Iron Maiden the legendary metal band returned last month on July 15 with their first new track in six years. They then subsequently confirmed their upcoming 17th studio album, ‘Senjutsu’ which will arrive this September. The group has now released a short film on the creation of their new album.

The film depicts bassist Steve Harris, frontman Bruce Dickinson and producer Kevin Shirley discussing the record at Paris’ Guillaume Tell Studio, where the band also recorded their last album from 2015 ‘The Book of Souls’.

Dickinson stated “It’s been a very, very good experience, I think this is a better album than Book Of Souls. I really do. I haven’t heard it all back yet because I’ve been in the middle of doing it.” he then added, “I think it’s more complex than Book Of Souls, It’s certainly more varied. And I think there’ll be a genuine couple of surprises. There’s one of two songs that’ll have people going, ‘Eh? Is that Iron Maiden?’”

Harris also said “It’s part of the beauty of doing a new album. We never know what we’re going to do, there’s no preconceived idea about what to do and it just is what it is. It’s a representation of where we are at any given time.”

Dickinson also recently spoke to Kerrang! where he revealed that he recorded some of the new Iron Maiden album while on crutches following an injury to his Achilles tendon.

‘Senjutsu’ can be pre-ordered here. It is titled after a Japanese term loosely translated to mean ‘tactics and strategy’, and is usually applied in combat situations. It will feature 10 tracks, including their recently-released single ‘The Writing On The Wall’ and will also include Samurai-themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Harris.