Yesterday, it was announced that former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno – the man who fronted their two earliest albums – had passed away at the age of 66.
The albums he made with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers – 1980’s Iron Maiden and 1981’s Killers – are considered landmarks for a new wave of heavier guitar music, paving the way for the thrash movement that followed only a handful of years later. “It’s just so sad he’s gone,” commented founding bassist Steve Harris.
