Iron Maiden has announced that their 17th studio album Senjutsu will release on September 03rd through Parlophone Records. The album was originally recorded in early 2019 and will be the band’s first album in six years.
You can find the first single from the album, called “The Writings On The Wall“, below.
Steve Harris, the band’s bassist, offered the following regarding the 82 minute album:
“We chose to record at Studio Guillaume Tell 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.”
Bruce Dickinson, the band’s frontman added:
“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!”
Senjutsu track listing:
01 – “Senjutsu”
02 – “Stratego”
03 – “The Writing On The Wall”
04 – “Lost In A Lost World”
05 – “Days Of Future Past”
06 – “The Time Machine”
07 – “Darkest Hour”
08 – “Death Of The Celts”
09 – “The Parchment”
10 – “Hell On Earth”
