The British artist famous for having been the first singer of the Metal Iron Maiden group died at the age of 69.
Paul Mario Day, British artist famous for being the first singer of the Metal Iron Maiden group, died at the age of 69, announced members of his current group, More on social networks.
“We are deeply saddened to learn the death of the great singer of More, Paul Mario. Paul has played an important role in the metal movement in the United Kingdom since her debut in Iron Maiden and, of course, thanks to his fantastic performance on the album ‘Warhead'”, they wrote on Instagram.
Only 10 months in Iron Maiden
Paul Mario Day had joined Iron Maiden in 1975, recruited by the group’s bass player, Steve Harris. If he is the first official singer in the group, his presence is short -lived. In a documentary on Iron Maiden, the latter says that he was fired from the group after ten months, judged by the other members not energetic and charismatic.
As a result, Paul Mario Day has never recorded an album with the group. He was quickly replaced by Dennis Wilcock, replaced himself in 1978 by Paul Di’anno – present on the first two albums of Iron Maiden – then by Bruce Dickinson, current singer of the group.
After his brief visit to Iron Maiden, Paul Mario Day then sang for the Mores and Wildfire groups, before joining in the 80s a reformed version of the English group Sweet as a main singer, alongside guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker.
“My sincere condolences to his wife Cecily, his family and friends. It is a sad day for all Sweet fans,” said Andy Scott in a post on Facebook.
