performance





reception
critical response

the album received favourable reviews , holds score of 80/100 20 ratings on aggregate site metacritic. scored 9/10 classic rock, stated, it’s hard think of band of vintage capable of sounding vital , inspired. kerrang! , metal hammer gave full marks: former labelling album of extraordinary vision ; latter gargantuan emotional journey through career-best performances more makes five-year wait. blabbermouth.net extremely positive, scoring 9.5/10 , deeming iron maiden s comprehensive , confident work since brave new world , 1 of finest achievements overall. popmatters awarded 9 stars out of 10, praising band returning top of game in way haven’t seen since 1988. allmusic awarded 4 out of five, stating, repeated listening earns shelf space finest records. guardian scored 4 out of 5 and, despite criticising lumbering shadows of valley , exclaimed book of souls marked impressive rawness scratches against album’s more grandiloquent moments.


rolling stone , billboard more critical, rating 3.5 stars out of 5, latter describing outsized surprisingly engaging overall . paste rated 7.9/10, saying s impressive piece of work, gets bogged down band’s own ambition , although still concluding best maiden record dickinson’s second act, , impressive achievement , while uncut awarded 7 out of 10, stating epic, if ruminative tone dominates . both q , record collector gave album mixed score of 3 stars out of 5, former criticising lengthy longueurs , concluding not 1 of best , while latter asserted of album made of endless midtempo guitar chug , sounds other maiden album career-twilight period.


the closing, 18-minute empire of clouds subject of particular praise, popmatters calling masterpiece , every bit spellbinding 1984’s rime of ancient mariner [from 1984 s powerslave] . allmusic described heavy metal suite, unlike in catalogue . although blabbermouth.net , nme did not agree matches rime of ancient mariner , former stated worth every single minute cinematic-sounding encapsulation of band s career , while latter called pièce-de-résistance . received positive response classic rock, deemed stunning piece of work , while billboard labelled highlight . sputnikmusic rated significant improvement on closing tracks band s 2 previous studio records ( legacy 2006 s matter of life , death , when wild wind blows 2010 s final frontier), calling cerebral , evocative . guardian, however, argued unlikely appeal enthusiasts of band s older material, although did said [fans] might mollified harris’s red , black . 13 , half minute red , black complimented guardian genuine urgency , agility , while popmatters dubbed predictable [harris s] songwriting gets, [but] time around it’s delight hear . in contrast, paste critical of 3 of album s longer songs (also including 10-minute title track), stating in end, prog-jam logjam causes these songs lose of impact, after multiple listens , although did commend red , black having pace , feel of powerslave’s rime of ancient mariner .


peers response

2 horns maiden , amazing, brilliant book of souls, enthused rob halford. in last year or two, ve had great records black sabbath, priest, maiden , new motörhead one, british metal strong , influential ever was.


accolades

the book of souls received album of year award @ 2015 classic rock roll of honour awards, collected 2016 metal hammer golden gold award best album, , won in best international album category @ 2016 bandit rock awards. in addition, listed among best albums of year publications:



commercial performance

the album commercial success, reaching no. 1 spot in 24 countries in addition 19 other territories no longer publish retail charts. fifth record top uk albums chart sales of on 60,000 units, out-selling previous record, final frontier, sold 44,385 copies reached same chart position. in us, record charted @ no. 4, joint highest position on billboard 200 along final frontier, although book of souls again better seller 74,000 sales compared 63,000. according billboard, marks band s best sales week in since nielsen soundscan tracking system began operating in 1991. of january 2016, book of souls has sold more 148,000 copies in us.








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