Bruce Dickinson is revisiting his 1994 solo album Balls to Picasso with a reimagined version titled More Balls to Picasso, scheduled to arrive on July 25. The reworked edition features part re-recorded, remixed, and remastered tracks, along with two unreleased live-in-studio songs: “Gods of War” and “Shoot All the Clowns.”
The album, Dickinson’s first collaboration with Roy Z and Tribe of Gypsies, marked a turning point in his solo career after departing Iron Maiden. The updated version aims to capture his original creative vision. In support of his latest album The Mandrake Project, Dickinson will embark on his first full North American solo tour in nearly three decades. See all dates for The Mandrake Project Live 2025 tour at this location.
Dickinson comments:
“While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record. So putting more balls into ‘Balls…’ was a labour of love. Of course, we beefed up the guitars – courtesy of our ‘Swedish shredder’ Philip Naslund and we added some really beautiful work by Adassi Addasi on ‘Tears…’ as well. Fellow Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli added some stunning orchestral arrangements, and in a unique contribution, added indigenous instruments from the Amazon (recorded by himself when he lived there!) at the beginning of ‘Gods Of War’.
‘Shoot All The Clowns’ gets the benefit of a horn section fronted by the Berklee College of Music, and all of the record gets the benefit of the mix by Brendan Duffey, (who worked on The Mandrake Project), with notes along the way from Shay Baby, the original father of the album.”
Listen to the first single, “Gods of War” below and pre-order the album here:
Track List:
01) Cyclops
02) Hell No
03) Gods of War
04) 1000 Points of Light
05) Laughing in the Hiding Bush
06) Change of Heart
07) Shoot All the Clowns
08) Fire
09) Sacred Cowboys
10) Tears of the Dragon
11) Gods of War (Live in the Studio)*
12) Shoot All the Clowns (Live in the Studio)*
* Previously unreleased
Feature Image Photo credit: Simon Fowler
