04/25/2023 09:14

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley announce new live album

British heavy metal legend Blaze Bayley announce new 'Damaged Strange Different and Live'.

Here's a message from guitarists Mark Appleton & Christopher Appleton:

"We've been working on this for several months & now it feels good to be able to announce, especially as a piece of really good news compared to the recent health issues.

(We apologize that some of you have learned of this release from other sources when normally we like to be the ones to let you know first. On this occasion the news was online first via our distributor).

Official release date is 7th July and we will be starting pre-orders direct from our webshop very soon, including a couple of different options.

The new album, which lifts its title from the lyrics of 'Warrior' from the 'War Within Me' studio release, features live versions of songs from that same release, plus a small number of Iron Maiden songs which have featured in the '25th anniversary' setlists of the last few years."

The album will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally through the usual platforms.

Track listing:
1. War Within Me
2. Pull Yourself up
3. Warrior
4. The Power of Nikola Tesla
5. 18 Flights
6. Lord of the Flies (Iron Maiden cover)
7. Judgement of Heaven (Iron Maiden cover)
8. Fortunes of War (Iron Maiden cover)
9. Como Estais Amigos (Iron Maiden cover)

Blaze Bayley, also known from Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden, had a quadruple bypass operation some day ago. He's back home now.

Appletons report: "Although the surgery has been a success I think it's fair to say it's taken its' toll on him.
He's positive, patient & fighting just as you would expect of the warrior he is, but the recovery after such a significant operation is clearly going to be slow.
He's facing 6 weeks before physiotherapy can even begin & that will then most likely be a further 12 weeks beyond."

(source: Blaze Bayley)