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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 ...
, an English heavy metal band founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, includes seventeen studio albums, as well as numerous live albums, compilations, EPs, singles, video albums,
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s, and box sets. After several personnel changes, they released their self-titled debut album in 1980 with 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 ...
, guitarists Dave Murray and
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 ...
, and drummer Clive Burr, quickly becoming one of the leading proponents of the
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movement. Guitarist
Adrian Smith Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio. Smith grew up in London ...
replaced Stratton, and '' Killers'' was released in 1981. Later that year, vocalist Bruce Dickinson replaced Paul Di'Anno, marking the beginning of a series of top-ten high-impact releases. They issued '' The Number of the Beast'', becoming the band's first release to top the UK charts, and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Drummer
Nicko McBrain Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain (born 5 June 1952) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, McBrain paid his bills after grad ...
replaced Clive Burr, and the band released ''
Piece of Mind ''Piece of Mind'' is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 16 May 1983 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Ni ...
'' in 1983, followed by ''
Powerslave ''Powerslave'' is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 1984 through EMI Records in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America. It was re-released by Sanctuary and Colum ...
'' (1984). Iron Maiden broadened their sound with the use of
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s in '' Somewhere in Time'' (1986). Their following concept album, ''
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 11 April 1988 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. Like '' The Number of the ...
'', was released in 1988, and also topped the UK charts. The line-up remained unchanged until Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production stage of their last Gold-certified album in the US, ''
No Prayer for the Dying ''No Prayer for the Dying'' is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is their first album to feature Janick Gers on guitar, who replaced Adrian Smith. Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy ...
'' (1990); he was replaced by Janick Gers. Their next UK No. 1 album, ''
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'', was released in 1992, after which Dickinson left the band in the following year. His replacement,
Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Ir ...
, debuted in 1995 with ''
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'', an album that marked a decline in the band's career. The diminished fan interest in 1998 with ''
Virtual XI ''Virtual XI'' (pronounced "Virtual Eleven") is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 23 March 1998. It is the band's second and final album with Blaze Bayley on vocals. It also marks the first album to ...
'' prompted Bayley's departure. Dickinson and Smith returned to the band in 1999, and a new album, ''
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'', was issued in 2000. Three years later, '' Dance of Death'' was released. In 2006 they released '' A Matter of Life and Death'', which received, along with their two previous studio releases, a gold certification by the BPI. In 2010, Iron Maiden issued ''
The Final Frontier ''The Final Frontier'' is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 13 August 2010 in Germany, Austria and Finland, 17 August in North America, 18 August in Japan, and 16 August worldwide. At 76&nbs ...
'', which was positively received by critics, and debuted at No. 1 in over twenty-eight countries, including the United Kingdom. Their sixteenth studio effort, ''
The Book of Souls ''The Book of Souls'' is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 4 September 2015. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 s ...
'', was released on 4 September 2015 and became their fifth UK No. 1 album. Iron Maiden are considered one of the most influential and successful heavy metal bands in history, with ''
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'' reporting in 2017 that the band have sold well over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide, despite little radio or television support. As of 2023 Iron Maiden have sold over 130 mln copies of their albums worldwide. According to ''MD Daily Record'' all audio-visual catalogue of the band has sold in over 200 million copies worldwide, including regular albums, singles, VHS', DVDs and all compilations. By 2022 their releases have been certified Silver, Gold and Platinum around 600 times worldwide.


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Videography


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Notes


References


External links


Iron Maiden's official website
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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...