Paul Mario Day: Ex-Iron Maiden singer is dead

Paul Mario Day, the first singer and founding member of Iron Maiden, died at the age of 69. , the musician succumbed to cancer and “slept peacefully” in his house in his adopted home Australia. His later band more and praised Day as a “great singer” and “popular figure in British rock music”.

Paul Mario Day was recruited in 1975 by bass player and Iron Maiden Mastermind Steve Harris (69) when the band was just forming the band. The then 19-year-old was the very first singer of the later heavy metal legends. But his time with Iron Maiden was short -lived: Dennis Wilcock (74) was replaced in October 1976, after only a year.

The reason for Day’s expulsion was unveiled years later in the documentary “Iron Maiden: The Early Days”: a lack of stage presence. In an interview with “Blabbermouth” from 2019, Day openly spoke: “Steve said: ‘You have to get better. You have to get closer to the audience. You have to be more confident. You have to be a hero.’ And I agreed to him, but I didn’t know how to do it. “

In retrospect, Day described his termination as “the worst experience”, which at the same time was “the best lesson” of his life. It would have changed him for the positive. After leaving Iron Maiden, Day made a career with other bands. At first he founded the British heavy metal band more in 1980, which became known in 1981 with her album “Warhead”.

Between 1983 and 1984, Day was briefly the front man of the Metal band Wildfire. However, he celebrated his greatest commercial success from 1985 when he joined the newly formed Glam rock band The Sweet. The family and recognized his former colleague. It is a sad day for all fans of The Sweet.