Biography Paul Di’Anno

Paul Di'Anno began his professional musical career singing with Iron Maiden in 1978. His style has been described as more punk-influenced than Iron Maiden's following vocalist Bruce Dickinson.

Di'Anno left the band after two albums, the reasons for so vary between sources; either leaving by his own will or being sacked due to excessive drug and drinking habits with a conflicting personality .

Despite his short tenure in the band, Paul Di'Anno is seen as a major factor in the early development of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement.

After this, Paul moved onto various projects such as Di'Anno, Battlezone and Killers with varying commercial success. Now, his band is simply known as Paul Di'Anno.

Paul Di'Anno has been in or has recorded with the following bands:

* Iron Maiden (1978 - 1981)

* Di'Anno (1983 - 1985, 2000)

* Gogmagog (1985)

* Battlezone (1985 - 1989, 1998)

* Praying Mantis (1990)

* Killers (1990 - 1997, 2001 - 2003)

* Paul Di'Anno & Dennis Stratton (1995 - 1996)

* The Almighty Inbredz (1999)

* Paul Di'Anno (1997 - 1999, 2000 - Present)

Discography with Iron Maiden:

Title: The Soundhouse tapes

Released: 1979

Track list:

1. Iron Maiden

2. Invasion

3. Prowler

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Title: Running Free

Released: 1980

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

* Dennis Stratton - Guitar

Track list:

1. Running Free

2. Burning Ambition

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Title: Sanctuary

Released: 1980

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

* Dennis Stratton - Guitar

Track list:

1. Sanctuary

2. Drifter

3. I've Got The Fire

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Title: Women In Uniform

Released 1980

Line up:

* Paul Di'anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

* Dennis Stratton - Guitar

Track list:

1. Women In Uniform

2. Invasion

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Title: Twilight Zone

Released 1981

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

* Adrian Smith - Guitar

Track list:

1. Twilight Zone

2. Wrathchild

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Title: Purgatory

Released 1981

Line up:

* Paul Di'anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

* Adrian Smith - Guitar

Track list:

1. Purgatory

2. Genghis Khan

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Title: Metal For Muthas

Released 1980

Line up

* Paul Di'anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Tony Parsons - Guitar

* Clive Burr - Drums

Track list:

1. Sanctuary

2. Wrathchild

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Title: Iron Maiden

Released 1980

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Dennis Stratton

* Clive Burr - Drums

Track list:

1. Prowler

2. Remember Tomorrow

3. Running Free

4. Phantom Of The Opera

5. Transylvania

6. Strange World

7. Charlotte The Harlot

8. Iron Maiden

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Title:

Killers

Released 1981

Format CD/LP

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Adrian Smith

* Clive Burr - Drums

Track list:

1. The Ides Of March

2. Wrathchild

3. Murders In The Rue Morgue

4. Another Life

5. Genghis Khan

6. Innocent Exile

7. Killers

8. Twilight Zone

9. Prodigal Son

10. Purgatory

11. Drifter

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Title:

Maiden Japan

Released: 1981

Line up:

* Paul Di'Anno - Vocals

* Steve Harris - Bass

* Dave Murray - Guitar

* Adrian Smith

* Clive Burr - Drums

Track list:

1. Running Free

2. Remember Tomorrow

3. Wrathchild

4. Killers

5. Innocent Exile

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Title: Best Of The Beast

Released 1996

Line up: Various Iron Maiden line ups (1980-1996)

Track list (with Paul Di'Anno):

Disc 2.

14. Iron Maiden (Soundhouse 7")

13. Strange World (Soundhouse sessions, unreleased)

12. Sanctuary

11. Phantom Of The Opera

10. Wrathchild

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Title: Best Of B-Sides

Released 2002

Various Iron Maiden line-ups (1980-2002)

Track list (with Paul Di'Anno):

Disc 1.

1. Burning Ambibition

2. Drifter (Live)

3. Invasion

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Title BBC Archives

Released 2002

Line up: Iron Maiden line-ups 1979-1982

Track list (with Paul Di'Anno):

Disc 1. (Friday Rock Show Session (1979))

1. Iron Maiden

2. Running Free

3. Transylvania

4. Sanctuary

Disc 2. (Reading Festival (August 23th 1980))

1. Prowler

2. Remember Tomorrow

3. Killers

4. Running Free

5. Transylvania

6. Iron Maiden

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