Iron Maiden BAND METALCOLLECTION

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six compilations.

Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of platinum and gold albums. These include the U.S. platinum-selling The Number of the Beast in 1982, Piece of Mind in 1983, Powerslave in 1984, the live release Live After Death in 1985, Somewhere in Time in 1986, and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988. The band are currently undergoing a resurgence in popularity, with their 2006 album A Matter of Life and Death peaking at number nine on the Billboard 200 and at number four in the UK. Their latest studio offering, The Final Frontier, was released worldwide on 16 and 17 August 2010, peaking at number one in 40 different countries and receiving universal acclaim from reviewers. The album's second track, "El Dorado", won in the Best Metal Performance category at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Iron Maiden

Band Iron Maiden
Label EMI / Sony Music Entertainment
Formed 1975, United Kingdom
Status Active
Genre(s) Heavy Metal
Lyrical theme(s) History, Literature, War, Mythology, Violence
 band members.
Current members
Steve Harris – bass (1975–present)
Dave Murray – rhythm & lead guitars (1976–present)
Adrian Smith – rhythm & lead guitars, backing vocals (1980–1990, 1999–present)
Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals (1981–1993, 1999–present)
Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion (1982–present)
Janick Gers – rhythm & lead guitars (1990–present)
Live members
Michael Kenney – keyboards, synthesizer (1986–present)
Former members
Paul Day - lead vocals (1975–1976)
Dennis Wilcock - lead vocals (1976–1977)
Barry Purkis – drums, percussion (1977)
Doug Sampson – drums, percussion (1977–1979)
Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals (1978–1981)
Dennis Stratton – guitars, backing vocals (1979–1980)
Clive Burr – drums, percussion (1980–1982)
Blaze Bayley – lead vocals (1994–1998)

Iron Maiden 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)

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