The Book of Souls
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The Book of Souls is a 2015 double studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, noted for its epic, progressive compositions and being one of the longest releases in their catalog.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of Souls canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5875638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Souls Context triple: [Iron Maiden, notableWork, The Book of Souls]
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A.
The Shadow Lands
The Shadow Lands is a mysterious, little-known region at the far eastern edge of the world in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" universe, rumored to be filled with dark magic, strange creatures, and ancient, sinister lore.
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B.
Master of the First Veil
The Master of the First Veil is a principal ceremonial officer in Royal Arch Masonry responsible for duties associated with the symbolic first veil in chapter rituals.
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C.
Master of the Second Veil
The Master of the Second Veil is a ceremonial officer in Royal Arch Masonry responsible for guiding candidates through one of the intermediate symbolic stages of the chapter’s ritual.
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D.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
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E.
The High Druid's Blade
The High Druid's Blade is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following the adventures and political intrigues surrounding the Druid order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Souls Target entity description: The Book of Souls is a 2015 double studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, noted for its epic, progressive compositions and being one of the longest releases in their catalog.
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A.
The Shadow Lands
The Shadow Lands is a mysterious, little-known region at the far eastern edge of the world in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" universe, rumored to be filled with dark magic, strange creatures, and ancient, sinister lore.
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B.
Master of the First Veil
The Master of the First Veil is a principal ceremonial officer in Royal Arch Masonry responsible for duties associated with the symbolic first veil in chapter rituals.
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C.
Master of the Second Veil
The Master of the Second Veil is a ceremonial officer in Royal Arch Masonry responsible for guiding candidates through one of the intermediate symbolic stages of the chapter’s ritual.
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D.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
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E.
The High Druid's Blade
The High Druid's Blade is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following the adventures and political intrigues surrounding the Druid order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Janick Gers NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProducer | Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Janick Gers NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicko McBrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
progressive metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Mark Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Death or Glory
NERFINISHED
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Empire of the Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ If Eternity Should Fail NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadows of the Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Speed of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears of a Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Souls (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Unknown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man of Sorrows NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red and the Black NERFINISHED ⓘ When the River Runs Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 92:11 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bruce Dickinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | The Book of Souls: Live Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWorkReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Iron Maiden's first studio double album
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being one of the longest albums in Iron Maiden's catalog ⓘ epic progressive compositions ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Empire of the Clouds
NERFINISHED
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Speed of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears of a Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| performer | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | The Final Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| producer | Kevin Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Guillaume Tell Studios
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
2014-09
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2014-12 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
BMG Rights Management
NERFINISHED
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Parlophone ⓘ Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-09-04 ⓘ |
| theme |
Mayan culture
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mortality ⓘ |
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