---
title: "Iron Maiden"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1975
---

# Iron Maiden

**Iron Maiden** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1975 to present.

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by 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 1980's eponymous debut album, 1981's Killers, and 1982's The Number of the Beast – its first album with Dickinson, who in 1981 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Iron Maiden |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Leyton, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1975 |
| Releases in catalog | 43 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adrian Smith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-smith) | Background vocals, Bass guitar, Guitar, Keyboard | 1980 to present | Current |
| [Bruce Dickinson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bruce-dickinson) | Lead vocals | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Dave Murray](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-murray) | Guitar | 1976 to present | Current |
| [Janick Gers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/janick-gers) | Guitar | 1990 to present | Current |
| [Simon Dawson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-dawson-b908a86d) | Drums (drum set) | 2024 to present | Current |
| [Steve Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-harris) | Background vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboard | 1975 to present | Current |
| [Clive Burr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/clive-burr) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1979 to 1982 | Former |
| [Paul Di’Anno](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-di-anno) | Lead vocals | 1978 to 1981 | Former |
| [Blaze Bayley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/blaze-bayley) | Lead vocals | 1994 to 1999 | Former |
| [Nicko McBrain](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nicko-mcbrain) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1982 to 2024 | Former |
| [Thunderstick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thunderstick) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1977 to 1977 | Former |
| [Bob Sawyer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bob-sawyer) | Guitar | 1977 to 1977 | Former |
| [Paul Day](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-day) | Lead vocals | 1975 to 1976 | Former |
| [Dave Sullivan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-sullivan) | Guitar | 1975 to 1976 | Former |
| [Dennis Stratton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-stratton) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1979 to 1980 | Former |
| [Dennis Wilcock](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-wilcock) | Lead vocals | 1976 to 1978 | Former |
| [Doug Sampson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-sampson) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1977 to 1979 | Former |
| [Paul Cairns](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-cairns) | Guitar | 1979 to 1979 | Former |
| [Paul Todd](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-todd) | Guitar family | 1979 to 1979 | Former |
| [Ron "Rebel" Matthews](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-rebel-matthews) | Drums (drum set) | 1975 to 1977 | Former |
| [Terry Rance](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terry-rance) | Guitar | 1975 to 1976 | Former |
| [Terry Wapram](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terry-wapram) | Guitar | 1977 to 1978 | Former |
| [Tony Moore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-moore-d6c7c134) | Keyboard | 1977 to 1977 | Former |
| [Tony Parsons](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-parsons) | Guitar | 1979 to 1979 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979 | [The Soundhouse Tapes](https://themetalnet.com/album/188aeb75-191d-3fdc-91dd-b98e0b0e3216) | EP |
| 1980 | [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/album/88a735ad-1f8a-3f96-b410-7e5058dff7f6) | Album |
| 1981 | [Killers](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf1e9a98-3ea7-33e5-a8b6-8665dd9a206b) | Album |
| 1982 | [The Number of the Beast](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ebfe175-e7ed-34cd-8e91-67c7e4a53579) | Album |
| 1983 | [Lo mejor de Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/album/46e5b3e2-0f4c-44a8-a84c-b6089baba1e9) | EP |
| 1983 | [No me puedes dejar así / Decídete](https://themetalnet.com/album/a58f2c25-fdc9-4d53-b5d6-f0ade89013b3) | EP |
| 1983 | [Piece of Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/169361b5-af6f-34ca-b8f2-13605a7f9691) | Album |
| 1983 | [Video Pieces](https://themetalnet.com/album/15592b1f-a00e-4ac2-8a7b-67a8150df0b9) | EP |
| 1984 | [Behind the Iron Curtain](https://themetalnet.com/album/04641dd2-17da-4f39-8e43-6a9f7041bd8c) | EP |
| 1984 | [Christmas EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/8785659c-2dd2-4acb-b7a5-aa43a02eab97) | EP |
| 1984 | [Powerslave](https://themetalnet.com/album/60a20bc8-acac-3cbb-99f9-ce458317233a) | Album |
| 1986 | [Audio Pieces](https://themetalnet.com/album/795de5a8-9240-436f-80a6-d62364c213a9) | EP |
| 1986 | [Somewhere in Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5fe4d2d-3aab-3e86-91ad-22a3fe16c4f2) | Album |
| 1988 | [Seventh Son of a Seventh Son](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b0d4fdb-d4ee-308f-9755-ccb7dc31a001) | Album |
| 1990 | [No Prayer for the Dying](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a2e5820-19f6-3559-b32b-888ddb340f6a) | Album |
| 1990 | [No Prayer for the Dying](https://themetalnet.com/album/e5a34fb8-1373-4370-bd74-f522bacb17dd) | EP |
| 1992 | [Fear of the Dark](https://themetalnet.com/album/153c0331-41b2-33b9-b86e-c6717761aa80) | Album |
| 1993 | [A Real Dead One](https://themetalnet.com/album/69fde5eb-5502-414c-a10e-03dc11c61e7a) | EP |
| 1995 | [Justice of the Peace](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b407fc9-b250-3da6-b77c-3678574d6ef1) | EP |
| 1995 | [The X Factor](https://themetalnet.com/album/4477b6ae-6935-315c-8a41-482cdf3d7040) | Album |
| 1998 | [An Introduction to… Virtual XI](https://themetalnet.com/album/e641a23e-29bf-48d6-b329-1db70327c4d6) | EP |
| 1998 | [Virtual XI](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4a2262d-08bf-35ba-846c-79209b1121c9) | Album |
| 1999 | [Ed Hunter](https://themetalnet.com/album/37e06216-a01f-4dc8-804b-56013e87d348) | EP |
| 2000 | [Brave New World](https://themetalnet.com/album/80296824-f1f3-3d1d-a073-c4469bfa6952) | Album |
| 2000 | [Brave New World](https://themetalnet.com/album/80063ce9-26e8-4d8c-959a-4faee553b758) | EP |
| 2002 | [Eddie's Archive](https://themetalnet.com/album/16c44f22-96d8-46dd-99e9-0da06d678820) | EP |
| 2002 | [Rock in Rio](https://themetalnet.com/album/b4512187-24e9-480a-8435-cafb38b7674a) | EP |
| 2003 | [Dance of Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/b199e062-ab31-4e04-b2e2-dc2c1aed2004) | EP |
| 2003 | [Dance of Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/3bbfa3e4-dfbc-31f2-93d8-86f109d5158c) | Album |
| 2004 | [No More Lies: Dance of Death Souvenir EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/643901e3-e1e8-3578-8784-b210639ab6fa) | EP |
| 2006 | [A Matter of Life and Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/f27a9426-7f13-3c21-8861-204e42a82bd8) | Album |
| 2006 | [A Matter of Life and Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/e53b7144-ba6f-4344-8a2b-03d03eaf23bc) | EP |
| 2006 | [Download 07](https://themetalnet.com/album/5944525d-04dc-43e0-b8fd-4e35c4c28a9a) | EP |
| 2008 | [Somewhere Back in Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/22fe6b03-bc93-441b-8e29-3a2004915e39) | EP |
| 2009 | [Flight 666](https://themetalnet.com/album/22e9909f-7a44-4ae1-9f6a-1d0df0827dd2) | EP |
| 2010 | [The Final Frontier](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ba23598-98e6-4fce-b26f-3cf076c14a12) | Album |
| 2012 | [En Vivo](https://themetalnet.com/album/56d87a2f-76e4-4e0a-9f03-8d6a501d30f4) | EP |
| 2012 | [En Vivo!](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba847a4f-8eb3-435d-8e25-179b3714368a) | EP |
| 2013 | [Maiden England ’88](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d11f9e7-e300-43ba-8dd4-9430de9a92f6) | EP |
| 2015 | [The Book of Souls](https://themetalnet.com/album/2220348e-c3f7-4da7-9cad-d84530077234) | Album |
| 2020 | [A Quiet Night In](https://themetalnet.com/album/09f66dd4-ae28-4360-b994-cd3c5987bfb6) | Album |
| 2021 | [Senjutsu](https://themetalnet.com/album/542a86ba-fcdf-4133-99e3-07a462743162) | Album |
| 2023 | [The Beat Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/177082cc-c521-4527-9c53-0b0e0210e2ef) | Album |

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- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)
- [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Iron_Maiden/25
- x: https://twitter.com/ironmaiden
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ironmaiden
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mdiAmATAx73kdxrNrnlao
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ironmaiden/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/931
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/546381
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaisXKBdNOYqGr2qOXCLchQ

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt