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English heavy metal band about|the band|their eponymous album|Iron Maiden (album)!''Iron Maiden'' (album)|the supposed torture device|Iron maiden|other uses EngvarB September 2024 September 2024 Infobox musical artist | name = Iron Maiden | image = IronMaidencollage2.jpg | caption = Top: Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris (L, Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray (R)
Middle: Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith (L, Bruce Dickinson (R)
Bottom: Nicko McBrain (L, Janick Gers (R) | landscape = no | origin = London, England | genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal | discography = Iron Maiden discography | years_active = 1975–present | label = flatlist| * EMI Records|EMI * Parlophone * BMG Records|BMG * UMe * Sanctuary Records Group|Sanctuary * Legacy Recordings|Legacy * Columbia Records|Columbia * Portrait Records|Portrait * CMC International|CMC * Epic Records|Epic * Capitol Records|Capitol * Harvest Records|Harvest | website = URL|ironmaiden.com * Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris * Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray * Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith * Bruce Dickinson * Nicko McBrain * Janick Gers | past_members = * List of Iron Maiden band members#Former members|Dennis Wilcock * Bob Sawyer * Blaze Bayley * Tony Moore (musician)|Tony Moore * Barry Purkis|Barry "Thunderstick" Purkis * Terry Wapram * Doug Sampson * List of Iron Maiden band members#Former members|Paul Todd * Paul Cairns * List of Iron Maiden band members#Former members|Tony Parsons * Paul Di'Anno * Clive Burr * Dennis Stratton ''Iron Maiden'' are an English Heavy metal music|heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician)|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 (musician)|Dave Murray, Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith and Janick Gers. As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden released a series of UK and US Platinum and Gold albums, including 1980's Iron Maiden (album)|debut album, 1981's ''Killers (Iron Maiden album)|Killers'', and 1982's ''The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast'' – its first album with Bruce Dickinson, who in 1981 replaced Paul Di'Anno as lead singer. The addition of Dickinson was a turning point in their career, establishing them as one of heavy metal's most important bands. ''The Number of the Beast'' is among the most popular heavy metal albums of all time, having sold almost 20 million copies worldwide. After some turbulence in the 1990s, the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999 saw the band undergo a resurgence in popularity, with a series of new albums and highly successful tours. Their three most recent albums — ''The Final Frontier'' (2010, ''The Book of Souls'' (2015, and ''Senjutsu (album)|Senjutsu'' (2021) — have all reached number 1 in more than 25 countries. Iron Maiden have sold over 130 million copies of their albums worldwide and have obtained over 600 music recording certification|certifications. The band is considered to be one of the most influential and revered heavy metal bands of all time. They have received multiple industry awards, including the Grammy Awards|Grammy and Brit Awards. The band have released 41 albums, including 17 studio albums, 13 live albums, four Extended play|EPs and seven compilation album|compilations. They have also released 47 singles and 20 video albums, and two video games. Iron Maiden's lyrics cover such topics as history, literature, war, mythology, dark fantasy, science fiction, society and religion. as of|2019|October|, the band have played List of Iron Maiden concert tours|2,500 live shows. For over 40 years the band have featured their signature mascot, "Eddie (Iron Maiden)|Eddie", on the covers of almost all of their releases.
BONUSFuture Past TourSenjutsuVinyls ReissuesBehind The ScenesEd Force40em Anniversary
BONUSFuture Past TourSenjutsuVinyls ReissuesBehind The ScenesEd Force40em Anniversary