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PAUL DI’ASSHOLE

 Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 11:00am by

Hey, remember last year when original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno called that band “boring” and compared Steve Harris to Hitler? Well in case ya don’t, here’s video of the incident:

So given his feelings on Maiden, you’d assume the singer has no real interest in playing any Maiden material or in any way acknowledging that part of his career, right?

So why the fuck is he doing a “special set” of songs from the first two Maiden albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, at the Hard Rock Hell IV festival in the UK this December?

Oh, yeah. ‘Cause without Iron Maiden, no one would give two shits about this guy. I mean, I’ve never seen Di’Anno live, but if I were him, I’d EXCLUSIVELY play songs from those two albums. And if I ever paid to see him and he didn’t do a whole shit ton of material from those records, I’d probably rush the stage and cock slap him.

What a massive, massive tool.

Interestingly enough, Blaze Bayley, another former Maiden vocalist not worth caring about, will be playing the same festival. Unfortunately, that poor dude didn’t even have Di’Anno’s good fortune to have appeared on any Maiden albums anyone actually listens to.

-AR

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  • \m/Eluveitie\m/

    If this classless Durst lookalike hadn’t left Iron Maiden, I never would’ve started to listening to metal. I have a shred of respect for his place in the band’s formation, but for me, if it’s not Bruce, it’s not Maiden.

  • Fufkin

    Special set? What else would he be playing?

    • brian roach

      exactly, his sets are at least 2/3′s old Maiden anyway, so this isn’t really a ‘treat’ for the 5 or 6 fans of the guy! poor Blaze Bailey, class act, but you guys are right, no one cares about the Maiden ablums he was on, cause they were crap, but at least he always seems to come across as a decent dude…

  • Frampler

    Having seen the line-up, it certainly does look like Hell, and not the good kind of Hell where Slayer are the house band.

    We’re getting plenty of these ‘fake’ sets at UK and European festivals this year: Ross the Boss will be playing Manowar songs at Bloodstock; and John Garcia is doing a Kyuss set at Hellfest.

  • Who Gives A Damn

    That was funny

  • http://waitingforearthquakes.wordpress.com/ Φύσκος

    x-factor > matter of life and death

    • Trux

      totally wrong !!…

    • Grymmbear

      Umm… no.

      • Grymmbear

        And let me reiterate…

        “Sign of the Cross” = Great song.

        The rest = dreck.

  • Billy Chapman

    Wasn’t Dennis Wilcock or something the original Maiden singer? Maiden had like 20 members ousted by Steve Harris prior to the first record. That still doesn’t justify the Hitler comparison.

    • Mark

      Paul Day was the original singer, then Dennis Wilcock, then Di’Anno joined a year or two before Maiden got signed.

  • Bierko

    Blayze’s solo stuff is pretty decent.

    He unfortunately took the fall for Maiden’s writing abilities lacking during his run.

    Dianno was a legend, but now he’s a hack.

    • Mark

      Blaze’s solo material is absolutely fantastic, especially his two most recent albums, “The Man Who Would Not Die” and “Promise and Terror”. I saw him play to a packed-out crowd of 250 people (talk about a fall from grace) on Saturday night. It was, no exaggeration, one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to. If anyone has a chance to see Blaze live, they should take it.

  • Mark

    Saw Di’Anno play a headline show last year. It was just about an hour long and was about 75% Maiden material. I guess he copped how bored everyone looked during the other 25% of his set…

  • Face

    You know, if you compare the self-titled and Killers to the vast majority of what Iron Maiden has produced post “Seventh Son…”, Di’Anno’s assessment of “boring” is pretty spot-on. Come on, if you had the choice between “Running Free” and that stupid overlong Benjamin Breeg song from the last album, which one would you choose?!

  • wyzt

    Honestly, the Dianna albums seethe best maiden albums anyway. Saw him a few weeks ago in Chicago(sold out show at reggies) and had a blast. I’m runniiiiiing freeeeeeee yea, I’m runinn free.

    • Biff Tannen

      I was at that show at Reggies. Great fucking gig !!!

      Also, Metalsucks: Where the fuck have you guys been ??? Why is it ‘news’ that he’s preforming a Maiden heavy set in the UK ??? Hes been touring the states for the last TWO MONTHS playing Maiden classics. Didn’t notice this ?? Not enough metalcore or beardos on the tour to peak your interest ?

  • RoadKillDevil

    When you say it not about the money that many times…then it’s ALL about the money. That arrogant D-BAG SUCKS !

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Lopett/1657496210 Andrew Lopett

    I loved the Blaze Bayley Iron Maiden albums, It was refreshing. I would choose those albums over most of the shitty deathcore bands avertised on this blog. There is no denying that Blaze is a bad singer.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Lopett/1657496210 Andrew Lopett

      Good*

      • Mark

        He’s a brilliant singer! He has a great range, it’s just completely different to Bruce’s. And he can hold notes like a motherfucker!