Chris Dale

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Chris Dale is a proud Welshman with many talents. Known predominantly as a monster bass player with Atom Seed, Bruce Dickinson, Tank and Balance Of Power, Chris has graced many an international stage.

Chris is also a published author of two books on German military history and the wonderful Inside The Skunkworks Machine about his time in Bruce Dickinson's band. His three-part MetalTalk article about Bruce Dickinson's famous gig in war-torn Sarajevo became the basis of the award-winning Scream For Me Sarajevo documentary.

He is also very well-versed in Belgian beer and Kiss. His unique articles for MetalTalk are both informative and very funny. Chris can be found these days on the side of many stages as a working roadie. If you see him, buy him any Belgian beer, and he will be most grateful.

Chris Dale’s Metal Meltdown: Bruce Air, The Early Day

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Shortly before I joined Bruce Dickinson's solo band he asked me, "Are you afraid of flying?". I said "No". Neither of us was fully explaining ourselves.I assumed that he meant we might...

GUITAR STRINGS EXPLAINED BY NEIL SILVERMAN FROM NEWTONE STRINGS

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Strings. It's all a big mystery isn't it? Every guitar hero and bass god has them, they make the sound that we rock to but what are strings?Words: Chris DaleHow are they...

CHRIS DALE’S METAL MELTDOWN: UNDISCOVERED KISSTORY: THE KISS DRUMMER AUDITIONS OF 1980

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This is one that's bugged me for a while. How many drummers auditioned for KISS when Peter Criss departed the band in 1980 and who were they?© This article is copyright MetalTalk.net...

BRUCE DICKINSON APPEARS IN LIVE Q&A AT ‘SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO’ LONDON SCREENING

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'Scream For Me Sarajevo', the movie about the unlikeliest music concert ever, when Bruce Dickinson took his band into the war-torn Bosnian capital in 1994, was screened in London last night with...

Chris Dale / Scream For Me Sarajevo Part One

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A Mission To Play Heavy Metal In The Bosnian War, December 1994Back when I was in Bruce Dickinson's band, I woke up way too early one day with the phone ringing. It...

Chris Dale / Scream For Me Sarajevo Part Two

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A Mission To Play Heavy Metal In The Bosnian War, December 1994. Re-Cap: In Part 1 of this feature I was telling the rambling tale of the time I went to Bosnia with...

Chris Dale / Scream For Me Sarajevo Part Three

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In parts 1 and 2 I'd been going on about the time I went to Sarajevo during the Bosnian War with the Bruce Dickinson band. We pick up the tale with a...

Scream For Me Sarajevo: British Army Tells How Close To Death Bruce Dickinson And Band Came In 1994

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Recently I've been chatting to Martin Swan and John Allerton, both soldiers in the British Army as part of the United Nations force in Sarajevo in 1994.These two men risked their lives...

SARAJEVO TO SCREAM AGAIN AS CHRIS DALE MAKES APRIL RETURN WITH SHOT THROUGH THE HEART

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Back in December 1994, Bruce Dickinson and his Skunkworks band played the most unlikeliest of gigs when they performed in Sarajevo in the midst of the Bosnian war.The concert, and all that...

Pat Torpey (1953-2018): Tribute By Chris Dale And News Of Celebration Evening

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PAT TORPEY (1953-2018) Tribute by Chris Dale and news of Celebration Evening, 23rd May 2018Pat Torpey on drums, 1992 - Photo: Petra Leusmann"I read the news today, oh boy...," as his favourite band...
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Chris Dale

WRITER
Chris Dale is a proud Welshman with many talents. Known predominantly as a monster bass player with Atom Seed, Bruce Dickinson, Tank and Balance Of Power, Chris has graced many an international stage.

Chris is also a published author of two books on German military history and the wonderful Inside The Skunkworks Machine about his time in Bruce Dickinson's band. His three-part MetalTalk article about Bruce Dickinson's famous gig in war-torn Sarajevo became the basis of the award-winning Scream For Me Sarajevo documentary.

He is also very well-versed in Belgian beer and Kiss. His unique articles for MetalTalk are both informative and very funny. Chris can be found these days on the side of many stages as a working roadie. If you see him, buy him any Belgian beer, and he will be most grateful.
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