The former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno passed away last October at the age of 66 in Salisbury, England. Now, with the permission of his family, the cause of his death was revealed. According to an official statement, he died because “he had a tear in the sac around the heart and blood has filled inside it from the main aorta artery and that has caused the heart to stop.”
Read the entire statement about Paul Di’Anno’s death cause:
“Dear fans and friends. We have received permission from Paul’s family to bring you the news of Paul’s cause of death, after the results of the autopsy have been received. His sisters Cheryl and Michelle confirmed the following: ‘Basically he had a tear in the sac around the heart and blood has filled inside it from the main aorta artery and that has caused the heart to stop.’ Paul’s death was instantaneous and hopefully painless. May he rest in peace.
This weekend, an In Memoriam show was held at Underworld Camden, where many of Paul’s fans, friends, colleagues and family members came. With a magnificent musical set, his musical colleagues said a worthy farewell to their friend,” the statement said.
Paul Di’Anno was a member of Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981, being part of the band’s two first albums: “Iron Maiden” (1980) and “Killers” (1981). Besides having a solo career, the musician also was part of bands like Battlezone, Gomagog, Killers and Architects of Chaoz.
The musician also made many concerts during the past years, the final one being in Kraków, Poland last August 30. The setlist had 12 songs and all of them were from the first two Iron Maiden albums.
- Wrathchild (Iron Maiden song)
- Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)
- Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden song)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (Iron Maiden song)
- Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden song)
- Genghis Khan (Iron Maiden song)
- Killers (Iron Maiden song)
- Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden song)
- Transylvania (Iron Maiden song)
- Prowler (Iron Maiden song)
- Running Free (Iron Maiden song)
- Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden song)