Paul Mario Day (born 19 April 1956) is a British

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, who was the original lead vocalist of

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Iron Maiden

Day was the first lead singer for

from December 1975 to October 1976. On the Iron Maiden The Early Days DVD it was mentioned that Day was fired because he did not have enough stage charisma. He was replaced by Dennis Wilcock. Years later he claimed co-authorship of the Iron Maiden song "Strange World".

Further activities

He later formed a band called

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that played at the Donington Monsters of Rock Festival in 1981, and also had onetime Iron Maiden guitarist Paul Todd and

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drummer

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e in the line-up. He was lead singer of Wildfire in 1983 to 1984. In 1985

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were re-formed by Andy Scott and Mick Tucker then featuring Paul Day. He recorded a

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at the

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in London as lead singer of

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in 1986. After this engagement he has lived in Australia since 1986 and is the lead vocalist of two bands from

. He has performed covers of rock songs with the band Defaced and sang and wrote for Crimzon Lake, now disbanded, an unsigned hard rock band. Currently he is in contact with the Australian

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band Buffalo Crows in appearance as a guest musician. He is still claimed to be a

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-Style musician. In 2013, Paul Day recorded vocals for a jingle for Canberra Toyota, a

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car dealership located in

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Trivia

42 years after Iron Maiden had been formed the original 1975-line-up by Steve Harris met in London at 29 December. Only the former drummer Ron Matthews was absent, but Paul Mario Day (vocals), Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance (guitars) appeared.

Discography

Atlantic: * Warhead, 1981 *Blood & Thunder, 1982 *Fire, (Single) 1981 *We Are The Band, 1981 *Trickster (7"), 1982

Wildfire

Mausoleum Records:https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/1032725-Wildfire-3, Wildfire * Brute Force And Ignorance, 1983 * Summer Lightning, 1983 * Jerusalem (7", Single), 1984 * Nothing Lasts Forever (7"), 1984

The Sweet

* live at Marquee, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bghtzail-5E

Crimson Lake

* Crimzon Lake (CD, EP), Not On Label (Crimzon Lake), 2011https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/3644191-Crimzon-Lake, Crimzon Lake

Buffalo Crows

* Buffalo Crows (with Paul Mario Day) - Defenders, LP 'Bovonic Empires'; see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCN8DnuOm7A

Compilation

* Brute Force & Ignorance + Summer Lightning (2xCD, Comp), Golden Core, 2020 * Guilty; Various - Cart & Horses The Birthplace Of Iron Maiden - Wasted Year 2020 (CD, Comp); Not on Label; 2021

References

External links

Paul Mario Day's website
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