1. For the heavy metal band started by the former Iron Maiden singer, see Blaze Bayley. Blaze (sometimes written as B L A Z E for disambiguation) was the former name of Bayley's solo project until 2007.
2. Blaze (New Jersey, USA), a house production team from 1984 onwards.
It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend. Ironically, Herbert was the one who left the group in 1991, leaving Milan and Hedge to keep working together.
The group's output consists mainly of house-music tracks with heavy gospel, soul and afrobeat influences (sometimes referred to as gospel house). When the group started, Herbert was the singer, with Milan playing the piano, and Hedge on production. After Herbert left, both Hedge and Milan started to share production duties, vocals, and playing most of the instruments of the group's tracks and albums. The group achieved notoriety with its remix of Lisa Stansfield's "People Hold On" in 1989, after signing with the Motown/MCA Records.
Blaze released its debut album, 25 Years Later, in 1990, after which Herbert decided to move to a more R&B-oriented career, while the two remaining members invested in the emerging club culture, opening a nightclub called Shelter. In 1994, the group scored its first big international production success with De'Lacy's "Hideaway," which was later remixed by Deep Dish.
Since then, Blaze released three more albums, alongside a few scattered compilations of earlier productions and works and countless singles. The group also began working with other well-known names such as "Little" Louie Vega, Barbara Tucker, Jody Watley, and Full Intention. It is best known to modern audiences by its singles featuring Palmer Brown on vocals, the oft-remixed "My Beat," and the tribute anthem "I Remember House." Blaze's most recent album, released in 2005, is a mix compilation title called Found Love.
3. Blaze, a Japanese hard rock band that first premiered in 1975.
The band consists of Ike (vocals), Shige (guitar), Nobu (keyboard), Sam (drums), & Jack (bass). The band is currently known by Yu-Gi-Oh! fans for their song "Fire" which was used as the closing theme for the Japanese release of the Yu-Gi-Oh! film Pyramid of Light.
4. Blaze a Japanese heavy metal band from Osaka formed in 1998, and still active to this day.
5. Stage name of FaZe Blaze
Smile Back At Death
Blaze Lyrics
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Is it their will that I should do this dute alone
I am a slave and what difference can I possibly make
When all I do is what I must so I don't die this day
Home
Let me go home
so the father said
There's nothing left to do
Smile back at the death
I will show than blood
They will chant my name
Time for the tyrant to fear
Gladiator protector
Father to a murdered son
Gladiator protector
I will see my vengeance done
In eternity echoes what we do in life
With honor and strength I must keep this truth alive
Now its time for justice see the emperor defied
The last wish of dying man
To pursue what is right
Home
Let me go home
When death smiles at you
so the father said
There's nothing left to do
Smile back at the death
I will show than blood
They will chant my name
Time for the tyrant to fear
Gladiator protector
Father to a murdered son
Gladiator protector
I will see my vengeance done
They just don't know they are conquered
They continue to fight
Would we be any different
Wouldn't we bark and bite
For all that we hold dear
For your families and our life
Like each breath is our last
As we fight not to die
In this arena
I who will not die won't salute you
In this life or the next
My vengeance I will have
You turned me into a warrior slave
You made me kill than all
But as time goes you will see
It is just one more kill
Then it's done
Blaze Bayley's song "Smile Back at Death" is a powerful and emotional piece that tells the story of a Gladiator protector who is seeking justice and revenge for his murdered son. The lyrics are filled with questions about fate, duty, and the value of life. The singer is torn between his desire for freedom and his sense of duty to fight for what is right.
He asks his father for guidance, questioning the gods' plan for him and wondering if he is truly making a difference. The father's response is blunt: when death smiles at you, there's nothing left to do but smile back. This is the Gladiator's motivating factor to pursue his vengeance and see justice done. He will show them blood, and they will chant his name.
The chorus repeats the theme of smiling back at death and shows the Gladiator's determination to see his vengeance done. The song then takes a philosophical turn, questioning whether humans are any different from the conquered in their desire to fight for what they hold dear. The Gladiator is not one to salute the crowd as he fights for his life, for he is a warrior who has been turned into a slave, pitted against other slaves to satiate the bloodlust of the masses. But he remains resolute in his purpose, in this life and the next, to see his vengeance done.
Line by Line Meaning
Blessed father what is that the gods will for me
Asking what fate the gods have planned for him
Is it their will that I should do this dute alone
Wondering if he is meant to fulfill his role alone
I am a slave and what difference can I possibly make
Feeling powerless and insignificant as a slave
When all I do is what I must so I don't die this day
Doing what he must to survive
Home
Yearning for his home
Let me go home
Desperately wishing to return to his home
When death smiles at you
so the father said
There's nothing left to do
Smile back at the death
Accepting death bravely when faced with it
I will show than blood
They will chant my name
Time for the tyrant to fear
Determined to make an impact and be remembered
Gladiator protector
Father to a murdered son
Gladiator protector
I will see my vengeance done
Identifying himself as a gladiator and seeking revenge for his son
In eternity echoes what we do in life
With honor and strength I must keep this truth alive
Now its time for justice see the emperor defied
The last wish of dying man
To pursue what is right
Believing that his actions will define his eternal life, and seeking justice against the emperor in honor of the dying man's wishes
They just don't know they are conquered
They continue to fight
Would we be any different
Wouldn't we bark and bite
Reflecting on the conquered people who continue to resist and questioning whether they would act differently in their position
For all that we hold dear
For your families and our life
Like each breath is our last
As we fight not to die
Fighting fiercely for the sake of their loved ones, living each moment as if it could be their last
In this arena
I who will not die won't salute you
In this life or the next
My vengeance I will have
Refusing to bow to his oppressors and vowing to obtain revenge no matter what
You turned me into a warrior slave
You made me kill than all
But as time goes you will see
It is just one more kill
Then it's done
Acknowledging the brutality of his situation and the inevitability of his fate
Contributed by Grayson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Enrique Castillo
He made his own path in music, and find The perfect band to grow his talent
João Tadeu Sena
Finally on the right band! Great one! Epic!
erika fanelli
A truly epic song.....great.....
susanne williamsson
I´m totally lost for words....THIS is what I call magic, the blistering music and the lyrics, so breathtaking, so deep that I´m shivering all over...I´m totally impressed and have nothing, absolutely nothing but love for this incredible singer, mr. Blaze Bayley, the ACE of metal singers....
Aldo César
Uma das melhores
Loredana Matteagi
Magnificent :)
liliana camacho
el mejor vocalista de iron maiden
Nuno Gil
Absolutely fucking amazing
CHARMINOO
No. Pero con su propia banda es excelente.
Nuno Gil
It's the reason that iron maiden choosed Blaze Bayley