Tyranny of Souls
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| Studio album by Bruce Dickinson | ||
| Released | May 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 40:04 | |
| Label | Sanctuary Records | |
| Producer(s) | Roy Z | |
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| Bruce Dickinson chronology | ||
| The Chemical Wedding (1998) |
A Tyranny of Souls (2005) |
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Tyranny of Souls is a heavy metal album released by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson on May 23, 2005 (see 2005 in music). The cover art is a work by renaissance artist Hans Memling. It is Bruce's first solo album since rejoining Maiden in 1999.
The songwriting on the album was split between Roy Z and Dickinson. During composition, Roy sent recordings of riffs to Dickinson, who was on tour with Iron Maiden. Dickinson subsequently wrote lyrics and melodies. Roy also served as the album's producer and played all guitar parts as well as some supplemental bass guitar and piano parts.
The song Kill Devil Hill is inspired by the successful flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. See Kill Devil Hills.
The title track "Tyranny of Souls" is somewhat based on Shakespeare's tragedy MacBeth, and includes direct quotes and lines from the play throughout the song.
[edit] Track listing
- "Mars Within" – 1:41
- "Abduction" – 3:52
- "Soul Intruders" – 3:54
- "Kill Devil Hill" – 5:09
- "Navigate the Seas of the Sun" – 5:53
- "River of No Return" – 5:15
- "Power of the Sun" – 3:31
- "Devil on a Hog" – 4:03
- "Believil" – 4:52
- "A Tyranny of Souls" – 5:54
The track "Eternal" appears on the Japanese release.
[edit] Musicians
- Bruce Dickinson - Lead Vocals
- Roy Z - all Guitars and Bass (tracks 7,9)
- David Moreno - Drums
- Ray "Greezer" Burke - Bass (tracks 1,4,5,6,8,10)
- Juan Perez - Bass (tracks 2,3)
- Maestro Mistheria - all Keyboards
| Bruce Dickinson |
| Bruce Dickinson | Roy Z | Adrian Smith | Eddie Cassillas | David Ingraham |
| Alex Dickson | Janick Gers | Chris Dale | Alessandro Elena | Andy Carr | Fabio Del Rio | Doug Van Booven |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Tattooed Millionaire | Balls to Picasso | Skunkworks | Accident of Birth | The Chemical Wedding | Tyranny of Souls |
| Live Albums: Alive in Studio A | Scream for Me Brazil |
| Compilations: The Best of Bruce Dickinson | Anthology (DVD) |
