Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are from Leyton in East London, was formed on Christmas day, 1975 by Steve Harris, who recruited guitarists Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance, drummer Ron Matthews, and vocalist Paul Day.

Iron Maiden
Background information
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	1975-present
Labels	EMI, Parlophone, Universal, Sanctuary, Columbia, Portrait, BMG, CMC, Epic, Capitol, Harvest
Associated acts	The Entire Population of Hackney, Gogmagog, Praying Mantis, Samson, Trust, Urchin
Website	Official Website
Members
Steve Harris Dave Murray Adrian Smith Bruce Dickinson Nicko McBrain Janick Gers
Past members
Former members

As pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved success during the early 1980s and after several lineup changes, went on to release a series of platinum and gold albums. These include the US platinum-selling landmark The Number of the Beast during 1982 and Piece of Mind in 1983. Their most recent studio effort, A Matter of Life and Death, was released in 2006 and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold in the UK.

As one of the most successful heavy metal bands to date, Iron Maiden have sold more than 70 million records worldwide, without significant mainstream or radio support. The band won the Ivor Novello Awards for international achievement in 2002, and were also inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California during their tour in the United States in 2005. Their influences include Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.

Band members

Current members

• Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals (1975–present), keyboards (1988, 1998–present)
• Dave Murray – guitars (1976–1977, 1978–present)
• Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals (1980–1990, 1999–present), keyboards (1988)
• Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals (1981–1993, 1999–present)
• Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion (1982–present)
• Janick Gers – guitars (1990–present)

Live members

• Michael Kenney – keyboards (1988–present)

Former members

Vocalists:

• Paul Day – lead vocals (1975–1976)
• Dennis Wilcock – lead vocals (1976–1978)
• Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals (1978–1981)
• Blaze Bayley – lead vocals (1994–1999)

Guitarists:

• Terry Rance – guitars (1975–1976)
• Dave Sullivan – guitars (1975–1976)
• Bob Sawyer – guitars (1977)
• Terry Wapram – guitars (1977–1978)
• Paul Cairns – guitars (1978–1979)
• Paul Todd – guitars (1979)
• Tony Parsons – guitars (1979)
• Dennis Stratton – guitars, backing vocals (1979–1980)

Drummers:

• Ron "Rebel" Matthews – drums (1975–1977)
• Thunderstick – drums, percussion (1977)
• Doug Sampson – drums, percussion (1977–1979)
• Clive Burr – drums, percussion (1979–1982)

Keyboardist:

• Tony Moore – keyboards (1977)

Discography

Studio albums

• Iron Maiden (1980)
• Killers (1981)
• The Number of the Beast (1982)
• Piece of Mind (1983)
• Powerslave (1984)
• Somewhere in Time (1986)
• Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
• No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
• Fear of the Dark (1992)
• The X Factor (1995)
• Virtual XI (1998)
• Brave New World (2000)
• Dance of Death (2003)
• A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
• The Final Frontier (2010)
• The Book of Souls (2015)

External links

• Official Website
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• Fan club
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• Last.fm
• Myspace
• Twitter
• YouTube