Blaze Bayley - Live In France (2019)

Blaze Bayley, singer with Iron Maiden 1994-1999, releases a brand new double live album, recorded at the famous Chez Paulette venue, near Nancy, France in May 2018. Blaze Bayley, singer with Iron Maiden 1994-1999, releases a brand new double live album, recorded at the famous Chez Paulette venue, near Nancy, France in May 2018. Blaze sees this as the perfect way to summarize and round off the past 3 years recording and touring of his 'Infinite Entanglement' trilogy. The trilogy has coincided with a resurgent interest in Blaze's career, marked in 2017 by a public vote in Sweden Rock magazine which placed him at #67 in the top 100 rock/metal singers of all-time. Also in Blaze featured on the front cover of Powerplay magazine, introducing a 3-page tour report from editor Mark Hoaksey who joined the band during the Canada leg of the North American tour - a tour which comprised 25 dates coast-to-coast, including Hollywood's famous Whisky a Go Go. Blaze recorded 'Live in France' with his main recording and touring musicians picked from British metal band Absolva - Chris Appleton (guitar, backing vocals), Martin McNee (drums), Karl Schramm (bass). The show also featured special guest Luke Appleton (of Iced Earth and Absolva) as solo acoustic support act and as additional guest guitarist for the final 5 songs of the main setlist. The album was mixed and produced by Blaze's guitarist Chris Appleton and mastered by Ade Emsley (Iron Maiden, Tank, Phil Campbell). Coverart by Akirant Illustration.