The Man Who Would Not Die is the fourth studio album by English

England

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 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Blaze Bayley, released in 2008. It is the first studio album released by the band since they changed their name from "Blaze" and the first with the completely new band line-up other than Blaze Bayley himself. The track "Robot" was released as the band's first single, and later a video was made for it.

The influence of the other band members can be heard more on The Man Who Would Not Die than previous Blaze Bayley albums, as they contributed more to the song themes and music. In an interview with the band, Bermudez stated that the track "Serpent Hearted Man" had very little writing from Bayley, and that in general the band worked more closely together than before.

Track listing

1. "The Man Who Would Not Die" – 4:35
2. "Blackmailer" – 4:43
3. "Smile Back at Death" – 7:38
4. "While You Were Gone" – 5:27
5. "Samurai" – 5:39
6. "Crack in the System" – 5:53
7. "Robot" – 3:10
8. "At the End of the Day" – 3:39
9. "Waiting for My Life to Begin" – 5:10
10. "Voices from the Past" – 5:55
11. "The Truth Is One" – 4:22
12. "Serpent Hearted Man" – 6:15

Personnel

• Blaze Bayley
  Blaze Bayley
  Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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• Nico Bermudez – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Jay Walsh – rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• David Bermudez – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Lawrence Paterson – drums
  Drum kit
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