Iron Maiden (band)

Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. Formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, previously of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler, they are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, selling over 60 million albums worldwide. Iron Maiden have so far released thirteen studio albums, four "best of" compilations, eight live albums and four limited boxed-sets. They won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2000 http://www.britishacademy.com/ivorsmenu/2000.htm.

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British - Heavy metal - East - London - 1975 - Bassist - Steve Harris - Gypsy's Kiss - Smiler - Genre - Ivor Novello Award - 2000

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Iron Maiden's work has inspired other sub-genres of heavy metal, including power metal and speed metal, and is generally thought of as an influence to any "metal" music containing dual-guitar harmonisation. One example of their far reaching influence is that, amongst others, the thrash metal band Slayer list Iron Maiden as one of their major influences, as do the pop-punk band Sum 41, Flamenco-metal band Breed 77, post-hardcore band My Chemical Romance, progressive rock group Coheed and Cambria, and jam band Umphrey's McGee.

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Power metal - Speed metal - Guitar - Thrash metal - Slayer - Sum 41 - Breed 77 - Post-hardcore - My Chemical Romance - Progressive rock - Coheed and Cambria - Umphrey's McGee

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Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, is a perennial fixture in the band's horror-influenced album cover art, as well as in live shows. Eddie was originally drawn by Derek Riggs but has had various incarnations by Melvyn Grant. Eddie also featured in a first-person shooter video game, Ed Hunter.

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Mascot - Eddie - Album cover - Derek Riggs - Melvyn Grant - First-person shooter - Video game - Ed Hunter

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Lyrically, the band have written many songs based on folklore, movies and books, such as The Wicker Man, The Prisoner, Where Eagles Dare and Rime of the Ancient Mariner – in which words from the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem are sung.

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The Wicker Man - The Prisoner - Where Eagles Dare - Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Poem

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The band have headlined several major events in 2005, notably Ozzfest alongside Black Sabbath, and also the Reading and Leeds Festivals http://www.readingfestival.com/displayPage_reading.asp?PageID=445.

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2005 - Ozzfest - Black Sabbath - Reading and Leeds Festivals

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