'The Book of Souls' is a bloated, unrefined album that could have been so much better if the band spent more time choosing and rehearsing their songs, cut the length considerably, and found some of their old spirit. The production is poorly done too, which doesn't help matters. As a 50 minutes album, this would had been spectacular but 92 minutes is just overwhelming. I tend to listen to my favorite parts and ignore skip some of the weaker moments, that's something I hate to do since I love listening to albums as a whole.