Was born in Birmingham, the same Region as Ozzy Osbourne as well as
Tony Iommi.
Sang as Iron Maiden's frontman for two albums: The X-Factor and Virtual
XI
Was originally frontman for WolfBane, who toured with Iron Maiden as
their opening act. After Bruce Dickinson left Iron Maiden, Blaze
auditioned and became his successor.
After leaving Iron Maiden, he formed a new band called "Blaze". Blaze
has released four albums so far: Silicon Messiah, Tenth Dimension,
Blaze: As Live as it Gets, Blood and Belief
Got into a motorcycle accident prior to the recording of the Iron
Maiden album "The X-Factor"
Is a fan of the movie "Dumb and Dumber".
Owns the vinyl version of Holy Diver by Dio.
Has three copies of Metallica's "Master of Puppets" due to the fact
that he lost the disc twice and eventually found all three.
His biggest vocal influence is Ronnie James Dio.
Back and with new band members. He is currently doing
small gigs to break in his new band. (December 2004)
Currently working on a new album, said to be released in
Spring 2006, and will be on tour in Europe starting in December. (October 2005)
Currently finding replacements for his guitarists, Steve
Wray and John Slater. (October 2004)