Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke,[1] 29 May 1963) is an English singer, lyricist, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and currently from 2010 following reunions in 2007 and 2009. Blaze is best known for being the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has embarked on a solo career