Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden ar an Inglis hivy metal baund frae Leyton in east Lunnon, formed in 1975 bi bassist Steve Harris. Syne thair inception, the group hae lowsed a collective tot o thrity-ane albums: fifteen studio albums; seiven live albums; fower EPs; an five compilations.

Pioneers o the New Wave o Breetish Hivy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved success durin the early 1980s an, efter seevral lineup chynges, the baund wint on tae lowse a series o platinum an gowd albums. Thir include the US platinum-sellin laundmarks The Number of the Beast in 1982, Piece of Mind in 1983, Powerslave in 1984, the acclaimed live album Live After Death in 1985, Somewhere in Time in 1986, an Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988. Thair seicont maist recent studio effort, A Matter of Life and Death, wis lowsed in 2006 an peakit at nummer nine on the Billboard 200 an at nummer 4 in the UK an is ane o the few rock albums tae be certifee'd platinum in Indie an aa. Thair newest album, The Final Frontier, wis lowsed on August 13, 2010 in some kintras, an warldwide on August 16–17, 2010.

As ane o the maist successfu hivy metal baunds in heestory, Iron Maiden hae selt ower 130 million records unner EMI an a tot o ower 180 million records warldwide wi awmaist nae radio or telly uphaud. The baund wan the Ivor Novello Awaird fur internaitional achievement in 2002, an wur forby inductit intae the Hollywood RockWalk in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Californie durin thair Unitit States tour in 2005. As o October 2009, the baund haes pleyed ower 2000 live shaws durin thair career. Fur the past 30 year, the baund haes been supportit bi thair kenspeckle mascot, "Eddie the Head", wha haes appeared on awmaist aw o thair album an single kivers, as weel as thair live shaws.

Baund memmers

Current memmers

Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals (1981–1993, 1999–present)
Dave Murray – guitar (1976–present)
Adrian Smith – guitar, backin vocals (1980–1990, 1999–present)
Janick Gers – guitar (1990–present)
Steve Harris – bass, backin vocals, studio keyboards (1975–present)
Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion (1982–present)

Live memmers

Michael Kenney – keyboards (1986–present)

Umshile memmers

Doug Sampson – drums, percussion (1977–1979)
Dennis Stratton – guitars, backin vocals (1979–1980)
Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals (1978–1981)
Clive Burr – drums, percussion (1980–1982)
Blaze Bayley – lead vocals (1994–1998)
Dennis Wilcock - lead vocals (1976–1977)
Barry Purkis – drums, percussion (1977)
Paul Day - lead vocals (1975–1976)

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)
Senjutsu (2021)