It was a tough job. When Blaze Bayley succeeded Bruce Dickinson as the singer in Iron Maiden in 1994, he was replacing the irreplaceable. It wasn’t just that Dickinson was the best metal singer ...

Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has paid tribute to the band’s late, previous singer Paul Di’Anno. Di’Anno, who sang for Maiden from 1978 to 1981, died in October at the age of 66.

Maiden’s second album, Killers, followed in 1981. It included Innocent Exile, the ground-zero Maiden song. It was the band’s first album with guitarist Adrian Smith, who had replaced Dennis Stratton.

Iron Maiden formed in London at the end of ... Over the years, members have come and gone: Dickinson was replaced by Blaze Bayley in 1993, until his return in 1999; original guitarist Adrian ...