Paul Bruce Dickinson
(Born August,7th 1958)
is an English singer
who is best known as
the lead vocalist
of the
Heavy Metal Band
Dickinson has performed
in the band across two stints,
from 1981 to 1993
and from 1999
to the present day.
He is known for his
wide-ranging
operatic vocal style
and energetic
stage presence.
Dickinson began his career
in music fronting
small pub bands
in the 1970s
while attending school
in Sheffield and university
in London.
In 1979,
he joined
British new wave
heavy metal band
Samson,
with whom he gained
some popularity
under the stage name
"Bruce Bruce"
and performed on
two studio records.
He left Samson
in 1981
to join
Iron Maiden,
replacing
Paul Di'Anno,
and debuted on
their 1982 album
The Number of the Beast.
During his first tenure
in the band,
they issued a series
of US and UK
platinum and
gold albums
in the 1980s
and early 1990s.
Dickinson quit Iron Maiden
in 1993
(being replaced by Blaze Bayley)
to pursue his solo career,
which saw him
experiment with a
wide variety of heavy metal
and rock styles.
He rejoined the band in 1999,
along with guitarist
Adrian Smith,
and has released
six subsequent
studio albums
with the band.
Since his return to
Iron Maiden,
he has released
two further solo records,
in 2005,
Tyranny of Souls
and
The Mandrake Project
in 2024.
His younger cousin,
Rob Dickinson,
is the former
lead singer of
British alternative rock band
Catherine Wheel,
while his son,
Austin,
fronted the metalcore band
Rise to Remain.
Since Bruce Dickinson joined
Iron Maiden in 1981,
the band has sold
well over
100 million albums
as of 2024.
Outside his career in music,
Dickinson has pursued a number
of other activities.
He undertook a career
as a commercial pilot
for Astraeus Airlines,
which led to a
number of media-reported
ventures such as
captaining Iron Maiden's
converted charter aeroplane,
Ed Force One,
during their world tours.
Following Astraeus' closure,
in 2012
he created his own
aircraft maintenance
and pilot training company,
Cardiff Aviation.
Dickinson presented
his own radio show
on BBC Radio 6 Music
from 2002 to 2010,
and has also hosted
television documentaries,
authored novels
and film scripts,
created a beer
with
Robinsons Brewery
and competed at
fencing internationally.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Broken
Tattooed Millionaire
Laughing in the Hiding Bush
(live)
Tears of the Dragon
Darkness By My Friend [*]
Darkside of Aquarius
Born in 58
The Tower
Accident of Birth
Silver Wings
Chemical Wedding
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath [*]
Road to Hell
Back from the Edge
Gypsy Road [*]
Winds of Change [*]
Navigate The Seas of The Sun [*]
CD 2
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
(original soundtrack version)
Wicker Man
Real World
Acoustic Song
No Way Out... Continued
Midnight Jam
Man of Sorrows
(Demo)
Ballad of Mutt
Re-Entry
Jerusalem
(live, outtake)
Book of Thel
(Live)
Tears of a Dragon
(Live)
Dracula
(Shots recording sessions, 1977)
Kill Devil Hill [*]
A Tyranny of Souls [*]
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