Blaze Bayley Joins Iron Maiden's Rock Hall Ballot

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Blaze Bailey, the singer who fronted Iron Maiden in the mid-90s after Bruce Dickinson left,

just got added to the band's rock and roll hall love.

Fame nomination ballot.

He was left off before, but now, if Maiden makes it in on their third try, Bailey joins

the ride too.

This is made in third nomination after Misses, after Misses in 2021 and 2023.

And they've been eligible since 2005.

Bailey stepped in back in 1994, handling vocals on two albums, The X Factor in 1995, and

Virtual XI in 1998.

98.

Fans were fired up about skipping him at first, calling it a big oversight since the hall

usually lists every past member.

Leo hosts Eddie Trunk pointed out the random picks as a real problem, and he sees this

tweak as a hint, Maiden might finally get the nod.

Even so, the band still rocks in Bailey tracks, like Sign of the Cross and the Clansmen in

recent shows up to 2022.

Popularity dipped during his run, but bounced back huge when Dickinson returned in 1999.

Bruce Dickinson has trashed the hall as vulgar and a dead museum for living music, saying

he'd refuse any invite outright.

With metal still lagging in Cleveland, this ballad shift keeps the buzz alive for what

comes next.