Bruce Dickinson is set to release a completely reimagined version of his seminal 1994 solo album, Balls To Picasso. Reborn as More Balls To Picasso, the album arrives on 25 July 2025. This is a bold reinvention, combining new recordings, remixes, and sonic enhancements that breathe fresh life into this cornerstone of Dickinson’s solo catalogue.
Originally recorded during a period when Dickinson had stepped away from Iron Maiden, Balls To Picasso marked the vocalist’s assertion as a serious solo force.
It was his first collaboration with guitarist and producer Roy Z and featured Tribe Of Gypsies as the backing band. The album housed memorable singles like Tears of the Dragon and Shoot All the Clowns and gained acclaim for its emotional depth and artistic exploration.
However, the new version, More Balls To Picasso, finally realises the full scope of Dickinson’s creative vision. “While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos, I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record,” Dickinson explained.
“Putting more balls into Balls was a labour of love.”
This reinvention features new guitar work by Philip Naslund, orchestral arrangements by Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli—including indigenous Amazonian instruments on Gods of War—and a horn section courtesy of Berklee College of Music.
“Of course, we beefed up the guitars,” Dickinson said, “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.”
Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso
More Balls To Picasso will be available in deluxe formats, including a splatter vinyl double LP and tri-panel digisleeve CD.
Adding to the excitement, Dickinson embarks on his first extensive North American solo tour in nearly three decades this summer. The Mandrake Project Live 2025 tour kicks off August 22nd in Anaheim, California, and will include festival stops at Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life, and Brazil’s massive The Town Festival.
Bruce Dickinson will release More Balls To Picasso on 25 July 2025. The package includes two previously unreleased live-in-the-studio tracks. Pre-orders are available from here.
Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso. Out 25 July 2025
Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso – Tracklisting
- 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)*
Previously unreleased *
North American Solo Tour
Fri, Aug 22 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Sat, Aug 23 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Mon, Aug 25 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Tues, Aug 26 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
Thurs, Aug 28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
Fri, Aug 29 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Sun, Aug 31 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma*
Tues, Sept 2 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Thurs, Sept 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Sun, Sept 7 Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Town*
Wed, Sept 10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Thurs, Sept 11 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Sat, Sept 13 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Sun, Sept. 14 Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore Silver Spring
Tues, Sept 16 Toronto, ON – HISTORY
Thurs, Sept 18 Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Sun, Sept 21 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
Tues, Sept 23 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Thurs, Sept 25 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
Sat, Sept 27 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Sun, Sept 28 Minneapolis, MN – Uptown
Tues, Sept 30 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Fri, Oct 3 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock*
Sun, Oct 5 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Festival Appearance *
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