Blueshirt
2021-07-20 15:36:06 UTC
IRON MAIDEN announce their new studio album, SENJUTDSU, to be released
on September 3rd.
For Senjutsu – loosely translated as ‘tactics & strategy’, the band once
again enlisted the services of Mark Wilkinson to create the spectacular
Samurai themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Steve Harris. And with
a running time of a little under 82 minutes, Senjutsu, like their
previous record The Book Of Souls, will be a double CD album/triple
vinyl album.
Steve 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."
Bruce Dickinson continues, "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!"
The full tracklisting is:
1. Senjutsu (Smith/Harris) 8:20
2. Stratego (Gers/Harris) 4:59
3. The Writing On The Wall (Smith/Dickinson) 6:13
4. Lost In A Lost World (Harris) 9:31
5. Days Of Future Past (Smith/Dickinson) 4:03
6. The Time Machine (Gers/Harris) 7:09
7. Darkest Hour (Smith/Dickinson) 7:20
8. Death Of The Celts (Harris) 10:20
9. The Parchment (Harris) 12:39
10. Hell On Earth (Harris) 11:19
on September 3rd.
For Senjutsu – loosely translated as ‘tactics & strategy’, the band once
again enlisted the services of Mark Wilkinson to create the spectacular
Samurai themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Steve Harris. And with
a running time of a little under 82 minutes, Senjutsu, like their
previous record The Book Of Souls, will be a double CD album/triple
vinyl album.
Steve 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."
Bruce Dickinson continues, "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!"
The full tracklisting is:
1. Senjutsu (Smith/Harris) 8:20
2. Stratego (Gers/Harris) 4:59
3. The Writing On The Wall (Smith/Dickinson) 6:13
4. Lost In A Lost World (Harris) 9:31
5. Days Of Future Past (Smith/Dickinson) 4:03
6. The Time Machine (Gers/Harris) 7:09
7. Darkest Hour (Smith/Dickinson) 7:20
8. Death Of The Celts (Harris) 10:20
9. The Parchment (Harris) 12:39
10. Hell On Earth (Harris) 11:19