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BLAZE BAYLEY To Be Joined By NEURASTHENIA Bassist On Upcoming Tour
Former IRON MAIDEN and current WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley has
announced that he will be accompanied by Matteo "Lehmann" Grazzini,
bassist of the Bologna, Italy-based thrash metal band NEURASTHENIA, on
the upcoming "King Of Metal" tour. Also joining Blaze in his touring
band are Claudio Tirincanti (drums) and Andrea Neri (guitar; ASTARTE
SYRIACA).
Bayley has commenced work on his new solo album, "The King Of Metal",
for a tentative March release. A European headlining tour in support of
the CD will kick off in early March in Belgium.
Commented Blaze: "Over the many years I have been a professional singer,
and through my ups and downs, I have noticed how some artists and bands
take their success and their fans for granted.
"For me, there is no heavy metal without heavy metal fans.
"I am dedicating the new album and tour to my fans and the fans of heavy
metal. It is called 'The King Of Metal' because you the fans are the
real kings of metal. Each one of you that buys albums and merchandise
and tickets to gigs is a king of metal to me."
Blaze last year parted ways with the rest of his band in order to pursue
a career as a solo artist and the lead singer of WOLFSBANE. He explained
the decision by saying that "the mental, financial and emotional strain
of keeping the BLAZE BAYLEY band together has proven to be too much for
me and has taken a terrible toll on my mental health. . . It has been an
upsetting, frustrating and sad time because the BLAZE BAYLEY band will
not be going on any more, but it is also for me a huge relief and a time
to look forward."
A statement from former members of Blaze Bayley's solo band — David
Bermudez (bass), Nico Bermudez (guitar) and Jay Walsh (guitar) —
regarding the group's split can be found at this location
<
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... ode=Articl
e&newsitemID=156102> .
The 48-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original
frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to replace Bruce Dickinson as
the lead singer of IRON MAIDEN.
Blaze's latest album, "Promise and Terror", was released on February 1,
2010.
The singer's double live album and live DVD, "The Night That Will Not
Die" — recorded on December 13, 2008 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland —
were released on Blaze Bayley Recordings; the concert was filmed by
director Kris McManus and all audio mixed and mastered by producer Jase
Edwards.
Pas terrible.
