Overview

• More announced on July 29 that Paul Mario Day had died at the age of 69.
• No official cause of death has been released despite reports he had battled cancer.
• Mike Freeland of More and Sweet guitarist Andy Scott led tributes, highlighting Day’s commanding vocal legacy.
• Day’s voice defined More’s 1981 Warhead album and their set at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington.
• He served as Iron Maiden’s first lead singer (1975–76) and fronted Sweet’s Live at the Marquee lineup in 1985–86.