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The Writing on the Wall (Iron Maiden song)

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1889: 31: 321:, in various styles influenced by the artwork of previous albums. The visual effects were provided by BlinkInk with fans of the band reaching out with storyboard ideas from across the globe. 1608: 1629: 1797: 1935: 621: 295: 298:
from BlinkInk, a London based animation studio, in collaboration with Bruce Dickinson and former Pixar executives and long-standing Maiden fans
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and Andrew Gordon via weekly Zoom meetings. The video is a story written by Dickinson, inspired by the biblical stories of
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Al-Sharif, Rabab; DiVita, Joe; Hartmann, Graham; Richardson, Jake; Trapp, Philip; Summan, Yasmine (6 December 2021).
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Single
Iron Maiden
Senjutsu
Studio
Genre
Heavy metal
Label
Parlophone
Sanctuary
Songwriter(s)
Adrian Smith
Bruce Dickinson
Producer(s)
Kevin Shirley
Iron Maiden
Empire of the Clouds
Stratego
"The Writing on the Wall"
YouTube
heavy metal
Iron Maiden
lead single
Senjutsu
Empire of the Clouds
Loudwire
Nicos Livesey
Mark Andrews
Belshazzar's feast
Daniel

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