“Speed Of Light“, the new video from British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN, can be seen above. Written by guitarist Adrian Smith and vocalist Bruce Dickinson, the track is taken from the band’s new double album, “The Book Of Souls“, due on September 4, 2015 through BMG in the U.S.A. (Parlophone Records in the rest of world).
MAIDEN fans can download the “Speed Of Light” song when pre-ordering “The Book Of Souls” on iTunes. It can also be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
The “Speed Of Light” video was produced and directed by Llexi Leon with animation and visual effects by The Brewery Production Company.
A huge IRON MAIDEN fan, this is Llexi Leon‘s first music video. Creator of the cult comic book series Eternal Descent — an IP that digitally animated a cast list of metal and hard rock luminaries — Leon has further expanded into the video gaming industry.
He chose to collaborate with The Brewery whoss previous film credits include 2010’s punk-rock inspired “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” with Andy Serkis, 2012’s music festival-themed “Spike Island” with Emilia Clarke, and more recently were providing VFX for the Sky Atlantic biopic on Ian Fleming.
The full track listing is:
Disc 1
01. If Eternity Should Fail (Dickinson) 8:28
02. Speed Of Light (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:01
03. The Great Unknown (Smith/ Harris) 6:37
04. The Red And The Black (Harris) 13:33
05. When The River Runs Deep (Smith/ Harris) 5:52
06. The Book Of Souls (Gers/ Harris) 10:27
Disc 2
07. Death Or Glory (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:13
08. Shadows Of The Valley (Gers/ Harris) 7:32
09. Tears Of A Clown (Smith/ Harris) 4:59
10. The Man Of Sorrows (Murray/ Harris) 6:28
11. Empire Of The Clouds (Dickinson) 18:01
(via Blabbermouth)