Iron Maiden
Active: 1980–2007
35
Releases
28
Active Years
About Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden embodies the sound and spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a scrappy, late-’70s/early-’80s movement that revolutionized heavy music.
The London-formed band wields a twin-guitar attack driven by both speed and nuance—a perfect match for Bruce Dickinson’s vibrato-heavy yawp—as well as smart lyrics that draw on Greek mythology (1983’s “Flight of Icarus”) and English poetry (1984’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”).
Bassist Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden on Christmas Day 1975, and the band cycled through many lineups in the subsequent years, adding guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith—and a mighty shape-shifting mascot named Eddie—along the way.
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Complete Discography
RUNNING FREE
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SANCTUARY
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WOMEN IN UNIFORM
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TWILIGHT ZONE/WRATHCHILD
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PURGATORY
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MAIDEN JAPAN
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RUN TO THE HILLS
Documented across 14 weeks
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
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FLIGHT OF ICARUS
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THE TROOPER
Documented across 13 weeks
2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
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ACES HIGH
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RUNNING FREE {1985}
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RUN TO THE HILLS (LIVE)
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WASTED YEARS
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STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
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CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS
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THE EVIL THAT MEN DO
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THE CLAIRVOYANT
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INFINITE DREAMS (LIVE)
Documented across 7 weeks
HOLY SMOKE
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BRING YOUR DAUGHTER... TO THE SLAUGHTER
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BE QUICK OR BE DEAD
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FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Documented across 4 weeks
FEAR OF THE DARK (LIVE)
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HALLOWED BE THY NAME
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MAN ON THE EDGE
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VIRUS
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THE ANGEL AND THE GAMBLER
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THE WICKER MAN
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OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET
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Rainmaker
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WILDEST DREAMS
Documented across 7 weeks
RAINMAKER
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DIFFERENT WORLD
Documented across 3 weeks