Bruce Dickinson, the iconic vocalist for Iron Maiden, has announced a new version of his 1994 solo album, Balls To Picasso. Titled More Balls To Picasso, this project sees Dickinson revisiting his first collaboration with producer Roy Z, offering a partially re-recorded, remixed, and newly mastered version of the classic record.
“While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record. So putting more b*lls into Balls… was a labour of love,” Dickinson stated, detailing the creative process. The revamped album features enhanced guitars, courtesy of “Swedish shredder” Philip Naslund, and “beautiful work by Adassi Addasi on ‘Tears…'” Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli contributed “stunning orchestral arrangements” and uniquely added “indigenous instruments from the Amazon (recorded by himself when he lived there!) at the beginning of ‘Gods Of War‘.” Furthermore, “Shoot All The Clowns” now benefits from a horn section, featuring musicians from the Berklee College of Music. The entire record was mixed by Brendan Duffey, who also worked on Dickinson‘s recent album, The Mandrake Project, with input from Shay Baby, the original co-creator of the album.
More Balls To Picasso will also include two previously unreleased live-in-the-studio tracks: “Gods of War” and “Shoot All the Clowns.” The album will be available as a splatter vinyl double album and a tri-panel digisleeve CD album.
The full tracklist for More Balls To Picasso is:
- “Cyclops“
- “Hell No“
- “Gods of War“
- “1000 Points of Light“
- “Laughing in the Hiding Bush“
- “Change of Heart“
- “Shoot All the Clowns“
- “Fire“
- “Sacred Cowboys“
- “Tears of the Dragon“
- “Gods of War” (Live in the Studio)
- “Shoot All the Clowns” (Live in the Studio)
In addition to the album re-release, Bruce Dickinson recently announced his first extensive North American solo tour in nearly 30 years, set to begin on August 22. This tour supports his current studio album, The Mandrake Project.
Dickinson‘s 2024 touring lineup will feature Philip Naslund and Chris DeClercq on guitars, Dave Moreno on drums, Mistheria on keyboards, and Tanya O’Callaghan on bass.
The announced tour dates are:
- 8/22 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 8/23 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
- 8/25 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- 8/26 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
- 8/28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 8/29 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
- 8/31 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
- 9/2 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
- 9/4 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
- 9/7 Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Town
- 9/10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
- 9/11 Boston, MA – House of Blues
- 9/13 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
- 9/14 Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore Silver Spring
- 9/16 Toronto, ON – HISTORY
- 9/18 Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- S9/21 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
- 9/23 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 9/25 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
- 9/27 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
- 9/28 Minneapolis, MN – Uptown
- 9/30 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 10/5 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Bruce Dickinson‘s The Mandrake Project was released on March 1, 2024, through BMG. Bruce and Roy Z primarily recorded the album at Los Angeles’ Doom Room, with Roy Z handling both guitar and bass. Mistheria and Moreno, who also appeared on 2005’s “Tyranny Of Souls, completed the recording lineup.
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