Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden led the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and turned galloping bass lines, twin guitars and Bruce Dickinson's air-raid vocals into a global institution. 'The Number of the Beast' (1982) and 'Powerslave' defined metal's 80s imagination, mascot Eddie included.
Origin: Leyton, London, England · Years active: 1975–present
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Biography
Iron Maiden led the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and turned galloping bass lines, twin guitars and Bruce Dickinson's air-raid vocals into a global institution. 'The Number of the Beast' (1982) and 'Powerslave' defined metal's 80s imagination, mascot Eddie included.
Key 1980s albums
- Iron Maiden (1980) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- The Number of the Beast (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Piece of Mind (1983) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Powerslave (1984) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Run to the Hills (1982) — 80s songs
- The Number of the Beast (1982) — 80s songs
- The Trooper (1983) — 80s songs
- 2 Minutes to Midnight (1984) — 80s songs
- Wasted Years (1986) — 80s songs
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Iron Maiden — quick answers
- Who are Iron Maiden?
- Iron Maiden — Leyton, London, England, active 1975–present. Iron Maiden led the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and turned galloping bass lines, twin guitars and Bruce Dickinson's air-raid vocals into a global institution. 'The Number of the Beast' (1982) and 'Powerslave' defined
- What did Iron Maiden release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 5 albums and 5 essential songs for Iron Maiden, covering 1980–1988.
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