A new live album from late IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di’Anno will be posthumously released in 2026. It will be the singer’s last live LP, recorded on tour in 2024.
More details, including the album title, the track listing, the record label and the concert where the album was recorded, will be revealed before Christmas.
Di’Anno’s new live record will be released exclusively on vinyl in a very limited edition.
According to a post on Paul’s social media, “The name of the album, the art design of the cover and the layout, as a kind of concept, will carry a special message and will make all fans very proud.”
As previously reported, an official documentary about Di’Anno, “Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer”, will also be released in 2026. The film was helmed by Wes Orshoski, co-director and producer of the acclaimed 2010 film “Lemmy” about the MOTÖRHEAD icon, and 2015’s “The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead”, about punk rock legends THE DAMNED.
On October 21, Wes took to his Instagram to write about “Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer”: “I started shooting this film in 2017 and for years there wasn’t much to capture. Paul was in a wheelchair, desperately waiting for surgeries that doctors in the U.K. refused to greenlight. By the time the pandemic hit, Paul’s health had nosedived. And that’s when everything changed for him and my film. Kastro Pergjoni, who runs the Cart & Horses pub in London (known as ‘The Birthplace of IRON MAIDEN’) launched a crowd-funding campaign to help Paul take control of his own destiny. MAIDEN fans around the world gave. And Croatian MAIDEN superfan/writer Stjepan Juras lobbied for Paul to seek treatment in Zagreb, where he could be treated affordably. Paul acquiesced. Without question, Kastro and Stjepan not only changed Paul’s life, they extended it. My film largely documents their efforts, which were without question responsible for nearly all of the good moments at the end of Paul’s life.”
In August 2024, Di’Anno discussed the status of the documentary in an interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM. Paul said: “Wes is a good mate of ours. He’d done the MOTÖRHEAD rockumentary. He’d done THE DAMNED [one] as well. And he’s a great guy. We’ve had this in the pipeline for a couple of years now. The unfortunate part about it is we had to take our time in between when he can come over and do this. But the unfortunate thing is I’m sitting in a fucking wheelchair, which is a pain in the ass, but what are you gonna do?”
Asked by Dionne if the documentary will focus on a particular portion of Di’Anno’s life or if it will cover everything from beginning to end, Paul said: “Everything. But you’ll see the determination sometimes and the despair. And it goes through the whole lot of emotions and stuff. It’s a bit strange.”
Di’Anno added: “I trust Wes. He’s got me in all sorts of weird situations. He even wanted to come in and fucking film the operation. And they said, ‘No.'”
Di’Anno was laid to rest on November 21, 2024 at the City Of London Cemetery And Crematorium in Manor Park, East London, United Kingdom.
Di’Anno, whose real name was Paul Andrews, passed away on October 21, 2024 at his home in Salisbury at the age of 66.
An official statement shared to Di’Anno’s Facebook page on November 11, 2024 with permission from the late musician’s family revealed that his cause of death was caused by a “tear in the sac around the heart.”
“Dear fans and friends,” the statement began. “We have received permission from Paul’s family to bring you the news of Paul’s cause of death, after the results of the autopsy have been received.”
It continued, “His sisters Cheryl and Michelle confirmed the following: ‘Basically he had a tear in the sac around the heart and blood has filled inside it from the main aorta artery and that has caused the heart to stop.’ Paul’s death was instantaneous and hopefully painless. May he rest in peace.”
Born in Chingford, East London on May 17, 1958, Paul first came to prominence as lead singer of English heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN between 1978 and 1981. He sang on their groundbreaking debut album “Iron Maiden” and the influential follow-up release, “Killers”.
Since leaving IRON MAIDEN, Paul Di’Anno had a long and eventful recording career with BATTLEZONE and KILLERS as well as numerous solo releases and guest appearances.
Despite being troubled by severe health issues in recent years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul continued to entertain his fans around the world, racking up well over 100 shows since 2023.
His first career retrospective album, “The Book Of The Beast”, was released in September 2024 and featured highlights of his recordings since leaving IRON MAIDEN.
In December 2022, Di’Anno spent time in Split, Croatia recording an album with his new project called WARHORSE. The band was formed earlier that year by Di’Anno and two guitarists/authors, Hrvoje Madiraca and Ante “Pupi” Pupačić. The resulting LP was made available in July 2024 under the PAUL DI’ANNO’S WARHORSE banner.
WARHORSE previously recorded three songs, two of which — “Stop The War” and “The Doubt Within” — were released in May 2022 as a special DVD single along with Paul’s video message to all fans who bought the single and thus helped raise funds for his knee operation.
The WARHORSE single marked Di’Anno’s first music release after a seven-year hiatus due to severe health issues.
Di’Anno, who finally underwent his knee surgery in September 2022, played the first show since the operation on October 1, 2022 at the Keep It True Rising II festival in Würzburg, Germany.
In May 2022, Di’Anno came face to face with MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris for the first time in three decades before the band’s concert in Croatia. Also in May 2022, Paul played his first full solo concert in seven years at the Bikers Beer Factory in Zagreb. The show was filmed and parts of it will be included in the “Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer” documentary.
Photo credit: Marco Benjamin Alvarado (courtesy of Central Press for Conquest Music)
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