Iron Maiden goes back 1975 years to when Steve Harris, a bassist for 19 years form his own band. To do this search in London with several young musicians eager to play and after several tests were first forming Iron Maiden was formed by the Steve Harris on bass, Bob Sawyer and Dave Murray on guitars, Doug Sampson on drums Paul Di'Anno on vocals.
Already banda concert began with a small local audience, and played his only free transportation was the old van. Until in 1978 they recorded their first "model" that contained the items "Prowler," "Invasion," "Strange World" and "Iron Maiden".
So through a friend that could put their music on a radio and was a result that met Rod Smallwood, who was then his manager mánager.Gracias signed his contract with the EMI record label, Iron Maiden released in 1980 with a record issues, entitled "Metal For Mutasa. And encouraged by this work, recorded their first album, "Iron Maiden". The band's fame grew through the roof and the album reached number 4 position in the lists for which were invited to accompany Judas Priest and Kiss in their tours across Europe.
His second album released in 1981 as "Killers" to make them worth a tour around the world. Following this tour, Paul Di'Anno was fired from the group's continued abuse of drugs and alcohol, which threatened the existence of the banda, and they replaced Bruce Dickinson; mind that later recorded in 1982 considered the "best disk group: "The number of the beast", which is located at the top of the English list, for what they did half a world tour under the title "The Beast On The Road Tour". And there are tour with the news that the single "Run to the Hills" was the 7th place in the "Top 40 UK album and their third first place in the Top charts.
Iron Maiden in 1984 published "Powerslave" tour and performs "The slavery-world tour" that proved to be a tremendous success worldwide, offering over 190 concerts, including "Live in Rio in Brazil", which climbed the stage with bands like Queen, AC / DC, Scorpions, among others. In 1986, a new album: "Somewhere in Time". This work begins as the beginning of a new sound a little robotic, with the implement of synthesizers. 1988 published "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", with a style similar to the previous one.In 1990 Iron Maiden will return to his style, abandoning the keyboards and synthesizers, resulting in her new album "No Prayer For The Dying." Two years later published "Fear Of The Dark", marking the third time at the top of the lists British and Eddie with a more terrifying than before. After the singer Bruce Dickinson replaced by Blaze Bayley and change of producer, published in 1995 Iron Maiden "The X Factor," which was followed by the compilation "The Best of the Beast", with all the great songs of the band since its inception so far, plus a new theme: "Virus".
As the last disc of the 90 `s Launch" Virtual XI ", including 8 new items to be considered the worst job in the banda, and disagreed with Blaze. For the new decade banda return to Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, furor generated by the return of Bruce and the new training that would include three guitars in the banda. In 2000 published "Brave New World", this being the first Iron Maiden album with three guitarists, creating a new world tour. In 2003 appeared "Dance Of Death", the cover of this album has received strong criticism from many fans, being considered the worst.
Discografía
§ 1980: Iron Maiden
§ 1981: Killers
§ 1982: The Number of the Beast
§ 1983: Piece of Mind
§ 1984: Powerslave
§ 1986: Somewhere in Time
§ 1988: Seventh Son of the Seventh Son
§ 1990: No Prayer for the Dying
§ 1992: Fear of the Dark
§ 1995: The X Factor
§ 1998: Virtual XI
§ 2000: Brave New World
§ 2003: Dance of Death
§ 2006: A Matter of Life and Death
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