Blaze Bayley fronted Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1998 and appeared on two full length albums with the band, “The X Factor” and “Virtual XI.” He also sang on “The Virus,” a track that appeared on the band’s “Best of the Beast” greatest hits album.
Blaze’s time with the band has come to be much more appreciated by fans over the years, and the singer has carved out a nice solo career since being replaced in Iron Maiden by classic singer Bruce Dickinson.
In a new Web Is Jericho interview, Blaze was asked about the possibility of guesting with his former band at some point in the future. He’s all for it.
“To be honest, I’m totally open,” he said. “I just think it would be so much fun for fans. I hope that (no fans) would start having a punch up, I just think it would be so much fun. I think maybe if there’s ever a 50th Iron Maiden anniversary, maybe they might think, ‘Well, we’ll do that.’”
It wouldn’t be the first time Blaze has been on stage with a Bruce Dickinson-fronted Maiden. It happened in the early ’90s when Blaze’s first band, Wolfsbane, were supporting Maiden on their UK tour.
“I already sang on stage with Bruce,” Blaze explained. “In Wolfsbane, we used to climb on stage for ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ and I did ‘Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter’ with Maiden in Brixton. I managed to get the mic off Bruce, and it was so much fun. I love Bruce as well. He’s always been very kind to me and very generous with his time before I was in Iron Maiden, during Iron Maiden and after with my solo career. He’s a lovely guy, and I think we’d get along really well doing that.”
Read Blaze’s full interview here. And check out his latest single, “Mind Reader,” from his new album, “Circle Of Stone” below.
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