King Of Metal

Video footage of Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) performing the song “Silicon Messiah” on May 16 at The Patriot in Crumlin, Wales can be seen below.

Blaze is being accompanied by the following musicians on his “King Of Metal” tour:

* Matteo “Lehmann” Grazzini (NEURASTHENIA) – Bass
* Claudio Tirincanti – Drums
* Andrea Neri (ASTARTE SYRIACA) – Guitar
* Thomas Zwijsen (NYLON MAIDEN) – Guitar

Bayley‘s new studio album, “The King Of Metal”, was released in March. The CD was recorded at Fear Studio in Ravenna, Italy.

In a recent interview with Metal Blast, Bayley stated about “The King of Metal”, “This album is a bit more back towards my classic metal style; it’s closer to the ‘Silicon Messiah’ and ‘Tenth Dimension’ albums. Although I didn’t plan it that way, this is how it has worked out. . . I’ve been working very closely with a young guitar player called Thomas Zwijsen, who has co-written most of the songs, and it has worked very well. Now, the title track, ‘The King Of Metal’, is dedicated to the fans, because they are the real kings of metal. Without the fans, there’s no heavy metal, and I think that people trivialize that and even disrespect heavy metal fans, compared to fans of pop or jazz. I’ve called the album ‘The King Of Metal’ as a tribute to heavy metal fans, thanks to whom it has been possible for me to have such a wonderful career and spend my life as a professional singer.”

When asked about the recording process for “The King Of Metal”, Blaze recently told Metal Shock Finland, “I don’t like to spend a lot of time in the studio, I don’t feel it’s a very creative environment. I like to spend most of my time on an album in the writing process and the composing. I feel that’s the bit that really counts. I’m always thinking of the audience, the fans and how I’m going to perform the songs live.”