Live Souls

I saw a number of concerts this past summer, and one of the highlights was seeing Iron Maiden live for the sixth time. The past two times they have come through Massachusetts have been for their nostalgia tours of Somewhere Back In Time (2008) and Maiden England in 2012. Both shows were amazing, and I was happy to catch each of them...but Maiden haven't hit Massachusetts on a tour for an album since 2006 with A Matter Of Life And Death. For some reason, we tend to get skipped on those album support tours...which made it even more exciting when it was announced that Maiden were making a stop on their tour for Book Of Souls.

I love those nostalgia tours, but man, I was really looking forward to seeing something new! New stage designs...new Eddie walking onto the stage...but the most important piece were the new songs that they would be playing. Iron Maiden aren't going to rest on their laurels, and for this tour they had the setlist stacked with six new songs. It made for an amazing and memorable show.

I went through a small obsession with Iron Maiden live albums recently. Live At Donington. En Vivo. Death On The Road. I'm not usually a fan of live albums, but Iron Maiden are one of the few that I'll make an exception for, and this Live Chapter of The Book Of Souls does not disappoint.

In typical Maiden fashion, the packaging is top notch...full of new live photos and artwork. Great package through and through.