Biografija Iron Maidena

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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. The band were formed in
1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, having sold over 80 million albums worldwide[1][2][3] without significant mainstream or radio support. They are also often considered the leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement[4]. The band won the Ivor Novello Awards for international achievement in 2002,[5] and were also inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles County, California during their tour in the United States in 2005. Their influences include Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple[6], and Wishbone Ash[7].
The early days (1975–1978)

Iron Maiden were formed on Christmas Day 1975, by bassist Steve Harris, shortly after he left his previous group, Smiler. Harris attributes the band name to a movie adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask from the novel by Alexandre Dumas,and starring Patrick Mcgoohan (who also starred in the 1960's series The Prisoner) which he saw around that time, and so the group was christened after the purported torture device.[8]

Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray remain the longest-surviving members of Iron Maiden to this day. Original vocalist Paul Day was fired as he lacked "energy or charisma onstage".[9] He was replaced by Dennis Wilcock, a Kiss fan who utilised fire, make-up and fake blood during live performances. Wilcock's friend, Dave Murray, was invited to join, to the frustration of guitarists Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance.[10] This fueled Harris to temporarily split the band in 1976,[10] though the group reformed soon after with Murray as the sole guitarist.

Iron Maiden recruited another guitarist in 1977, Bob Sawyer, who caused a rift between Murray and Wilcock, prompting Harris to fire both Murray and Sawyer.[11] A poor gig at the Bridgehouse in November 1977, with a makeshift line-up including Tony Moore on keyboards, Terry Wapram on guitar, and drummer Barry Purkis resulted in Harris firing the entire band.[12] Dave Murray was reinstated and Doug Sampson was hired as drummer.

Discography:

* Iron Maiden (1980)
* Killers (1981)
* The Number of the Beast (1982)
* Piece of Mind (1983)
* Powerslave (1984)
* Somewhere in Time (1986)
* Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
* No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
* Fear of the Dark (1992)
* The X Factor (1995)
* Virtual XI (1998)
* Brave New World (2000)
* Dance of Death (2003)
* A Matter of Life and Death (2006)

Band members:

Current members

* Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals (1982–1993, 1999–present)
* Dave Murray – guitars (1976–1977, 1977–present)
* Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals (1980–1990, 1999–present)
* Janick Gers – guitars (1990–present)
* Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1975–present)
* Nicko McBrain – drums, percussion (1983–present)

with

* Michael Kenney – keyboards (live) (1988–present)

Former members featured on albums

* Paul Di'Anno - lead vocals (1978-1981)
* Blaze Bayley - lead vocals (1994-1999)
* Dennis Stratton - guitars, backing vocals (1979-1980)
* Clive Burr - drums, percussion (1979-1982)