Former IRON MAIDEN singer BLAZE BAYLEY (WOLFSBANE) spoke to the UK's Express & Star about his perfect weekend. Excerpts from the chat follow:

Express & Star: How would you prepare for a big night out?

Bayley: "For a big night out I’d probably have a shower and put some deodorant on and I might even go so far as to have a shave. If it’s my partner Eline I’m going out with I’ve definitely got to have a shave. If it’s just the lads then I don’t bother."

Express & Star: What’s your favourite party outfit?

Bayley: "It’s got to be the Fistful Of Dollars, Clint Eastwood style. I’ve got the hats. Years ago I was on tour in the USA and in Colorado City there was this fantastic cowboy clothes shop and I managed to find a hat that fits because I have a very large cranium . . . that’s a big head in Birmingham! I’ll stick the hat on just to walk around or walk the dog."

Express & Star: You’ve just arrived at the bar. What’s your first drink?

Bayley: "I’m filled with indecision on that first drink, because I know if I start on Guinness I’ll be going all night, I won’t be the worst for wear. But if I’ve had something to eat, Guinness might be a bit heavy so I might go for cider but that could affect me very, very quickly, so I may lack my sparkle towards late evening."

Read the entire interview here.

The reunited Wolfsbane continue work on their upcoming album. A new band update reads: "We are pretty much there with all the recording so the next stage is the mixing and mastering. We have 13 tracks "in the can" and will probably end up with 10 or 11 on the finished album. The release is scheduled for early November."

Wolfsbane who also feature guitarist Jase Edwards, bassist Jeff Hateley and drummer Steve Danger, released released their first new studio recording in 17 years this past April. The Did It For The Money EP featured the title track and rerecording of the following Wolfsbane tracks:

'Limo'

'GSB'

'Killing Machine'

'Dance My Tune'

Check out the title track to their new EP, Did It For The Money, below:

For more info visit Wolfsbanehms.com.