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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers.
A Matter of Life and Death is the fourteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and Finland and 28 August worldwide—excluding the US, Canada and Japan, where it was released on 5 September.
[16] [25] [26] Iron Maiden was apparently included in the Guinness Book Of World Records Museum in Las Vegas, NV. According to The Guinness book of Records (1990 ed. p. 155): "Largest PA system: On Aug 20th 1988 at the Castle Donington 'Monsters of Rock' Festival a total of 360 Turbosound cabinets offering a potential 523kW of programme power ...
In 2010, Iron Maiden issued The Final Frontier, which was positively received by critics, [15] and debuted at No. 1 in over twenty-eight countries, [16] including the United Kingdom. [17] Their sixteenth studio effort, The Book of Souls , was released on 4 September 2015 and became their fifth UK No. 1 album.
To the right of Eddie's left leg there is a rubbish bin attached to a lamppost, identical to the one seen on the cover of the Iron Maiden album. [25] The haloed black cat from the back cover of Live After Death (1985) is on the pavement behind Eddie. [27] Below the Eye of Horus is the name, "Websters", a tribute to Charlie Webster, EMI's art ...
Iron Maiden thus became a six-piece band and have gone on to make six further studio releases. This lineup is now the longest and most stable in the band's history. On 7 December 2024, McBrain announced he was retiring from touring due to health issues following the band's show on that day, [30] but would remain a member of the band. [31]
Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, was an English heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981.
Iron Maiden is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 11 April 1980 [3] [4] by EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records in the US. The North American version included the song " Sanctuary ", released in the UK as a non-album single.