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There are multiple artists called Blaze: two British heavy metal bands, an American electronica band, an American MC and a Japanese hardcore band. 1.) Used by some to mean Blaze Bayley and his current band of the same name ( with such tracks as The Man Who Would Not Die) or his former band B L A Z E (with such albums as Silicon Messiah and Tenth Dimension). Blaze Bayley (Bayley Alexander Cook), is an English heavy metal singer/songwriter, born 29th of May, 1963. He is best known for his time in Iron Maiden (1994 - 1999), replacing Bruce Dickinson as lead vocalist. Before he joined Iron Maiden, Blaze sang in a rock band by the name of Wolfsbane, who had achieved legendary status in their hometown of Tamworth in the early 1990's. In 1999, Dickinson rejoined Iron Maiden, leaving Blaze out of the band. Since then, Blaze has toured and sung in his own solo band, originally known as B L A Z E, currently known as Blaze Bayley. Five studio albums have been released: Silicon Messiah (2000), Tenth Dimension (2002), Blood and Belief (2004), and The Man Who Would Not Die (2008), Promise and Terror (2010) and two live albums, As Live As It Gets (2004) and Alive in Poland (2007). The original line-up, next to Bayley himself, were Steve Wray (guitars, March 1999-September 2004), John Slater (guitars March 1999-September 2004), Rob Naylor (bass March 1999-April 2003), Jeff Singer (drums March 1999-January 2003). Many touring and session members followed after the departure of the original members until the current Blaze Bayley line-up. Members of today's band are, in addition to Blaze: Nico Bermúdez (guitar), Dave Bermúdez (bass), Jay Walsh (guitar) and Lawrence Paterson (drums). 2.) Blaze - Hailing from New Jersey, school friends Josh Milan and Kevin Hedge, aka Blaze, began producing in 1984 and made a name for themselves two years later with a pair of garage classics, "If You Should Need A Friend" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" (with vocals by Colonel Abrams). The 1990's saw the boys further their success with the release of "Hide Away" by De'Lacy and "My Desire" by Amira, both of which are now widely regarded as anthems. More recent releases on Slip 'n' Slide, Easy Street Records plus collaboration with Louie Vega for his album "Elements Of Life", have helped to maintain the duo become one of the most sought after writing, production and remix teams in the business. Chris Herbert was a member of Blaze but left the group in the early 90's. Their albums include Basic Blaze, Spiritually Speaking and Do You Remember House. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.