The Writing on the Wall (Iron Maiden song)

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"The Writing on the Wall"
Iron Maiden - Writing on the Wall.jpg
Single by Iron Maiden
from the album Senjutsu
Released15 July 2021 (2021-07-15)
RecordedEarly 2019
StudioGuillaume Tell (Paris)
GenreHeavy metal
Length6:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kevin Shirley
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Empire of the Clouds"
(2016) 		"The Writing on the Wall"
(2021) 		"Stratego"
(2021)

"The Writing on the Wall" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The song was released on 15 July 2021 alongside a music video.[1]. It is the lead single from their upcoming seventeenth studio album Senjutsu. It is the band's first release since their 2016's "Empire of the Clouds" from album The Book of Souls (2015).[1][2]

Music video[]

The song's music video was directed by Nicos Livesey from BlinkInk, a London based animation studio, in collaboration with Bruce Dickinson and former Pixar executives and long-standing Maiden fans Mark Andrews and Andrew Gordon via weekly Zoom meetings.[3] The video is a story written by Dickinson, inspired by the biblical stories of Belshazzar's feast and Daniel, as well as other biblical references[4] featuring the band's mascot, Eddie, in various styles influenced by the artwork of previous albums.[5] The visual effects were provided by BlinkInk with fans of the band reaching out with storyboard ideas from across the globe.[6]

Personnel[]

Iron Maiden
Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "IRON MAIDEN RELEASE THE WRITING ON THE WALL, THEIR FIRST NEW SONG IN SIX YEARS". Guitar.com. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Iron Maiden return with new single, The Writing On The Wall". GuitarWorld.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Blabbermouth (15 July 2021). "IRON MAIDEN Releases First New Song In Six Years, 'The Writing On The Wall'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Iron Maiden returns with an overtly political animated epic by Nicos Livesey". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ McKittrick, Christopher (10 August 2021). "Animated 'WRITING ON THE WALL' Music Video Celebrates the Visual History of Iron Maiden". VFX Voice. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ Kreps, Daniel (15 July 2021). "Iron Maiden Drops Biblical Epic 'The Writing on the Wall,' First New Music in 6 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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