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Blaze Bayley
12+ albums
heavy metalmetalbritishNWOBHMIron Maiden
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Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead vocalist of the band Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 and again from 2010 onward, following reunion performances in 2007 and 2009. Bayley was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. After leaving Iron Maiden, he began a solo career and has released numerous studio albums. Bayley was born in Birmingham, England, on 29 May 1963. He has cited seeing Ronnie James Dio perform on the "Holy Diver" tour at the Birmingham Odeon as an important influence on his decision to pursue a career as a singer. At the time he was working as a hotel porter and became interested in performing after watching rehearsals by a local band. Bayley began his professional music career in 1984 as the lead vocalist of Wolfsbane. The band recorded several demos before releasing their debut album "Live Fast, Die Fast" in 1989. In 1990 Wolfsbane supported Iron Maiden on the "No Prayer on the Road" tour in the United Kingdom. The band released the EP "All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place" in 1990 and their second studio album "Down Fall the Good Guys" in 1991. The single "Ezy" from that album reached number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite later being dropped by their record label, the band was voted the United Kingdom’s best unsigned act in 1993. They released the live album "Massive Noise Injection" in 1993 and their third studio album "Wolfsbane" in 1994 before dis
