Iron maiden is one of the leading bands in recent history, with fans all across the globe. As one of the most successful heavy metal bands to date, Iron Maiden have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in East London, formed in 1975. The band is directed by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris.

Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray remain the longest-standing members of Iron Maiden. The band’s rise to fame was their then lead vocalist Paul Di’Anno. However around 1981, he started demonstrating self-destructive behavior, particularly through alleged drug usage. He was then replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Dickinson’s recorded debut with Iron Maiden was ‘The number of the Beast’, an album that claimed the band their first ever UK Albums Chart #1 record.

However, it turned out to be controversial, as it gained mixed response from its fans. Many Christian groups labeled the band satanic. ‘Somewhere in time’ in 1988 was a concept album featuring a story about a mythical child who possessed clairvoyant powers. It became the band’s second album to hit #1 in the UK charts.

Their World Slavery tour was the band’s largest to date and consisted of 193 shows over 13 months. This was one of the largest tours in music history – playing to 3,500,000 people over the course of 13 months.