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Rich Hobson

"I just feel so lucky to be considered in the same breath as some of the other artists on there." Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley shares his feelings on being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

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Iron Maiden live 1995.

It's only taken a few decades of being overlooked, but in 2026 Iron Maiden will finally enter the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. It's not just the classic line-up of the band that are being inducted, either: former members of the band have been added in the roll-call, including ex-singers Paul Di'Anno, who passed away in October 2024, and Blaze Bayley, who sang on 1995's The X Factor and Virtual XI in 1998.

In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Bayley shares how he feels about the nomination.

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