Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. As a pioneer of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, Iron Maiden rose to fame in the early 1980s, and after several lineup changes, they went on to release a string of platinum and gold albums. These include the US platinum-selling landmark The Number of the Beast in 1982 and the follow up Piece of Mind in 1983. As one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, Iron Maiden have sold more than 70 million albums worldwide, without significant mainstream or radio support.


Steve Harris (born Stephen Percy Harris, March 12, 1956 in Leytonstone, London, England) - bass, backing vocals, keyboards (1975-present)

Dave Murray (born David Michael Murray, December 23, 1956, Edmonton, London) - guitars (1976-present)

Adrian Smith (born Adrian Frederik Smith on 27 February 1957, Hackney, East London, England) - guitars, backing vocals (1980-1989, 1999-present)

Bruce Dickinson (born Paul Bruce Dickinson, August 7, 1958, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) - lead vocals (1981-1993, 1999-present)

Nicko McBrain (born Michael Henry McBrain, June 5, 1952, in Hackney, London, England) - drums, percussion (1982-present)

Janick Gers (born Janick Robert Gers, January 27, 1957 in Hartlepool, England) - guitars, backing vocals (1989-present)

Michael Kenney - live keyboards (1988-present)

Doug Sampson - drums, percussion (1977-1979)

Dennis Stratton - guitars, backing vocals (1979-1980)

Paul Di'Anno - lead vocals (1978-1981)

Clive Burr - drums, percussion (1979-1982)

Blaze Bayley - lead vocals (1994-1999)

Discography

Average album rating 1980 Iron Maiden  
Average album rating 1981 Killers  
Average album rating 1982 The Number of the Beast  
Average album rating 1983 Piece of Mind  
Average album rating 1984 Powerslave  
Average album rating 1985 Live After Death  Live
Average album rating 1986 Somewhere in Time  
Average album rating 1988 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son  
Average album rating 1990 No Prayer for the Dying  
Average album rating 1992 Fear of the Dark  
Average album rating 1993 A Real Live One  Live
Average album rating 1993 A Real Dead One  Live
Average album rating 1995 The X Factor  
Average album rating 1998 Virtual XI  
Average album rating 2000 Brave New World  
Average album rating 2003 Dance of Death  
Average album rating 2005 The Essential Iron Maiden  Compilation
Average album rating 2005 Death on the Road  Live
Average album rating 2006 A Matter of Life and Death  
Average album rating 2008 Somewhere Back in Time  Compilation

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