[123], Following their Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour in the summer of 2003, Iron Maiden released Dance of Death, their thirteenth studio album, which was met by worldwide critical and commercial success. Iron Maiden were formed on Christmas Day, 25 December 1975 by bassist Steve Harris shortly after he left his previous group, Smiler. [12] Wilcock's friend, Dave Murray, was invited to join, much to the dismay of the band's guitarists Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance. Classic Albums By IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, QUEEN, KISS, AC/DC and NIRVANA To Be Released As 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzles July 28, 2020 0 Comments 1 in the UK charts,[75] although it only achieved a Gold certification in the US, in contrast to its four predecessors. [78] The festival was marred, however, by the deaths of two fans in a crowd-surge during the aforementioned Guns N' Roses performance; the following year's festival was cancelled as a result. [121] The same year, the band were inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. [235] Iron Maiden have also been referenced in Weezer's "Heart Songs" (from their 2008 self-titled "Red" album),[236] Blues Traveler's "Psycho Joe" (from 1997's Straight on till Morning),[237] and NOFX's "Eddie, Bruce and Paul" (from their 2009 album Coaster), which Sputnikmusic describes as "a humorous retelling of Paul DiAnno's departure". 1 in the Soundhouse charts, which were published weekly in Sounds magazine. Harris and Murray remain the band's longest-standing members and have performed on all of their releases. Listen online to Iron Maiden - Wasted Years and see which albums it appears on. 1 album. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, including 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time, and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. [166] Although Steve Harris had been quoted in the past as claiming that the band would only produce fifteen studio releases,[167] band members have since confirmed that there will be at least one further record. [29], In December 1979, the band secured a major record deal with EMI,[30] and asked Dave Murray's childhood friend, Adrian Smith of Urchin, to join the group as their second guitarist. [176] In December 2012, one song from the release ("Blood Brothers") was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards. [63], The tour, following the album, dubbed the World Slavery Tour, was the band's largest to date, and consisted of 193 shows in 28 countries over 13 months,[63] playing to an estimated 3,500,000 people. But funny shit has they organized themselves after the world tour of Book of Souls for its upcoming follow-up album which had been on their mind for last 20 freaking years! So you combine all that with the heavy riffs and the speed, and you've got it. Album: Killers (1981) Iron Maiden’s second album, Killers, was released a mere 10 months after their debut, but in terms of sonics and sheer performance power it was light years ahead of that self-titled effort. Between 24 February and 28 April 1990, the individual parts were released one-by-one, each containing two of Iron Maiden's singles, including the original B-sides. The typeface originates with Vic Fair's poster design for the 1976 science fiction film, The Man Who Fell to Earth,[218] also used by Gordon Giltrap, although Steve Harris claims that he designed it himself, using his abilities as an architectural draughtsman. Biography In 1975 Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden. Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. Iron Maiden also appeared, to much acclaim, at the Reading Festival 1980. [232], The band's name has been mentioned prominently in several songs, such as the singles "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus,[233] "Back to the 80's" by Danish dance-pop band Aqua. For The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016, the band upgraded to an ex-Air France Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, supplied by Air Atlanta Icelandic (registered TF-AAK)[265] and customised by Volga-Dnepr Gulf,[266] which allows for more space without the aircraft having to undergo a significant conversion to carry their equipment. "[45] With his performances waning, Di'Anno was immediately dismissed following the Killer World Tour,[46] at which point the band had already selected his replacement. [178] The tour commenced in North America in the summer of 2012 and was followed by further dates in 2013 and 2014, which included the band's record-breaking fifth headline performance at Donington Park,[179] their first show at the newly built national stadium in Stockholm,[180] a return to the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil,[181] and their debut appearance in Paraguay.