In a brand new interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice, Paul Di’Anno was requested concerning the standing of the much-anticipated documentary concerning the former IRON MAIDEN singer which is being helmed by Wes Orshoski, co-director and producer of the acclaimed 2010 movie “Lemmy” concerning the MOTÖRHEAD icon. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “ I do not know a lot about it, actually. All I do is I simply flip up and do it. I am slightly bit upset as a result of I hoped I might be on my toes by then. However it’s not occurred. So that you get this type of documentary but it surely’s the highs and lows of being in a wheelchair and struggling. And since all this occurred to me, I undergo from actually extreme PTSD. And it is not good. It modifications your entire persona. Typically you are joyful go fortunate. Different occasions, I am screaming, I wanna kill individuals. And it is not fucking good. And that is not me. I am solely a happy-go-lucky particular person till any individual pisses me off; then I am going to beat you up. So yeah, it has been a bit tough. However Wes Orshoski‘s executed a fucking wonderful job. He is nonetheless mixing it down in the meanwhile, in order that’ll be out very quickly. God assist me. [Laughs]”
Final December, Di’Anno hung out in Break up, Croatia recording an album along with his new venture referred to as WARHORSE. The band was shaped earlier final 12 months by Di’Anno and two guitarists/authors, Hrvoje Madiraca and Ante “Pupi” Pupačić.
WARHORSE beforehand recorded three songs, two of which — “Cease The Warfare” and “The Doubt Inside” — had been launched in Might 2022 as a particular DVD single together with Paul‘s video message to all followers who purchased the one and thus helped elevate funds for his current knee operation.
Di’Anno recorded two traditional albums with IRON MAIDEN — a self-titled effort in 1980 and “Killers” in 1981 — earlier than being fired and changed by Bruce Dickinson. He went on to entrance numerous different bands, together with KILLERS and BATTLEZONE, and launched a number of solo information.
The WARHORSE single marked Di’Anno‘s first music launch after a seven-year hiatus on account of extreme well being points.
Di’Anno, who lastly underwent his knee surgical procedure in September 2022, performed the primary present because the operation on October 1 on the Hold It True Rising II competition in Würzburg, Germany.
In December, Paul was joined by Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well-known in rock and steel circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne‘s guitarist and as chief of his personal band FIREWIND, for 3 live shows in Greece, the place they performed songs from MAIDEN‘s first two albums, “Iron Maiden” and “Killers”.
In Might 2022, Di’Anno got here head to head with MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris for the primary time in three a long time earlier than the band’s live performance in Croatia.
Harris, whose group kicked off the 2022 leg of its “Legacy Of The Beast” world tour on the 22,000-capacity Area Zagreb, got here out earlier than the present to greet a wheelchair-bound Di’Anno and chat with him for a couple of minutes.
After his pleasant assembly with Harris, Di’Anno caught round lengthy sufficient to look at a few of MAIDEN‘s efficiency earlier than leaving close to the top of the set to keep away from an enormous visitors jam after the present.
Additionally in Might 2022, Paul performed his first full solo live performance in seven years on the Bikers Beer Manufacturing unit in Zagreb. The present was filmed and elements of will probably be included in Orshoski‘s documentary.
Picture and video credit score: Fernando Bonenfant for The Metal Voice
