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“The people who I know who’ve been on this journey… we’d never go back”: Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley opens up about quitting alcohol

The vocalist, who was a member of The Beast from 1994 to 1999, has been sober since June 2019

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"I just feel so lucky to be considered in the same breath as some of the other artists on there." Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley shares his feelings on being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Maiden's 90s vocalist admits it's a "real privilege" to be included with artists like Billy Idol, Joy Division and Oasis in this year's nomination

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Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley to perform at band’s blockbuster Knebworth festival in July, playing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI and The Best Of The Beast

The vocalist, who fronted the heavy metal titans from 1994 to 1999, will headline the Friday night of the two-day event

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"It was a time of turmoil. Writers had it in for us: 'Oh my God, haven’t you died yet? Don’t you know, grunge is here!'" The story behind the underrated Iron Maiden classic that helped keep them alive in the 90s

Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of their darkest material

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"I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure." Steve Harris had his doubts over Bruce Dickinson's 1999 return to Iron Maiden

How different things could have been if Steve Harris had blocked Bruce Dickinson's Iron Maiden comeback

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“When Bruce came back I wasn’t 100% sure of the reasons behind it. I was like, ‘Well, okay, let’s see.’ I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure”: How Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris made his peace with singer Bruce Dickinson

“Bruce is unusual – which is probably what makes him so good”

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"I'm outside of the mainstream, and that's how I like it": Blaze Bayley's debut solo album flopped 25 years ago - but now he's taking it on the road

Blaze Bayley and his band are playing the whole of Silicon Messiah live and it's finally coming to life

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“Those two are really strong, powerful albums and people will appreciate them later”: Steve Harris defends The X Factor and Virtual XI, Iron Maiden’s most derided albums

Maiden’s bassist/founder addresses the hatred towards two of their least-liked releases, while also admitting his band have never made “the perfect album”

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The 10 most important and interesting Iron Maiden shows ever, by manager Rod Smallwood

Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows

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“Sometimes I can be brutally honest, and people don't like that. But if you don't like what the answer is going to be, don't ask the question!”: Iron Maiden’s commander-in-chief Steve Harris says that strong leadership is the secret to the band’s success

Plus: how he recently left a Maiden fan in tears

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“We’d gone backwards. We still enjoyed playing, but I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on the highs and lows of the band’s 50-year odyssey

“Maiden songs take you on a journey,” he says

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“We ended up hating Rick Rubin. He didn’t get what made this band happen”: The rollercoaster story of Wolfsbane, the British metal band who should have been superstars

Long before Blaze Bayley joined Iron Maiden, he was a member of British metal lunatics Wolfsbane

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“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

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“It wasn’t really till we got out and played live that we realised it was a couple of things”: Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris admits there was “maybe an issue or two” with Blaze Bayley’s voice at shows

Harris does however credit Bayley with helping “keep the band alive” in the mid-90s

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“I said, Adrian, why aren't you singing in Iron Maiden? Be the singer!” Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham once encouraged Adrian Smith to return to Iron Maiden as the band's frontman

In 1997, Scott Gorham suggested that Adrian Smith should rejoin Iron Maiden in place of Blaze Bayley

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“To promote an album and play some football, it’s the ultimate for me”: The bizarre story of the time Iron Maiden became a football team

In 1998, Iron Maiden tried to promote Virtual XI by putting on football games with journalists and professional players. It was all a bit weird.

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The 10 best Blaze Bayley Iron Maiden songs

Showing some love to Iron Maiden’s most under-rated period

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The 8 songs Iron Maiden have played live the least

If you’ve seen The Beast perform any of these rarities at a show, you’re in a very exclusive club

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Fresh from their Grammy triumph, Larkin Poe have been confirmed as Maid Of Stone festival headliners

Larkin Poe have been added to a lineup that already includes Wolfmother, Mr Big, Those Damn Crows, Gun, Blaze Bayley and more

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"It is so dark...it's not accessible like some of the other Maiden albums." Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley explains why he feels many fans didn't warm up to their divisive The X Factor album

Is The X Factor Iron Maiden's most underrated record?

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“The phone rang, it was Steve Harris: ‘Are you interested in joining Maiden?’”: this is what it’s like to audition to replace Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden, by three singers who went for the job

In 1994, Blaze Bayley became Maiden’s new singer – but he wasn’t the only contender for the job

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First bands announced for 2024 Maid Of Stone Festival

Mr Big will headline the second Maid Of Stone Festival – with more acts also announced

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The time Blaze Bayley and Bruce Dickinson sang together at an Iron Maiden show in 1990

Blaze Bayley replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden in 1994 - but the two men had sung Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter together four years earlier

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A beginner’s guide to Iron Maiden in five essential albums

Get a whistle-stop tour of Iron Maiden history with these five essential numbers from The Beast

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The history of Iron Maiden as told in 10 groundbreaking gigs

From London pubs to rugby stadiums, this is the story of Iron Maiden distilled into 10 shows

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