{"id":2425110,"date":"2026-05-20T17:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2425110"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:28:56","slug":"iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-premieres-music-video-for-tears-of-the-dragon-re-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-premieres-music-video-for-tears-of-the-dragon-re-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson premieres music video for Tears Of The Dragon re-working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-fdd79e23-1e6f-4709-9131-33d60537ba8e\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/iron-maiden\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/iron-maiden\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/iron-maiden\">Iron Maiden<\/a> frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\">Bruce Dickinson<\/a> has premiered the music video for his recent re-working of his 1994 solo single, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-of-bruce-dickinson-tears-of-the-dragon\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-of-bruce-dickinson-tears-of-the-dragon\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-of-bruce-dickinson-tears-of-the-dragon\"><em>Tears Of The Dragon<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This remixed version comes from last year\u2019s <em>More Balls To Picasso<\/em>, a reissue of Dickinson\u2019s second solo album <em>Balls To Picasso<\/em>, and emphasises the ballad\u2019s orchestral elements. Watch the new clip, featuring his current solo band members and an incredible interpretative dance performance, via the player below.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-fdd79e23-1e6f-4709-9131-33d60537ba8e-2\">Dickinson comments: \u201cWhen we reimagined the whole <em>More Balls To Picasso<\/em> album we always wanted to do an orchestral version of <em>Tears Of The Dragon<\/em>. Antonio Teoli scored it and we recorded it, then we called up the filmmaker Leo Liberti who previously shot a load of live stuff for me in Brazil that was fabulous.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;aAP34WaV&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;V+hPR0fSRsLTWstxI93auiu0aFO9odb2e5R7xjemMNzuPx+\\\/&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:false,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex h-[50px] items-center justify-between border-t-2 border-solid border-neutral-300 px-[14px] text-base font-bold uppercase text-black\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From Louder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continues: \u201cWe found this amazing location, an enormous old school brewery that was almost like a renaissance building, and we made up the orchestra so they looked slightly zombified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the HBOH [House Band Of Hell, Dickinson\u2019s backing band] band members are in the video and I gave them all instruments to play. The whole thing was brilliant madness. Leo also came up with the idea of having a ballet dancer interpreting the song, and she was amazing, poetic, and that adds an incredible extra-emotional dimension to the video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson released <em>More Balls To Picasso<\/em> last July, due to his dissatisfaction with the original album\u2019s mix. He explained that he \u201cbeefed up the guitars\u201d and \u201cadded some really beautiful work by [Brazilian guitarist] Adassi Addasi on <em>Tears\u2026<\/em> as well\u201d. The remix was handled by Brendan Duffey, with whom Dickinson previously worked on his 2024 album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/reviews\/bruce-dickinson-the-mandrake-project\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/reviews\/bruce-dickinson-the-mandrake-project\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/reviews\/bruce-dickinson-the-mandrake-project\"><em>The Mandrake Project<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Balls To Picasso<\/em> was Dickinson\u2019s first solo album following his initial Maiden exit in 1993. The album saw the singer experiment with acoustic, rock and folk textures, standing apart from his then-former band\u2019s iron-clad heavy metal sound. He released three more solo records \u2013 1996\u2019s <em>Skunkworks<\/em>, 1997\u2019s <em>Accident Of Birth<\/em> and 1998\u2019s <em>Chemical Wedding<\/em> \u2013 before rejoining Maiden in 1999.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8s2QRA5PJnT7fzmZvfxfaW\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8s2QRA5PJnT7fzmZvfxfaW slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since returning to Maiden, Dickinson\u2019s put out two more solo efforts: 2005\u2019s <em>Tyranny Of Souls<\/em>, plus <em>The Mandrake Project<\/em>. He recorded his next album earlier this year, tracking the songs live at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/foo-fighters\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/foo-fighters\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a> leader Dave Grohl\u2019s California facility Studio 606. Members of Brazilian metal trailblazers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/sepultura\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/sepultura\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/sepultura\">Sepultura<\/a> will make guest appearances.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, Maiden, who formed in 1975, are midway through celebrating their 50th anniversary. The band released the documentary <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-review\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-review\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-review\"><em>Burning Ambition<\/em><\/a> to cinemas earlier this month, and on Saturday (May 23), they\u2019ll launch the second European leg of their <em>Run For Your Lives<\/em> world tour in Athens, Greece. 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<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.loudersound.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has premiered the music video for his recent re-working of his 1994 solo single, Tears Of The Dragon. This remixed version comes from last year\u2019s More Balls To Picasso, a reissue of Dickinson\u2019s second solo album Balls To Picasso, and emphasises the ballad\u2019s orchestral elements. 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