Blaze (1999-2007)
Following Blaze Bayley's departure from Iron Maiden in 1999, he formed his own band, BLAZE, in March that year. Bayley recruited guitarist Steve Wray, guitarist John Slater, bassist Rob Naylor, and drummer Jeff Singer, and signed a deal with German label SPV, releasing the band's debut studio album in 2000, Silicon Messiah. The album was followed up by Tenth Dimension in 2002 and the band's first live album in 2003, As Live As It Gets.
After recording the live album, Jeff Singer announced he was leaving the band. Three months later, Rob Naylor was also leaving. Session drummer Phil Greenhouse and bassist Wayne Banks were hired for the rest of the Tenth Dimension tour until permanent replacements could be found. Guitarist Jason Banks was drafted in for a few gigs at the end of 2003 to cover for John Slater.
At the end of 2003, Blaze began writing material for their third studio album, Blood & Belief. Phil Greenhouse was replaced on drums by Jason Bowld for recording and Dave Knight for touring. The band began to tour for the album shortly after it was released in 2004, but were set back again by the news that John Slater could not perform a large section of the tour. Despite rejoining the band later in the year, Slater eventually left the band in September with Steve Wray to form the band Rise To Addiction. Bassist Wayne Banks and drummer Dave Knight left the band to join the Robin Gibb band in September 2004.
Blaze performed a number of shows in 2004 and 2005 with the lineup of Bayley, guitarist Oliver Palotai, guitarist Luca Princiotta, bassist Nick Douglas, and drummer Daniel Löble. The two guitarists were eventually kept on as full members. The band's lineup shifted once again when Löble quit to join German power metal band Helloween early in 2005 and when Douglas returned to another German heavy metal band, Doro. The two were replaced by unknown German musicians Daniel Schild and Christian Ammann respectively. With the new line up, Blaze began to work on a fourth studio album for a release in 2007, but in January that year it was announced the entire line-up had to part ways with Bayley due to serious financial matters. Following the lineup change, Bayley opted to rename the band under his name, Blaze Bayley.
Blaze Bayley Band (2007-2011)
In February 2007, Blaze Bayley Band (also known as BBB) added guitarists Nicolas Bermudez and Rich Newport, bassist Dave Bermudez, and drummer Rico Banderra to the band and recorded the live DVD album Alive in Poland, released later on that year. Bayley announced that Rich Newport had left the band to pursue a career as a guitar teacher later on that year, and Jay Walsh would replace him onstage for the remainder of the tour. Jay was made a full member of the band in November 2007. Bayley also announced the addition of drummer Lawrence Paterson, formerly of British metal bands Chokehold and Shadowkeep at the same time.
In July 2008, Blaze Bayley Band (BBB) released their debut studio album, The Man Who Would Not Die. The album also contained the band's first single, "Robot", despite only being available digitally. It is sometimes regarded as a mini-compilation as it includes many bonus tracks. The band recorded another DVD live at Z7, The Night That Will Not Die, which was released in March 2009. Blaze Bayley announced that the band started recording for their new album on 28 September 2009. A contest was run on the band's forum.The two first people who guessed the title of the new album received a free signed copy. The title was revealed to be Promise and Terror a few days later.
The 2nd album Promise and Terror was released on 1 February 2010. Professional reviews have generally been very positive about the album. The album was produced by Jason Edwards.
On 6 February 2010 BBB started their 2010 world tour in Dudley UK. They spent the next months playing the UK, France, Italy, Germany before leaving for the South American leg of the tour. They then returned to Europe later in the year.
In May 2010 Larry Paterson, the drummer for the band left due to personal and professional reasons, although none were specified. Their manager, Anna, announced her departure from the band. She claimed that the band's idea of where to go next and hers were not in the same direction.
Following the departure of Larry Paterson the Blaze Bayley Band engaged Claudio Tirincanti to continue the Promise and Terror tour.
On 10 July 2010 Blaze Blayley claimed live on stage that his current album was his best-selling as a solo-artist shedding some light on the recent changes in his line-up and management.
On 18 December 2010 they played a Big Bash at JB'S in Dudley Birmingham. Despite the snowy weather the band made it back from mainland Europe to play the show.
The BBB embarked on a short European tour in early 2011 and were supposed to follow that up in May 2011 with more dates in the UK, however on 29 March via his official channels, Blaze Bayley stated that he had to part ways with the band due to both health and financial reasons.
Solo career (2011 - present)
On 31 March 2011, Blaze announced that he would continue as a solo performer working with different musicians. The new official line-up for live gigs features the confirmed Claudio Tirincanti on the drums, old occasional touring member "Deputy Dave" Andrews on the guitar, and two Belgian musicians (Steve Deleu and Nick Meganck) respectively on the other guitar and the bass. Later in the year, it has been announced that the same musicians will tour also with former Judas Priest singer Tim "Ripper" Owens.
Alongside the reunion and new recordings of Wolfsbane, Bayley has played a two-week acoustic solo tour in the UK in Sept 2011 with fellow Wolfsbane guitarist Jase Edwards plus a few unplugged gigs in Italy with Andrea Neri on the guitar. Footage of the acoustic shows with Jase Edwards can be seen on the Official Blaze Bayley YouTube Page.
Then the singer hit the stages of some summer festivals and after that has been travelling to the USA in October/November 2011 for his first full US Headline tour since his days with Iron Maiden, supported by North-American musicians of the Canadian band Man the Destroyer plus American guitarist Rick Plester, of international fame, who will work with Bayley in the near future. Blaze will finish the Promise and Terror world tour in December 2011 before beginning to write new material.
On 19 August 2011 Blaze announced that recording of a live DVD filmed at his show in Antwerp, Belgium on 23 September 2011, in which he presented also the first new song with the renewed line-up, called "Black Country". In February Bayley 2012 he toured Russia with the other former Iron Maiden singer, Paul Di'Anno.
On 18 December 2011 the last show of the Promise and Terror world tour took place at De Rots In Antwerp Belgium. High Definition footage from the penulitmate UK show on 15 December is available on the Official Blaze Bayley YouTube channel.
On 26 December 2011 in a personal Christmas message on his website Blaze announced that his new album The King of Metal would be released on 8 March 2012. On the same day Blaze officially announced the first two legs of the King of Metal world tour on the official Blaze Bayley Facebook Page. The new line-up for the making of The King of Metal album (recorded between Italy and Holland, mixed by Tony Newton at Steve Harris home studio, Rick Plester in the Usa and Raoul Soentken in Holland) consists of 3 Italians: the confirmed drummer Claudio Tirincanti, bassist Lehmann (Matteo Grazzini), guitarist Andrea Neri. Other guitarist is young Dutch Thomas Zwijsen, who co-wrote most of the music of the new cd. The same line-up who recorded the album will be the next live band for Blaze Bayley in the King of Metal European Tour, which counts more than 60 gigs. The busy schedule of 2012 sees also an acoustic tour with Zwijsen (July), a North American tour (September), a few gigs with Wolfsbane (October), a second co-headlining tour with Paul Di'Anno in Eastern Europe, Australia and New Zealand (November), and the prosecution of the King of Metal Tour in Scandinavia (December).
Kill and Destroy
Blaze Bayley Lyrics
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It holds the Earth third from the Sun
The energy that binds us all, the power
The energy in everyone
Supremacy and tyranny authority and violence
They desecrate and take control
They just kill and destroy
They use the hate within you
Kill and destroy
Break out of their illusion
They made you blind and took your soul
I see a vision of the truth, I see it
It is so deep and oh so pure
A new world order takes control, dictating
They live for murder and for war
Subjugate and violate you're suffering in silence
They demonise you gain control
They just kill and destroy
They use the hate within you
To rape your mind and take control
Kill and destroy
Break out of their illusion
They made you blind and took your soul
A shadow with an unseen hand, they're ruling
Just like a self appointed god
To them we're dust and we're sand, we're nothing
There is no way this can go on
Subjugate and violate you're suffering in silence
They desecrate take control
They just kill and destroy
They use the hate within you
To rape your mind and take control
Kill and destroy
Break out of their illusion
They made you blind and took your soul
(Kill) Kill and destroy
(Kill) Kill and destroy
(Kill) Kill and destroy
(Kill) Kill and destroy
Break out of their illusion
They made you blind and took your soul
The lyrics of Blaze Bayley's song "Kill and Destroy" are a cry against the abuse of power and the manipulation of the masses by those in positions of authority. The song opens with the singer feeling the force of nature that holds the Earth in place, the energy that connects and sustains all living beings. However, this energy is being perverted by those who crave supremacy and tyranny, who use violence and control to desecrate and dominate others. They have created an illusion, a distorted vision of reality that blinds people to the truth and compels them to act against their own interests.
The chorus of the song, "Kill and destroy," is a condemnation of this mentality, which seeks to destroy everything in its path, including human lives and dignity. The abusers use the hate within people to rape their minds and take control, creating a cycle of violence and suffering. The singer urges the listener to break out of this illusion, to see the world as it truly is and to resist the oppressors who have taken their soul.
Throughout the song, Blaze Bayley repeats the phrase "subjugate and violate," emphasizing the way in which the abusers seek to dominate and exploit others. He also uses imagery of dust and sand to convey the sense of insignificance and powerlessness that people feel in the face of such ruthless oppression.
Overall, "Kill and Destroy" is a powerful song that speaks to the need for people to resist the abuses of power and to fight for their own freedom and dignity.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel the force of nature now, I feel it
I am aware of the power of nature and its presence within me.
It holds the Earth third from the Sun
The force of nature dictates the placement of the Earth in the solar system.
The energy that binds us all, the power
The force of nature is what connects everything in the universe.
The energy in everyone
The power of nature is within every living being.
Supremacy and tyranny authority and violence
Those in power often abuse it by committing acts of aggression and using their authority to oppress others.
They desecrate and take control
Their actions are destructive and they seek to dominate those around them.
They just kill and destroy
Their only objective is to inflict harm and destruction upon others.
They use the hate within you
They exploit negative emotions within in order to manipulate and control individuals.
To rape your mind and take control
They seek to take away one's autonomy and exert power over their thoughts.
Break out of their illusion
It is necessary to reject the false narrative that they have constructed.
They made you blind and took your soul
Their harmful actions have robbed individuals of their ability to see and believe in their own worth.
I see a vision of the truth, I see it
I have clarity and understanding of reality.
It is so deep and oh so pure
The truth is profound and unadulterated.
A new world order takes control, dictating
A group of individuals has taken control of society and exerts their authority over it.
They live for murder and for war
They take pleasure in violent and destructive acts.
Subjugate and violate you're suffering in silence
They oppress and harm individuals who are not able to speak out or defend themselves.
They demonise you gain control
They vilify individuals in order to excuse their oppressive behavior and justify their power.
A shadow with an unseen hand, they're ruling
Their power is subtle but pervasive, and they control others from behind the scenes.
Just like a self appointed god
They consider themselves to be all-powerful and entitled to rule over others like a deity.
To them we're dust and we're sand, we're nothing
They view individuals as insignificant and expendable.
There is no way this can go on
Their oppressive and harmful behavior cannot continue indefinitely without repercussions.
(Kill) Kill and destroy
Their actions are destructive and harmful to others.
Break out of their illusion
It is necessary to reject the false narrative that they have constructed.
They made you blind and took your soul
Their harmful actions have robbed individuals of their ability to see and believe in their own worth.
Contributed by Riley T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@seopeter22
i like blaze because of his close relationship with fans. his last album is so great.
@carlosleon1136
PODEROSO!
@imfasala
Excellent !
@josueissa
the guitar is AWESOME I like this part in the guitar 2:51-2.52-3:02
@MetalMistress888
All about the evils of tyhe New World Order - excellent lyrics and music!
@thefriedmind
This dude is so slept on
@renatowild
good song blaze
@blaze888883
Blaze is God!!!
@lovroculina1507
Apsolute genious
@TSPH1992
I saw Blaze life in a café in Holland.
That was one hell of a evening