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Iron Maiden have shared details about their upcoming seventeenth studio album, Senjutsu, which arrives 3 September on Parlophone Records. This is their first album in 6 years, and features last week’s single ‘The Writing On The Wall’.

The recent single, and its accompanying music video feeds into the high-concept ideas behind the samurai-inspired Senjutsu (which translates to tactics and strategy). It features the unparalleled guitar work you can expect from Iron Maiden and it has created a lot of excitement for the upcoming release. And it’s going to be a massive one, with a running time of almost an hour and a half. Steve Harris spoke about recording Senjutsu here:

“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.”

Senjutsu tracklist:

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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