Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

are a British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris. After several lineup changes prior to their recording career, they settled on Harris, vocalist

Paul Di'Anno Paul Andrews (born 17 May 1958), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, is a British/Brazilian heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981. In his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno has issued numerous albu ...

, guitarist Dave Murray and drummer

Doug Sampson Douglas William Sampson (born 30 June 1957) is a British musician. He was the drummer for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1979. Biography Prior to joining Iron Maiden, Sampson was a member of one of Steve Harris' previous groups, Smiler, along wit ...

. The band released an EP as a four-piece, before hiring guitarist

Dennis Stratton Dennis Stratton (born 9 October 1952) is an English guitarist who is best known as a former member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from December 1979 to October 1980. Biography Born in Canning Town, London, Stratton showed early promise a ...

in 1979. Doug Sampson was dismissed from the band as he was unable to cope with the touring schedule and, at the suggestion of Stratton, replaced by

Clive Burr Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1957 – 13 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Career Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979. Auditioning and joining ...

, with whom the band recorded their self-titled debut album in 1980. Later that year, Stratton was replaced by guitarist

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, due to musical and personal differences brought about by choosing not to travel with the band when supporting

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on the European leg of their

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. During the tour supporting their second studio effort, Di'Anno was fired from the band after drug and alcohol abuse affected his live performance. Vocalist

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage ...

left his previous band,

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, to audition for Iron Maiden in September 1981 and joined shortly afterwards. After the release of their third album, '' The Number of the Beast'', drummer

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replaced Burr, who left due to personal and scheduling problems on the subsequent Beast on the Road tour. This is considered by many as their quintessential lineup, with which they released a series of high-impact works. In 1990, prior to the recording of their eighth studio album, Smith was asked to leave the band due to a lack of enthusiasm, brought about by the "stripped-down" musical direction they were taking, which Smith considered "a step backwards" from the progressive direction they had been taking.

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, an old friend of Dickinson's who performed on his debut solo album, became the new guitarist. This formation recorded one more album before Dickinson departed in 1993, in order to pursue his solo career further. The band listened to hundreds of tapes submitted by vocalists before asking

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to audition, with whom they would go on to release two studio albums, after which Bayley left the band by mutual consent in January 1999. At that point, the band were in talks with Dickinson, who, after a meeting with Steve Harris and

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(the group's manager) in Brighton, agreed to rejoin along with Adrian Smith, who was telephoned a few hours later. Iron Maiden thus became a six-piece band and have gone on to make six further studio releases. The current lineup is now the longest and most stable in the band's history.

Current members

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, , , {{hlist, all Iron Maiden releases from '' Killers'' (1981) to ''

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'' (1989), then from ''

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'' (2000) to present , A childhood friend of Murray,{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=165 Smith was originally asked to join the band in 1979 when the band were on the verge of signing with

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but turned them down to continue with his own band, Urchin.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=169 A year later, Urchin split up and Smith joined Iron Maiden in November 1980.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=162 Smith agreed to leave Iron Maiden in 1990 as he did not approve of the direction the band were aiming for on their next album, ''

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''.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=283–284 After a nine year absence, during which he formed his own band, Psycho Motel,{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=326 and joined Dickinson's solo outfit, Smith was asked to rejoin Iron Maiden in 1999.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=330–331 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Iron_Maiden_en_Costa_Rica_Bruce.jpg, bSize=220, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=25, oLeft=87 ,

, {{Hlist, 1981–1993, 1999–present , {{Hlist, lead vocals, piano {{small, (2015) , {{hlist, all Iron Maiden releases from '' The Number of the Beast'' (1982) to '' Raising Hell'' (1994), then from ''Brave New World'' (2000) to present , Having admired the band from afar after first seeing them perform in 1980,{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=214 Dickinson agreed to leave his band

to audition for Iron Maiden in September 1981 and was immediately hired.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=218 In 1993, after much deliberation, Dickinson decided to leave the band to focus on his solo career.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=293 Following a gap of six years, during which he released four solo albums, the band's manager,

, convinced Dickinson to rejoin the band in January 1999.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=328 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Nicko_McBrain_2.jpg, bSize=220, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=20, oLeft=65 ,

, 1982–present , {{Hlist, drums, percussion , all Iron Maiden releases from ''

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'' (1983) to present , McBrain became friends with Iron Maiden when his previous band,

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, supported them in 1981.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=234 When Burr was sacked in late 1982, McBrain was immediately invited to join the group.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=235 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Janick_Gers_1.jpg, bSize=170, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=50, oLeft=70 ,

, 1990–present , lead and rhythm guitars , all Iron Maiden releases from ''

'' (1990) to present , Upon Smith's departure from Iron Maiden in 1990, Gers, who was then a member of Dickinson's solo outfit, was asked to learn some of the band's songs for an audition held three days later, during which he was instantly hired.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=285 When Smith returned to Iron Maiden in 1999, Harris insisted that Gers remained in the group, creating their current three-guitar lineup.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=331

Former members

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, rowspan="9" , none , Day was the band's original lead vocalist but was the first to leave the group because according to Harris, "he didn't really have enough energy or charisma onstage."{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=32 Years later being interviewed he claimed the co-authorship of the song "Strange World", which never could be proven. , - , , Terry Rance , rowspan="2" , guitars , As one of the band's original guitarists Rance disagreed on Murray's entrance in the band, taking it as a slight on his own ability.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=33 To allow Murray to join Harris temporarily disbanded Iron Maiden in December 1976 and reformed the group soon afterwards without Rance or Dave Sullivan, the band's other original guitarist.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=34 , - , , Dave Sullivan , According to Sullivan himself, he "wasn't too bothered" with the prospect of Murray joining the group as he understood that "the lead sound was a bit lacking."{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=33 However along with Rance, Sullivan was not invited to rejoin Iron Maiden when they temporarily disbanded in 1976.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=34 , - , , Ron (Rebel) Matthews , 1975–1977 ,

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, The band's original drummer Matthews states he was expelled from the band by their second vocalist, Wilcock.{{sfn, EMI, 2004 , - , , Dennis Wilcock , 1976–1978 , vocals , Wilcock replaced original vocalist Day and was the first to introduce special effects to the band's stage show, including

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capsules (placed in his mouth as he'd run a sword across his lips) and

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.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=32 Wilcock convinced Harris to sack most of the band including Murray following a row they had after a show at the Bridgehouse pub, Canning Town in 1977.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=46 It was also claimed in '' The Early Days'' documentary that Wilcock disliked Murray's girlfriend.{{sfn, EMI, 2004 Eventually, Wilcock decided he'd had enough with the group and left to form his own band, "V1".{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=50 , - , , Bob Sawyer (later Rob Angelo) , 1977 , rowspan="2" , guitars , Sawyer (who would later go by the name of "Rob Angelo"){{sfn, EMI, 2004 would always try to upstage Murray, resulting in a confrontation with Harris (and expulsion from the group) after pretending to play guitar with his teeth when the audience could see that it was a trick.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=44 , - , , Terry Wapram , rowspan="2" , 1977–1978 , After Murray's dismissal from the group by Wilcock, Wapram was brought in as his replacement. Having only played in Iron Maiden as the sole guitarist, Wapram was sacked after expressing that he was not content with Murray's reinstatement following Wilcock's departure.{{sfn, EMI, 2004 , - , , Thunderstick (Barry Purkis) , drums , Thunderstick's stint in the band was left notoriously short, lasting just the one show at the Bridgehouse in 1977. According to Harris, he performed poorly throughout the gig, including a particularly bad solo during which he shouted obscenities at the audience. Thunderstick would later claim that his bad performance was caused by a row with his wife.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=48 , - , , Tony Moore , 1977 ,

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, With both Murray and Sawyer expelled from the band, Harris decided to try a keyboardist. After one show with Moore (the same played with Thunderstick on drums) Harris scrapped the idea.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=48 , - , ,

, 1978–1979 , drums , {{Hlist, ''

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'' (1979 demo), ''

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'' (four songs from 1979) , Sampson first met Harris when they were both members of a band called Smiler in 1975.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=25 When Harris formed Iron Maiden in December, Sampson was invited to join but refused deciding to leave music altogether, although he resumed drumming a short while later.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=26 In April 1978, Sampson attended the band's last show with Thunderstick and, after a conversation with Harris that evening, he agreed to join the group.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=49 Sampson remained with the band until they signed with EMI in 1979, after which he was dismissed on 22 December as he could not cope with the band's touring schedule.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=122–123 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Paul_Di'Anno_in_Verviers.jpg, bSize=220, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=35, oLeft=70 ,

, 1978–1981 , vocals , all Iron Maiden releases from ''The Soundhouse Tapes'' (1979 demo) to ''

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'' (1981 live) , Following the departure of Wilcock, the band spent the summer and autumn of 1978 rehearsing while searching for a new vocalist. It was when the group were attending a heavy rock night at the Red Lion pub in Leytonstone that a friend of Harris' told them of Di'Anno and his ability as a singer.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=52 A few weeks later he auditioned for the band in November 1978 and was immediately hired.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=53–54 After participating on Iron Maiden's first two studio albums, Di'Anno was fired from the group for his increasing unreliability brought on by his drug and alcohol usage.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=194–195 , - , , Paul Cairns (a.k.a. "Mad Mac") , 1978–1979 , rowspan="3" , guitars , ''The Soundhouse Tapes'' (1979 demo) , Cairns (also known as "Mad Mac") briefly joined Iron Maiden in winter 1978. According to Sampson, Cairns did not fit in the band properly and left after three months.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=64 Cairns himself states that the band dismissed him as they did not like his stage performance following a visit to a hospital.{{sfn, Dome, 2014 Although uncredited Cairns appears on ''The Soundhouse Tapes'' demo.{{sfn, Dome, 2014{{sfn, Newhouse, 2013 , - , , Paul Todd , rowspan="2" , 1979 , none , Todd joined the band but never performed with them live as according to Harris, "his girlfriend wouldn't let him".{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=64 Todd was only in the band for a week{{sfn, EMI, 2004 in June 1979.{{sfn, Bushell, Halfin, 1985, p=26 , - , , Tony Parsons , ''BBC Archives'' (four songs from 1979) , Parsons joined in September 1979 and stayed in the band for just over two months as he was reportedly unable to match Murray's ability, but did perform with the band on the BBC's Friday Rock Show (later included on the ''BBC Archives'' album).{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=64 Parsons left just a few weeks before the band signed their contract with EMI in December 1979.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=108 , - , {{CSS image crop, Image=Dennis_Stratton.jpg, bSize=170, cWidth=75, cHeight=75, oTop=0, oLeft=40 ,

, 1979–1980 , {{Hlist, guitars, backing vocals , {{hlist, ''

'' (1980), ''

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'' (1980 live) , After Iron Maiden failed to hire Smith when they signed their deal with EMI in 1979,{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=118 Stratton was asked to audition for the band as Harris was aware of his abilities from seeing him perform regularly with a band named RDB.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=120–121 It was during the recording of their debut studio album that Harris began noticing that Stratton's musical interests clashed with the rest of the band, culminating in an attempt to add extra vocal harmonies on the song "Phantom of the Opera", which Harris had removed.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=128–129 He was eventually dismissed from Iron Maiden following a supporting tour with

, during which Stratton spent little time with the rest of the group often choosing to travel with the road crew instead.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=160–163 , - , ,

, 1979–1982 , drums , all Iron Maiden releases from ''Iron Maiden'' (1980) to '' The Number of the Beast'' (1982) , Burr replaced previous drummer Sampson on December 26, 1979 at the suggestion of Stratton.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=124–125 Burr was eventually fired from the band following their North American tour in 1982, during which it was claimed his performance was affected by his offstage activities, culminating in one such incident when according to Harris, Burr "spent most of the gig throwing up into a bucket at the side of his kit."{{sfn, Wall, 2004, pp=232–233 This account was disputed by Burr,{{Cite web , title=Interview with Clive Burr (09.04.2002) , url=https://www.ironmaiden-bg.com/web/index.php/tnotb-interviews-and-articles-en/1074-clive-burr-09042002-en and in his autobiography, Bruce Dickinson claims the split had more to do with personal disagreements between Burr and bandleader Harris. , - , 070918--blaze bayley

, 1994–1999 , vocals , {{hlist, ''

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'' (1995), '' Best of the Beast'' (1996 – compilation, two new tracks), ''

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'' (1998) , After hearing him perform with his previous band Wolfsbane, who supported Iron Maiden on their 1990 UK tour, Harris convinced Bayley to audition for the band in 1994.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=301 During his two world tours with Iron Maiden Bayley suffered from vocal issues,{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=321 which Gers has since stated was partly the band's fault for forcing him to sing out of his natural vocal register,{{sfn, Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2010 and was dismissed from the band in January 1999.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=324 Although the group were at that point negotiating Dickinson's return to Iron Maiden, Harris maintains that Bayley would still have been asked to leave the band if Dickinson had not rejoined.{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=323

Touring/session musicians

, {{hlist, all Iron Maiden studio releases from ''

'' (1990) to ''

'' (1998), all live releases from ''

'' (1989) to present , Since 1980, Kenney has been employed by the band as Harris' bass technician.{{sfn, EMI, 2006 Following Iron Maiden's ''

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'' album, in which the band used keyboards for the first time, Harris insisted that Kenney perform the keyboard parts live under the alias of "The Count".{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=266 Following this tour Kenney provided keyboards on their next four studio albums after which Harris took over playing keys with Kenney assisting.{{sfn, Gennet, 2010 He still provides the band's live keyboards, although unlike the

Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1988, in support of their seventh studio album, ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''. It was their last tour to feature the World Piece Tour-era l ...

during which he performed on a forklift Kenney now plays the keys backstage.{{sfn, Gennet, 2010 For the Maiden England World Tour 2012–2013, Kenney reprised his role as "The Count" during performances of the song "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son".{{sfn, Grow, 2012

Timeline

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Line-ups

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*Terry Rance –

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s *Dave Sullivan – guitars * Steve Harris – bass,

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*Ron Matthews –

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– drums *

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– guitars, backing vocals , *'' Killers'', February 1981 , - !scope="row", September 1981{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=216 – December 1982{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=235 , *Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals *Dave Murray – guitars *Clive Burr – drums *Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals *

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'', September 1984 *'' Somewhere in Time'', September 1986 *''

'', April 1988 , - !scope="row", June 1990{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=285 – August 1993{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=298 , *Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals *Dave Murray – guitars *Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals *Nicko McBrain – drums *

– guitars, backing vocals , *''

'', October 1990 *''

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'', May 1992 , - !scope="row", January 1994{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=301 – January 1999{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=329 , *Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals *Dave Murray – guitars *Nicko McBrain – drums *Janick Gers – guitars *

– lead vocals , *''

'', October 1995 *''

'', March 1998 , - !scope="row", January 1999{{sfn, Wall, 2004, p=329 – present , *Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals, keyboards *Dave Murray – guitars *Nicko McBrain – drums *Janick Gers – guitars *Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals *Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals , *''

'', May 2000 *'' Dance of Death'', September 2003 *'' A Matter of Life and Death'', August 2006 *''

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'', August 2010 *''

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'', September 2015 *'' Senjutsu'', September 2021

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