Iron Maiden release new song ‘Stratego’

IRON MAIDEN have released a brand new song!

The new song, titled Stratego, is taken from the heavy metal titans’ upcoming new album, Senjutsu, which is scheduled to be released in September this year.

The new song is one of two songs on the 10 track, 82 minutes long album written by guitarist Janick Gers and founder member/bassist Steve Harris.

Listen to Stratego here:

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!”

Senjutsu is set for release on September 3rd via Parlophone Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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