Episode 117

Blaze Bayley (Former Iron Maiden & Wolfsbane Singer) Interview

February 27th, 2026

42 mins 19 secs

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About this Episode

Blaze Bayley- Metal Hall of Fame inductee - is a singer/songwriter born 29th May 1963 in Birmingham, England. Having started his professional music career in WOLFSBANE in 1984, he was elevated to global heights when he joined IRON MAIDEN with whom he released two albums ("X-Factor" and "Virtual XI") and toured worldwide between 1994 and 1999.

After leaving IRON MAIDEN, Blaze embarked on a solo career, during which he has released ten full-length studio albums, plus live albums, live DVDs and compilations. He's also enjoyed an enviable reputation as one of the hardest working artists touring around.

In 2015 Blaze celebrated the 15th anniversary of his first solo release "Silicon Messiah" and then saw a significant worldwide resurgence of interest in his career, not least with the release of the "Infinite Entanglement" trilogy during the period 2016 to 2018.

During these recent years Blaze has toured widely in the UK, Europe, North America and Latin America. He’s become particularly recognised as an independent artist dedicated and remarkably connected with his fans, as well as for his unmistakable high energy, no-nonsense, live performances.

During the period 2014 to present date, Blaze has benefitted from a settled line-up for his backing band, picked from British melodic metal band ABSOLVA - Christopher Appleton (guitars), Luke Appleton (bass), Martin Mcnee (drums) and Tom Atkinson (guitars).

I got to sit down with Blaze where we talked about the recording of his 2024 album, 'Circle Of Stone', his recent visits to Ireland, and some brillaint advice for anyone wanting to start a band in 2026.

With great stories, chats and banter this is not one to be missed.

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Check out Blaze Bayley here: https://www.instagram.com/blazebayley/?hl=en

Edited by Richie Duhig of The Metal Cell Podcast.
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