The metal icons with tactics and strategy
Parlophone Records proudly announces the release of Iron Maiden’s new, 17th studio album “Senjutsu” in 2021. It is the follow-up to their number one album “The Book Of Souls” from 2015 and the first long player in six years.
The British hard rock and heavy metal icons recorded the album in Paris with their long-time producer Kevin Shirley. Steve Harris acted as co-producer. A total of ten songs made it onto “Senjutsu”. With a playing time of just under 82 minutes, the album, like its predecessor, comes as a double CD or triple vinyl album.
Bassist Steve Harris on the album: “We decided to record at Guillaume Tell Studio in France again because this place just has such a relaxed vibe. The setup there suits our needs perfectly; the building used to be a movie theater and has a very high ceiling, which makes for a fantastic acoustic sound. We recorded this album in the same way as ‘The Book Of Souls’, which was to write a song, practice it and record it straight away together with everything still fresh in our minds. There are some very complex songs on this album that took a lot of hard work to get their sound the way we wanted it, so the process was quite challenging at times, but Kevin is very good 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 the fans to hear it.”
Lead singer Bruce Dickinson continues: “We’re all really excited about this album. We recorded it in early 2019 during a break from the Legacy tour so we could tour as much as possible and still have a long lead up to the release to prepare good artwork and something special as a video. Of course, the pandemic has delayed things even further – so much for plans in advance, or should we say ‘strategies’! The songs are very diverse, and some of them quite long. Also, there are one or two songs that are quite different from our normal style, and I think Maiden fans will be surprised – positively, I hope!”
The term “Senjutsu” comes from the Japanese and loosely translates as “tactics and strategy”. Iron Maiden once again hired Mark Wilkinson for the cover design, who created the motif with a samurai theme based on an idea by Steve Harris.
In July, the first single “The Writing On The Wall” was released together with an animated video, produced by Blinkink based on a concept by Bruce Dickinson with two former Pixar executives.
“Senjutsu” is available as a double CD (Standard Edition) and as a Limited Deluxe Edition with the double CD in book format as well as a 3-LP set on black vinyl and a Limited Indie Edition with three LPs on red & black marbled vinyl. Real Iron Maiden fans can also look forward to a limited box set with double CD, Blu-ray and exclusive memorabilia.
9,99€