Iron Maiden is a British heavy metal band formed in 1975 in London, England. The band was originally formed by bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray, who remain core members today. The band gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s with albums like Iron Maiden, Killers, and The Number of the Beast. They are known for their mascot Eddie, who appears on many album covers and in live shows. The band has had lineup changes over the years but continues to tour and release new albums, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

3. Introduction
• Iron Maiden is a british heavy metal band. The band is
from Leyton,London and England. The band originated
with Steve Harris and with Dave Murray. The bands first
singer was Pual Di'anno and because of his drug use he
had to be fired and he was replaced with many but then
came Bruce Dickinson.The band has been supported
with a mascot named Eddie.They have been together
since the 80's with huge support from the fans and
succes.

4. • The History
Iron Maiden was formed in May 1975 on
Christmas day by bassist Steve Harris,
who joined up with guitarist Dave Murray a
few months later. Thirty years later, the
two remain at the helm of Iron Maiden!!!

5. • Eddie
• Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, is a perennial
fixture in the band's horror-influenced
album cover art, as well as in live shows.
Eddie was originally drawn by Derek Riggs
but has had various incarnations by
Melvyn Grant. Eddie is also featured in a
first-person shooter video game, Ed Hunter
as well as numerous books, graphic
comics and band-related merchandise.

6. •
Current Lineup
Bruce Dickinson Dave Murray Adrian Smith Janick Gers Steve Harris Nicko McBrain -
vocals (1982-1993, 1999-present)
guitar (1976-present)
guitar (1980-1990, 1999-present)
guitar (1990-present)
bass (1975-present)
drums (1983-present)

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The Early Years
Harris and Murray went through a ridiculous number of bandmembers throughout the 1970s, paying their dues on
the mostly punk club circuit in London's rough East End neighbourhood. Though Maiden were a metal band
influenced by Deep Purple, Yes, Wishbone Ash, and Black Sabbath, they did possess a fast, punkish style in the
early days.
Iron Maiden was a sensation on the English rock circuit by 1978. The band had been playing for three years and
gained a tremendously loyal following, but had never recorded any of their music. On New Year's Eve 1978, the
band recorded one of the most famous demos in rock history, Soundhouse Tapes. Featuring only four songs, the
band sold all 500 copies immediately, and did not reprint the demo again until 1996 (original copies sold for
thousands of dollars). Two of the tracks on the demo, 'Prowler' and 'Iron Maiden', went straight to number one on
the English metal charts.
Iron Maiden was released in 1980 to critical and commercial success. The band went on to open for Kiss on their
1980 Unmasked tour, as well as opening select dates for the legendary Judas Priest. After the Kiss tour,
Dennis Stratton was fired from the band as a result of creative and personal differences. Finally, the timing was
right for the arrival of Adrian Smith.
In 1981, Maiden released their second album, titled Killers. This new album contained the first hit songs for the
band and they were introduced to audiences in the United States. It was at this time when the band was the star
attraction of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in which bands from England flooded the market of the United
States. Killers remains one of the bands fastest and heaviest albums, and remains a favourite among hardcore
fans.

8. •
Original Members
Steve Harris - bass (1975-present)
Dave Murray - guitar (1976-present, replaced Dave Sullivan after only two months)
Paul Day - vocals (1975-1976)
Terry Rance - guitar (1975-1976)
Ron 'Rebel' Matthews - drums (1975-1977)

9. •
The Classic Lineup
As a group, Maiden were never into partying or drug use, being extreme perfectionists both on the
road and in the studio. However, just as the band were beginning to achieve large-scale success in
America, Paul Di'Anno exhibited increasingly destructive behaviour, and his performances began
to suffer. In 1982 the band replaced Di'Anno with former Samson vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
For the first time the band went on a world tour, visiting the United States, Japan and Australia.
However, the band was marred by controversy coming from religious groups that claimed Iron
Maiden was a Satanic group because of their dark lyrics which supposedly spoke of Satan. In
actuality, it was only one song ('The Number of the Beast'), an anti-Satanic song about a bad
dream. The band denied these rumours and no Iron Maiden studio album to date has ever carried
an 'explicit lyrics' stamp.
After the enormous success of The Number of the Beast, the band became worldwide superstars.
The band gathered huge audiences everywhere they went, especially in South America, Asia,
Australia, and the United States, where they still draw huge audiences on tour.
Unlike many of their contemporaries, Iron Maiden generally avoided songs about drink, drugs, sex,
or women. The band's lyrics are steeped in English literature ('The Rime of the Ancient Mariner')
and history ('Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC'). The band's music was often referred to as
'intelligent metal,' and was on an entirely different intellectual plane than most other metal acts of
the 1980s.
In 1988 the band tried a different approach for their seventh studio album, titled
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. This was a concept album featuring a story about a mythical child
who possessed clairvoyant powers based on the book The Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card

10. The Band:

11. Dave Murray-Guitarist

12. STEVE HARRIS-Basist,Vocals
and Songwriter

13. Bruce Dickinson-Singer

14. Adrian Smith-Guitarist and Back
Up Singer

15. Janick Gers-Guitarist

16. Nicko McBrain-Drummer

17. •
Decline
For the first time in seven years, the band suffered a line-up change with the major loss of
guitarist/vocalist Adrian Smith. Former Gillan guitarist Janick Gers was chosen to replace Smith,
and in 1990 they released the poorly received album No Prayer for the Dying. This album went
back to the heavy style of the band but the lyrics were more simple and the music was not as
challenging as previous efforts. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson also began experimenting with a raspier
style of singing that was not well received by fans. However, the album was a huge commercial
success and spawned the number one hit single 'Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter' from the
horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5.
Even though metal was out of date in 1992 and grunge was ruling the airwaves, Maiden
continued to sell out arenas in the US and throughout the world. Still, Dickinson continued with
his raspier vocals and much of the lyrics on Fear of the Dark were a downgrade from their
previous successes. In 1993, Iron Maiden suffered a huge loss when Bruce Dickinson left the
band to further pursue his solo career. However, Bruce agreed to stay with the band through the
end of the year, resulting in a pair of live albums released in the fall.
The band auditioned hundreds of vocalists and finally chose young gun Blaze Bayley in 1994,
formerly of Wolfsbane. Bayley proved to be a worthy vocalist, but he did not have the range
Dickinson possessed.
The band spent most of 1996 on the road before returning to the studio for the much improved
Virtual XI (1998). Bayley's vocal performance was leaps and bounds above his X-Factor showing,
especially on 'The Educated Fool' and the reflective ballad 'Como Estas Amigos.' Oddly enough,
one of the only low points of the album was the hit single 'The Angel and the Gambler,' which was
all many people heard of the album, thus deciding not to buy it: Virtual XI was not a high selling
album.

18. Discography

19. • The band's discography has grown to
include a collective total of thirty six
albums , fifteen studio albums , eleven live
albums , four EPs and six compilations.

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Soundhouse Tapes, 1979 EP
Iron Maiden (1980) chart position 4 (UK)
Killers (1981) chart position 12 (UK)
Maiden Japan, 1981 (Live EP)
The Number of the Beast (1982) chart position 1 (UK)
Piece of Mind (1983) chart position 3 (UK), 18 (US)
Powerslave (1984) chart position 2 (UK)
Live After Death (Live 1985)
Somewhere in Time (1986) chart position 3 (UK), 11 (US)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) chart position 1 (UK), 12 (US)
No Prayer for the Dying (1990) chart position 2 (UK)
Fear of the Dark (1992) chart position 1 (UK), 12 (US)
Live at Donington (1993)
A Real Live One (Live 1993)
A Real Dead One (1993)
The X Factor (1995) chart position 8 (UK)
Best of the Beast (complilation) 1996)
Virtual XI (1998) chart position 16 (UK)
Brave New World (2000) chart position 7 (UK)
Rock in Rio (2002)
Edward the Great (compilation 2002)
Dance of Death (2003) chart position 2 (UK), 18 (US)

21. Studio Records:
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Iron Maiden (1980)
1. Prowler (Harris)
2. Remember Tomorrow (Harris/Di'Anno)
3. Running Free (Harris/Di'Anno)
4. Phantom Of The Opera (Harris)
5. Transylvania (Harris)
6. Strange World (Harris)
7. Sanctuary (Harris/Di'Anno/Murray)
8. Charlotte The Harlot (Murray)
9. Iron Maiden (Harris)
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Killers (1981)
1. The Ides Of March (Harris)
2. Wrathchild (Harris)
3. Murders In The Rue Morgue (Harris)
4. Another Life (Harris)
5. Genghis Khan (Harris)
6. Innocent Exile (Harris)
7. Killers (Harris/Di'Anno)
8. Prodigal Son (Harris)
9. Purgatory (Harris)
10. Twilight Zone (Harris)
11. Drifter (Harris)

22. •
The Number Of The Beast (1982)
1. Invaders (Harris)
2. Children Of The Damned (Harris)
3. The Prisoner (Harris/Smith)
4. 22 Acacia Avenue (Harris/Smith)
5. The Number Of The Beast (Harris)
6. Run To The Hills (Harris)
7. Gangland (Smith/Burr)
8. Total Eclipse (Harris/Murray/Burr)
9. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Harris)
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Piece Of Mind (1983)
1. Where Eagles Dare (Harris)
2. Revelations (Dickinson)
3. Flight of Icarus (Smith/Dickinson)
4. Die With Your Boots On (Smith/Dickinson/Harris)
5. The Trooper (Harris)
6. Still Life (Murray/Harris)
7. Quest For Fire (Harris)
8. Sun And Steel (Dickinson/Smith)
9. To Tame A Land (Harris)

23. Powerslave (1984)
1. Aces High (Harris)
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight (Smith/Dickinson)
3. Losfer Words (Harris)
4. Flash Of The Blade (Dickinson)
5. The Duellists (Harris)
6. Back In The Village (Smith/Dickinson)
7. Powerslave (Dickinson)
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Harris)
Somewhere In Time (1986)
1. Caught Somewhere In Time (Harris)
2. Wasted Years (Smith)
3. Sea Of Madness (Smith)
4. Heaven Can Wait (Harris)
5. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (Harris)
6. Stranger In A Strange Land (Smith)
7. Deja Vu (Murray/Harris)
8. Alexander The Great (Harris)

24. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
1. Moonchild (Smith/Dickinson)
2. Infinite Dreams (Harris)
3. Can I Play With Madness (Smith/Dickinson/Harris)
4. The Evil That Men Do (Smith/Dickinson/Harris)
5. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (Harris)
6. The Prophecy (Murray/Harris)
7. The Clairvoyant (Harris)
8. Only The Good Die Young (Harris/Dickinson)
No Prayer For The Dying (1990)
1. Tail Gunner (Harris/Dickinson)
2. Holy Smoke (Harris/Dickinson)
3. No Prayer For The Dying (Harris)
4. Public Enema Number One (Murray/Dickinson)
5. Fates Warning (Murray/Harris)
6. The Assassin (Harris)
7. Run Silent Run Deep (Harris)
8. Hooks In You (Dickinson/Smith)
9. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter (Dickinson)
10. Mother Russia (Harris)

25. Fear Of The Dark (1992)
1. Be Quick Or Be Dead (Dickinson/Gers)
2. From Here To Eternity (Harris)
3. Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Harris)
4. Fear Is The Key (Dickinson/Gers)
5. Childhood's End (Harris)
6. Wasting Love (Dickinson/Gers)
7. The Fugitive (Harris)
8. Chains of Misery (Murray/Dickinson)
9. The Apparition (Harris/Gers)
10. Judas Be My Guide (Dickinson/Murray)
11. Weekend Warrior (Harris/Gers)
12. Fear Of The Dark (Harris)
The X Factor (1995)
1. Sign Of The Cross (Harris)
2. Lord Of The Flies (Harris/Gers)
3. Man On The Edge (Bayley/Gers)
4. Fortunes Of War (Harris)
5. Look For The Truth (Bayley/Gers/Harris)
6. The Aftermath (Harris/Bayley/Gers)
7. Judgement Of Heaven (Harris)
8. Blood On The World's Hands (Harris)
9. The Edge Of Darkness (Harris/Bayley/Gers)
10. 2 A.M. (Bayley/Gers/Harris)
11. The Unbeliever (Harris/Gers)

26. Virtual XI (1998)
1. Futureal (Harris/Bayley)
2. The Angel and the Gambler (Harris)
3. Lightning Strikes Twice (Murray/Harris)
4. The Clansman (Harris)
5. When Two Worlds Collide (Harris/Bayley/Murray)
6. The Educated Fool (Harris)
7. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger (Harris)
8. Como Estais Amigo (Gers/Bayley)
Brave New World (2000)
1. The Wicker Man (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)
2. Ghost Of The Navigator (Gers/Dickinson/Harris)
3. Brave New World (Murray/Harris/Dickinson)
4. Blood Brothers (Harris)
5. The Mercenary (Gers/Harris)
6. Dream Of Mirrors (Gers/Harris)
7. The Fallen Angel (Smith/Harris)
8. The Nomad (Murray/Harris)
9. Out Of The Silent Planet (Gers/Dickinson/Harris)
10. The Thin Line Between Love & Hate (Murray/Harris)

27. •
Dance Of Dead (2003)
1. Wildest Dreams (Smith/Harris)
2. Rainmaker (Murray/Harris/Dickinson)
3. No More Lies (Harris)
4. Montsegur (Gers/Harris/Dickinson)
5. Dance Of Death (Gers/Harris)
6. Gates Of Tomorrow (Gers/Harris/Dickinson)
7. New Frontier (McBrain/Smith/Dickinson)
8. Paschendale (Smith/Harris)
9. Face In The Sand (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)
10. Age Of Innocence (Murray/Harris)
11. Journeyman (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)

28. ....Still creative and full of energy....
!!!!UP THE IRONS!!!!

29. • In the end we will give you a small sample
of their artwork.