Here it is folks: “The Speed of Light,” the first single from Iron Maiden‘s upcoming double album The Book of Souls. Take a listen here below, and also check out the official video for the song, which contains visual throwbacks to previous album covers.

The album is Maiden’s sixteenth studio effort and their first in 5 years. It will be available worldwide on September 4th in the following formats:

* 2CD deluxe hardbound book limited edition
* 2CD standard edition
* Triple heavyweight black vinyl
* High res audio (24-bit Mastered for iTunes and non-Mastered for iTunes)
* Standard res audio (16 bit/ 44.1 kHz)

Following up on last Friday’s surprise debut of their new song “The Negative One,” Slipknot has just released the official video for the track this morning.

The clip can be seen in its entirety here below. As expected, the video contains all of the footage that the band had released as teaser clips for the last several weeks.

Check it out and stay tuned here for updates on the band’s as yet untitled fifth album.