Former IRON MAIDEN singer BLAZE BAYLEY spoke to Rock3music.com about a number of topics. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Q: How did you feel when you got the Maiden job?

A: "I was over the moon, it was sad that WOLFSBANE had to split, we had supported Maiden so it was a dream come true."

Q: Highlight with Maiden?

A: "Sometimes we would be on tour and have a couple of free nights , then we would play small gigs, they where always the best , you think this is how Maiden must of started, close to the fans, most nights its 15,000 kids with a huge barrier."

Q: And how it ended?

A: "I was really disappointed, what happened was Ozzy got back with SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE reformed, lots of reunions were going on and the people at EMI, I believe put pressure on, EMI needed a scapegoat, sales of CDs had dropped in general, at the end of the day someone made a decision, we are all still friends today, I'm going to Twickinham to watch them soon."

Q: Is a Maiden reunion a possibility?

A: "It would be rite laugh, obviously Blaze is my priority, anything like that would promote my own band really well it would be a real giggle to have the three tenors Di'Anno/Dickinson/Bayley (big laugh). The main thing is we’ve got a new band, new album and gigs are booked. We have festivals booked and are headlining one In Spain."

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Blaze Bayley recently unveiled the title track to his new album, The Man Who Would Not Die - click here to listen.

The Man Who Would Not Die will be released on July 7th via Blaze Bayley Recordings and distributed by Plastic Head UK.

The tracklist for the album is as follows: 'The Man Who Would Not Die', 'Blackmailer', 'Smile Back At Death', 'While You Were Gone', 'Samurai', 'A Crack In The System', 'Robot', 'At The End Of The Day', 'Waiting For My Life To Begin, 'Voices From The Past', 'The Truth Is One', 'Serpent Hearted Man'.