HISTORY OF THE BAND IRON MAIDEN

Iron Maiden is a British Heavy Metal band from Leyton in East London, which was formed in 1975. The band is directed by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris. They have released a collective total of thirty-albums: fourteen studio albums, seven live albums, four EPs and four compilations.
The pioneer of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they achieve success in the early 1980s. After several changes in the composition, then released a series of platinum and gold albums. These include the platinum-selling U.S. Landmark The Number of the Beast in 1982, Piece of Mind in 1983, Powerslave in 1984, the famous live album Live After Death 1985 Somewhere In Time in 1986, and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son in 1988. A Matter of Life and Death was released in 2006 and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and number four in the UK. 

In October 2009, the band has played more than 2000 live shows during their career.

Member:
Steve Harris - Bass, Keyboards (1975-Present)
Dave Murray - Guitar (1976-Present)
Adrian Smith - Guitar (1980-1990, 1999-Present)
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals (1981-1993, 1999-Present)
Nicko McBrain - Drums, Percussion (1982-Present)
Janick Gers - Guitar (1990-Present)

Former Members:
Doug Sampson - Drums, Percussion (1977-1979)
Dennis Stratton - Guitar (1979-1980)
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals (1978-1981)
Clive Burr - Drums, Percussion (1980-1982)
Blaze Bayley - Vocals (1994-1998)
Dennis Wilcock - Vocals (1976-1977)
Paul Day - Vocals (1975-1976)

Discography:
Iron Maiden (1980)
Killers (1981)
The Number of the Beast (1982)
Piece of Mind (1983)
Powerslave (1984)
Somewhere in Time (1986)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
Fear of the Dark (1992)
The X Factor (1995)
Virtual XI (1998)
Brave New World (2000)
Dance of Death (2003)
A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
TBA (2010)