Senjutsu - 3rd September 2021

[Azas]

Thoughts after reveal. Eddie looks good/great, but basically is another the Trooper Eddie incarnation. If I would be in a position of choosing, I would choose ancient Babylon, not ancient Japan. Letters on cover looks very metal and "edgy". Not so keen on album's name and another black background. Little bit worried about lack of short songs I hope that Harris epics lyrics will tell a story and will not be some philosophical reflecttions.
And I said that there will be no Murray song
Overall excited, now let's wait for the important part. The Music itself.

 

[wickman]

It's Japanese instrumentation

Right at the end sounds like something wooshing by.

 

[srfc]

Darkest Hour, a potential Smith/Dickinson epic, longest song prior to that from that pair was 2 Minutes to Midnight I think??

 

[Arrakis]

I can tell "The Time Machine" will be my favorite song of the album. Also super excited about the title track. I hope H and Harris created another gem like Paschendale

Me too! I do hope the chorus will be something different:

a time machine, in a time machine
a time machine, in a time machine

in a time machine, a time machine
in a time machine, a time machine

 

[gazda]

From this cover we just can confirmed that Sun and Steel will be played

 

[dmort93]

Japan and China aren't the same ffs

Soooo are ya Chinese or Japanese?

 

[Kalata]

Remove the discs from this picture and you get approximately next maiden's stage set.View attachment 15904

^ This is very likely.

Samurai castle with towers - looks promising.

 

[The Mid-Distance Runner]

Stratego was a board game I remember from childhood. It was a war game. So Stratego may be a song about war.

 

[____no5]

Better watch out cause I'm the time machine!
Better watch out better watch out -time machine!

 

[Belshazzar]

Credited to McMurtrie on Kerrang so I guess it s official

Because they are.....?

 

[matic22]

Prediction...

1 of those Harris epics will be a top 5 song from him

2 will be great songs (on par with FTGGOG and WTWW

1 will be repetitative chorus fest

 

[Josh]

That's one bad ass album cover.

 

[Azas]

So... the new stage set will be among ancient Japan's rooftops

 

[giratina]

I personally do not care too much about Dave songs. I would have liked, however, if we had more Janick songs.

 

[Belshazzar]

Right at the end sounds like something wooshing by.

Ah, caught that now! Awesome spot.

 

[DJMayes]

Did you know the song is called "The Time Machine" because its melody is taken from a 70s Beckett song?

 

[chaosapiant]

Japan and China aren't the same ffs

That's why they're asking. They know it's two separate things.

 

[Diplomat]

Image is from THIS article.

 

[LooseCannon]

I like Samurai Eddie quite a lot more than I expected to, based on the CGI version from TWOTW. I wish his face was a little less brutal, but the grimace here is far more natural than it was on the CGI guy. The detail work in the gusoku is really stellar by Wilkinson, as is the crest on the kabuto.

 

[giratina]

1 will be repetitative chorus fest

on par with FTGGOG

?