LMFAO, Norah Jones, Iron Maiden Featured at 2012 Ottawa BluesFest : April 27, 2012

An extremely eclectic lineup has been announced for this year’s Ottawa Blues Festival, and includes LMFAO, Norah Jones and Iron Maiden, among many others. Now techni [...]

Neil Diamond, Lady Antebellum, Iron Maiden Headline Milwaukee’s Summerfest : March 23, 2012

Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and organizers have announced a partial lineup for this year’s event. The festival was [...]

Iron Maiden Grab Alice Cooper, Coheed & Cambria for Summer Tour : February 16, 2012

Iron Maiden will spend most of this summer on the road in North America, and they’re bringing Alice Cooper and Coheed and Cambria along for the ride. The tour will k [...]

Charity Single Forms Sabbath/Maiden/Deep Purple Supergroup : October 02, 2010

Rock metal icons Tony Iommi, Nicko McBrain, Jon Lord and Ian Gillan – members from bands Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden – are joining forces for a charity [...]

Dickinson Takes on Marketing Director Gig with Airline : September 16, 2010

When Bruce Dickinson, lead vocalist of heavy metal punk band Iron Maiden, is not rocking in the recording studio or banging heads with his band mates in front of thousand [...]

Iron Maiden Laying Down Plans for 'Best Of' Concert Tour : August 26, 2010

Everyone thought that iconic rockers Iron Maiden will finally give themselves a well-deserved rest, even band leader Steve Harris gave Maiden an ultimatum of 15 releases [...]

Iron Maiden Beats Out Eminem for Top Spot on UK Album Charts : August 22, 2010

Iron Maiden makes a huge comeback at the charts with their 15th release to date, “The Final Frontier” toppling over Eminem’s comeback release “Recovery” at the [...]

Iron Maiden Brings the Rock to NASA : June 16, 2010

Iron Maiden, the heavy rock band, got to have an experience that was out of this world, when they visited Texas' NASA  Space Center. The rockers launched the band's Fin [...]

New Iron Maiden Album Artwork, MP3 Available for Download : June 08, 2010

Iron Maiden is making their song “El Dorado” free as an MP3 download ahead of “The Final Frontier,” the band's 15th studio album.  The Europe release date is Aug [...]

Iron Maiden Prepares for ‘Final Frontier’ : March 09, 2010

Metal outfit Iron Maiden will be spending their summer sunning in North America supporting their upcoming release entitled “The Final Frontier.” The band will launch [...]

Iron Maiden Wraps New Album : February 17, 2010

Iron Maiden recently finished recording a new studio album. According to the producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Rush, Dream Theater), there is still some work left th [...]

Tour Documentary of Iron Maiden Heading for Theaters : January 21, 2009

“Iron Maiden: Flight 666,” the feature length documentary from Iron Maiden will be making its debut in theaters on April 21. The documentary details the first leg fr [...]

Iron Maiden Tack Dates on 'Back in Time' Tour : March 17, 2008

Iron Maiden, British metal veterans, will be boarding their Boeing 757 this summer to perform another around of dates in North America. Since February, the band has been [...]

Iron Maiden Embark on World Tour : November 14, 2007

Iron Maiden, metal veteran rockers, have announced dates for the first leg of their 2008 world tour. The wide ranging trek will span most of the new year's first six mon [...]

Iron Maiden Tricks Out Tour Plane : September 06, 2007

During their 2008 world tour Iron Maiden, the iconic British metal band, will be flying the skies in their customized jetliner with frontman Bruce Dickinson as the pilot. [...]

iron maiden Biography

The British heavy metal band Iron Maiden was formed in 1975 in Leyton, London by primary songwriter and bassist Steve Harris. The band has released thirty one albums in total, including fifteen studio albums, four EPs, seven live albums and five compilations.

Iron Maiden, which helped to pioneer New Wave of British Heavy Metal, first achieved success in the early 1980s. The band underwent several lineup changes while releasing a series of gold and platinum albums. Their US platinum selling albums include 1982's “The Number of the Beast,” 1983's “Piece of Mind,” 1984's “Powerslave,” “Live After Death,” their live album from 1985, 1986's “Somewhere in Time,” and 1988's “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.” In 2006 Iron Maiden released “A Matter of Life and Death.” The set peaked in the number nine spot on Billboard's 200 chat and in the number four spot on the UK chart. It was also one of just a few rock albums that have been certified platinum for India. “The Final Frontier,” their newest album, was released in August 2010. The album peaked in the number one spot in a total of 30 countries.

Iron Maiden is considered to be one of the most successful ever heavy metal bands. The band has sold more than 85 million worldwide records, with very little television or radio support. In 2002, Iron Maiden received an Ivor Novello Award in recognition of their international achievement. In 2005, while touring the United States, the band was inducted into Sunset Boulevard's Hollywood RockWalk in Los Anglees, CA. The band through October 2009 has played more than 200 live shows over the course of their career.

Iron Maiden for the last 30 years has been accompanied by “Eddie,” their famous mascot, who has made an appearance on a majority of the band's single and album covers in addition to their live shows.