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Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery following his recent heart attack.

A heart bypass surgery, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is used to improve blood flow to the heart. A surgeon uses blood vessels taken from another area of the body to bypass the damaged arteries.

The term quadruple bypass refers to the number of coronary arteries bypassed in the procedure. In other words, a quadruple bypass means four coronary arteries are bypassed.

Blaze suffered a heart attack at his home on March 25 and was rushed to the hospital. As a result of the health setback, the singer's shows for March and April were postponed.

Earlier today (Wednesday, April 19),Mark Appleton and Christopher Appleton, who handle the management and concert bookings, for Blaze's solo band, released the following statement via social media: "As with our previous update, we are delighted to say that Blaze's surgery seems to have been a success & we're really happy to report that he is now released from hospital & is at home to continue his recovery. Your messages, cards, merch purchases & donations are appreciated more than you may ever realise. As & when Blaze gets stronger he will have further updates & messages for you."

24th April 2023 : HEALTH REPORT & NEW LIVE ALBUM NEWS
I visited Blaze at home yesterday & although the surgery has been a success I think it's fair to say it's taken its' toll on him.
He's positive, patient & fighting just as you would expect of the warrior he is, but the recovery after such a significant operation is clearly going to be slow.
He's facing 6 weeks before physiotherapy can even begin & that will then most likely be a further 12 weeks beyond.
Thank you everyone for the incredible support.
We will continue these updates from time-to-time but wanted you to be fully informed regarding the likely severity of the recovery period.
Meanwhile... NEW LIVE ALBUM ANNOUNCED!
'Damaged Strange Different and Live'
We've been working on this for several months & now it feels good to be able to announce, especially as a piece of really good news compared to the recent health issues.
(We apologise that some of you have learned of this release from other sources when normally we like to be the ones to let you know first. On this occasion the news was online first via our distributor).
Official release date is 7th July & we will be starting pre-orders direct from our webshop very soon, including a couple of different options.
The new album, which lifts its title from the lyrics of 'Warrior' from the 'War Within Me' studio release, features live versions of songs from that same release, plus a small number of Iron Maiden songs which have featured in the '25th anniversary' setlists of the last few years.
The album will be available on CD, Vinyl & digitally through the usual platforms.

We are so excited to present 'Circle of Stone' - the first single / music video taken from the forthcoming album of the same name, featuring Niklas Stalvind of Wolf on guest vocals.
The single is available to stream/pre-save now on digital platforms & to pre-order physical copies of the album please go to http://www.blazebayleyshop.com