Recently, Bruce Dickinson announced a new solo album titled The Mandrake Project. Now, he’s taking the show on the road to Latin America, Europe, and the UK. He also announced a new single from the album “Afterglow Of Ragnarok”. The new single comes out on December 1st alongside a vinyl version of the single with the B-side of “If Eternity Should Fail” which was on Iron Maiden’s Book of Souls record.
Here’s how Bruce describes the new track “Afterglow of Ragnarok”.
“It was important to set the tone of the project with this track,” Dickinson explains. “As befitting its title, it’s a heavy song and there’s a great big riff driving it…but there’s also a real melody in the chorus that displays the light and shade that the rest of the album brings… and just wait until you see the video!”
The Mandrake Project is described as “a dark, adult story of power, abuse, and a struggle for identity, set against the backdrop of scientific and occult genius.” There’s also a comic series coming out that tells the story of The Mandrake Project, created by Bruce Dickinson, scripted by Tony Lee, and illustrated by Staz Johnson from Z2 Comics. That comic will launch in 2024.
The Mandrake Project Tour Dates
Bruce Dickinson – The Mandrake Project European Tour
- 18th May – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
- 19th May – O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
- 21st May – Arena, Swansea, UK
- 23rd May – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
- 24th May – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
- 26th May – L’Olympia, Paris, FRANCE
- 28th May – 013, Tilburg, HOLLAND
- 29th May – De Oosterport, Groningen, HOLLAND
- 1st June – Barba Negra, Budapest, HUNGARY
- 3rd June – Arenale Romane, Bucharest, ROMANIA
- 5-8th June – Mystic Festival, Gdansk, POLAND *
- 5-8th June – Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, SWEDEN *
- 9th June – Rockefeller, Oslo, NORWAY
- 16th June – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, GERMANY
- 17th June – Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, GERMANY
- 19-22nd June – Copenhell, Copenhagen, DENMARK *
- 24th June – Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim, GERMANY *
- 25th June – Circus Krone, Munich, GERMANY
- 27-30th June – Hellfest, Clisson, FRANCE *
- 30th June – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG
- 3-6th July – Rockharz Open Air, Ballenstedt, GERMANY *
- 5th July – Ippodrome Delle Capannelle, Rock In Rome, Rome, ITALY *
- 6th July – Bassano Del Grappa, Metal Park, Vincenza, ITALY *
- 9th July – E-Werk, Koln, GERMANY
- 13th July – Hala, Zagreb, CROATIA
- 16th July – Kolodrum Arena, Sofia, BULGARIA
- 19th July – Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, TURKEY
Check out more on The Mandrake Project from when it was first announced.
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