Iron Maiden

"This Christmas marks 40 years since bass player Steve Harris formed the band; it’s more than 30 years since the albums on which their reputation really rests appeared: 'The Number of the Beast', 'Piece of Mind', 'Powerslave'. And yet during the...

Dance of Death is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 2003.  Their second studio release since the return of vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the album features the band's...

"'Virtual XI' is a truly unique album in the discography of Iron Maiden. It's an album with a very special mood and atmosphere that you can entirely adore for some special occasions. I would describe this mood as slow, progressive and really hypnotizing...

'The X Factor' is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1995. It is the first of two albums by the band to include Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, as vocalist, replacing Bruce Dickinson who left the band...

"Probably the odd one out in the Maiden discography, being that the title track is one of their biggest songs, but the rest of the album is almost never mentioned. I feel like 'Fear of the Dark' as an album still gets too much hate for being different to...

'Brave New World' marks the return of Bruce Dickinson & Adrian Smith & was unleashed on the world in 2000.Kerrang! described it as "truly towering. Majestic. Bombastic. Titanic. So gloriously in-yer-face you can almost feel its hot breath up your...

'Somewhere in Time' is the sixth studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 29 September 1986 in the United Kingdom It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers, and contained the singles 'Wasted Years' and 'Stranger in A Strange...

'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' is the seventh studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 11 April 1988. The concept album incorporates elements from progressive rock, seen in the length and complex structure of the title track, and the singles...

'Powerslave' is the fifth studio album by Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 1984 The release contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the lyrics of which include some lines from the poem. At 13...

'No Prayer for the Dying' is the eighth studio album by Iron Maiden. It marked their first line-up change since 1982; guitarist Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy with the musical direction it was taking, and was replaced...

'The Number of the Beast' is the third studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982 The album was their first to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr. 'The Number of the Beast' was met with critical and...

'Piece of Mind' is the fourth studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 16 May 1983 and was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since. 'Piece of Mind' was a...

Killers is the second studio album by Iron Maiden. It was first released on 2 February 1981.This classic album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith, and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was fired shortly after release. 'Killers' was also...

Iron Maiden is the eponymous debut studio album by Iron Maiden. It was released on 14 April 1980, and is the band's only album to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton. Although Iron Maiden have since criticised the quality of the album's production, the...