Senjutsu (album)

Senjutsu
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)
RecordedEarly 2019
StudioGuillaume Tell (Paris)[1]
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal[2]
Length81:53
Label
ProducerKevin Shirley
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
The Book of Souls
(2015) 		Senjutsu
(2021)
Alternative cover[3]
The alternative cover was featured on the back of the packaging in physical version.
Singles from Senjutsu
  1. "The Writing on the Wall"
    Released: 15 July 2021[4]
  2. "Stratego"
    Released: 19 August 2021

Senjutsu (Japanese: 戦術, "Tactics") is the seventeenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 2021.[5][6] Their first album in six years, it was a critical and commercial success, praised for its ambitious epic scope. Two singles, "The Writing on the Wall" and "Stratego", were released to promote the album.

  1. ^ Munro, Scott (21 July 2021). "Iron Maiden open pre-orders for Senjutsu – and detail super deluxe box set". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Prog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Iron Maiden [@IronMaiden] (25 August 2021). "Fun fact... Senjutsu has a front and back cover as Eddie loved how he looked with and without his helmet! #IronMaiden #wEDnesday #Senjutsu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Kreps, Daniel (15 July 2021). "Iron Maiden Drops Biblical Epic 'The Writing on the Wall,' First New Music in 6 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Iron Maiden – Senjutsu". Iron Maiden Official Website. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "IRON MAIDEN Announces 17th Studio Album, 'Senjutsu'". Blabbermouth.net. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.