Paul Mario Day, the original lead singer of Iron Maiden and a heavy metal vocalist has died. According to Parade, Day, 69, died at his home in Australia Tuesday following a battle with cancer; however, an official cause of death has not been confirmed.

Paul Mario Day, Iron Maiden’s original lead singer, has died after a reported battle with cancer. He was 69. The heavy metal vocalist died peacefully at his Australia home on Tuesday, July 29, Parade reported. Iron Maiden also posted about Day’s death on Facebook Wednesday.

The original lead singer of a legendary heavy metal band is dead at age 69. Paul Mario Day, who was part of the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1980s with Iron Maiden and More, died at his home in Australia Tuesday. A cause of death was not immediately announced.