Iron Maiden announce new album ‘Senjutsu’

IRON MAIDEN have announced a new album!

Titled Senjutsu, the upcoming album from the British heavy metal legends is their staggering sixteenth full-length studio album, the follow-up to 2015’s The Book Of Souls, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Parlophone Records. The news of the new album comes hot on the heels of the release of the first single, The Writing On The Wall, which was released last Thursday.

The upcoming album was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by bassist Steve Harris. Speaking about the upcoming album, Harris says, “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 adds, “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 IRON MAIDEN fans will be surprised – in a good way, I hope!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

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

Senjutsu is set for release on September 3rd via Parlophone Records. Pre-orders will be available from Wednesday, July 21st.

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