Former Iron Maiden vocalist Blaze Bayley has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.

A post on Bayley’s Instagram published Sunday by the musician’s management team reads, “We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment.”

The post adds that Bayley is “in good spirits,” however, his European tour dates scheduled for March and April have been postponed.

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The Iron Maiden Twitter account also shared Bayley’s post alongside the caption, “Everyone at Iron Maiden wishes Blaze a quick and full recovery!”

Bayley joined Iron Maiden in 1994, and contributed to the albums The X Factor and Virtual XI. He parted ways with the group in 1999, after which longtime vocalist Bruce Dickinson rejoined the band. He has remained Maiden’s singer ever since.

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