ARTISTIron Maiden

Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal group formed in Leyton in 1975. Early members included bassist Steve Harris, vocalist Paul Day, guitarists Terry Rance and Dave Sullivan, and drummer Ron “Rebel” Matthews. Paul Di’Anno sang with the group from 1978 to 1981; Dave Murray, who joined in 1976, is listed as a member from 1978. The releases represented here include the 1979 EP The Soundhouse Tapes and the albums Iron Maiden (1980), Killers (1981), and The Number of the Beast (1982). Bruce Dickinson joined in 1981, Adrian Smith in 1980, and Nicko McBrain was a member from 1982 to 2024.

Guitarist Janick Gers joined in 1990. Blaze Bayley sang with the group from 1994 to 1999, when Dickinson returned; Smith rejoined in 1999. Later releases among the examples include The Final Frontier (2010), The Book of Souls (2015), and Senjutsu (2021). Simon Dawson is listed on drums from 2024.