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Tur nuturkeun sanggeus albeum, katelahna [[World Slavery Tour]], nyaéta band pangbadagna sarta diwangun ti 193 pertunjukkan di 28nagara salila 13 bulan,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=253}} kira-kira ulin ka 3.500.000 pamirsa.<ref name="Stenning102">{{cite book| author=Stenning, Paul| title=Iron Maiden: 30 Years of the Beast – The Complete Unauthorised Biography| publisher=Chrome Dreams| year=2006| isbn=1-84240-361-3|page= 102}}</ref> Sagala rupa acara anu pintonkeun gunta-ganti di dayeuh anu sarua,kawas di Long Beach, California (4 konser kajual béak terus-terusan ka sakabéh 54.000 pamirsa), dimana kalolobaan ngarilis saterusna pintonan langsung maranéhanana, ''[[Live After Death]]'', direkam, anu jadi kritis sarta komérsial suksés, puncakna dina No.&nbsp;4 di UK.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=257}} Iron Maiden ogé bareng (jeung [[Queen (band)|Queen]]) di [[Rock In Rio]] festival, dimana maranéhanana hadir kalayan nu datang kira-kira 300.000.<ref>{{cite video|date= 4 February 2008|title=[[Live After Death (video)|Live After Death]]|chapter=The History of Iron Maiden part 2|medium=DVD|publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> Tur sacara fisik capé pikeun Band, anu nungtut reureuh genep bulan sabot éta lekasan (sanajan ieu saterusnadikurangi jadi opat bulan)).{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=258}} Ieu téh mangrupa reureuh badag kahiji dina sajarah band, kaasup ngabolaykeun tur panggemar anu diusulkan pikeun albeum live anyar ,<ref name="Stenning104">{{cite book| author=Stenning, Paul| title=Iron Maiden: 30 Years of the Beast – The Complete Unauthorised Biography| publisher=Chrome Dreams| year=2006| isbn=1-84240-361-3|page= 104}}</ref> Bruce Dikinson ngancem pikeun ngandeg kajaba tur lekasan.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=255}}
 
===Experimentation (1986–1989)===
{{Main|Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Seventh Son of a Seventh Son}}
Returning from their time off, the band adopted a different style for their 1986 studio album, entitled ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'', featuring, for the first time in the band's history, [[synthesiser|synthesised]] bass and guitars to add textures and layers to the sound.<ref name="amg_somewhereintime">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9916|pure_url=yes}}|title=Iron Maiden - ''Somewhere in Time'' – Review|accessdate=12 October 2008|author=Steve Huey|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|year=2008}}</ref> The release charted well across the world, particularly with the single "[[Wasted Years]]", but notably included no writing credits from lead singer [[Bruce Dickinson]], whose material was rejected by the rest of the band.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=260}} While Dickinson was focused on his own music, guitarist Adrian Smith, who typically collaborated with the vocalist, was "left to [his] own devices" and began writing songs on his own, coming up with "Wasted Years", "Sea of Madness", and "[[Stranger in a Strange Land (song)|Stranger in a Strange Land]]",{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=261}} the last of which would be the album's second single.{{sfn|Wall|2004|pp=260}}
 
The experimentation evident on ''Somewhere in Time'' continued on their next album, entitled ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'', which was released in 1988. A [[concept album]], based on ''[[The Tales of Alvin Maker]]'' series of novels by [[Orson Scott Card]],<ref>{{cite journal | title = Commercial Break! | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem | year = 2005 | first = Martin | last = Popoff | authorlink = Martin Popoff | pages = 108–109| id = }}</ref> this would be the band's first record to include keyboards, as opposed to [[Guitar synthesizer|guitar synthesisers]] on the previous release.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=265}} After his contributions were not used for ''Somewhere in Time'', Dickinson's enthusiasm was renewed as his ideas were accepted for this album.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=265}} Another popular release, it became Iron Maiden's second album to hit No.&nbsp;1 in the UK charts,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=263}} although it only achieved a Gold certification in the U.S., in contrast to its four predecessors.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web| url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?|title=RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |accessdate=30 March 2008}}</ref>
 
During the following [[7th Tour of a 7th Tour|tour]], the band headlined the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival at [[Donington Park]] for the first time on 20 August 1988, playing to the largest crowd in the festival's history (107,000).{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=269}} Also included on the bill were [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Megadeth]], [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Helloween]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/donington-1988.html|title=Donington – Iron Maiden|accessdate=12 October 2009|work=Donington 1988}}</ref> The festival was marred, however, by the deaths of two fans in a crowd-surge during the aforementioned Guns N' Roses performance; the following year's festival was cancelled as a result.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=269}} The tour concluded with several headline shows in the UK in November and December 1988, with the concerts at the [[National Exhibition Centre|NEC Arena]], [[Birmingham]] recorded for a live video, entitled ''[[Maiden England]]''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=272}}
 
===Upheaval (1989–1994)===
{{Main|No Prayer for the Dying|Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)}}
During another break in 1989, guitarist Adrian Smith released a solo album with his band [[ASAP (band)|ASAP]], entitled ''[[Silver and Gold (ASAP album)|Silver and Gold]]'',{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=273}} and vocalist Bruce Dickinson began work on a solo album with former [[Gillan]] guitarist [[Janick Gers]], releasing ''[[Tattooed Millionaire]]'' in 1990,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=281}} followed by a tour.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=285}} At the same time, to mark the band's ten-year recording anniversary, Iron Maiden released ''[[The First Ten Years]]'', a series of ten CDs and double [[12"|12" vinyl]]. Between 24 February and 28 April 1990, the individual parts were released one-by-one, each containing two of Iron Maiden's singles, including the original B-sides.
 
Soon afterwards, Iron Maiden regrouped to work on a new studio record. During the pre-production stages, Adrian Smith left the band due to differences with Steve Harris regarding the direction the band should be taking, disagreeing with the "stripped down" style that they were leaning towards.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=283}} Janick Gers, having worked on Dickinson's solo project, was chosen to replace Smith and became the band's first new member in seven years.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=285}} The album, ''[[No Prayer for the Dying]]'', was released in October 1990<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9919|pure_url=yes}}|title=No Prayer for the Dying – Review|accessdate=19 November 2011|author=Greg Prato|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and contained "[[Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter]]", the band's first (and to date, only) [[UK Singles Chart]] No.&nbsp;1, originally recorded by Dickinson for the soundtrack to ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child]]''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=282}}
 
After another [[No Prayer on the Road|tour]] and some more time off, the band recorded their next studio release, ''[[Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)|Fear of the Dark]]'', which was released in 1992 and included the stand-out [[Fear of the Dark (song)|title track]], which is now a regular fixture in the band's concert setlists. Achieving their third No.&nbsp;1 in the UK albums chart,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=289}} the disc also featured "[[Wasting Love]]", one of the band's softer songs, and the No.&nbsp;2 single "[[Be Quick or Be Dead]]". The album featured the first songwriting by Gers, and no collaboration at all between Harris and Dickinson on songs. The [[Fear of the Dark Tour|extensive worldwide tour that followed]] included their first ever Latin American leg (after a single concert during the World Slavery Tour), and headlining the [[Monsters of Rock]] festivals in seven European countries. Iron Maiden's second performance at [[Donington Park]], to an audience of 68,500 (the attendance was capped after the incident in 1988),{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=291}} was filmed for the audio and video release, ''[[Live at Donington (Iron Maiden album)|Live at Donington]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352442/|title=''Live At The Donington''|accessdate=14 October 2009|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|year=2008}}</ref> and featured a guest appearance by Adrian Smith, who joined the band to perform "Running Free".{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=291}}
 
In 1993, Bruce Dickinson left the band to further pursue his solo career, but agreed to remain for a [[Real Live Tour|farewell tour]] and two live albums (later re-released in [[A Real Live Dead One|one package]]).{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=293}} 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 1980 to 1984, and was released after Dickinson had left the band. The tour did not go well, however, with Steve Harris claiming that Dickinson would only perform properly for high profile shows and that at several concerts he would only mumble into the microphone.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=296}} Dickinson denies the charge that he was under-performing, stating that it was impossible to "make like Mr Happy Face if the vibe wasn't right," claiming that news of his exit from the band had prevented any chance of a good atmosphere during the tour.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=297}} He played his farewell show with Iron Maiden on 28 August 1993, which was filmed, broadcast by the [[BBC]] and released on video under the name ''[[Raising Hell (video)|Raising Hell]]''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=298}}
 
===Blaze Bayley era, ''The X Factor'' and ''Virtual XI'' (1994–1999)===
{{Main|The X Factor (album)|Virtual XI}}
In 1994, the band listened to hundreds of tapes sent in by vocalists before convincing [[Blaze Bayley]], formerly of the band [[Wolfsbane (band)|Wolfsbane]] who had supported Iron Maiden in 1990, to audition for them.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=301}} Bayley had a different vocal style from his predecessor, which ultimately received a mixed reception among fans.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8519/Iron-Maiden-The-X-Factor/ | title = Iron Maiden: ''The X Factor'' (Review) | last = Stagno | first = Mike | date = 2 August 2006 | accessdate = 28 February 2012 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]] | quote = ...the often criticised Blaze Bayley himself. With his lower vocal range, he may not have been able to sing the old Iron Maiden classics as well as Bruce...}}</ref>
 
After a two-year hiatus (as well as a three-year hiatus from studio releases – a record for the band at the time) Iron Maiden returned in 1995. Releasing ''[[The X Factor (album)|The X Factor]]'', the band had their lowest chart position since 1981 for an album in the UK (debuting at No.&nbsp;8),{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=313}} although it would go on to win ''Album of the Year'' awards in France and Germany.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=311}}
The record included the 11-minute epic "Sign of the Cross", the band's longest song since "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", as well as the singles, "[[Man on the Edge]]", based on the film ''[[Falling Down]]'',<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Paterson | first1 = Lawrence | authorlink = Lawrence Paterson | title = Blaze Bayley: At the End of the Day | publisher = Blaze Bayley Recordings Ltd | year = 2009 | page = 44}}</ref> and "[[Lord of the Flies (song)|Lord of the Flies]]", based on the [[Lord of the Flies|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = The X Offender | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem | year = 2005 | first = Martin | last = Popoff | authorlink = Martin Popoff | page = 63| id = }}</ref> The release is notable for its "dark" tone, inspired by Steve Harris' divorce.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=311}} [[The X Factour|The band toured]] for the rest of 1995 and 1996, playing for the first time in Israel and South Africa,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=314}} before stopping to release ''[[Best of the Beast]]''. The band's first compilation, it included a new single, "[[Virus (Iron Maiden song)|Virus]]", whose lyrics attack the critics who had recently written off the band.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=316}}
 
Iron Maiden returned to the studio to record ''[[Virtual XI]]'', released in 1998. The album's chart scores were the band's lowest to date,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Iron+Maiden&titel=Virtual+XI&cat=a | title = Iron Maiden - ''Virtual XI'' Worldwide Charts | accessdate = 11 April 2012 | publisher = Swedishcharts.com | work = [[Sverigetopplistan]]}}</ref> including the UK where it peaked at No.&nbsp;16<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1998-04-04/ | title = Official UK Albums Archive: 4 April 1998 | accessdate = 17 October 2011 | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> failing to score one million worldwide sales for the first time in Iron Maiden's history.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/7532/Iron-Maiden-Virtual-XI/ | title = Iron Maiden - ''Virtual XI'' | accessdate = 28 January 2012 | date = 11 June 2006 | last = Stagno | first = Mike | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref> At the same time, Steve Harris assisted in remastering the band's entire discography, up to and including ''Live at Donington'' (which was given a mainstream release for the first time).
 
===Return of Dickinson and Smith, ''Brave New World'' (1999–2002)===
{{Main|Ed Hunter|Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)}}
[[File:Iron Maiden en Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|270px|right|Adrian Smith re-joined Iron Maiden in 1999, resulting in a three guitar line-up.]]
 
A band meeting was held in January 1999, in which Bayley was asked to leave Iron Maiden{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=324}} due to issues with his voice during the [[Virtual XI World Tour]],{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=321}} although Janick Gers has since stated that this was partly the band's fault for forcing him to perform songs which were beyond his natural register.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/145167 | title = Janick Gers interview- Talking Metal Pirate Radio No.&nbsp;5 | date = 26 August 2010 | accessdate = 25 February 2012 | publisher = ''[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]''}}</ref> At that point, Rod Smallwood had been trying to convince Steve Harris to consider inviting Bruce Dickinson back into the band.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=328}} Although Harris admits that he "wasn't really into it" at first, he then thought, "'Well, if the change happens, who should we get?' The thing is, we know Bruce and we know what he's capable of, and you think, 'Well, better the devil you know.' I mean, we got on well professionally for, like, eleven years, and so... after I thought about it, I didn't really have a problem with it."{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=328}}
 
The band entered into talks with Dickinson, who agreed to rejoin during a meeting in Brighton,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=329}} along with guitarist Adrian Smith, who was telephoned a few hours later.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=330}} With Gers, Smith's replacement, remaining, Iron Maiden now had a three-guitar line-up and embarked on a hugely successful reunion tour.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=331}} Dubbed [[The Ed Hunter Tour]], it tied in with the band's newly released greatest hits collection, ''[[Ed Hunter]]'', which also contained a computer game of the same name starring [[Eddie the Head|the band's mascot]].
 
One of Dickinson's primary concerns on rejoining the group "was whether we would in fact be making a real state-of-the-art record and not just a comeback album,"{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=328}} which eventually took the form of 2000's ''[[Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)|Brave New World]]''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=341}} Having disliked the results from Harris' personal studio, Barnyard Studios located on his property in Essex,<ref name= "CR 2000">{{cite journal | title = The Wicked Man| journal = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = June 2000 | last = Berelian | first = Essi | issue = 15 | pages = 36–43 }}</ref> which had been used for the last four Iron Maiden studio albums, the band recorded the new release at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris in November 1999 with producer [[Kevin Shirley]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=341}} Thematic influences continued with "[[The Wicker Man (song)|The Wicker Man]]" – based on the 1973 British [[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|cult film of the same name]] – and "Brave New World" – title taken from the [[Aldous Huxley]] [[Brave New World|novel of the same name]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=342}} The album furthered the more progressive and melodic sound present in some earlier recordings, with elaborate song structures and keyboard orchestration.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=342}}
 
[[Brave New World Tour|The world tour]] that followed consisted of well over 100&nbsp;dates and culminated on 19 January 2001 in a show at the [[Rock in Rio]] festival in Brazil, where Iron Maiden played to an audience of around 250,000.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=353}}<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Shooman | first1 = Joe | title = Bruce Dickinson: Flashing Metal with Iron Maiden and Flying Solo | publisher = Independent Music Press | year = 2007 | page = 176 | accessdate = 3 September 2011| quote = the crowd of 250,000 was treated to a set full of old and new classics | isbn = 0-9552822-4-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|date= 10 June 2002|title=Iron Maiden: [[Rock in Rio (video)|Rock in Rio]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Sanctuary Records Group|Sanctuary]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metal-rules.com/concerts/RockInRioIII.htm | title = Rock in Rio III Concert review | last = Martins | first = Thiago | accessdate = 4 September 2011 | date = 5 April 2002 | publisher = [[Metal Rules]] | quote = From the supposed attendance of 250,000 people...}}</ref> While the performance was being produced for a CD and DVD release in March 2002, under the name ''[[Rock in Rio (album)|Rock in Rio]]'',{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=357}} the band took a year out from touring, during which they played three consecutive shows at [[Brixton Academy]] in aid of former drummer [[Clive Burr]], who had recently announced that he had been diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=361}}
 
===''Dance of Death'' and ''A Matter of Life and Death'' (2003–2007)===
{{Main|Dance of Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death (album)}}
Following their [[Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour]] in the summer of 2003, Iron Maiden released ''[[Dance of Death (album)|Dance of Death]]'', their thirteenth studio album, which was met by worldwide critical and commercial success.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=368}} Produced by Kevin Shirley, now the band's regular producer, many critics also felt that this release matched up to their earlier efforts, such as ''Killers'', ''Piece of Mind'' and ''The Number of the Beast''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=369}} As usual, historical and literary references were present, with "Montségur" in particular being about the [[Catharism|Cathar]] stronghold conquered in 1244,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=373}} and "Paschendale" relating to [[Battle of Passchendaele|the significant battle]] which took place during [[World War I|The First World War]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=375}}
 
The [[Dance of Death World Tour|following tour]] was another landmark for the band, as they played to over 750,000 fans during 50&nbsp;dates over a period of 4 months in 2003–04, including sold out shows in South America, Europe, North America and Japan. Their performance at [[Westfalenhalle]] in [[Dortmund]], Germany, as part of the supporting tour, was recorded and released in August 2005 as a live album and DVD, entitled ''[[Death on the Road]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36573 | title = Iron Maiden Announce Details Of 'Death On The Road' DVD/CD | date = 11 May 2005 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
In 2005, the band announced the [[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour]] which, tying in with their 2004 DVD entitled ''[[The Early Days]]'', only featured material from their first four albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=37364|title=Iron Maiden: 'Eddie Rips Up the World' Tour Opener Setlist Revealed|date=28 May 2005|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref> As part of this celebration of their earlier years, "The Number of the Beast" single was re-released<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29253 | title = Iron Maiden To Release 'Number Of The Beast' Single | date = 16 November 2004 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> and went straight to No.&nbsp;3 in the UK Chart.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2005-01-15/ | title = UK Singles Chart- 15 January 2005 | accessdate = 20 September 2011 | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> The tour included many headlining stadium and festival dates, including a performance at [[Ullevi Stadium]] in Sweden to an audience of almost 60,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=10342 | title = Iron Maiden's Gothenburg Show Sold Out In 2.5 Hrs | date = 30 October 2004 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = Metal Underground}}</ref> This concert was also broadcast live on satellite television all over Europe to approximately 60 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=13627 | title = SVT To Broadcast Iron Maiden Live In Gothenburg | date = 18 May 2005 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = Metal Underground}}</ref> Following this run of European shows, the band co-headlined the U.S. festival tour, [[Ozzfest]], with [[Black Sabbath]], their final performance at which earned international press coverage after their show was sabotaged by singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s family,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3824 | title = Iron Maiden Manager's Official Statement Regarding Ozzfest Feud | accessdate = 16 September 2012 | date = 23 August 2005 | publisher = [[KNAC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/aug/24/1 | location=London | work=[[The Guardian]] | first=Caroline | last=Sullivan | title=The revenge of Sharon Osbourne | date=24 August 2005}}</ref> who took offence to Dickinson remarks against reality-TV.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1022475/He-aint-heavy-hes-captain----Iron-Maiden-rocker.html | title = He ain't heavy he's your captain | date = 6 June 2008 | accessdate = 23 June 2011 | location=London | work=[[Daily Mail]] | first=Jon | last=Wilde}}</ref> The band completed the tour by headlining the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds weekend festivals]] on the 26–28 August,<ref>{{cite web|last = Williams| first = Scott|title = Iron Maiden Reading 2005 Review|date = 31 August 2005|url = http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/reading/2005/review-ironmaiden.shtml|publisher=EFestivals.com|accessdate =11 October 2006}}</ref> two shows to an estimated combined audience of 130,000 people, and in Ireland on 31 August to almost 40,000 people at RDS Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[NME]] |location=UK|format = Official Website|title = Iron Maiden rise above Osbourne's drama at Leeds|year = 2005|url = http://www.nme.com/news/113509.htm|accessdate =11 October 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060720224945/http://www.nme.com/news/113509.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 20 July 2006}}</ref> For the second time, the band played a charity show for former drummer Clive Burr's ''MS Trust Fund'' charity, this time taking place at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44587 | title = Iron Maiden Announce eBay Auction and Hard Rock Café Event | date = 22 November 2005 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
[[File:Bruce Dickinson and Eddie 30nov2006.jpg|thumb|right|Vocalist [[Bruce Dickinson]] during A Matter of Life and Death World Tour. Throughout the tour's first leg, the band played the ''A Matter of Life and Death'' album in its entirety.]]
At the end of 2005, Iron Maiden began work on ''[[A Matter of Life and Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'', their fourteenth studio effort, released in autumn 2006. While not a concept album,<ref name="rrr">{{cite web| url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54636| title=Iron Maiden Drummer, Guitarist Talk About New Album| date=5 July 2006| accessdate=17 September 2006| publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics, as well as in the cover artwork. The release was a critical and commercial success, earning the band their first top ten in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57265/beyonces-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1#/news/beyonce-s-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1-1003121337.story | title = Iron Maiden returns to the chart for the first time since 2003 | date = 13 September 2006 | accessdate = 20 December 2011 | publisher = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''}}</ref> and receiving the Album Of The Year award at the 2006 [[Classic Rock (magazine)|''Classic Rock'' Roll of Honour Awards]].<ref name="CR 2006"/> A [[A Matter of Life and Death Tour|supporting tour]] followed, during which they played the album in its entirety; response to this was mixed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/arts/music/31vinc.html?pagewanted=print |title=Whole Albums in Concert |work=[[The New York Times]] | accessdate=1 January 2009 | first=Elisabeth | last=Vincentelli | date=31 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://evening-times.vlex.co.uk/vid/bruce-blokes-dickinson-veteran-boys-65899750 |title=Dickinson and his veteran boys can still rock.. |work=[[Evening Times]] | publisher = vlex.co.uk |accessdate=1 January 2009| date = 14 December 2006}}</ref>
 
The second part of the "A Matter of Life and Death" tour, which took place in 2007, was dubbed "A Matter of the Beast" to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''The Number of the Beast'' album, and included appearances at several major festivals worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72097 | title = Iron Maiden Announces 'A Matter Of The Beast Summer Tour '07' | date = 8 May 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The tour opened in the Middle East with the band's first performance in Dubai at the [[Dubai Desert Rock Festival]],<ref name="Dubai & India">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66955 | title = Iron Maiden Announces First-Ever Appearance In India | date = 13 February 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> after which they played to over 30,000&nbsp;people at the [[Bangalore Palace]] Grounds,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/apr/22/popandrock.features1 | title = Maiden India | accessdate = 8 January 2012 | location=London | work=[[The Guardian]] | first=Ed | last=Vulliamy | date=22 April 2007}}</ref> marking the first concert by any major heavy metal band in the Indian sub-continent.<ref name="Dubai & India"/> The band went on to play a string of European dates, including an appearance at [[Download Festival]], their fourth headline performance at [[Donington Park]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=24098 | title = Iron Maiden Headlining Download Festival | date = 31 January 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = Metal Underground}}</ref> The show attracted the largest audience in Download's history, with an estimated attendance of approximately 80,000 people,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84959|title=UK's Download named Top Festival|date=15 November 2007|accessdate=15 November 2007|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> in spite of higher ticket and camping prices. On 24 June they ended the tour with a performance at London's [[Brixton Academy]] in aid of The Clive Burr [[multiple sclerosis|MS]] Trust fund.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73238 | title = Iron Maiden Confirms Special Clive Burr Show | date = 25 May 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
===Somewhere Back in Time World Tour and ''Flight 666'' (2007–2009)===
{{Main|Somewhere Back in Time World Tour|Iron Maiden: Flight 666}}
[[File:Iron Maiden 086.jpg|thumb|left|Iron Maiden performing in Toronto during the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008. The stage set largely emulated that of the World Slavery Tour 1984-85.<ref name="SBIT"/>]]
On 5 September 2007, the band announced their [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]], which tied in with the DVD release of their [[Live After Death (video)|''Live After Death'']] album.<ref name="SBIT">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=80152 | title = Iron Maiden Announce Details For 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour' | date = 5 September 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The setlist for the tour consisted of successes from the 1980s, with a specific emphasis on the ''Powerslave'' era for set design.<ref name="SBIT"/> The first part of the tour, commencing in Mumbai, India on 1 February 2008, consisted of 24 concerts in 21 cities, travelling nearly 50,000 miles in the band's own chartered aeroplane,<ref name=plane/> named "Ed Force One".<ref name="name plane"/> They played their first ever concerts in Costa Rica and Colombia and their first shows in Australia and Puerto Rico since 1992.
 
The tour led to the release of a new compilation album, entitled ''[[Somewhere Back in Time]]'', which included a selection of tracks from their 1980 eponymous debut to 1988's ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', as well as several live versions from ''Live After Death''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92720 | title = Iron Maiden To Release ''Somewhere Back In Time'' Collection | date = 11 March 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
The Somewhere Back in Time World Tour continued with two further legs in the U.S. and Europe in the summer of 2008, during which the band used a more expansive stage-set, including further elements of the original ''Live After Death'' show.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/6040/Iron-Maiden%3A-U.S.-Tour-Dates/ | title = Iron Maiden: U.S. Tour Dates | date = 29 March 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref> With the sole UK concert taking place at [[Twickenham Stadium]], this would be the first time the band would headline a stadium in their own country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/07/live-iron-maiden-london-twickenham-stadium-5-july-2008/|title=Iron Maiden live at Twickenham|accessdate=12 October 2008|work=Thrash Hits|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> The three 2008 legs of the tour were remarkably successful; it was the second highest grossing tour of the year for a British artist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/5109730/The-Police-and-Iron-Maiden-lead-British-music-stars-foreign-earnings-to-hit-record-levels.html |title=The Police and Iron Maiden lead British music stars' foreign earnings to hit record levels |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |date=6 April 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011 |location=London |first=Urmee |last=Khan}}</ref>
 
The last part of the tour took place in February and March 2009, with the band, once again, using "Ed Force One".<ref name="SBITfinalleg">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108601 | title = Iron Maiden Announces Final Leg Of 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour' | date = 10 November 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The final leg included the band's first ever appearances in Peru and Ecuador, as well as their return to Venezuela and New Zealand after 17 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.peruthisweek.com/news/7988|title=Iron Maiden to perform in Lima March 2009|publisher=Living In Peru|last=Soto|first=Jobana|date=1 December 2008|accessdate=6 December 2008}}</ref> The band also played another show in India (their third in the country within a span of 2 years) at the [[Rock In India]] festival to a crowd of 20,000. At their concert in São Paulo on 15 March, Dickinson announced on stage that it was the largest non-festival show of their career, with an overall attendance of 63,000&nbsp;people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musica.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI3636296-EI1267,00-Iron+Maiden+faz+maior+show+da+carreira+em+SP.html| title = Iron Maiden does biggest show of career in São Paulo|language=Portuguese|last=Kaczuroski|first=Thiago|date=16 March 2009|publisher=[[Terra Networks]]}}</ref> The final leg ended in Florida on 2 April after which the band took a break. Overall, the tour reportedly had an attendance of over two million people worldwide over both years.<ref name="666 Blu"/>
 
At the [[2009 BRIT Awards]], Iron Maiden won the award for best British live act.<ref name="Brit Award">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-win-brit-award/ | title = Iron Maiden wins Brit award | last = Bezer | first = Terry | date = 18 February 2009 |accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''}}</ref> Voted for by the public, the band reportedly won by a landslide.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114646 | title = Iron Maiden wins Brit award | date = 18 February 2009 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
On 20 January 2009, the band announced that they were to release a full-length documentary film in select cinemas on 21 April 2009. Entitled ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]'', it was filmed during the first part of the Somewhere Back In Time World Tour between February and March 2008.<ref name="666 cinema">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112889 | title = Iron Maiden ''Flight 666'' Teaser Available | date = 21 January 2009 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> ''Flight 666'' is co-produced by Banger Productions and was released by [[Universal Music Group]] in the U.S. and EMI Records in the rest of the world.<ref name="666 cinema"/> The film went on to have a Blu-ray, DVD and CD release in May and June,<ref name="666 Blu">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118188 | title = Iron Maiden ''Flight 666'' To Be Released On Blu-Ray, DVD | date = 15 April 2009 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> topping the music DVD charts in 22 countries.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122174 | title = Iron Maiden's ''Flight 666'' Is A Global Smash | date = 18 June 2009 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
===''The Final Frontier'' and Maiden England World Tour (2010–present)===
{{Main|The Final Frontier|The Final Frontier World Tour|En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)|Maiden England World Tour}}
Following announcements that the band had begun composition of new material and booked studio time in early 2010 with [[Kevin Shirley]] producing,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8338887.stm|title=Rolling Stone Wood wins rock gong |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=3 November 2009|accessdate=27 November 2009|first=Tim|last=Masters}}</ref> ''[[The Final Frontier]]'' was announced on 4 March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bezer|first=Terry|title=Iron Maiden ''The Final Frontier'' Album Details Emerge|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-the-final-frontier-album-details-emerge/|work=[[Metal Hammer]]|accessdate=26 November 2012|date=4 March 2010}}</ref> The album, the band's fifteenth, was released on 16 August,<ref name="finalfrontierannounce">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141208 | title = Iron Maiden: New Album Details Revealed |date = 7 June 2010 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> garnering critical acclaim and the band's greatest commercial success in their history, reaching No.&nbsp;1 in twenty-eight countries worldwide.<ref name="FF 28 quote"/> Although Steve Harris had been quoted in the past as claiming that the band would only produce fifteen studio releases,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/73143/Iron-Maiden-cancel-plans-to-quit/ | title = Iron Maiden cancel plans to quit | accessdate =3 August 2011 | date = 17 March 2009 | quote = We've always said we're only going to do 15 albums; we're coming up to it. There's going to be an ending point. | publisher = ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]''}}</ref> band members have since confirmed that there will be at least one further record.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/204253/Iron-Maiden-play-it-cool/ | title = Bruce Dickinson confirms at least one more Iron Maiden album | accessdate =5 August 2011 | date = 3 August 2011 | last = Dawson | first = Kim | publisher = ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maidens-nicko-mcbrain-it-aint-gonna-be-the-last-record-not-as-far-as-im-concerned/|title=Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain: "It Ain't Gonna Be The Last Record. Not As Far As I'm Concerned"|last=Bezer|first=Terry|publisher=''[[Metal Hammer]]''|date=10 August 2010|accessdate=18 August 2010}}</ref>
 
The album's [[The Final Frontier World Tour|supporting tour]] would see the band play 98 shows across the globe to an estimated audience of over 2 million,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154142 | title = Iron Maiden Announces Support Acts For U.K. Tour | date = 18 February 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | quote = went straight to No.&nbsp;1 in the album charts in 28 countries worldwide. | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> including their first visits to Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea<ref name="FF 28 quote"/> and Transylvania,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140173 | title = Iron Maiden To Play Concert In Transylvania | date = 17 May 2010 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> before concluding in London on 6 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149706 | title = Iron Maiden To End 'The Final Frontier World Tour' In London | date = 20 November 2010 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> As the tour's 2010 leg preceded ''The Final Frontier'''s release, the band made "[[El Dorado (song)|El Dorado]]" available as a free download on 8 June,<ref name="finalfrontierannounce"/> which would go on to win the [[Grammy Award|award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] at the [[2011 Grammy Awards|53rd Grammy Awards]] on 13 February 2011.<ref name=grammawd>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150243|title=Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Ozzy, Korn Among Grammy Awards Nominees|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> It is the band's first win following two previous Grammy nominations ("[[Fear of the Dark (song)|Fear of the Dark]]" in 1994 and "[[The Wicker Man (song)|The Wicker Man]]" in 2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/metal.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Metal Performance|publisher=Rock on the Net|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>
 
On 15 March, a new compilation to accompany 2009's ''[[Somewhere Back in Time]]'' was announced. Entitled ''[[From Fear to Eternity (album)|From Fear to Eternity]]'', the original release date was set at 23 May but was later pushed back to 6 June.<ref name="ffte">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157769 | title = 'From Fear To Eternity' New Release Date Announced; Promo-Only CD Single Detailed | date = 6 May 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The double disc set covers the period 1990–2010 (the band's most recent eight studio albums),<ref name="ffte"/> and, as on ''Somewhere Back in Time'', live versions with [[Bruce Dickinson]] were included in place of original recordings which featured other vocalists, in this case [[Blaze Bayley]].
 
In a press release regarding ''From Fear to Eternity'', band manager [[Rod Smallwood]] revealed that Iron Maiden will release a new concert video to DVD in 2011, filmed in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina during The Final Frontier World Tour.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/158145 | title = Iron Maiden To Release From Fear To Eternity - The Best Of 1990 - 2010; Details Revealed, Manager Rod Smallwood Comments | date = 15 March 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = ''[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]''}}</ref> On 17 January 2012, the band announced that the new release, entitled ''[[En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)|En Vivo!]]'', based on footage from the Chile concert, will be made available worldwide on CD, LP, DVD and Blu-ray on 26 March, except the United States and Canada (where it was released on 27 March).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168388 | title = Iron Maiden To Release ''En Vivo!'' Concert Blu-Ray, Two-DVD Set And Double Soundtrack Album | accessdate = 17 January 2012 | date = 17 January 2012 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> In addition to the concert footage, the video release includes an 88-minute tour documentary, entitled Behind The Beast, containing interviews with the band and their crew.<ref name="Iron Maiden Releasing EN VIVO!">{{cite web | url=http://www.upvenue.com/article/1549-iron-maiden-releases-en-vivo-blu-ray-dvds-and-soundtrack.html | title=Iron Maiden Releasing ''En Vivo!'' Blu-Ray, 2DVD and Soundtrack | date=17 January 20102 | accessdate=17 January 2012 | work=UpVenue}}</ref> In December 2012, one song from the release ("Blood Brothers") was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance]] at the [[2013 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Alderslade|first=Merlin|title=Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, Lamb Of God Among Grammy Nominees|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-megadeth-marilyn-manson-lamb-of-god-among-grammy-nominees/|work=[[Metal Hammer]]|accessdate=6 December 2012|date=6 December 2012}}</ref>
 
On 15 February 2012, the band announced the [[Maiden England World Tour]] 2012-13, which is based around the [[Maiden England|video of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-announce-us-tour/ | title=Maiden announce US tour | date=15 February 2012 | last = Alderslade | first = Merlin | accessdate=15 February 2012 | publisher=''[[Metal Hammer]]''}}</ref> The tour commenced in North America in the summer of 2012 and will be followed by further dates in 2013, including the band's record-breaking fifth headline performance at [[Donington Park]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/iron-maiden-confirmed-for-download-2013/ | title = Iron Maiden confirmed for Download 2013 | accessdate = 20 September 2012 | last = Kielty | first = Martin | date = 20 September 2012 | publisher = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6ApNSjAed | archivedate = 20 September 2012}}</ref> and their first show at the newly built [[Friends Arena|national stadium]] in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/hardrock/article15499116.ab | title = Bruce Dickinson laddad inför konserten i Sverige | accessdate = 25 September 2012 | last = Nilsson | first = Christoffer | date = 25 September 2012 | work = [[Aftonbladet]] | language = Swedish| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6B19cRnrg | archivedate = 28 September 2012}}</ref> In August 2012, Steve Harris confirmed that the ''Maiden England'' video will be re-issued in 2013,<ref>{{cite journal | title = Steve Harris: Es Geht Voran | journal = [[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] | date = 1 September 2012 | volume = 304 | accessdate = 9 August 2012 | language = German | pages = 16–21 | last = Jaedike | first = Jan }}</ref> with a release date later confirmed for 25 March in DVD, CD and LP formats.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-to-release-maiden-england-88-concert-dvd/|title= Iron Maiden to Release ''Maiden England ’88'' Concert DVD With Never-Before-Seen Footage|last1= Hartmann|first1= Graham |date= 12 February 2013|work= [[Loudwire]] |accessdate=12 February 2013 |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6ENfxhUYk|archivedate = 12 February 2013}}</ref>
 
==Image and legacy==
Iron Maiden were ranked No.&nbsp;24 in [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock",<ref>{{cite episode | title = VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists | series = [[The Greatest (TV series)|The Greatest]] | serieslink = | credits = [[Carmen Electra]] (host) | network = [[VH1]] | station = | city = | airdate = 11 August 2005}}</ref> No.&nbsp;4 in [[MTV]]'s "Top 10 Greatest Heavy Metal Bands of All Time"<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[MTV]]|format =Official Website|title = The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time|year = 2006|url = http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index5.jhtml|accessdate =7 October 2006}}</ref> and No.&nbsp;3 in [[VH1 Classic]]'s "Top 20 Metal Bands".<ref>{{cite episode | title = VH1 Classic's Top 20 Metal Bands | series = | serieslink = | credits = | network = [[VH1 Classic]] | station = | city = | airdate = 25 December 2006}}</ref>
The band also won the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for international achievement in 2002<ref name="Ivor Novello"/> and were inducted into the [[Guitar Center#Hollywood's RockWalk|Hollywood RockWalk]] whilst touring in the United States in 2005.<ref name="rock walk"/>
 
Iron Maiden frequently use the slogan "Up the Irons" in their disc liner notes, and the phrase can also be seen on several t-shirts officially licensed by the band. It is a paraphrase of "Up the Hammers," the phrase which refers to the London [[Association football|football]] club, [[West Ham United]], of which founder Steve Harris is a fan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.footballfancast.com/2010/11/football-blogs/west-hams-top-ten-most-famous-fans/attachment/steve-harris-2 | title = Steve Harris: West Ham's Top Ten Most Famous Fans | publisher = Footballfancast.com | accessdate = 30 August 2011}}</ref>
 
Iron Maiden's [[mascot]], [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]], is a perennial fixture in the band's science fiction and horror-influenced album cover art, as well as in [[concert|live]] shows.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=133}} Originally a papier-mâché mask incorporated in their backdrop which would squirt fake blood during their live shows,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=62}} the name would be transferred to the character featured in the band's debut album cover, created by [[Derek Riggs]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=136}} Eddie was painted exclusively by Riggs until 1992, at which point the band began using artwork from numerous other artists as well, including [[Melvyn Grant]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=289}} Eddie is also featured in the band's [[first-person shooter]] video game, ''[[Ed Hunter]]'',<ref>{{cite journal | title = Bullet in the Head | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem | year = 2005 | first = Martin | last = Popoff | authorlink = Martin Popoff | page = 43| id = }}</ref> as well as numerous t-shirts, posters and other band-related merchandise.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=133}} In 2008, he was awarded the "Icon Award" at the ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' Golden Gods,<ref name="MH 2008"/> while [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson.com]] describes him as "the most recognizable metal icon in the world and one of the most versatile too."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/abriefhistoryofheavymetal.aspx | title = Heavy Metal's Most Savage Mascots! | last = Lefkove | first = Aaron | date = 5 June 2008 | accessdate = 23 September 2011 | publisher = [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson.com]]}}</ref>
 
[[File:Wordmarks of IM.jpg|thumb|Iron Maiden's logo, pre and post-1998]]
Iron Maiden's distinct logo has adorned all of the band's releases since their debut; the typeface originates with Vic Fair's poster design for 1976 science fiction film, [[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|The Man Who Fell To Earth]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Name (required) |url=http://meansheets.com/2010/03/09/fair-play/ |title=Fair Play " Meansheets – Vintage Movie Posters |publisher=Meansheets.com |date=9 March 2010 |accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> although Steve Harris claims that he designed it himself, utilising his abilities as an architectural draughtsman.<ref>{{cite book | title = Iron Maiden: In Profile | chapter = Part 2: Groundwork| year= 1998 | publisher = [[EMI]]}}</ref>
 
===Influence on other artists===
According to ''[[Guitar World]]'' Iron Maiden's sound "influenced generations of newer metal acts, from legends like [[Metallica]] to current stars like [[Avenged Sevenfold]],"<ref name="guitar world">{{cite web | url = http://www.guitarworld.com/iron-maiden-maiden-voyage?page=0%252C2,0 | title = Maiden Voyage | last = Bienstock | first = Richard | date = 3 July 2011 | accessdate = 30 August 2011 | publisher = ''[[Guitar World]]''}}</ref> with Metallica drummer [[Lars Ulrich]] commenting that he has "always had an incredible amount of respect and admiration for them."<ref name="kerrang.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2008/07/the_making_of_maiden_heaven.html |title=The making of Maiden Heaven |publisher=''[[Kerrang!]]'' |date=16 July 2008|accessdate=13 January 2011}}</ref> [[Kerry King]] of [[Slayer]] has stated that "they meant so much to me in their early days" and [[Scott Ian]] of [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] says that "they had a major impact on my life."<ref name="Kerrang! Legends">{{cite journal | title = Iron Men | journal = [[Kerrang!|Kerrang! Legends]] | first = Simon | last = Young | issue = 2| pages = 90–93}}</ref>
 
[[M. Shadows]] of Avenged Sevenfold states that Iron Maiden "are by far the best live band in the world and their music is timeless," while [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] singer [[Matt Heafy]] comments that "without Iron Maiden, Trivium surely wouldn't exist."<ref name="kerrang.com"/> [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] frontman [[Corey Taylor]] says that "Steve Harris does more with four fingers than I've ever seen anybody do. And Bruce Dickinson? Dude! To me, he was the quintessential old-school heavy metal singer. He could hit notes that were just sick, and he was a great showman. Everything made me a fan. And there wasn't a dude that I hung out with that wasn't trying to draw Eddie on their schoolbooks,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index5.jhtml |title=MTVNews.com: The Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=9 March 2006 |accessdate=13 January 2011}}</ref> while their music also helped [[Jesper Strömblad]] of [[In Flames]] to pioneer the [[melodic death metal]] genre, stating that he had wanted to combine [[death metal]] with Iron Maiden's melodic guitar sounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewflames.html |title=Metal Update Interview with Jesper Strömblad |publisher=Metalupdate.com |date=19 November 1999 |accessdate=27 August 2010}}</ref>
 
Other heavy metal artists who cite the band as an influence include [[Chris Jericho]], WWE wrestler and lead singer of [[Fozzy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index14.jhtml |title=MTVNews.com: The Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=9 March 2006 |accessdate=13 January 2011}}</ref> and [[Cam Pipes]], lead vocalist of [[3 Inches of Blood]].<ref name="spinner">{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/10/29/3-inches-of-bloods-cam-pipes-raised-on-classical-music/|title=3 Inches of Blood's Cam Pipes Raised on Classical Music|last=Charlesworth|first=Jenny |date=29 October 2009|publisher=[[Spinner.com]]|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> On top of this, however, pop artist [[Lady Gaga]] has cited Iron Maiden as her favourite band,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/07/lady_gaga_hearts_iron_maiden.html | title = Lady Gaga hearts Iron Maiden | date = 1 July 2010 | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = ''[[Kerrang!]]''}}</ref> saying that "their fans live, breathe and die for Maiden, and that is my dream. Maiden changed my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158614|title=Lady Gaga: Iron Maiden Changed My Life |date=25 May 2011|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
===Appearance in media===
The band's name has been mentioned prominently in several songs, such as the singles "[[Teenage Dirtbag]]" by [[Wheatus]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9377/Wheatus-Wheatus/ | title = Wheatus - ''Wheatus'' | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref> "[[Back to the 80's (song)|Back to the 80's]]" by Danish dance-pop band [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metrolyrics.com/back-to-the-80s-lyrics-aqua.html | title = Aqua- 'Back to the 80s' (lyrics) | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[MetroLyrics]]}}</ref> and "[[Fat Lip]]" by [[Sum 41]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Sum-41/263/ | title = Biography: Sum 41 | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref> Iron Maiden have also been referenced in [[Weezer]]'s "Heart Songs" (from their 2008 self-titled "[[Weezer (2008 album)|Red]]" album),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metrolyrics.com/heart-songs-lyrics-weezer.html | title = Weezer- 'Heart songs' (lyrics) | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[MetroLyrics]]}}</ref> [[Blues Traveler]]'s "Psycho Joe" (from 1997's ''[[Straight On till Morning (album)|Straight On till Morning]]''),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metrolyrics.com/psycho-joe-lyrics-blues-traveler.html | title = Blues Traveler- 'Psycho Joe' lyrics | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[MetroLyrics]]}}</ref> and [[NOFX]]'s "Eddie, Bruce and Paul" (from their 2009 album ''[[Coaster (album)|Coaster]]''), which [[Sputnikmusic]] describes as "a humorous retelling of Paul DiAnno's departure."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/30357/NOFX-Coaster/ | title = Sputnikmusic review: NOFX- Coaster | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref>
On top of this, Swedish [[power metal]] band [[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]] have made references to the band in their songs "[[Metal Machine]]" and "Metal Ripper", with the former mentioning various Iron Maiden songs (namely "Fear of the Dark" and "Afraid to Shoot Strangers"),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metrolyrics.com/metal-machine-lyrics-sabaton.html | title = Sabaton- Metal Machine (lyrics) | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[MetroLyrics]]}}</ref> and the latter including lyrics from "[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metrolyrics.com/metal-ripper-lyrics-sabaton.html | title = Sabaton- Metal Ripper (lyrics) | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[MetroLyrics]]}}</ref>
 
In 2008, ''[[Kerrang!]]'' released an album, entitled ''[[Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden]]'', composed of Iron Maiden cover songs played by artists such as Metallica, [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], [[Dream Theater]], Trivium, [[Coheed and Cambria]], Avenged Sevenfold, and others who were influenced by Iron Maiden throughout their careers.<ref name="kerrang.com"/> In 2010, [[Maiden uniteD]], an acoustic tribute band consisting of members of [[Ayreon]], [[Threshold (band)|Threshold]] and [[Within Temptation]], released ''[[Mind the Acoustic Pieces]]'', a re-interpretation of the entire ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.maidenunited.com/discography.html | title = Maiden uniteD discography | accessdate = 16 October 2011 | publisher = [[Maiden uniteD|MaidenuniteD.com]]}}</ref> Many other Iron Maiden cover albums exist (each featuring various artists), including piano,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piano-Tribute-Iron-Maiden/dp/B000A2H2JU | title = Piano tribute to Iron Maiden | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> electro,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/Various-Powerslaves-An-Elektro-Tribute-To-Iron-Maiden/release/211159 | title = Powerslaves: An elektro tributeto Iron Maiden | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Discogs]]}}</ref> string quartet<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/String-Quartet-Tribute-Iron-Maiden/dp/B0000BWVNY | title = Anatomy of Evil: A string quartet tribute to Iron Maiden | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> and hip-hop tributes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hip-Hop-Tribute-Iron-Maiden/dp/B000L22T4C | title = Hip hop tribute to Iron Maiden | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref>
 
Iron Maiden songs have been featured in the soundtracks of several video games, including ''[[Carmageddon 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.giantbomb.com/carmageddon-ii-carpocalypse-now/61-10553/ | title = Carmageddon 2 | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Giant Bomb]]}}</ref> ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-Vice-V-Rock/dp/B00006SM7C | title = Vice City Soundtrack | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=71665&tab=credits | title = ''Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City'' Credits | accessdate = 25 February 2012 | publisher = [[Allgame]]}}</ref> ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/thelostanddamned/music | title = ''The Lost and Damned'' soundtrack | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Rockstar Games]]}}</ref> ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=7017 | title = AC/DC Bassist To Tour Eastern Europe | date = 20 October 2002 | accessdate = 24 February 2012 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> ''[[SSX on Tour]]''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cheatcc.com/gc/rev/ssxontourreview.html | title = ''SSX On Tour'' Review | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Cheat Code Central]]}}</ref> and ''[[Madden NFL 10]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/madden-10-more-like-maiden-10-game-soundtrack-revealed |title=Madden '10? More like Maiden '10! Game Soundtrack Revealed |publisher=Metal Insider |date=27 July 2009 |accessdate=4 November 2009}}</ref> Their music also appears in the ''[[Guitar Hero]] ''and ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' series of [[music video game|rhythmic video games]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Hero-Greatest-Hits-Game/dp/B0022NHMTK | title = ''Guitar Hero'' | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockband.com/songs/artists/Iron+Maiden | title = Iron Maiden: All Songs by Artist | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = ''[[Rock Band]]''}}</ref> Iron Maiden songs have also appeared in films, such as ''[[Phenomena (film)|Phenomena]]'' (entitled ''Creepers'' in the U.S.),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.com/Phenomena-Original-Soundtrack-Various-Artists/dp/B0019ARTYK | title = ''Phenomena'' Soundtrack | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> and ''[[Murder by Numbers]]'';<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264935/soundtrack | title = ''Murder by Numbers'' Soundtrack | accessdate = 24 September 2011 | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref> while MTV's animated duo [[Beavis and Butt-head]] have commented favourably on the band several times.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-beavis-and-butthead-classic-rock-song-commentaries/ | title = Top 10 Beavis And Butthead Classic Rock Song Commentaries | last = Wardlaw | first = Matt | accessdate = 20 December 2011 | publisher = Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = Made in England | journal = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = November 2005 | first = Dave | last = Ling | issue = 86 | pages = 54| id = | accessdate = 2 March 2012}}</ref>
 
[[Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]] author Bill Forster is an avowed Iron Maiden fan and made several Iron Maiden references, including song lyrics and the phrase "Up the Irons" in his books, including [[The Transformers: The Ark : A Complete Compendium of Transformers Animation Models|The Ark]] series and The AllSpark Almanac series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotated_almanac.html |title=Annotated AllSpark Almanac I notes by Chris McFeely |publisher=Angelfire.com |accessdate=27 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotatedalmanac2.html |title=Annotated AllSpark Almanac II notes by Chris McFeely |publisher=Angelfire.com |accessdate=27 August 2010}}</ref>
 
===Claims of Satanic references===
In 1982, the band released one of their most popular, controversial and acclaimed albums, ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]''. The artwork and title track led to Christian groups in the United States branding the band as [[Satanism|Satanists]], encouraging people to destroy copies of the release.<ref name="Kerrang! Legends32">{{cite journal | title = Raising Hell | journal = [[Kerrang!|Kerrang! Legends]] | first = Simon | last = Young | issue = 2| page = 32}}</ref> The band's manager, Rod Smallwood, later commented that Christians initially burnt the records, but later decided to destroy them with hammers through fear of breathing in the melting vinyl's fumes.<ref name="Kerrang! Legends32"/><ref name="NOTBDVD"/> The claims were not restricted to the United States, however, with Christian organisations managing to prevent Iron Maiden from performing in Chile in 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/163787 | title = Chilean Magazine Slams Iron Maiden Why Music Matters Animated Film As "Full Of Lies" | accessdate = 20 September 2011 | date = 15 June 2011 | publisher = ''[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]''}}</ref>
 
Contrary to the accusations, the band have always denied the notion that they are Satanists, with lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, doing so on-stage in the ''[[Live After Death (video)|Live After Death]]'' concert video.<ref>{{cite video|date= 4 February 2008|title=[[Live After Death (video)|Live After Death]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> Steve Harris has since commented that, "It was mad. They completely got the wrong end of the stick. They obviously hadn't read the lyrics. They just wanted to believe all that rubbish about us being Satanists."{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=228}} Harris has also stated that "[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]" was inspired by a nightmare he had after watching ''[[Damien: Omen II]]'',{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=224}} and also influenced by [[Robert Burns]]' ''[[Tam o' Shanter (Burns poem)|Tam o' Shanter]]''.<ref name="NOTBDVD"/> Furthermore the band's drummer, [[Nicko McBrain]], has been a born again Christian since 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godscare.net/witness/Iron%20Maiden.htm |title=The drummer with million |publisher=Godscare.net |accessdate=27 August 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110723135641/http://www.godscare.net/witness/Iron%20Maiden.htm|archivedate=23 July 2011}}</ref>
 
==Musical style and influences==
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Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's bassist and primary songwriter,<ref name="musicradar">{{cite web | url = http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-25-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-279007/22 | title = The 25 greatest bassists of all time | date = 24 September 2010 | accessdate = 21 September 2011 | publisher = [[MusicRadar]]}}</ref> has stated that his influences include [[Black Sabbath]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27275 |title=Iron Maiden Bassist Talks About His Technique And Influences |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=24 September 2004|accessdate=25 April 2008}}</ref> [[Deep Purple]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> [[Led Zeppelin]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]],<ref name="earlydaysdvd">{{cite video|date= 23 November 2004|title=[[The Early Days|The History Of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> [[Pink Floyd]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> [[Yes (band)|Yes]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]],<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden" /> [[Thin Lizzy]],{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=27}} [[UFO (band)|UFO]]{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=154}} and [[Wishbone Ash]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=27}} In 2010 Harris stated, "I think if anyone wants to understand Maiden’s early thing, in particular the harmony guitars, all they have to do is listen to Wishbone Ash’s ''[[Argus (album)|Argus]]'' album. Thin Lizzy too, but not as much. And then we wanted to have a bit of a prog thing thrown in as well, because I was really into bands like Genesis and Jethro Tull. So you combine all that with the heavy riffs and the speed, and you’ve got it."<ref name="guitar world" /> In 2004, Harris explained that the band's "heaviness" was inspired by "Black Sabbath and Deep Purple with a bit of Zeppelin thrown in."<ref name="Blabbermouth Iron Maiden"/> On top of this, Harris developed his own playing style, which guitarist Janick Gers describes as "more like a rhythm guitar,"<ref>{{cite journal | title = Maiden at the Movies | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem | year = 2005 | first = Martin | last = Popoff | authorlink = Martin Popoff | pages = 104–105| id = }}</ref> cited as responsible for the band's galloping style,<ref name="Fendersig">{{cite web | url = http://www.fender.com/en-GB/series/artist/steve-harris-precision-bass/ | title = Steve Harris Precision Bass® | accessdate = 21 September 2011 | publisher = [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender.com]]}}</ref> heard in such songs as "The Trooper"<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9912|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Piece of Mind'' – Review|accessdate=19 November 2011|first=Steve|last=Huey|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and "Run to the Hills."<ref>{{cite journal | title = 666 Of The Best | journal = [[Kerrang!|Kerrang! Legends]] | first = Dom | last = Lawson | issue = 2 | pages = 36–37| id = }}</ref>
 
The band's guitarists, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, each have their own individual influences and playing style. Dave Murray is known for his [[legato]] technique which, he claims, "evolved naturally. I'd heard [[Jimi Hendrix]] using legato when I was growing up, and I liked that style of playing."<ref name="Total Guitar">{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: Dave Murray | journal = [[Total Guitar]] | date = December 2010 | first = Joel | last = McIver | issue = 208 | pages = 32–34 }}</ref> Stating that he "was inspired by [[blues rock]] rather than metal," Adrian Smith was influenced by [[Johnny Winter]] and [[Pat Travers]], leading to him becoming a "melodic player."<ref name="Total Guitar">{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: Adrian Smith | journal = [[Total Guitar]] | date = December 2010 | first = Joel | last = McIver | issue = 208 | pages = 40–42 }}</ref> Janick Gers, on the other hand, prefers a more improvised style, largely inspired by [[Ritchie Blackmore]],{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=277}} which he claims is in contrast to Smith's "rhythmic" sound.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: Janick Gers | journal = [[Total Guitar]] | date = December 2010 | first = Joel | last = McIver | issue = 208 | pages = 36–38 }}</ref>
 
Singer Bruce Dickinson, who typically works in collaboration with guitarist Adrian Smith,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=244}} has an operatic vocal style, inspired by [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]], [[Peter Hammill]], [[Ian Anderson]] and [[Ian Gillan]],<ref name="Oct 2001 interview">{{cite web | url = http://dmme.net/interviews/dickinson.html | title = Interview with Bruce Dickinson October 2001 | accessdate = 15 August 2011 | publisher = dmme.net}}</ref> and is often considered to be one of the best heavy metal vocalists of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/the-50-greatest-metal-front-men-of-all-time|title=The 50 Greatest Metal Front-men Of All Time!|last=Rosen|first=Jeremy|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=1 August 2010|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/|title=Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time|date=4 December 2006|accessdate=1 August 2010 | publisher = HearYa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121152|title=Bruce Dickinson And Ronnie James Dio Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers|date=1 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2010|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=111758|title=Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose, Ian Gillan Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'|accessdate=1 August 2010|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Although Nicko McBrain has only received one writing credit, on the ''Dance of Death'' album,<ref>{{cite journal | title = Nicko McBrain | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] presents: Iron Maiden 30 Years of Metal Mayhem | year = 2005 | first = Dave | last = Ling | page = 103| id = }}</ref> Harris often relies on him while developing songs. Adrian Smith commented, "Steve loves playing with him. [They] used to work for hours going over these bass and drum patterns."{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=241}}
 
Throughout their career, the band's style has remained largely unchanged, in spite of the addition of guitar synthesizers on 1986's ''Somewhere in Time'',<ref name="amg_somewhereintime"/> keyboards on 1988's ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'',{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=265}} and an attempt to return to the "stripped down" production of their earlier material on 1990's ''No Prayer for the Dying''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=283}} In recent years, however, the band have begun using more [[progressive rock|progressive]] elements in their songs,<ref>{{cite journal | title = The Good Life | journal = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = September 2006 | first = Malcolm | last = Dome | authorlink = Malcolm Dome | issue = 97 | page = 76| id = }}</ref><ref name="war all the time">{{cite journal | title = Iron Maiden: War all the Time | journal = [[Metal Hammer]] | date = September 2006 | first = Malcolm | last = Dome | authorlink = Malcolm Dome | issue = 157 | pages = 34–40 }}</ref> which Steve Harris describes as not progressive "in the modern sense, but like [[Dream Theater]], more in a 70s way."<ref name="war all the time"/> According to Harris, ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' was the band's first album which was "more progressive,"{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=264}} while they would only return to this style from 1995's ''The X Factor'', which he states is "like an extension of ''Seventh Son''..., in the sense of the progressive element to it."{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=311}} The development contrasts with the band's raw sounding earlier material,<ref name="guitar world" /> which [[Allmusic]] states was "clearly drawing from elements of punk rock,"<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9908|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Iron Maiden'' – Review|accessdate=19 November 2011|author=Steve Huey|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> although Harris firmly denies this.<ref>{{cite episode | title = New Wave of British Heavy Metal | series = [[Metal Evolution]] | serieslink = | credits = Dunn, McFadyen (creators, directors) | network = [[VH1 Classic]] | station = | city = | airdate = 10 December 2011}}</ref>
 
==Special charter==
[[Image:Ed-Force one 757.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Iron Maiden's jet, an Astraeus [[Boeing 757#757-200|Boeing 757-200]], in its 2008 livery]]
 
In October 2007, Iron Maiden commissioned an [[Astraeus Airlines]] 757 as transport for their '[[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]]' in 2008.<ref name=plane/> Lead singer Bruce Dickinson explained the logic behind the charter in 2007:<ref name=plane>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=5589&print_page=yes | title = Iron Maiden - More Somewhere Back In Time World Tour Dates | date = 1 November 2007 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref> ''<blockquote>"Looking at the list of places we would like to play we have always had problems joining up the dots. With sea containers in various places it slows down the whole touring process, which is fine if you want a holiday but not if you want to play. It's great to see places but we don't want to sit around for a week waiting for gear to get from, say, Australia to South America, so this way we can get to more fans in more places en route in the same time period"''</blockquote>''
 
[[File:Iron Maiden's Ed Force One at Keflavík airport in Iceland.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"Ed Force One" in its 2011 decals]]
 
The aircraft, named "Ed Force One" after a competition on the band's website,<ref name="name plane">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.fm/news/3803-iron-maiden-reveal-ed-force-one | title = Iron Maiden Reveal Ed Force One | last = Cashmere | first = Tim | date = 15 January 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = Undercover FM}}</ref> was flown by Dickinson as he was also a commercial airline pilot for Astraeus. The aeroplane was converted into a [[combi aircraft|combi]] configuration and repainted with a special Iron Maiden livery, along with a list of that year's tour dates.<ref name=plane/> According to Dickinson, Astraeus decided to retain the Iron Maiden artwork when it returned to normal charter service after receiving positive feedback from customers, but had to remove the decals after passengers in Africa refused to board the plane, claiming it to be possessed by evil spirits.<ref name=livery>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100396 | title = Iron Maiden Frontman Issues 'Bruce Air' Update | date = 7 July 2008 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
The decoration was restored a year later as the same aircraft (G-OJIB) was used on the final leg of the Somewhere Back in Time tour in 2009.<ref name="SBITfinalleg"/> It plays a major role in the award-winning documentary,<ref name="Juno"/><ref name="SXSW"/> ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]'', which was released in cinemas in 42 countries in April 2009<ref name="666 cinema" /> and on DVD and Blu-ray in May and June 2009.<ref name="666 Blu" /> The film debuted on British television on 4 March 2010 at 11:00&nbsp;pm on BBC4 as part of Heavy Metal Britannia Weekend.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135801 | title = Iron Maiden ''Flight 666'' To Be Screened As Part Of BBC4's 'Heavy Metal Britannia' Weekend | date = 26 February 2010 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
 
"Ed Force One" was used again for "[[The Final Frontier World Tour]]" in 2011, although this time with a different aeroplane (G-STRX)<ref>{{cite video|date= 26 March 2012|title=[[En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)|En Vivo!]]|chapter=Iron Maiden: Behind the Beast|medium=DVD|publisher=[[EMI]]}}</ref> and altered livery, adopting the artwork of ''[[The Final Frontier]]''.<ref name="FF 28 quote"/>
 
==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Iron Maiden}}
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[[Bandit Rock|Bandit Rock Awards]]:
* 2011: Best International Live Act – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156303 | title = Bandit Rock Awards 2011 | date = 4 April 2011 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
[[Brit Awards]]:
* 2009: Best British Live Act – Iron Maiden<ref name="Brit Award"/>
[[Classic Rock (magazine)|''Classic Rock'' Roll of Honour Awards]]:
* 2006: Album Of The Year – ''[[A Matter of Life and Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'', Iron Maiden<ref name="CR 2006">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=61729 | title = ''Classic Rock'' 2006 winners | date = 7 November 2006 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
* 2006: VIP Award – [[Rod Smallwood]], Iron Maiden<ref name="CR 2006"/>
* 2009: Band of the year – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstarweekly.com/headlines/1124-iron-maiden-2009-band-of-the-year.html | title = Iron Maiden: 2009 Band Of The Year | accessdate = 26 November 2012 | publisher = ''[[Rockstar Weekly]]''}}</ref>
[[Emma-gaala]]:
* 2004: The audience vote for Best Foreign Artist – Iron Maiden<ref name="emma-gaala">{{cite web | url = http://yle.fi/vintti/yle.fi/pop/emman-historia.html| title= Emman historia | accessdate = 4 September 2011 | language = Finnish | publisher = [[YLE]]}}</ref>
* 2006: The audience vote for Best Foreign Artist – Iron Maiden<ref name="emma-gaala"/>
[[Grammy Award]]s:
* 2011: [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] – "[[El Dorado (song)|El Dorado]]"<ref name=grammawd/>
[[Guitar Center#Hollywood's RockWalk|Hollywood's RockWalk]]:
* 2005: RockWalk Of Fame Inductee – Iron Maiden<ref name="rock walk"/>
[[Ivor Novello Awards]]:
* 2002: International Achievement – Iron Maiden<ref name="Ivor Novello"/>
[[Juno Award]]s:
* 2010: [[Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year]] – ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]'' (Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen)<ref name="Juno">{{cite web | url = http://junoawards.ca/2010/04/saturday-night-winners/ | title = Juno Winners - 2010 Gala Dinner & Awards | date = 18 April 2010 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Juno Award]]s}}</ref>
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[[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]]:
* 2005: ''Kerrang!'' Hall of Fame – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/26/arts.artsnews | title = ''Kerrang!'' 2005 winners | accessdate = 3 December 2011 | location=London | work=[[The Guardian]] | first=Sam | last=Jones | date=26 August 2005}}</ref>
[[Metal Hammer Awards|''Metal Hammer'' Awards]]:
* 2004: Best UK Act – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=23398 | title = ''Metal Hammer'' awards 2004 winners | date = 7 June 2004 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
* 2008: Best UK Band – Iron Maiden<ref name="MH 2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/06/metal-hammer-golden-gods-2008-winners-and-gossip/ | title = ''Metal Hammer'' awards 2008 winners | date = 17 June 2008 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = Thrash Hits}}</ref>
* 2008: Icon Award – [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]]<ref name="MH 2008"/>
* 2009: Golden Gods Award – Iron Maiden<ref name="MH 2009">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/golden-gods-2009-your-winners-in-full/ | title = ''Metal Hammer'' awards 2009 winners | last = Bezer | first = Terry | date = 16 June 2009 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''}}</ref>
* 2009: Best UK Band – Iron Maiden<ref name="MH 2009"/>
* 2011: Best UK Band – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=13834 | title = ''Metal Hammer'' awards 2011 winners | date = 16 June 2011 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref>
* 2012: Best Event – Iron Maiden's [[The Final Frontier World Tour|UK Tour]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=175308 | title = Saxon, Anthrax, Fear Factory, Machine Head Honoured At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods' | accessdate = 12 June 2012 | date = 12 June 2012 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
[[Metal Storm Awards]]:
* 2006: Best Heavy Metal Album – ''A Matter of Life and Death'', Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2006 | title = Metal Storm 2006 winners | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref>
* 2009: Best DVD – ''Iron Maiden: Flight 666''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2009 | title = Metal Storm 2009 winners | accessdate = 6 September 2011 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref>
* 2010: Best Video – "[[Satellite 15... The Final Frontier|The Final Frontier]]", Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2010 | title = Metal Storm 2010 winners | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref>
[[Nordoff-Robbins]]:
*2004: Special Achievement Award – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=23820 | title = Iron Maiden Receive Special Achievement Award | date = 18 June 2004 | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
[[Rockbjörnen]]:
*2011: Best Hard Rock Live Act – Iron Maiden<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article13549648.ab | title = Bästa liveakt hårdrock: Iron Maiden | last = Wejbro | first = Sandra | date = 31 August 2011 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | language = Swedish | publisher = ''[[Aftonbladet]]''}}</ref>
[[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]:
* 2009: 24 Beats Per Second – ''Iron Maiden: Flight 666''<ref name="SXSW">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/iron-maiden-win-award-for-movie-at-sxsw/ | title = SXSW award for Flight 666 | last = Bezer | first = Terry | date = 23 March 2009 | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''}}</ref>
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==Band members==
{{details|List of Iron Maiden band members}}
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;Current members
* [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(1975–present)</small>
* [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – guitars <small>(1976–1977, 1978–present)</small>
* [[Adrian Smith]] – guitars, backing vocals <small>(1980–1990, 1999–present)</small>
* [[Bruce Dickinson]] – lead vocals <small>(1981–1993, 1999–present)</small>
* [[Nicko McBrain]] – drums, percussion <small>(1982–present)</small>
* [[Janick Gers]] – guitars <small>(1990–present)</small>
 
;Live members
* Michael Kenney – keyboards, synthesiser <small>(1988–present)</small>
 
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;Former members
* [[Paul Day (musician)|Paul Day]] – lead vocals <small>(1975–1976)</small>
* Ron "Rebel" Matthews – drums <small>(1975–1977)</small>
* Terry Rance – guitars <small>(1975–1976)</small>
* Dave Sullivan – guitars <small>(1975–1976)</small>
* Dennis Wilcock – lead vocals <small>(1976–1978)</small>
* Bob Sawyer – guitars <small>(1977)</small>
* Terry Wapram – guitars <small>(1977–1978)</small>
* [[Tony Moore (musician)|Tony Moore]] – keyboards <small>(1977)</small>
* [[Thunderstick]] – drums, percussion <small>(1977)</small>
* [[Doug Sampson]] – drums, percussion <small>(1977–1979)</small>
* [[Paul Di'Anno]] – lead vocals <small>(1978–1981)</small>
* Paul Cairns – guitars <small>(1979)</small>
* Paul Todd – guitars <small>(1979)</small>
* Tony Parsons – guitars <small>(1979)</small>
* [[Dennis Stratton]] – guitars, backing vocals <small>(1979–1980)</small>
* [[Clive Burr]] – drums, percussion <small>(1979–1982)</small>
* [[Blaze Bayley]] – lead vocals <small>(1994–1999)</small>
* <!-- DO NOT REMOVE THESE MEMBERS -->
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==Discography==
{{Mainlist|Iron Maiden discography}}
;Studio albums
* ''[[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Killers (Iron Maiden album)|Killers]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Powerslave]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'' (1988)
* ''[[No Prayer for the Dying]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)|Fear of the Dark]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The X Factor (album)|The X Factor]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Virtual XI]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)|Brave New World]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Dance of Death (album)|Dance of Death]]'' (2003)
* ''[[A Matter of Life and Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Final Frontier]]'' (2010)
 
==Concert tours==
{{Main|List of Iron Maiden concert tours}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="width:105px;" rowspan="2"|Duration
! style="width:220px;" rowspan="2"|Concert tour
! colspan=6|Lineups
! style="width:7px;" rowspan="2"|Dates
|- style="font-size:smaller"
!Vocals
!Bass
! colspan=3|Guitars
!Drums
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Feb 1980</small>
| <small>'''[[Metal for Muthas Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<small>'''[[Paul Di'Anno|P. Di'Anno]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="22"|<small>'''[[Steve Harris (musician)|S. Harris]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="22"|<small>'''[[Dave Murray (musician)|D. Murray]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<small>'''[[Dennis Stratton|D. Stratton]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center; background:#EFEFEF;" rowspan=13|<small>N/A</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|<small>'''[[Clive Burr|C. Burr]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Apr 1980 – Dec 1980</small>
| <small>'''[[Iron Maiden Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|104
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Feb 1981 – Dec 1981</small>
| <small>'''[[Killer World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|<small>'''[[Adrian Smith|A. Smith]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|120
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Feb 1982 – Dec 1982</small>
| <small>'''[[The Beast on the Road]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="8"|<small>'''[[Bruce Dickinson|B. Dickinson]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|184
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>May 1983 – Dec 1983</small>
| <small>'''[[World Piece Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="18"|<small>'''[[Nicko McBrain|N. McBrain]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|139
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Aug 1984 – Jul 1985</small>
| <small>'''[[World Slavery Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|187
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Sep 1986 – May 1987</small>
| <small>'''[[Somewhere on Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|150
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Apr 1988 – Dec 1988</small>
| <small>'''[[7th Tour of a 7th Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|98
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Sep 1990 – Sep 1991</small>
| <small>'''[[No Prayer on the Road]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="14"|<small>'''[[Janick Gers|J. Gers]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|106
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Jun 1992 – Nov 1992</small>
| <small>'''[[Fear of the Dark Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|65
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Mar 1993 – Aug 1993</small>
| <small>'''[[Real Live Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|45
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Sep 1995 – Sep 1996</small>
| <small>'''[[The X Factour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<small>'''[[Blaze Bayley|B. Bayley]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|128
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Apr 1998 – Dec 1998</small>
| <small>'''[[Virtual XI World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|81
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Jul 1999 – Oct 1999</small>
| <small>'''[[The Ed Hunter Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|<small>'''B. Dickinson'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|<small>'''A. Smith'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|28
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Jun 2000 – Jan 2001</small>
| <small>'''[[Brave New World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|81
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>May 2003 – Aug 2003</small>
| <small>'''[[Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|55
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Oct 2003 – Feb 2004</small>
| <small>'''[[Dance of Death World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>May 2005 – Sep 2005</small>
| <small>'''[[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|42
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Oct 2006 – Jun 2007</small>
| <small>'''[[A Matter of Life and Death Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|58
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Feb 2008 – Apr 2009</small>
| <small>'''[[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|90
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Jun 2010 – Aug 2011</small>
| <small>'''[[The Final Frontier World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|98
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <small>Jun 2012 – 2013</small>
| <small>'''[[Maiden England World Tour]]'''</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|62*
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Tour is ongoing - more dates to be announced
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Iron Maiden}}
{{Wikipedia books|Iron Maiden}}
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart]]
* [[List of bands from England]]
* [[List of Iron Maiden songs]]
* [[Music in tribute of Iron Maiden]]
* [[The Iron Maidens]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{Cite book|last1=Bushell |first1=Garry | authorlink1 = Garry Bushell |year=1985 |last2=Halfin |first2=Ross | authorlink2 = Ross Halfin |title=Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden |publisher=Zomba Books |isbn=0-946391-84-X |ref=harv |edition=second}}
* {{Cite book| author=Fuentes Rodríguez, César| title=Iron Maiden: El Viaje De La Doncella| year=2005| isbn=84-933891-2-9}} {{es_icon}}
* {{Cite book| author=Gamba, Marco; Visintini, Nicola| title=Iron Maiden Companion (1st ed.)| publisher=Moving Media & Arts| year=2000}}
* {{Cite video| people=Iron Maiden (past and present band and management)| date=1996| title=[[12 Wasted Years]]| medium=VHS| location=UK| publisher=Sanctuary Group}} {{OCLC|23531749}} {{ASIN|6301092643}}
* {{Cite video| people=Iron Maiden (past and present band and management)| date=23 November 2004| title=[[The Early Days|The History Of Iron Maiden – Pt. 1: The Early Days]]| medium=DVD| location=UK| publisher=EMI}} ASIN B0006B29Z2
* {{Cite book| author=Stenning, Paul| title=Iron Maiden: 30 Years of the Beast – The Complete Unauthorised Biography| publisher=Chrome Dreams| year=2006| isbn=1-84240-361-3}}
* {{Cite book|last = Wall|first = Mick| authorlink = Mick Wall |title = Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography|edition = third|publisher = Sanctuary Publishing|year = 2004|isbn = 1-86074-542-3|ref = harv}}
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