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
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)
- The Number of the Beast (1982)
- Piece of Mind (1983)
- Powerslave (1984)
- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
Essential songs
- Run to the Hills (1982)
- The Number of the Beast (1982)
- The Trooper (1983)
- 2 Minutes to Midnight (1984)
- Wasted Years (1986)
Genres
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