The First Beast of Metal: Paul Di'anno

• The great and famous heavy metal band Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson before the single, there was a vocalist who left the band at a very early age (not to say it was launched) from the fame of such. The original Di'anno Paul was the main vocalist of launches of the first albums "The Soundhouse Tapes" in 1979, "Iron Maiden" in 1980 and "Killers" in 1981, and the latter considered by most fans and famous critics as one of his best records.
• Paul Di'anno, this will be Tuesday August 18 in the city of Trujillo, Peru for his new tour that includes cities such as Lima, Arequipa and other Peruvian locations.

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• The story begins in 1978 when, after the departure of a singer named Dennis Wilcock, Paul is presented to the hearing (after being recommended) from a band that were doing interesting things in the English circuit, Iron Maiden.
• Before this, Di'Anno had only participated in non-professional bands Punk (one of their main likes and references in his own words).

• After the Iron Maiden on their contribution to the band of Steve Harris began to make themselves felt in the first recorded in 1979 for the banda, the demo "The Soundhouse Tapes" (5,000 copies in the United Kingdom). This is when you start building your image frontman hard for a rich voice and incredible stage presence.
• Alongside Maiden gained great reputation in the scene and was fundamental cornerstone in the rapid rise of the band with their first two albums, "Iron Maiden" 1980 and "Killers" in 1981. Paul was not ready at that time to address size challenge because the problem had developed addictions to alcohol and drugs, which starts to become noticeable especially in his live performance on the tour to Japan, where he barely managed to finish the shows because it affected their physical health, which ends in his departure from Iron Maiden before the recording of "The Number of the Beast," which would appear as Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson and finally reach the top.
• The transition from Paul for Iron Maiden was deeply marked in the legion of admirers of the Maiden, where today the figure is idolatrada for lifelong fans of the group. This is because the fans were identified with the strength and tear that Di'anno delivered, even as his physical state, trying to not notice and do their best for them, those who admired.
• After Maiden, Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone form, which Di'anno takes the name of the beast of heavy metal and returns to his place but for a short time. Followed by a new group called "Killers", which is taxed 6 albums, his latest being "Screaming Blue Murder" - The Very Best of Paul Di'Anno's Killers, in 2002.

• In the end, Paul Di'anno which has influences of Punk by The Ramones ", decides to fulfill his dream by forming a band as a hobby for fun called" The Almighty Imbredz "and an album by the same name which was not brought to the sale and decided to give some limited copies at concerts.
• The Beast continues at its current fight against alcohol and drugs since its inception with Iron Maiden.
• At this time, he continues to tour, if you're a fan of heavy metal, if you're a faithful follower of the beginning and you are a beast on the inside, you gotta go see it, hear it, and move your head like a crazy sick.

Paul Discography with Iron Maiden:

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Solo discography:

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Discography: Iron Maiden

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The big of heavy: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden goes back 1975 years to when Steve Harris, a bassist for 19 years form his own band. To do this search in London with several young musicians eager to play and after several tests were first forming Iron Maiden was formed by the Steve Harris on bass, Bob Sawyer and Dave Murray on guitars, Doug Sampson on drums Paul Di'Anno on vocals.

Already banda concert began with a small local audience, and played his only free transportation was the old van. Until in 1978 they recorded their first "model" that contained the items "Prowler," "Invasion," "Strange World" and "Iron Maiden".

So through a friend that could put their music on a radio and was a result that met Rod Smallwood, who was then his manager mánager.Gracias signed his contract with the EMI record label, Iron Maiden released in 1980 with a record issues, entitled "Metal For Mutasa. And encouraged by this work, recorded their first album, "Iron Maiden".
The band's fame grew through the roof and the album reached number 4 position in the lists for which were invited to accompany Judas Priest and Kiss in their tours across Europe.

His second album released in 1981 as "Killers" to make them worth a tour around the world. Following this tour, Paul Di'Anno was fired from the group's continued abuse of drugs and alcohol, which threatened the existence of the banda, and they replaced Bruce Dickinson; mind that later recorded in 1982 considered the "best disk group: "The number of the beast", which is located at the top of the English list, for what they did half a world tour under the title "The Beast On The Road Tour". And there are tour with the news that the single "Run to the Hills" was the 7th place in the "Top 40 UK album and their third first place in the Top charts.

Iron Maiden in 1984 published "Powerslave" tour and performs "The slavery-world tour" that proved to be a tremendous success worldwide, offering over 190 concerts, including "Live in Rio in Brazil", which climbed the stage with bands like Queen, AC / DC, Scorpions, among others. In 1986, a new album: "Somewhere in Time". This work begins as the beginning of a new sound a little robotic, with the implement of synthesizers. 1988 published "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", with a style similar to the previous one.

In 1990 Iron Maiden will return to his style, abandoning the keyboards and synthesizers, resulting in her new album "No Prayer For The Dying." Two years later published "Fear Of The Dark", marking the third time at the top of the lists British and Eddie with a more terrifying than before. After the singer Bruce Dickinson replaced by Blaze Bayley and change of producer, published in 1995 Iron Maiden "The X Factor," which was followed by the compilation "The Best of the Beast", with all the great songs of the band since its inception so far, plus a new theme: "Virus".
As the last disc of the 90 `s Launch" Virtual XI ", including 8 new items to be considered the worst job in the banda, and disagreed with Blaze. For the new decade banda return to Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, furor generated by the return of Bruce and the new training that would include three guitars in the banda. In 2000 published "Brave New World", this being the first Iron Maiden album with three guitarists, creating a new world tour. In 2003 appeared "Dance Of Death", the cover of this album has received strong criticism from many fans, being considered the worst.

Discografía

§ 1980: Iron Maiden

§ 1981: Killers

§ 1982: The Number of the Beast

§ 1983: Piece of Mind

§ 1984: Powerslave

§ 1986: Somewhere in Time

§ 1988: Seventh Son of the Seventh Son

§ 1990: No Prayer for the Dying

§ 1992: Fear of the Dark

§ 1995: The X Factor

§ 1998: Virtual XI

§ 2000: Brave New World

§ 2003: Dance of Death

§ 2006: A Matter of Life and Death

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Iron Maiden in Lima

Hard to believe but it is true, there was little chance that one of the legendary heavy metall bands as Iron Maiden come to Peru, but became a reality and now all of Peru metalleros have an appointment the inevitable March 26 2009 in tour "Somewhere Back in the World Tour" which will be present at the National Stadium.
The news was confirmed, although not yet appear on the official website of Do not stop believing, Iron Maiden if you come to Lima. This tells us the people of Peru Iron Maiden:

After many rumors, anxieties, reactions of optimists and pessimists, we are pleased to confirm the arrival of our country's largest Banda Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, for the Conciertazo March 26 in the latter part of the tour " SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR "a dream for many and a confirmation that our country is ready to receive first class artists. The location is still to be confirmed.
IRON MAIDEN will come to the most spectacular concert in the history of rock in our country in a very special tour, the setlist contains only the first 7 issues of the maiden discs plus the inevitable addition of "The Fear of Dark ", the disc of the same name.

The scenery is largely inspired by that in the album Powerslave tour in 1985, well known to fans through memorable live album "Live After Death," and together with the inevitable involvement of Eddie in his incarnation on the cover of "Somewhere in Time. We show that most faithful supporters over the years and filled the room screaming for a band that Peru is Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS!

According to some sources, the concert will be held at the National Stadium and then, in fact we have to fill a full! until no one can enter or fly! The Peruvian daily "El Comercio" also says the arrival of Iron Maiden: "It's so good to write these lines, to tell everyone that yes, that Iron Maiden will play in Peru. That is not a dream. When you read this note, mark the calendar and start counting the days until March 26 , scheduled for the Iron Lady stage up to the National Stadium to roll over and let 25 years of history as one of the most influential bands that has the metal. thus fulfill the promise to return to South America by the large sale locations on the tour before. The best thing is that Iron Maiden will come to Lima in a particularly creative moment, judging by what has been done in recent discs like "Brave New World" (2000) and "A Matter of Life and Death" (2006), which British metal legend erased the false steps and confusion she experienced throughout much of the'90s. The show will be equal to the band usually does in Europe will have five Eddies (the mascot of the monstrous group), 12 tonnes of fireworks and equipment will bring in Ed Force One aircraft that is piloted by Dickinson himself. Complete the National. " So, you know Peru, this March 26 will not fail in this explosive concert that will make us cry. sweat and enjoy while we watch the most legendary of all metall! IRON MAIDEN!

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