For Senjutsu loosely translated as tactics & strategy, the band once again enlisted the services of Mark Wilkinson to create the spectacular Samurai themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Steve Harris. And with a running time of a little under 82 minutes, Senjutsu, like their previous record The Book Of Souls, will be a double CD album/triple vinyl album.

Steve says "We chose to record at Guillaume Tell Studio in France again as the place has such a relaxed vibe. The setup there is perfect for our needs; the building used to be a cinema and has a really high ceiling so theres a great acoustic sound. We recorded this album in the same way we did The Book Of Souls in that wed write a song, rehearse it and then put it down together straight away while it was all fresh in our minds. Theres some very complex songs on this album which took a lot of hard work to get them exactly as we wanted them to sound, so the process was at times very