Iron Maiden Announce New Album, "Senjutsu"

Heavy metal icons Iron Maiden have announced that they will be releasing Senjutsu, their seventeenth full-length album, on September 3rd. This is the band’s first album in six years.

The album was recorded in Paris with Kevin Shirley and co-produced by bassist Steve Harris. In an announcement from the band, Harris stated the following about the recording of Senjutsu:

“We chose to record at Guillaume Tell Studio in France again as the place has such a relaxed vibe. The setup there is perfect for our needs; the building used to be a cinema and has a really high ceiling so there’s a great acoustic sound. We recorded this album in the same way we did The Book Of Souls in that we’d write a song, rehearse it and then put it down together straight away while it was all fresh in our minds. There’s some very complex songs on this album which took a lot of hard work to get them exactly as we wanted them to sound, so the process was at times very challenging, but Kevin is great at capturing the essence of the band and I think it was worth the effort! I’m very proud of the result and can’t wait for fans to hear it.”

Vocalist Bruce Dickinson continued:

“We’re all really excited about this album. We recorded it back in early 2019 during a break in the Legacy tour so we could maximize our touring yet still have a long set up period before release to prepare great album art and something special as a video. Of course the pandemic delayed things more - so much for the best laid plans – or should that be ‘strategies’!? The songs are very varied, and some of them are quite long. There’s also one or two songs which sound pretty different to our usual style, and I think Maiden fans will be surprised - in a good way, I hope!“

The album will be available in a variety of formats: a standard 2 CD digipak; a deluxe 2 CD Book format; deluxe heavyweight 180g triple black vinyl; a special edition triple silver and black marble vinyl (select retailers only); a special edition triple red and black marble vinyl (selected retailers only); a super deluxe boxset featuring the CD, Blu-Ray and exclusive memorabilia; and digital download.

You can view the album artwork and track listing for Senjutsu below. You can also check out the animated music video for the album’s first single, “The Writing On The Wall”, below. You can click here to pre-order the album.

Senjutsu Track Listing
1. Senjutsu
2. Stratego
3. The Writing on the Wall
4. Lost in a Lost World
5. Days of Future Past
6. The Time Machine
7. Darkest Hour
8. Death of the Celts
9. The Parchment
10. Hell on Earth

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