Tyranny of Souls

Tyranny of Souls is a heavy metal album released by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson on 23 May 2005. The cover art is a work by renaissance artist Hans Memling. It is his first solo album since rejoining Iron Maiden in 1999 and his most recent studio album as a solo artist.

Tyranny of Souls
Studio album by
Bruce Dickinson
Released23 May 2005
Recorded2005 at Castle Oaks, Calabasas and Signature Sound, San Diego
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length43:35
LabelSanctuary
ProducerRoy Z
Bruce Dickinson chronology
The Best of Bruce Dickinson
(2001)		 Tyranny of Souls
(2005)		 Alive
(2005)
Singles from Tyranny of Souls
  1. "Abduction"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Storm[2]
Sputnik Music[3]

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 other players on the album were all connected to Roy Z through different projects. Z, bassist Ray "Geezer" Burke, and keyboardist Maestro Mistheria all contributed to vocalist Rob Rock's 2003 release, Eyes of Eternity. Drummer Dave Moreno and bassist Juan Perez were members of Z's Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies at the time.

"Kill Devil Hill" is inspired by the successful flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. See Kill Devil Hills.

"Navigate the Seas of the Sun" is inspired by Erich Von Däniken's theory about extraterrestrial presence on Earth long ago and about man dealing with that in the future.

The title track is somewhat based on Shakespeare's tragedy MacBeth, and includes direct quotes and lines from the play throughout the song.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Dickinson and Roy Z.

Original track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mars Within"1:29
2."Abduction"3:50
3."Soul Intruders"3:52
4."Kill Devil Hill"5:07
5."Navigate the Seas of the Sun"5:51
6."River of No Return"5:13
7."Power of the Sun"3:29
8."Devil on a Hog"4:01
9."Believil"4:50
10."A Tyranny of Souls"5:48
11."Eternal" (Japanese Bonus Track)5:59

Chart positions

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Chart (2005) Peak position
Austria Albums Chart 58
Canadian Albums Chart 71
Finnish Albums Chart 10
French Albums Chart 101
German Albums Chart 39
Greek Albums Chart 2
Hungary Albums Chart 24
Italian Albums Chart 34
Japan Albums Chart 75
Netherlands Albums Chart 96
Swedish Albums Chart 10
Swiss Albums Chart 73
UK Albums Chart 65
US Billboard 200 180

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Metal Storm review
  3. Sputnik Music review
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