Metal Hall of Fame inductee, Blaze Bayley, releases a brand new studio album Entitled 'Circle of Stone'.
The album features guest vocalist Niklas Stalvind of Swedish metalheads Wolf, alongside a variety of additional vocal & instrumental contributors.
Having started his career as a professional singer with Wolfsbane in 1984, Blaze went on to front Iron Maiden, touring worldwide and releasing two studio albums - 'The X Factor' and 'Virtual XI', both of which achieved top twenty status in many countries. During his time with Iron Maiden, Blaze co-wrote the single 'Man on the Edge' (from 'The X Factor' album), a top ten hit in the UK, as well as charting successfully across Europe.
Following his exit from Iron Maiden he has pursued a solo career, beginning with his now legendary solo debut album 'Silicon Messiah' in 2000, followed by a further eleven studio albums, including especially his sci-fi based 'Infinite Entanglement' trilogy (released in consecutive years 2016-2018) and the critically-acclaimed 'War Within Me' released in 2021.
Starting in 2013 and exclusively since 2016, Blaze records and plays live with Manchester (UK) melodic metal band Absolva, featuring lead guitarist Christopher Appleton and his brother LukeAppleton who is formerly of American metalheads Iced Earth. This consistent line-up is completed by drummer Martin Mcnee and bassist Karl Schramm.[info sheet from distr.]