In a brand new interview with Canada’s The Metallic Voice, Paul Di’Anno was requested in regards to the standing of the much-anticipated documentary in regards to the former IRON MAIDEN singer which is being helmed by Wes Orshoski, co-director and producer of the acclaimed 2010 movie “Lemmy” in regards to the MOTÖRHEAD icon. He mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “ I do not know a lot about it, actually. All I do is I simply flip up and do it. I am slightly bit upset as a result of I hoped I would be on my toes by then. But it surely’s not occurred. So that you get this type of documentary but it surely’s the highs and lows of being in a wheelchair and struggling. And since all this occurred to me, I endure from actually extreme PTSD. And it isn’t good. It modifications your entire persona. Typically you are comfortable go fortunate. Different occasions, I am screaming, I wanna kill individuals. And it isn’t fucking good. And that is not me. I am solely a happy-go-lucky individual till any individual pisses me off; then I am going to beat you up. So yeah, it has been a bit troublesome. However Wes Orshoski‘s performed a fucking superb job. He is nonetheless mixing it down in the mean time, in order that’ll be out very quickly. God assist me. [Laughs]”

Final December, Di’Anno frolicked in Break up, Croatia recording an album along with his new undertaking referred to as WARHORSE. The band was fashioned earlier final 12 months by Di’Anno and two guitarists/authors, Hrvoje Madiraca and Ante “Pupi” Pupačić.

WARHORSE beforehand recorded three songs, two of which — “Cease The Warfare” and “The Doubt Inside” — had been launched in Might 2022 as a particular DVD single together with Paul‘s video message to all followers who purchased the only and thus helped elevate funds for his current knee operation.

Di’Anno recorded two traditional albums with IRON MAIDEN — a self-titled effort in 1980 and “Killers” in 1981 — earlier than being fired and changed by Bruce Dickinson. He went on to entrance a variety of different bands, together with KILLERS and BATTLEZONE, and launched a number of solo information.

The WARHORSE single marked Di’Anno‘s first music launch after a seven-year hiatus resulting from extreme well being points.

Di’Anno, who lastly underwent his knee surgical procedure in September 2022, performed the primary present for the reason that operation on October 1 on the Maintain It True Rising II pageant in Würzburg, Germany.

In December, Paul was joined by Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well-known in rock and metallic circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne‘s guitarist and as chief of his personal band FIREWIND, for 3 concert events in Greece, the place they performed songs from MAIDEN‘s first two albums, “Iron Maiden” and “Killers”.

In Might 2022, Di’Anno got here nose to nose with MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris for the primary time in three a long time earlier than the band’s live performance in Croatia.

Harris, whose group kicked off the 2022 leg of its “Legacy Of The Beast” world tour on the 22,000-capacity Enviornment Zagreb, got here out earlier than the present to greet a wheelchair-bound Di’Anno and chat with him for a couple of minutes.

After his pleasant assembly with Harris, Di’Anno caught round lengthy sufficient to observe a few of MAIDEN‘s efficiency earlier than leaving close to the tip of the set to keep away from an enormous visitors jam after the present.

Additionally in Might 2022, Paul performed his first full solo live performance in seven years on the Bikers Beer Manufacturing unit in Zagreb. The present was filmed and elements of it will likely be included in Orshoski‘s documentary.

Picture and video credit score: Fernando Bonenfant for The Metallic Voice