BLAZE To Play IRON MAIDEN-Based Set At Poland's METALMANIA Festival

January 12, 2007

BLAZE, the band fronted by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, will debut its brand new lineup at the 21st edition of Metalmania festival — "the biggest metal fest in Central-Eastern Europe" — set to take place on March 24, 2007 at Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland. According to Blaze, "the set we play probably will be a mix of some of my songs from 'X Factor' and 'Virtual XI' with IRON MAIDEN and a few songs from my own BLAZE albums."

The members of BLAZE's most recent touring lineup — Oliver Palotai (guitar),Luca Princiotta (guitar),Christian Ammann (bass),and Daniel Schild (drums) — announced their departure from the band earlier in the month, blaming Blaze's new management for contributing to the split. BLAZE's new lineup has yet to be officially revealed.

BLAZE's most recent release, "Blood & Belief", was issued in Europe in April 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "Tenth Dimension" was recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY).

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