In a recent interview with Classic Rock , Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno discussed his time in the band and revealed that he "had no idea what he was doing" when they started recording their first album in 1980.
Paul was the first vocalist for Iron Maiden, participating in the band's first two albums, the self-titled one from 1980, and the acclaimed Killers from 1981. Despite having helped make history on behalf of one of the world's greatest heavy metal bands, Di'Anno was eventually replaced by Bruce Dickinson, presumably due to his behavior and alcohol and drug abuse.
Regarding how his journey with Iron Maiden was interrupted, Paul had recently commented that he “doesn’t blame” the band members for getting rid of him. “We knew that what we had was unique compared to other bands at the time, and we’d spent the last few years playing in every hole in the UK and some decent venues too,” the musician said in the new interview. “The only person who had doubts was me.”
Di'Anno continued: "What I know is that all the songs on that first album are fucking good. It's a shame the production is crap."
Even though he was only in the band for a short time, Paul Di'Anno considers the two albums he made with Iron Maiden to be fundamental to heavy metal, stating that some members of Metallica , Pantera , and Sepultura told him that these were the albums that got them started in music. Recently, we at Wikimetal mentioned Killers in episode 319 of our podcast about albums turning 40 in 2021. Listen now.
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