IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON has unveiled behind-the-scenes footage documenting the creation of a new music video for "Tears Of The Dragon," the orchestral reimagining of one of his best-loved solo songs.
The track appears on the reworked version of Dickinson's 1994 solo album, now retitled More Balls To Picasso. The clip was filmed in September 2025 at a disused brewery in São Paulo, Brazil, immediately following Dickinson's headline performance at The Town festival. Directors Leo Liberti and Antoine de Montremy oversaw production, with Dickinson's House Band Of Hell performing alongside the Almai orchestra, conducted by Antonio Teoli. Brazilian ballet dancer Renata Bardazi also features prominently in the finished video.
"When we reimagined the whole More Balls To Picasso album, we always wanted to do an orchestral version of 'Tears Of The Dragon,'" Dickinson explained. He praised the baroque setting of the brewery and the contribution of the ballet dancer, summing up the shoot as "brilliant madness."
The video has already drawn serious recognition on the international festival circuit, earning "Best Music Video" awards at seven events, including the Los Angeles Film Festival IAF, the New York International Film Awards and the Berlin Music Video Awards. It also picked up nominations at the Cannes Film Awards and the Cannes World Film Festival, among others.
The expanded More Balls To Picasso features updated performances, enhanced production and lush orchestral arrangements, plus two previously unreleased live-in-the-studio tracks, "Gods Of War" and "Shoot All The Clowns." "Tears Of The Dragon" originally appeared on 1994's Balls To Picasso, Dickinson's second solo album, recorded during his years away from IRON MAIDEN.
The 67-year-old vocalist has remained relentlessly active outside the MAIDEN camp, releasing his acclaimed solo comeback The Mandrake Project in 2024 and touring it extensively. With IRON MAIDEN currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, Dickinson continues to prove he is one of metal's most tireless creative forces — equally at home fronting stadium anthems and revisiting the more theatrical corners of his solo catalogue.