Bruce Dickinson Unleashes More Details About ‘The Mandrake Project’, New Single/Music Video

Bruce Dickinson shocked the world when he announced that he was putting out a new solo record, The Mandrake Project. Now, we have more details about the album, including the tracklist and a firm release date. At the opening of CCXP23 in Brazil, Bruce unveiled the music video for the lead single for the album, “Afterglow of Ragnarok”. Check out the video below!

The Mandrake Project will release on March 1st through BMG. Here’s how they described the album.

Across ten inventive, expansive and absorbing tracks, Bruce Dickinson and his long-term co-writer and producer Roy Z, have created one of 2024’s defining rock albums. Sonically heavy and rich in musical textures, it sees Bruce bring to life a musical vision long-in-the-making, and features some of the finest vocal performances of his career.

Recorded largely at LA’s Doom Room with Roy Z doubling up as both guitarist and bassist, the line-up for The Mandrake Project was rounded out by keyboard maestro Mistheria and drummer Dave Moreno, both of whom also featured on Bruce’s last solo studio album, Tyranny Of Souls, in 2005.

The Mandrake Project Tracklist

• Afterglow Of Ragnarok (05.45)
• Many Doors To Hell (04.48)
• Rain On The Graves (05.05)
• Resurrection Men (06.24)
• Fingers In The Wounds (03.39)
• Eternity Has Failed (06.59)
• Mistress Of Mercy (05.08)
• Face In The Mirror (04.08)
• Shadow Of The Gods (07.02)
• Sonata (Immortal Beloved) (09.51)

The track “Eternity Has Failed” sticks out because it’s a reworked version of Iron Maiden’s “If Eternity Should Fail” from the Book of Souls album. Well, that track was actually originally written as a Bruce solo track, so we’re getting the original version here.

The Mandrake Project is not just an album, but a dark, adult story of power, abuse and a struggle for identity, set against the backdrop of scientific and occult genius. Created by Bruce Dickinson, the comic series is scripted by Tony Lee and stunningly illustrated by Staz Johnson for Z2 Comics, released as 12 quarterly issues that will be collected into three annual graphic novels. The first episode will be released in comic shops on January 17th, 2024. 

Bruce Dickinson – The Mandrake Project Tour

• 18^th April – Diana Theater, Guadalajara, MEXICO
• 20^th April – Pepsi Theatre, Mexico City, MEXICO
• 24^th April – Live Curitiba, Curitiba, BRAZIL
• 25^th April – Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
• 27^th April – Opera Hall, Brasilia, BRAZIL
• 28^th April – Arena Hall, Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL
• 30^th April – Qualistage, Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL
• 2^nd May – Quinta Linda, Ribeirao Preto, BRAZIL
• 4^th May – Vibra, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
• 18^th May – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
• 19^th May – O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
• 21^st May – Arena, Swansea, UK
• 23^rd May – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
• 24^th May – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
• 26^th May – L’Olympia, Paris, FRANCE
• 28^th May – 013, Tilburg, HOLLAND
• 29^th May – De Oosterport, Groningen, HOLLAND
• 1^st June – Barba Negra, Budapest, HUNGARY
• 3^rd June – Arenale Romane, Bucharest, ROMANIA
• 5-8^th June – Mystic Festival, Gdansk, POLAND *
• 5-8^th June – Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, SWEDEN *
• 9^th June – Rockefeller, Oslo, NORWAY
• 11^th June – Grona Lund, Stockholm, SWEDEN
• 13^th June – House Of Culture, Helsinki, FINLAND
• 14^th June – Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn, ESTONIA
• 16^th June – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, GERMANY
• 17^th June – Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, GERMANY
• 19– 22^nd June – Copenhell, Copenhagen, DENMARK *
• 21^st June – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, BELGIUM *
• 22^nd June – Summerside Festival, Grenchen, SWITZERLAND *
• 24^th June – Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim, GERMANY *
• 25^th June – Circus Krone, Munich, GERMANY
• 27-30^th June – Hellfest, Clisson, FRANCE *
• 30^th June – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG
• 3-6^th July – Rockharz Open Air, Ballenstedt, GERMANY *
• 5^th July – Ippodrome Delle Capannelle, Rock In Rome, Rome, ITALY *
• 6^th July – Bassano Del Grappa, Metal Park, Vincenza, ITALY *
• 9^th July – E-Werk, Koln, GERMANY
• 13^th July – Hala, Zagreb, CROATIA
• 16^th July – Kolodrum Arena, Sofia, BULGARIA
• 19^th July – Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, TURKEY
• 21st July – Release, Athens, GREECE *

*– festival performance

You can pre-order The Mandrake Project here.

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