Pionir [[New Wave Heavy Metal British ]], Iron Maiden ngahontal suksés awal taun 1980-an. Sanggeus sababaraha parobahan formasi, band ieu saterusna ngarilis sauntuyan albeum platinum sarta albeum emas di Amerika Serikat sarta Inggris , kaasup ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'' taun 1982, ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' taun 1983, ''[[Powerslave]]'' taun 1984, Ngarilis konsér ''[[Live After Death]]'' taun 1985, ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'' taun 1986 sarta ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'' taun 1988. Saprak vokalis [[Bruce Dickinson]] sarta gitaris [[Adrian Smith]] balik ngagabung deui taun 1999, band ieu geus ngalaman ronjatan popularitas,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7915012/Iron-Maiden-doing-it-their-own-way.html | title = Iron Maiden: doing it their own way | accessdate = 24 December 2011 | quote = when Dickinson re-entered the fold in 1999 the band’s ensuing career made them bigger than ever | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Thomas H | last=Green | date=28 July 2010}}</ref> kalayan nawarkeun studio panganyarna maranéhanana, ''[[The Final Frontier]]'', ngaronjat di No. 1 di 28 nagara anu béda<ref name="FF 28 quote">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148709 | title = Iron Maiden Around The World In 66 Days | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | date = 2 November 2010 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> sarta loba narima kritik ngawangun .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-final-frontier | title=''The Final Frontier'' - Iron Maiden | work=[[MetaCritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] | accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref>
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