Last Tuesday, the 10th, Bruce Dickinson released a previously unreleased live studio version of "Gods of War".
The release was accompanied by the announcement of his new solo album, More Balls to Picasso – a reimagined version of his second solo album, originally released in 1994. This version – which has been partially re-recorded, remixed and remastered – reimagines the work as a fresh and contemporary release; a vibrant collection, full of energy and ambition, with exquisitely crafted and realized songs.
“While mixing my entire catalog in Dolby Atmos, I felt a constant desire to revisit and reinvent the album,” comments Bruce Dickinson. “So, putting ‘more balls’ into Balls … was a labor of love. Of course, we reinforced the guitars — courtesy of our ‘Swedish destroyer,’ Philip Naslund — and also added some truly beautiful work by Adassi Addasi on ‘Tears…’. Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli contributed impressive orchestral arrangements and, in a unique collaboration, added indigenous Amazonian instruments, recorded by himself when he lived there, at the beginning of the track ‘Gods Of War’.”
The album will be available from July 25th in double splatter vinyl format and also on CD in a three-panel digisleeve packaging.
Tracklist
1. Cyclops
2. Hell No
3. Gods of War
4. 1000 Points of Light
5. Laughing in the Hiding Bush
6. Change of Heart
7. Shoot All the Clowns
8. Fire
9. Sacred Cowboys
10. Tears of the Dragon
11. Gods of War (Live in the Studio)*
12. Shoot All the Clowns (Live in the Studio)*
