After an extended, lengthy teaser marketing campaign, heavy metallic legends Iron Maiden lastly unveiled their new track, “The Writing on the Wall,” alongside an animated music video that is loaded with easter eggs — and we have rounded up 21 of them.

In the video, mysterious, black-cloaked riders traverse a desert setting on bikes, quick approaching a distant tower that has been the point of interest of the cryptic ‘Belshazzar’s Feast’ seen in the lead-up marketing campaign. Alongside the ay, these figures encounter some hallmarks of the band’s historical past, reminiscent of the Cart and Horses Pub, the venue that hosted Maiden’s very first lineup at a 1976 present.

The 4 riders, probably signifying the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse are clearly on a mission. Their adversary is an chubby political determine who first rides in a convertible that boasts the other way up American flags devoid of the 50 stars that signify the nation’s unity (we’re not naming any names right here…), surrounded by people who find themselves clearly in a state of struggling.

The license plate, as we later see, is labeled ‘Pres 1’ and the American flags are restored, stars and all, proper side-up, as soon as the riders vanquish their foe and Eddie claims the automobile for himself.

The setting is sort of dystopian and the track’s title means that maybe this political chief ought to have seen what was coming subsequent and that his finish was inevitable.

In the photographs beneath, we have supplied timestamps that point out at which elements the 21 Easter eggs have been noticed. See all of them beneath and make sure to tell us if there’s something we missed. Up the irons!

21 Iron Maiden ‘The Writing on the Wall’ Music Video Easter Eggs

Iron Maiden, “The Writing on the Wall” Music Video