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Iron Maiden

Formed 1975

  • Principal Members
  • Paul Di'Anno
  • Bruce Dickinson
  • Janick Gers
  • Steve Harris
  • Nicko McBrain
  • Dave Murray
  • Adrian Smith

Biography

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from east London. The band were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, having sold 80 million albums worldwide.[1] The band won the Ivor Novello award for international achievement in 2002.[2]

The band have headlined several major events in its career, notably Rock in Rio, Ozzfest alongside Black Sabbath, Donington's 'Monsters of Rock', 'Download' Festivals and the 'Reading and Leeds Festivals...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1975 Formed by bassist Steve Harris on Christmas Day
  • 1977 A poor gig results in Harris firing the entire band
  • 1978 Record the Soundhouse Tapes with new vocalist Paul Di'Anno
  • 1979 Land a deal with EMI
  • 1980 Debut album hits #4 in the UK album chart
  • 1980 Adrian Smith joins
  • 1981 Di'Anno is fired and replaced with Bruce Dickinson
  • 1982 Christian activists cause trouble for the band on their US tour
  • 1982 'Number of the Beast' goes #1
  • 1990 Smith leaves and is replaced by Janick Gers
  • 1993 Dickinson leaves and is replaced by Blaze Bayley
  • 1999 Dickinson and Smith rejoin
 

Key Releases

  • Iron Maiden

    1980

    Raw, punkish metal with epic overtones. Seminal.

    Review on BBC Music

  • Number Of The Beast

    1982

    Bruce Dickinson's debut and their first number 1. Run to the Hills!

    Review on BBC Music

  • No Prayer For The Dying

    1990

    Rawer, shorter songs and a number one single in the shape of "Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter".

    Review on BBC Music

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Top 10 Tracks

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Inspired

Influences

  • Wolfsbane
  • Paul Di'Anno


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