As 1981’s Killer World Tour drew to a close in September 1981, Iron Maiden were on a roll. The success of their self-titled 1980 debut and its Killers follow-up just 10 months later had already marked them out as the heavy metal band for the new decade, while near-constant touring had honed them into a deadly live force. But there was a problem. Namely, singer Paul Di’Anno, who, while a ferocious presence onstage and a man in possession of a set of pipes that could deliver punky pub grit and soaring high notes in equal measure, was also growing increasingly fond of booze and excess. It wasn’t just rock’n’roll hijinks, and the singer later admitted himself that he was going at it “non-stop” with the gak. READ THIS: The unsung influence of poetry on Iron Maiden Never a man to shy a...
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