Former IRON MAIDEN frontman BLAZE BAYLEY has confirmed Promise And Terror as the title of his new album, due out on February 1st, 2010.

The CD will be available for pre-order from Bayley's official website starting on December 1st, with every album signed by the entire band.

Blaze Bayley drummer Larry Paterson checks in with the following update:

"All vocals are completely finished and final mixing underway, with some tracks completed already. In this humble scribe's opinion these are some of the finest vocals that Mr. Bayley has ever done and I can't wait to hear what people think of the album.

Our Manager, Anna, has been torturing people on the official forum at www.blazebayley.net with a 'guess the song title' game - so congatulations to those that won a free copy of the album. It goes on pre-sale on December 1st, and all pre-sold copies will be signed by the band.

On a more important note I bear the sad tidings that our spiritual leader Stumpy the Metal Cat has been wounded in action. At first we feared he had been burned by careless fireworks, but it now appears that our Hero was savaged by an unknown opponent cat - whom shall be referred to here as 'Godzilla'.

Now I'm sure that Godzilla was twice Stumpy's size and a fiercesome creature of epic violent capabilities, and I am also sure that Stumpy smote the beast and vanquished his anonymous foe. However the net result is that Stumpy has a large hole in his side that the Stumpy-Doctor stapled shut today. So now he looks like Frankenstein's cat.

Currently he is sulking by my XBox which he has now decided is his new place of rest. So raise a glass (or whatever) to our Furry Hero and wish him a speedy recovery... although I fear he may use his new 'I'm So Hard Because I Have Metal Staples In Me' look to woo the local cattesses... so don't feel too sorry for him"

Bayley has updated the schedule for his 2010 World Tour, which now includes:

February

6 - JB's - Dudley, England
9 - Rio's - Leeds, England
10 - The Nag's Head - High Wycombe, England
11 - The 12 Bar - Swindon
12 - Sin City - Swansea, England
13 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
14 - Yardbirds - Grimsby, England
16 - Finns - Weymouth, England
17 - The Tower Arts Centre - Winchester, England
18 - Riga Music Bar - Southend, England
19 - The Park - Peterborough, England
20 - The Underworld - Camden, England
24 - Hark to Towler - Bury, England
25 - The Venue - Dumfries, Scotland
26 - Bannermans - Edinburgh, Scotland
27 - The Moorings Bar - Aberdeen, Scotland
28 - Ivory Blacks - Glasgow, Scotland

March

1 - Trillians - Newcastle, England
4 - The Limelight - Belfast, Ireland
6 - Fibber Magee's - Dublin, Ireland

European and South American dates to be announced soon.