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Iron Maiden
English heavy metal band
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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metall band formed in Leyton, East London, in bygd bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers. As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden released a series of UK and US Platinum and Gold albums, including 's debut album, 's Killers, and 's The Number of the Beast – its first skiva with Dickinson, who in replaced Paul Di'Anno as lead singer. The addition of Dickinson was a turning point in their career, establishing them as one of heavy metal's most important bands. The Number of the Beast is among the most popular heavy metal albums of all time, having sold almost 20 million copies worldwide.
After some turbulence in the s, the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dicki
List of songs recorded by Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed by bassist Steve Harris in The band's first album, 's Iron Maiden, was written primarily by Harris, with vocalist Paul Di'Anno co-writing two tracks and guitarist Dave Murray contributing "Charlotte the Harlot".[1] The follow-up, Killers, was written almost entirely by the bassist, with frontman Di'Anno contributing only to the title track, "Killers" (the North American bonus track "Twilight Zone" was credited to Harris and Murray).[2]Bruce Dickinson replaced Di'Anno after the release of Killers, although he did not contribute any songwriting to The Number of the Beast, released in , which featured three songs co-written by guitarist Adrian Smith, and one co-written by drummer Clive Burr (a B-side also co written by Burr was included in a s re-release of the album).[3]The Number of the Beast also spawned Iron Maiden's first UK Singles Chart top ten in the form of "Run to the Hills", which charted at number seven on its release.[4] It was not until 's Piece of Mind that the songwriting process became a more varied and collaborative app
Iron Maiden discography
The discography of Iron Maiden, an English heavy metal band founded in by bassist Steve Harris, includes seventeen studio albums, as well as numerous live albums, compilations, EPs, singles, video albums, music videos, and box sets. After several personnel changes, they released their self-titled debut album in with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, guitarists Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton, and drummer Clive Burr, quickly becoming one of the leading proponents of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.[1]
Guitarist Adrian Smith replaced Stratton, and Killers was released in [2] Later that year, vocalist Bruce Dickinson replaced Paul Di'Anno, marking the beginning of a series of top-ten high-impact releases.[3] They issued The Number of the Beast,[4] becoming the band's first release to top the UK charts, and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.[5] Drummer Nicko McBrain replaced Clive Burr,[6] and the band released Piece of Mind in , followed by Powerslave ().[7] Iron Maiden broadened their sound with the use of guitar synthesisers