Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Paul Mario Day death: Original Iron Maiden vocalist dies, aged 69

Day also fronted acts like More, Wildfire and Sweet

The Independent UK

Original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Mario Day dies aged 69

Day went on to form More, whose members have paid tribute to ‘a huge part of the new wave of British heavy metal’, and later sang for a reformed Sweet

The Guardian - UK

Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day dies

Iron Maiden's short-lived, original lead singer, Paul Mario Day, has passed away.

BANG Premier

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

“I looked around and everybody was just down. But we started bashing through some songs that we knew, a bit of AC/DC, a bit of Deep Purple. And suddenly we were all smiling”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden

MusicRadar

“If you’re a singer, you’re totally reliant on your body. You can't put a bit more distortion on your amp or use effects. You can’t compensate. You’re very exposed”: Why Iron Maiden had to change their singer to reach the next level

Guitarist Adrian Smith remembers a pivotal moment in Maiden’s history

MusicRadar

“Whether any illicit cigarettes were involved isn’t clear, but this is the sound of Maiden floating in space”: Four Iron Maiden songs that sound nothing like Iron Maiden

Even Iron Maiden like to throw a few curveballs into their back catalogue

Metal Hammer

The 50 greatest Iron Maiden moments

From playing to a room filled with nuns to losing a drum battle against a teddy bear, these moments helped make Iron Maiden Britain's most iconic metal band

Metal Hammer

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Adrian Smith names his favourite Iron Maiden song, even though it’s “awkward” to play

“That riff is kind of awkward. But I like the song.”

Metal Hammer

Iron Maiden to release new documentary celebrating 50 years

Iron Maiden will release a new documentary film featuring the final interview from their late former frontman Paul Di’Anno.

BANG Premier

Paul Di’Anno’s final interview to appear in Iron Maiden documentary

The band’s former died last year.

Evening Standard

“Paul liked to ruffle a few feathers. He used to call me Hitler. I’ve been called Sergeant Major, but Hitler takes the biscuit.” Iron Maiden's Steve Harris remembers "lovable rogue" Paul Di'Anno

Steve Harris salutes the singer who helped launch Iron Maiden from London's East End to stadiums worldwide

Metal Hammer

“We can’t carry on for ever. The show we do is a very physical thing. How long can we keep going? I really don’t know”: The epic story of 50 years of Iron Maiden, metal’s ultimate band

All six current members of Iron Maiden look back on their monumental 50 year journey

Metal Hammer

“I think singers tend to be a little insecure!”: Iron Maiden leader Steve Harris recalls how he gambled everything by changing the band’s frontman

“It was exciting but worrying,” he says

MusicRadar

"Fake blood starts pouring from an amateurish-looking skull incorporated into a plank of wood": A night out with Iron Maiden before they were famous

In October 1979 Classic Rock's Geoff Barton watched Iron Maiden play a heavy metal disco in North West London. He took notes

Metal Hammer

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Metal Hammer

“In our heavy metal world, he’s almost as important as Elvis Presley”: Blaze Bayley remembers fellow Iron Maiden alumnus Paul Di’Anno

Iron Maiden’s 90s singer pays tribute to his fallen predecessor, who died in October at the age of 66

MusicRadar

“It’s one of my favourite Maiden albums - despite the fact that I'm not on it!”: Bruce Dickinson on the Iron Maiden classic he wishes he’d sung on

He calls it “an updated version of Deep Purple In Rock”

Metal Hammer

"Paul was read the riot act, and given the chance to put things right. But he didn't put things right": The story of Iron Maiden - the Paul Di'Anno years

As the 1980s dawned, Iron Maiden were about to record their debut album. It was the start of a journey that would launch them into the stratosphere, but there were some massive hurdles to overcome first

Metal Hammer

Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno’s cause of death revealed

The vocalist’s family have specified how he died last month, aged 66

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Paul Di’Anno: Former Iron Maiden singer’s cause of death revealed

The heavy metal frontman died in October at the age of 66

Metal Hammer

“We recorded it in 20 minutes. But then I am a genius”: The late, great Paul Di’Anno looks back on making Iron Maiden’s Running Free

Paul Di’Anno sang on Iron Maiden’s classic debut single Running Free – speaking to Metal Hammer earlier this year, this is what he remembered about making it

MusicRadar

“An amazing voice - absolutely awesome!”: Bruce Dickinson salutes former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno

Di’Anno, who died on 21 October, sang on Maiden’s first two albums

Metal Hammer

“For Paul Di’Anno! Scream for me!” Watch Bruce Dickinson pay tribute to late Iron Maiden singer during concert last night

Iron Maiden’s frontman offered a sombre onstage tribute to Di’Anno, whose death was announced Monday, calling him “groundbreaking”

Metal Hammer

Paul Di'Anno's 10 greatest performances with Iron Maiden

Some fans still cite Iron Maiden's first two albums as their greatest. This is the best of Paul Di'Anno, the late, great man who sang on them

The Guardian - UK

Paul Di’Anno obituary

Lead singer with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in the 70s

Metal Hammer

“I’m very excited for the Iron Maiden faithful to see it!” A Paul Di’Anno documentary is coming in 2025

Wes Orshoski, co-director of 2010’s Lemmy documentary, hopes his film about Iron Maiden’s late former singer will hit festival screens next year

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.