The Tamworth outfit went on hiatus in 1994 after frontman Blaze Bayley replaced Bruce Dickinson, but regrouped in 2007 and made the association permanent three years later. They launched fourth album Wolfsbane Save The World in 2012 - but had fallen quiet since then.

Drummer Steve Danger and bassist Jeff Hateley both shared their frustration online. Fans followed their messages with desperate requests for more information. Now Edwards has said: "Sometimes being in a band can be frustrating - maybe a lot of the time. But despite recent understandably honest comments, we've agreed that we're gonna get together and work it out. We have an amazing pool of creativity to work with. It's just a case of a getting our heads in the same place."