The Way Of The Samurai: Uncover the secrets of Iron Maiden’s new album, Senjutsu – the only interview
“The people who figured some of this stuff out, they should be immediately working for the government as codebreakers – they’re so good!” Bruce Dickinson is feeling very pleased with himself. Even more so than usual. Over the past six weeks or so, there’s been a trail of breadcrumbs left by the Iron Maiden singer and his band leading to… something. Some cryptic Twitter stuff. A few unusual phrases. The odd well-placed T‑shirt. Clues, but no clue as to what. We now know the solution to the puzzle is the epic, animated video for The Writing On The Wall, the Irons’ first new song in six years, released last Thursday, but at first, the clues were so subtle that even noticing they were hints at all took a sharp wit. At England’s Download Pilot in June, black and white posters for...
