| For the torture device of the same name, see Iron maiden (torture device).For any other uses, see Iron maiden.R: Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Adrian Smith.Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London.The band were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler.Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide.They were also inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk during their tour in the United States in 2005.The band have headlined several major events in their career, notably Rock in Rio, Ozzfest alongside Black Sabbath, Donington's "Monsters of Rock" and "Download" Festivals and the "Reading and Leeds Festivals."Iron Maiden are influenced by Thin Lizzy, UFO and Deep Purple amongst others.Eddie was drawn by Derek Riggs until 1992, although there have been various incarnations by numerous artists including Melvyn Grant.The Number of the Beast
1.No Prayer for the Dying
1.Iron Maiden were formed on Christmas Day 1975, by bassist Steve Harris, shortly after he left his previous group, Smiler.Harris attributes the band name to a movie adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask, which he saw around that time, and so the group was christened after the 17th century torture device.Iron Maiden to this day.Iron Maiden recruited another guitarist in 1977, Bob Sawyer, who caused a rift between Murray and Wilcock, prompting Harris to fire both Murray and Sawyer.Tony Moore on keyboards, Terry Wapram on guitar, and drummer Barry Purkis resulted in Harris firing the entire band.Red Lion pub in Leytonstone evolved into a successful audition for vocalist Paul Di'Anno.Iron Maiden had been playing for three years, but had never recorded any of their music.Featuring only three songs, the band sold all five thousand copies within weeks.Their first appearance on an album was on the compilation Metal for Muthas (released on 15 February 1980) with two early versions of "Sanctuary" and "Wrathchild".From late 1977 to 1978, Murray was the sole guitarist in the band until Paul Cairns joined in 1979.Shortly before going into the studio, Cairns left the band.Several other guitarists were temporarily hired until the band finally settled on Dennis Stratton.Drummer Doug Sampson was also replaced by Clive Burr (who was brought into the band by Stratton).New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.The band played a headline tour of the UK then went on to open for Kiss on their 1980 Unmasked Tour's European leg.Iron Maiden also supported Judas Priest on select dates.After the Kiss tour, Dennis Stratton was fired from the band as a result of creative and personal differences.Killers
In 1981, Maiden released their second album, titled Killers.At the end of 1981 the band fired Di'Anno and began to seek a new vocalist.Bruce Dickinson, previously of Samson auditioned for Iron Maiden in September 1981 and joined the band shortly afterwards.In anticipation of the band's forthcoming album, the band played "Children of the Damned", "Run to the Hills", "22 Acacia Avenue" and "The Prisoner" at select venues, introducing fans to the sound that the band was progressing towards.Top Ten hit in many other countries.Iron Maiden was Satanic because of the new album's title track.Christian activists went on to destroy Iron Maiden records (along with those of Ozzy Osbourne) in protest against the band.Songs of historical and literary significance would continue their presence in Iron Maiden albums, including "Children of the Damned", based on the film of the same title, and "The Prisoner", based on The Prisoner television show starring Patrick McGoohan.Dickinson at the time was still in legal difficulties with Samson's management, and was not permitted to add his name to any of the songwriting credits.However, he was still able to lend "creative influence" to many of the songs.He was replaced by Nicko McBrain, previously of French band Trust.Shortly afterwards, in 1983, the band released Piece of Mind.Songs inspired by literary works included "Where Eagles Dare" (based on the movie of the same name), the aforementioned "The Trooper", based on Tennyson's poem Charge of the Light Brigade, and "To Tame A Land" (based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert).Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand."Back in the Village" followed up on an earlier hit "The Prisoner", both based on the television show starring Patrick McGoohan.The tour following the album, dubbed the World Slavery Tour, was the band's biggest to date and consisted of 193 shows over 13 months.Long Beach, California, where most of the recordings were made for their subsequent live release Live After Death.It featured, for the first time in the band's history, synthesized bass and guitars sounds to add textures and layers to the sound.Adding to Iron Maiden's experimentation, it was a concept album featuring a story about a mythical child who possessed clairvoyant powers.For the first time, the band used keyboards on a recording, as opposed to guitar synthesisers on the previous release.Critics stated this produced a more accessible release.In 1990, to close Iron Maiden's first ten years of releasing singles, Iron Maiden released The First Ten Years, a series of ten CDs and double 12" vinyls.In 1989, after touring with Iron Maiden, guitarist Adrian Smith released a solo album with his band ASAP entitled Silver and Gold.In 1990, vocalist Bruce Dickinson launched a solo career with former Gillan guitarist Janick Gers, releasing Tattooed Millionaire.The band had spent 1989 off, and Dickinson took this time to work on the album.Though seen as good creations at the time, these solo albums would eventually inspire both band members to leave later on.When Dickinson left Maiden in 1993, he would later regroup with Smith.In 1990, Iron Maiden released the album No Prayer for the Dying.Adrian Smith, "Hooks in You", despite Smith's having left the band prior to the recording of the album.The band obtained their first (and to date, only) UK Singles Chart number one hit single with "Bring Your Daughter...Fear of the Dark
Dickinson performed a solo tour in 1991 before returning to the studio with Iron Maiden for the album Fear of the Dark.Released in 1992, the album was noticeably longer (due to this being Iron Maiden's first album recorded for CD rather than LP) and had several songs which became fan favourites, such as the title track and "Afraid to Shoot Strangers".The first, A Real Live One, featured songs from 1986 to 1992, and was released in March 1993.The second, A Real Dead One, featured songs from 1975 to 1984, and was released after Bruce had left the band.He played his farewell show with Iron Maiden on August 28, 1993.The show was filmed, broadcast by the BBC, and released on video under the name Raising Hell.In 1994 the band auditioned hundreds of vocalists, both known and unknown before choosing Blaze Bayley, formerly of the band Wolfsbane.Bayley had a different vocal style than his predecessor, which ultimately received a mixed reception among fans.Iron Maiden returned in 1995.It also included "Man on the Edge", based on the movie Falling Down.The band's first compilation, it included the single Virus, a new song.Indeed, Maiden were playing in slightly smaller venues for their The X Factour as a result of this.Virtual XI
The band returned to the studio for Virtual XI, released in 1998.At the same time, Steve Harris assisted in remastering the entire discography of Iron Maiden up to Live at Donington (which was given a mainstream release for the first time) and released the set.At the same time, the band shocked their fans when they announced that both Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith were rejoining the band, and that Janick Gers would remain.Iron Maiden now had three guitarists and a hugely successful reunion tour, The Ed Hunter Tour.Brave New World
Iron Maiden's first studio work after the reunion with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith came in the form of 2000's Brave New World.The world tour that followed consisted of well over 100 dates and culminated on 19 January 2001 with a show at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, where Iron Maiden played to an audience of around 250 000.Dance of Death
In 2003, Iron Maiden released Dance of Death."Montsegur" in particular being about the Cathar stronghold conquered in 1244 and Paschendale relating to a significant battle during World War I.Eddie Rips Up The World
In 2005, the band announced a tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of their first album, Iron Maiden, and the 30th anniversary of their formation.The tour also was in support of the 2004 DVD entitled The Early Days and as such during the tour they only played material from their first four albums.At Iron Maiden's last Ozzfest performance (August 20, 2005 at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, CA), Sharon Osbourne interrupted their performance by turning off the PA system and chanting: "Ozzy!For the second time, the band played a charity show for former drummer Clive Burr's Clive Burr MS Trust Fund charity.Matter of Life and Death
In Autumn 2006, Iron Maiden released A Matter of Life and Death.The band have announced that a live album recorded from this tour will be released.Iron Maiden recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for Live from Abbey Road in December 2006.Their performance was screened in an episode alongside sessions with Natasha Bedingfield and Gipsy Kings in March 2007 on Channel 4 (UK) and June 2007 on the Sundance Channel (USA).In November 2006, Iron Maiden and manager Rod Smallwood announced that they were cutting off their 27 year old ties with Sanctuary Music and have started a new company named Phantom Music Management.However, no other significant changes were made.Somewhere Back in Time
On September 5, 2007, the band announced their 'Somewhere Back in Time World Tour'.The setlist for the tour will consist of hits from the 80's, with a specific focus on the Powerslave era for set design.The band will also be playing their first ever concerts in Costa Rica and Colombia.This ties in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic Live After Death and Maiden England concerts.On November 20, 2007 Maiden announced their first ever UK stadium concert with a date scheduled for Twickenham Stadium in London, England on Saturday 5th July 2008.This will be the only UK date of 2008.On November 28, 2007, it was announced on their website that Lauren Harris, the daughter of Iron Maiden's bassist and founder Steve Harris, will be the opening act on the first leg of the Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.Iron Maiden were named the third best metal band of all time on VH1 Classic: Top 20 Metal Bands.The band also won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002.The band was also inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk during their tour in the United States in 2005.For more details on this topic, see List of Iron Maiden band members.Iron Maiden: El Viaje De La Doncella.Iron Maiden Companion (1st ed.Iron Maiden (past and present band and management).OCLC 23531749 ASIN 6301092643
Iron Maiden (past and present band and management).Iron Maiden, the Authorised Biography (2nd ed.The Complete Unauthorised Biography."Iron Maiden honoured with Ivor Novello award", 18 September 2002, Sanctuary Group Official Website, at Sanctuarygroup.Stenning, Paul (2006), p."Iron Maiden Pelted With Eggs At Final Ozzfest Performance", 22 August 2005, at MTV."Iron Maiden Reading 2005 Review", 31 August 2005, at EFestivals.NME's Official Website, "Iron Maiden rise above Osbourne's drama at Leeds", 2005, at NME.IRON MAIDEN Drummer, Guitarist Talk About New Album.MTV's Official Website, "The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time", 2006, at MTV."Iron Maiden honoured with Ivor Novello award", 18 September 2002, Sanctuary Group Official Website, at Sanctuarygroup.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.An iron maiden is on the right.For the band of the same name, see Iron Maiden.For other uses, see Iron maiden (disambiguation).An iron maiden is an iron cabinet built to torture or kill a person by piercing the body with sharp objects (such as knives, spikes, or nails), while he or she is forced to remain standing.The condemned bleeds profusely and is weakened slowly, eventually dying because of blood loss, or perhaps asphyxiation.The most famous device was the iron maiden of Nuremberg.Historians have ascertained that Johann Philipp Siebenkees created the history of it as a hoax in 1793.The Nuremberg iron maiden was actually built in the 19th century as a probable misinterpretation of a medieval "Schandmantel" ("cloak of shame"), which was made of wood and tin but without spikes.Accounts of the iron maiden cannot be found from any period older than 1793, although most other medieval torture devices were extensively catalogued.The iron maiden of Nuremberg was anthropomorphic.Several nineteenth century iron maidens are on display in museums around the world, but it is unlikely that they were ever employed.The iron maiden probably was not used until the twentieth century.Bram Stoker wrote a short story about the iron maiden titled "The Squaw" (1893).Roald Dahl's novel Matilda contains a device similar to an iron maiden called "the Chokey."Alejandra Pizarnik wrote a short story about the Countess Bathory regarding Valentine Penrose's work which briefly details the countess' use of an iron maiden (1968).While Kafka's device does not envelop the whole body, the type of piercing described can well be compared to that of the iron maiden.Bluebeard story) one of the wives is killed by torture in an iron maiden for an unspecified amount of time.An Iron Maiden is described and discussed in detail in "The Blood Countess", Andre Codrescu's novel about Elizabeth Bathory (set in the 16th and 17th centuries).Film
An iron maiden appears in the 1961 movie, "The Pit and the Pendulum," featuring Vincent Price, as its maddened operator.Mario Bava's, Black Sunday (1960) features a mask with internal spikes and his, Baron Blood (1972) features a traditional iron maiden.The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963), an Italian horror film, starring Christopher Lee.An iron maiden appears in the Tim Burton movie Sleepy Hollow, in a dream by Johnny Depp's character, Ichabod Crane (1999).Ichabod's father killed his wife by trapping her in an iron maiden; young Ichabod opened it and found his mother's corpse inside.Several iron maidens are also featured in the Oogie Boogie part of Tim Burton's movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).In Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, the protagonists of the story go back in time to medieval Europe and are sentenced to the iron maiden, which they associate with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, screaming "Excellent!"In Batman Returns, another Tim Burton movie, an iron maiden in Bruce Wayne's collection has a secret trapdoor to the Batcave.In the 1981 Mel Brooks comedy film History of the World, Part I, an iron maiden is featured in the Spanish Inquisition segment.In the 2007 animated feature film Shrek the Third, Guinevere says, "I'd rather get the black plague and lock myself in an iron maiden than go out with you."In Matilda, an imaginary scene involving Miss Tunchbull's secret torture chamber for the students showed a little girl being tossed into an iron maiden.An iron maiden is also seen briefly in the 1991 Paramount film, The Addams Family.At the beginning of the Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XVII", an iron maiden is shown killing Moe Szyslak.In the episode "Abracadaver" of The Powerpuff Girls the zombie magician Abracadaver is killed after getting trapped in an iron maiden.In the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom the character Jack Fenton builds, and gets put into, an iron maiden that he named, inappropriately, the "Fenton Stockades."In a Pink Panther episode "Pink Come Tax", the Pink Panther was trying to help a man escape from prison, to help him hide from a guard, the Pink Panther put the man in an iron maiden (but the man didn't die).Games
In the videogame Simon the Sorcerer, the protagonist hides himself into an iron maiden full of spikes.When he comes out, he feels thirsty, and as he drinks a cup of water it flows out through holes in his body.In the videogame Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, four iron maidens appear in the boss room of the PuppetMaster.Also, in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, many Iron Maidens appear in Buried Chamber, the castle dungeon.In the videogame Shadow Hearts: Covenant, an iron maiden is seen in the torture room of the St.Margurite Island Prison
Jen, the protagonist from the videogame Primal is locked into an iron maiden at one point.In the videogame Resident Evil Code: Veronica an iron maiden appears at one point with a hole for a sword to be driven through in addition to the internal spikes.The video game Resident Evil 4 features an enemy called an "Iron Maiden", which is a humanoid creature that is covered head to toes with spikes.The "Iron Maiden" attacks you by grabbing the body of your character and hugging them against their spike covered bodies; this is similar to the method of the Iron Maiden torture device.The computer game Diablo II and its expansion, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction both feature a Necromancer curse named Iron Maiden.It causes any enemy to damage themselves severely upon attacking.In the computer game Haunting Ground, there is a premature bad ending to the game that involves the protagonists untimely demise should she lock herself inside an iron maiden.The character Donovan Baine of the Darkstalkers series carries an iron maiden seen in his opening and win poses.In the video game Escape from Monkey Island, Guybrush Threepwood comes across an iron maiden in the "Hall o' Justice" at Lucre Island.When prompted by the player, he responds "Iron Maiden!This is a reference to both the British Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden and the 1989 movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (see above).The Volfoss videogame contains a race named "Iron Meiden", which represents mutilated women in iron maidens.In the video game, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, the party escape from Maella Abbey using a secret passageway disquised as an iron maiden.In the video game, Ultima Online, a working Iron Maiden is available as a promotional gift.Also many non functioning iron maidens are seen in dungeons.In The 2001 video game Twisted Metal: Black Dollface's ending includes killing the man who locked her in her mask in an iron maiden.Magic: The Gathering has a card by the name of Iron Maiden.In Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a segment of the game takes place within Azad's torture chamber, with many iron maidens lining the walls.Music
Two English bands: Iron Maiden, a heavy metal band and Iron Maiden, a hard rock band took their names from the torture device.She spends her time inside a traditional Iron Maiden in the manga.In the Anime She spends her time in an Iron Maiden that has spiked vines inside.An iron maiden was used by Jasdebi against Baron Aleister Crowley III in chapter 107 in the D.Dichtung und Wahrheit (Schriftenreihe des Mittelalterlichen Kriminalmuseums Rothenburg o.Retrieved on January 25, 2006.Vortrag von Klaus Graf: Mordgeschichten und Hexenerinnerungen.Gedanken" zu Schriftlichkeit und Erinnerungskultur der Strafgerichtsbarkeit.This page was last modified 21:01, 2 January 2008.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Thank you for sharing your concerns.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Thank you for sharing this video!Have you heard Journeyman by Iron Maiden?There's an acoustic version...Both are great, but I'd recommend that order.It's very lovely, I think you'll like it...DC and other similar bands...THE GREATEST METAL BAND EVER, BLACK SABBATH!But you have to realize that just because they created the genre it doesn't mean they perfected it.Are you gonna say the beatles are better because they came first and were a big influence ??EVERYONE please view my page and comment!!!!!!!!!So people come into a Iron Maiden video....Steve wasn't the vocalist of Maiden?Would you like to comment?After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.The code changes based on your selection.This video has been added to your favorites.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Thank you for sharing your concerns.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.And there is very cool black metal.Would you like to comment?"Are you sure you want to block this user?More tour dates coming...Check out the Iron Maiden website!"Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Hey, thanks for the add.Good to see you are on just before BUDGIE like the good old days.Pity, would have made a nice double act.I'm sure you'll have no trouble with customs at the gig after Bogota.Hey,You go walkabout with your pen.Assured voices, elderly men.ALL THE BEST IN NEW YEAR!!!ILL SEE YOU GUYS IN FEBRUARY!!!Sassy Trendy Sexythanks for adding me, best wishes for 2008!!!Im a big fans of Maiden from 1988.The Austrian Iron Maiden Fan Community wants to thank for the add and hail our heroes!God Bless You all 6 and your families and friends!!!Maiden Austria United salutes you!I'm going to miss you boys again...!!!!Unless of coarse i see ya's in the UK in July...Thanks for the add guys,I freakin' love you guys!I've been a fan since the 80s.Don't hesitate to share it with others too!BAD WOOL AT GOOD STORMBTW, can't wait for the North American arm of our tour!THANKS FOR THE ADD!!!!!!!!!Happy New Year to you too....CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS IN COLOMBIA.You are now in TOP 24 friends on the page :www.King Size prefer your music, or style or something else (Y)...HAVE A GREAT 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Id + " Link: " + targetLink.Prowler
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