On 17 May this year, the frontman of the groundbreaking first two IRON MAIDEN albums should have celebrated his 67th birthday. Sadly, however, we received the bitter news last October that the charismatic singer had passed away unexpectedly at his home in Salisbury.
The compilation ‘In Memory Of’ has now been released in memory of Paul Di’anno.
The album is a selection of the best songs that Paul recorded during his time at Metalville Records.
In addition, ‘In Memory Of’ contains two bonus tracks that have never been released in physical form before. ‘Je Suis Charlie’ is a track from Paul’s “Architects Of Chaoz” phase, which was only released digitally at the time. ‘Killers’ is a live version from the Wacken Open Air 2015.
The previously unpublished photos contained in the booklet and the liner notes written exclusively for the album by internationally recognised Maiden biographer Matthias Mader are a special added value for fans.
Paul Di’Anno was also always a person who, despite his own health problems, was concerned about the well-being of others and took a corresponding interest in their fate.
To honour this in the spirit of the unforgotten artist, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every CD and LP of ‘In Memory Of’ will go to the charitable organisation Metality e.V.
Tracklist:
01 – Impaler (live) Architects Of Chaoz
02 – Je Suis Charlie (prev. unreleased) Architects Of Chaoz
03 – Switched Off… Released Paul Di‘Anno
04 -The Beast Arises (live) Paul Di‘Anno
05 – Marshall Lokjaw (live) Architects Of Chaoz
06 – Rejected Architects Of Chaoz
07 – You’ve Been Kissed by the Wings of the Angel of Death Paul Di‘Anno
08 – Running Free (live) Architects Of Chaoz
09 – Apache Falls Paul Di‘Anno
10 – Blitzkrieg Bob (live) Architects Of Chaoz
11 – Killers (prev. unreleased live) Architects Of Chaoz
12 – Soldier Of Fortune
Line-Up:
– Paul Di’Anno
