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Senjutsu
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Iron Maiden
Released3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)
RecordedEarly 2019
StudioGuillaume Tell (Paris)[1]
GenreHeavy metal
Length81:53
Label
ProducerKevin Shirley
Iron Maiden studio albums chronology
The Book of Souls
(2015) 		Senjutsu
(2021)
Alternative cover[2]
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[3]
  2. "Stratego"
    Released: 19 August 2021

Senjutsu (Japanese: 戦術, loosely translated as "tactics and strategy") is the seventeenth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 2021.[4][5] Their second studio double album, and their first album in almost 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.

Overview

Senjutsu is the band's first studio album in nearly six years (although having been put on hold for well over two years), following The Book of Souls (2015), marking the longest gap between two Iron Maiden studio albums. This is also their second studio double album, and their first studio album since Powerslave (1984) to have no songwriting contributions from guitarist Dave Murray in any way,[a] as well as the first since Virtual XI (1998) to feature multiple songs written by bassist Steve Harris alone.

The name of the album is rendered on the right side of the cover art by the actual vertical Japanese spelling of "senjutsu" (戦術), and on the left side by a font reminiscent of Japanese characters. Although it is not a concept album, doom is a recurring theme throughout.

Senjutsu is one of Iron Maiden's most successful albums, chart-wise, eventually peaking at number one in 23 countries,[6][7][8] and marked their first album not to peak that position in the UK charts since A Matter of Life and Death (2006), which peaked at number two. It did, however, top the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts. The album also gave the band its highest chart position in the US at number three on Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and number one on Billboard's Physical Albums Chart.[9]

Artwork

The album Senjutsu marks the second use of the band's original logotype (with the extended letters R, M and N) on a studio album cover since The X Factor (1995), the previous one being for The Book of Souls (2015). The album cover by Mark Wilkinson presents Eddie dressed up as a samurai and holding a katana. An English illustrator told UK's Metal Hammer magazine: "I knew I would have difficulty just plonking Eddie into samurai costume. The higher caste warriors usually had many layers of highly ornate, dense fabric both to project and pad them out on the battlefield – I couldn't see such a costume working for the skeletal figure of Eddie. Besides, he would look far too flamboyant. I also resisted putting the traditional samurai helmet on his head. It would cover too much detail of the early kabuki – style 'mask' of red warpaint I had sketched out for him. The helmet 'cowl' and 'fukigaeshi' earpieces were like skin and bone attachments. Eddie's head was like a cyborg – part creature, part machine – especially with all the bashed in metal and torn rustic leather of the rest of his costume".[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Classic Rock[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
Kerrang!4/5[16]
Metal Hammer[17]
MetalSucks[18]
Pitchfork7.4/10[19]
PopMatters8/10[20]
Rolling Stone[21]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 83 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[11] AllMusic awarded it 4 out of five, stating, "Clocking in at just over 80 minutes, the epic Senjutsu is another distended late-career triumph, albeit one that requires multiple spins to set up camp in your Homeric metal-craving cranium".[12] Wall of Sound scored the album 9/10, calling it an "(...) epic and triumphant return for the lads... better balanced [than The Book of Souls]... with some interesting songwriting".[22] The Guardian awarded it with the highest note and praising Senjutsu as "(...) an ambitious, eccentric master piece".[14] Classic Rock’s journalist Dave Ling awarded Senjutsu with 4.5 stars out of 5 describing band’s effort as "(…) a remarkable album from a band that still has plenty to say and to offer".[13]

Once again as happened with band’s former album The Book of Souls, both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer magazines gave the album high marks: the former titled it as "Metal legends Iron Maiden make a stunning surprise return with their 17th studio album, Senjutsu"[16] the latter "Iron Maiden's Senjutsu: an electrifying, cinematic masterpiece"[17] and awarded it with 4.5 out of five stars. Blabbermouth.net were also extremely positive, scoring band's 17th studio album 9/10 and deeming the release in words: "Senjutsu is a modern gem from one of the greatest heavy metal bands ever, if not the absolute greatest".[23]

The American magazine The Rolling Stone appreciated Senjutsu and awarded it with 4 out of five stars and highly positive opinion: "Iron Maiden age gracefully, make metal for the ages on ‘Senjutsu’. Long-running metal firebrands have matured their sound on LP 17 without sacrificing any of their epic grit".[21] Rolling Stone went on to name the album one of the top 50 albums of 2021, and the best metal album of 2021. Ultimate Classic Rock praised album with an enthusiastic review claiming that "Steve Harris seems to have fulfilled his ambition of turning Maiden into a no-holds-barred prog band, albeit with a taste for riffs and melodies that remain specifically theirs. Blue-collar Genesis, if you will, delivered with intricacy and a spirit of unity. After a four-decade career brimming with epic records in this vein, their 17th album, Senjutsu, may be one of Iron Maiden's most epic".[24]

An international online magazine PopMatters scored the album 8/10, advising the listeners to "(...) let the world’s greatest heavy metal band take you on yet another excursion. It’s not without its share of bumps and plenty of familiar scenery, but after more than 40 years, it’s as exhilarating as ever".[20] British magazine NME gave Iron Maiden’s album 4 out of five stars and described Senjutsu as "(…) an instant classic in Iron Maiden’s 41-year journey. The powerhouse metal sound that’s earned them a religious following in every far-flung corner of the globe remains firm. But here, they take things further; ultimately letting imaginations run wild in an album that’s more confident and idea-packed than ever before".[25]

Loudwire called it one of the best metal albums of 2021.[26]

Accolades

The animated video for "The Writing on the Wall" was nominated for the 2021 UK Music Video Awards in the category Best Animation in a Video.[27] The song was listed among "The 35 Best Metal Songs of 2021" by American online magazine Loudwire, reaching #14.[28] "The Writing on the Wall" reached the 13th position on "Top 40 Rock Songs of 2021" published by Ultimate Classic Rock.[29] Consequence of Sound put the song on "Top Hard Rock and Metal Songs of 2021" list, it's reached the 2nd position.[30] "The Writing on the Wall" made Italian Radio Freccia Top 20 Hits of the Year list to reach the 2nd position.[31] Another Italian portal Inside Music put the composition among the "Top 5 Best Songs of 2021" on the 2nd position.[32] "The Writing on the Wall" was listed among "Best Songs of 2021" by Polish music magazine Teraz Rock, reaching the 2nd position.[33] The song was chosen as "The Song of the Year" by the journalists of Metal Hammer (Greek Edition) and Finnish Tuonela Magazine.[34][35]

"Darkest Hour" was listed among "Best 50 Rock and Metal Songs of 2021" by Audio Ink Radio.[36] The second single called "Stratego" made the "Top 10 Best Guitar Riffs of 2021" list published by Guitar World.[37] "Hell on Earth" was voted the fourth best song of 2021 in Ultimate Guitars' awards poll.[38] "The Parchment" was listed among "Best Hard Rock Songs of 2021" published by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the album's longest composition reached the 4th position.[39] Promo videos for album’s songs "Stratego" and "The Writing on the Wall" were listed among "Best Music Videos of 2021 (Rock and Alternative)" by Promonews TV.[40]

Publication Accolade Rank
Advertiser The Best Albums of 2021
1[41]
Business Today Top 10 Albums of the Year
2[42]
Classic Rock Album of the Year
1[43]
Consequence Top Metal & Hard Rock Albums
1[44]
Carretera y Manta Top 15 Best Albums of the Year
12[45]
Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2021
9[46]
Dennik N Top 20 Albums of 2021
3[47]
Discogs Top 50 Best Albums of 2021
4[48]
Glide Magazine 20 Best Albums of 2021
-[49]
Global Metal Apocalypse Release Of The Year (2021)
1[50]
Greek Rebels Top 20 Albums of 2021
1[51]
Guitar World The Best Guitar Albums of 2021
3[52]
Heavy Music HQ The Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2021
6[53]
Highway81 Top 10 Best Albums of the Year
1[54]
Interia.pl Best Albums of the Year
6[55]
Kerrang! The 50 Best Albums of 2021
14[56]
Loud 'n' Proud Top 10 Albums of 2021 (Readers Poll)
1[57]
Louder Sound The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2021
4[58]
Loudwire The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021
5[59]
Mania Magazine Top 5 Heavy Albums
1[60]
Mariskal Rock Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
1[61]
Metal Addicts Best MetalAlbums of 2021
4[62]
MetalFan.nl Top 10 Best MetalAlbums of 2021
3[63]
Metal Hammer Top 20 Best Albums of 2021
3[64]
Metal Hammer Germany Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums of 2021
2[65][66]
Metal Hammer Greece Top 10 Albums of 2021
1[67]
Metal Invader The Best Metal Albums of 2021
1[68]
Metalhead Community Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
3[69]
Metal Injection Albums of the Year
6[70]
Mondo Sonoro Top 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021
2[71]
Monterrey Rock Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
2[72]
Nieuwsblad Top 5 Best Albums of 2021
5[73]
Norran Magazine Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
3[74]
Notizie Musica Top 10 Albums of 2021
2[75]
Onet Kultura Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
10[76]
PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 2021
70[77]
Prog Top 20 Prog Albums of 2021
13[78]
Radio Lublin Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
1[79]
Radio Futuro The Best Albums of 2021
1[80]
Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2021
7[81]
Ride The Sky Top 10 Rock/Hard Rock Albums of 2021
2[82]
Rock Bizz 12 Best Metal Albums of 2021
1[83]
Rock Cult Best Albums of 2021
5[84]
Rock FM 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021
1[85]
Rock Meeting Top Albums of 2021
5[86]
Rockabilia 21 Best Albums of 2021
3[87]
Rocknytt The 50 Best Albums of 2021
15[88]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2021
44[89]
Rolling Stone The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021
1[90]
Stone Music Top 20 Rock Albums of 2021
7[91]
Teraz Rock Album of the Year
1[92]
Tuonela Magazine Top 20 Albums of 2021
6[93]
Ultimate Classic Rock Top 40 Best Albums of 2021
8[94]
Ultimate Classic Rock Top 10 Hard Rock & Metal Albums of 2021
2[95]
Uni India Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year
1[96]
Update Mexico Top 10 Best Albums of the Year
6[97]
Yahoo! Entertainment Albums of the Year (Staff)
2[98]
Yardbarker Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
5[99]
Yorkshire Post Albums of the Year
8[100]
The Metal Voice Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year
1[101]
WCJU Best Metal Album of 2021
1[102]
Whiplash.net Top 10 Events of the Year
2[103]
Wikimetal Top 50 Best Rock & Metal Albums of 2021
1[104]
Wikimetal Best Metal Album of 2021: Poll
1[105]
World of Metal Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums of 2021
1[106]
XS Rock Radio Top 15 Best Albums of 2021
2[107]
Zware Metalen Best Albums of 2021
5[108]

Track listing

Disc one[4][109]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Senjutsu"
8:20
2."Stratego"
4:59
3."The Writing on the Wall"
6:13
4."Lost in a Lost World"Harris9:31
5."Days of Future Past"
  • Smith
  • Dickinson
4:03
6."The Time Machine"
  • Gers
  • Harris
7:09
Total length:40:15
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Darkest Hour"
  • Smith
  • Dickinson
7:20
2."Death of the Celts"Harris10:20
3."The Parchment"Harris12:39
4."Hell on Earth"Harris11:19
Total length:41:38

Personnel

Iron Maiden

Technical personnel

  • Kevin "Caveman" Shirley – production, mixing
  • Steve Harris – co-production, art direction, design
  • Denis Caribaux – engineering
  • Ade Emsley – mastering
  • Stuart Crouch Creative – art direction, design
  • Mark "The Tinkerer" Wilkinson, Michael Knowland – illustrations
  • Ruth Rowland – calligraphy
  • Moe Iwata – Japanese translations

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[149] Gold 2,000‡
Italy — 17,471[150]
Poland (ZPAV)[151] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[152] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ While 1995's The X Factor does not have a songwriting contribution from Murray, he did co-write one of its bonus tracks.

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