Pionir [[New Wave Heavy Metal British]], Iron Maiden ngahontal suksés awal taun 1980-an. Sanggeus sababaraha parobahan formasi, band ieu saterusna ngarilis sauntuyan albeum platinum sarta albeum emas di Amérika Serikat sarta Inggris , kaasup ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'' taun 1982, ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' taun 1983, ''[[Powerslave]]'' taun 1984, Ngarilis konsér ''[[Live After Death]]'' taun 1985, ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'' taun 1986 sarta ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'' taun 1988. Saprak vokalis [[Bruce Dickinson]] sarta gitaris [[Adrian Smith]] balik ngagabung deui taun 1999, band ieu geus ngalaman ronjatan popularitas,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7915012/Iron-Maiden-doing-it-their-own-way.html | title = Iron Maiden: doing it their own way | accessdate = 24 December 2011 | quote = when Dickinson re-entered the fold in 1999 the band’s ensuing career made them bigger than ever | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Thomas H | last=Green | date=28 July 2010}}</ref> kalayan nawarkeun studio panganyarna maranéhanana, ''[[The Final Frontier]]'', ngaronjat di No. 1 di 28 nagara anu béda<ref name="FF 28 quote">{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148709 | title = Iron Maiden Around The World In 66 Days | accessdate = 20 November 2011 | date = 2 November 2010 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> sarta loba narima kritik ngawangun .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-final-frontier | title=''The Final Frontier'' - Iron Maiden | work=[[MetaCritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] | accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref>
Dianggap minangka salah sahiji band pang suksésna dina sajarah Héavy Metal, Iron Maiden geus ngajual leuwih ti 85100 juta rékaman di sakumna dunya <ref name="Die-Hard Fans Follow Iron Maiden Into the Digital Age">https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/lifestyle-reviews/1247294/pictures-ground-shaker-9000-rock-iron-maiden/<nowiki/>{{cite news|last=Pfanner|first=Eric|url=httphttps://www.nytimespressandjournal.comco.uk/2010fp/09lifestyle/06lifestyle-reviews/business1247294/mediapictures-ground-shaker-9000-rock-iron-maiden/06maiden.html?_r=2&ref=music|title=Die-Hard Fans Follow Iron Maiden IntoUK the Digital AgeTour|accessdate=1007 October 20102017|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]www.pressandjournal.co.uk|date=527 September 20102017}}</ref> ku pangrojong radio leutik atawa télévisi .<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.sky.com/story/686694/award-winning-iron-maiden-film-hits-cinemas | title = Award Winning Iron Maiden Film Hits Cinemas | accessdate = 26 November 2011 | date = 21 April 2009 | quote = ...largely without the help of radio airplay or the mainstream media. | publisher = [[BSkyB]] | last = Smith | first = Matt}}</ref> Band ieu meunang panghargaan [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] pikeun prestasi internasional taun 2002,<ref name="Ivor Novello">{{cite web|title = Iron Maiden honoured with Ivor Novello award|date = 18 September 2002|publisher=[[Sanctuary Records Group|Sanctuary Group]]|format = Official Website|url = http://www.sanctuarygroup.com/index.php?page=1&l1=1&l2=2&l3=0&getArticleId=9|accessdate =11-10-2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070310153337/http://www.sanctuarygroup.com/index.php?page=1&l1=1&l2=2&l3=0&getArticleId=9 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 10 March 2007}}</ref> sarta ogé dileler [[Guitar Center#Hollywood's RockWalk|Hollywood RockWalk]] di [[Sunset Boulevard]], Los Angeles, California Amérika Sarikat salila maranéhanana [[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour|tour]] taun 2005.<ref name="rock walk">{{cite web | url = http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=163 | title = Iron Maiden- Guitar Center Rockwalk | accessdate = 1 September 2011 | publisher = [[Guitar Center]]}}</ref> Dina Agustus 2011, band ieu geus midangkeun ampir [[List of Iron Maiden concert tours|2000 live shows]] sapanjang karir maranéhanana. Salila 30 taun pamungkas, band ieu geus dirojong ku maskot kaceluk maranéhanana, "[[Eddie the Head|Eddie]]", anu geus mecenghul di ampir kabéh albeum maranéhanana sarta cover tunggal, sarta pintonan langsung maranéhanana.
