general

Iron Maiden
Genre(s)
Heavy Metal/NWOBHM
Lyrical theme(s)
History, Literature, War, Mythology, Violence
Origin	Formed in	Current label	Status
United Kingdom (London, England)	1975	EMI/Sony Music Entertainment	Active
Current line-up
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals (1981-1993, 1999-) (Samson (Gbr), Speed (Gbr), Shots) Dave Murray - Guitars (1976-1977, 1977-) (Urchin, Hear 'n Aid, Evil Way (Gbr)) Adrian Smith - Guitars (1980-1990, 1999-) (A.S.A.P., Psycho Motel, Bruce Dickinson, Urchin, Hear 'n Aid) Janick Gers - Guitars (1990-) (Bruce Dickinson, Gogmagog (Gbr), White Spirit, Ian Gillan Band) Steve Harris - Bass, Keyboards (1975-) (Smiler, Gypsy's Kiss) Michael "Nicko" McBrain - Drums (1983-) (Trust (Fra), Blazer Blazer, Street Walker, Pat Travers, McBrain Damage)
Former/past member(s)
Vocals: Paul Mario Day (1975-1976) (More, Wildfire, Sweet, Crimson Lake) Dennis Wilcock (1976-1978) (Smiler, V1) Paul Di'Anno (1978-1981) (Di'Anno, Gogmagog (Gbr), Battlezone, Killers (Gbr), Praying Mantis) Blaze Bayley (1994-1999) (Wolfsbane, Blaze (Gbr)) Guitars: Dave Sullivan (1975-1976) Terry Rance (1975-1976) Bob "Angelo" Sawyer (1976) (Praying Mantis, Weapon (Gbr)) Terry Wapram (1977) (V1) Paul Cairns (1979) Paul Todd (1979) Tony Parsons (1979) Dennis Stratton (1979-1980) (Stratus, Lionheart (Gbr), Praying Mantis) Drums: Ron "Rebel" Matthews (1975-1977) Barry "Thunderstick" Purkis Graham (1977) (Samson (Gbr)) Doug Sampson (1977-1979) (Smiler) Clive Burr (1979-1982) (Elixir (Gbr), Gogmagog (Gbr), Trust (Fra), Desperado (USA), Samson (Gbr), Stratus, Clive Burr's Escape, Praying Mantis, Alcatrazz) Keyboards: Tony Moore (1977) (V1)