Roll on dinner-time: Iron Maiden are set to release a new tune at 6pm BST this evening! The track, Stratego, is the second song to be lifted from their forthcoming Senjutsu album, and having heard it already, we can give you the news that you’re in for a treat. It's worth missing the start of The Simpsons on Channel 4 for.
Senjutsu has been finished for almost two years. "We were worried that was a leak about the album,” singer Bruce Dickinson told is in our exclusive cover feature last month. “Because it had been done for fucking ages.”
With members scattered across the world, and security around a leak remaining super-tight, the finished version Maiden’s 17th album remained hidden even from the band’s members. In fact, having left the studio on by one as their parts were done, they haven’t actually played the songs in together in their final form yet. Even Bruce had to refresh his memory on it.