Way back in 1994 shortly after his departure from Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson released his solo album Balls To Picasso.
Balls To Picasso was his first record with collaborator Roy Z, which went through various iterations before its release. Now in 2025 – with full control over his back catalog – Dickinson has announced More Balls To Picasso, which as you might've guessed is a partially re-recorded, remixed and newly mastered version of the album.
"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," said Dickinson. "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."
Additionally, More Balls To Picasso includes two previously unreleased live in-the-studio tracks, "Gods of War" and "Shoot All the Clowns." It will be available as a splatter vinyl double album and tri-panel digisleeve CD album. Pre-orders are available here. More Balls To Picasso runs as follows:
- 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)
Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson recently announced his first extensive North American solo tour in almost 30 years starting on August 22. The tour is in support of his current studio album The Mandrake Project, and will feature his 2024 touring line up featuring Philip Naslund and Chris DeClercq on guitars, Dave Moreno on drums, Mistheria on keyboards and Tanya O'Callaghan on bass. Get your tickets here.
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
