query: when did iron maiden release their first album

pos: Iron Maiden (album) Iron Maiden (album) Iron Maiden is the debut studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was issued by EMI on 14 April 1980 in the UK, and a few months later in North America, originally on Harvest/Capitol Records and subsequently Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records in the US. The North American version also included the song "Sanctuary", previously released in the UK as a non-album single. In 1998, along with the rest of the band's pre-1995 releases, "Iron Maiden" was remastered with "Sanctuary" added in all territories (but 2015 digital releases and all vinyl reissues use original tracklisting

neg: Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song) vinyl cover. Iron Maiden Production Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song) "Sanctuary" is the second single released by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The single was released on 23 May 1980. Although originally issued as a non-album single, the song was added to the later US release of their debut studio record, "Iron Maiden" (1980). When the album was re-released in 1998, the song was added in all territories. In 1990, the 12" version was reissued on CD and 12" vinyl in "The First Ten Years" box set, in which it was combined with their first single, "Running Free". The

neg: Tattooed Millionaire Tattooed Millionaire Tattooed Millionaire is the first solo album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, released in 1990. The album project began when Dickinson was asked to record a song for "", and so wrote "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter". Collaborating with future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, Dickinson began creating a solo album which was fundamentally different from his works with Iron Maiden, with a hard rock sound that is less progressive. "Bring your Daughter..." wasn't included on the original release, as Iron Maiden planned to record an alternate version for their 1990 album "No Prayer for the

neg: Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song) Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song) "Sanctuary" is the second single released by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The single was released on 23 May 1980. Although originally issued as a non-album single, the song was added to the later US release of their debut studio record, "Iron Maiden" (1980). When the album was re-released in 1998, the song was added in all territories. In 1990, the 12" version was reissued on CD and 12" vinyl in "The First Ten Years" box set, in which it was combined with their first single, "Running Free". The original mix of the song

neg: Brave New World (Iron Maiden album) performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Iron Maiden Additional personnel Brave New World (Iron Maiden album) Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. It was their first studio release since the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) in 1999, as well as the band's first studio recording as a six-piece, as Janick Gers, who replaced Smith in 1990, remained with the band. The album artwork and title song are references to

neg: Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song) band's first love song. Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch vinyl cover. Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song) "Twilight Zone" was the fourth single by Iron Maiden, released on 2 March 1981 and is the lead single to the 1981 LP "Killers". The song did not appear in the original album in February, but was included in the U.S. release in June and the international 1998 remaster. At the time of its release, it was the band's second-most successful single, peaking at No. 31 in the UK Singles Chart. It is the band's first single to feature guitarist Adrian

neg: Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song) Twilight Zone (Iron Maiden song) "Twilight Zone" was the fourth single by Iron Maiden, released on 2 March 1981 and is the lead single to the 1981 LP "Killers". The song did not appear in the original album in February, but was included in the U.S. release in June and the international 1998 remaster. At the time of its release, it was the band's second-most successful single, peaking at No. 31 in the UK Singles Chart. It is the band's first single to feature guitarist Adrian Smith. In the 1990 box set, "The First Ten Years", it is on the

neg: Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album released by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released on 11 May 1992, it was their third studio release to top the UK albums chart and the last to feature Bruce Dickinson as the group's lead vocalist until his return in 1999. It was also the first album to be produced by bassist and band founder Steve Harris, and the last to feature the work of producer Martin Birch (who retired after its release). After recording its predecessor (1990's "No Prayer for the Dying")

neg: Bruce Dickinson became their second release to top the UK charts, it was also Dickinson's first album with the band that did not achieve platinum status in the US. Unlike "Somewhere in Time", Dickinson was much more enthusiastic about this album due to its concept and has several song-writing credits. After the following tour in 1988, the band decided to take a year off. During the next album's writing stage, Adrian Smith left Iron Maiden, and was replaced by Janick Gers. Iron Maiden's eighth studio release, 1990's "No Prayer for the Dying", had a raw sound that, according to AllMusic, did not

neg: Brave New World (Iron Maiden album) Brave New World (Iron Maiden album) Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. It was their first studio release since the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) in 1999, as well as the band's first studio recording as a six-piece, as Janick Gers, who replaced Smith in 1990, remained with the band. The album artwork and title song are references to the novel of the same name, written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half

neg: Iron Maiden: Flight 666 different venue. Alongside the DVD and Blu-ray, a double CD soundtrack album was released simultaneously, featuring the same track listing as the video concert footage. The DVD and Blu-ray release was particularly successful, peaking at No. 1 in 22 countries including the UK and US. Production and performance credits are adapted from the Blu-ray, DVD and soundtrack album liner notes. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Iron Maiden: Flight 666 is a concert documentary film featuring the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The film follows the band on the first leg of their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour between February

neg: Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) SoundScan in 1991, with 438,000 copies sold as of 2008. Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album released by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released on 11 May 1992, it was their third studio release to top the UK albums chart and the last to feature Bruce Dickinson as the group's lead vocalist until his return in 1999. It was also the first album to be produced by bassist and band founder Steve Harris, and the last to feature

neg: Iron Maiden written off the band. In 1998, Iron Maiden released "Virtual XI", whose chart scores were the band's lowest to date, failing to score one million worldwide sales for the first time in the band's history. The album peaked at No. 16in the UK; the band's lowest for a new studio record. 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). Bayley's tenure in Iron Maiden ended in January 1999 when he was asked to leave during a band meeting.

neg: Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) was a marked change in sound for Iron Maiden, as it was their first to use guitar synthesisers, although on their next release, 1988's "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", the effects were provided by keyboards instead. Given their time off, this was their first studio album not to be released a year after their previous one, the band insisting that they have more time "to get it right without hurrying for a change", comments Harris. It was also one of their most expensive records, with the bass and drums recorded in the Bahamas, the guitars and vocals recorded in

neg: Iron Maiden (album) was soloing on one of the heavier songs, it wasn't with quite the same passion". The 1998 remastered album differs from the original with the addition of the song "Sanctuary", which had then been released only as a single in the UK in May 1980, although it did also appear in the later US version of "Iron Maiden", which was issued in August 1980. The track originally appeared on the "Metal for Muthas" compilation, but was re-recorded during the "Iron Maiden" sessions. The re-release also features a different cover; a digital recreation by original artist Derek Riggs, with a portion

neg: Iron Maiden versions of "Sanctuary" and "Wrathchild". The release led to an ensuing tour which featured several other bands linked with the new wave of British heavy metal. Iron Maiden released their eponymous self-titled album in 1980, which debuted at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart. In addition to the title track (a live version of which would be one of the first music videos aired on MTV), the album includes other early favourites such as "Running Free", "Transylvania", "Phantom of the Opera", and "Sanctuary" – which was not on the original UK release, but appeared on the US version and

neg: Iron Maiden Burr MS Trust Fund, which took place at the Hammersmith Apollo. The same year, the band were inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. At the end of 2005, Iron Maiden began work on "A Matter of Life and Death", their fourteenth studio album, released in autumn 2006. While not a concept album, 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 and receiving the Album of the Year award at

neg: Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 September 1986 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America. (It was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the United States in 1998.) It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers. Since its release, it has been certified platinum by the RIAA, having sold over one million copies in the US. Somewhere on Tour was the release's supporting tour. "Somewhere in Time" is the band's first studio effort following

neg: Be Quick or Be Dead Be Quick or Be Dead "Be Quick or Be Dead" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the first single release from their ninth studio album "Fear of the Dark", released in 1992. The song is about several political scandals taking place at the time of its release, including the Robert Maxwell banking scandal, European stock market crashes, and the BCCI case. It was released a month prior to the album and reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. The song is faster and heavier than most Iron Maiden songs, and is the band's

neg: Killers (Iron Maiden album) Killers (Iron Maiden album) Killers is the second studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 February 1981 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1981 by Harvest Records and Capitol Records in the United States. The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith, and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was fired after problems with his stage performance arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use. "Killers" was also the first Iron Maiden album recorded with the assistance of producer Martin Birch, who went on to produce their

neg: Live at Donington (Iron Maiden album) album liner notes. Live at Donington (Iron Maiden album) Live at Donington is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, documenting their second headlining appearance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington. The concert took place on 22 August 1992 during the Fear of the Dark Tour in front of a crowd of almost 80,000. It was originally only released as a limited edition triple vinyl set, with a 2 disc CD release only in Brazil, Canada, Holland, Italy, South Korea, UK and Japan, but became a

neg: Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) such as: References on the back include: Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album) Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 September 1986 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America. (It was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the United States in 1998.) It was the band's first album to feature guitar synthesisers. Since its release, it has been certified platinum by the RIAA, having sold over one million copies in the US.

neg: Shinedown begun presenting the material to Smith, who, while unsure how much exactly would go into the future album, did say that he was very impressed, and that the material may fit together into a concept album, a first for the band. They joined Iron Maiden on tour in Europe in April and May, and began recording soon after. At the time, the band planned to finish the album in late 2017, release a first single in January 2018, and then release the album in April. In January 2018, Myers announced that the band had finished recording the album, and that

neg: Live at Donington (Iron Maiden album) Live at Donington (Iron Maiden album) Live at Donington is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, documenting their second headlining appearance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington. The concert took place on 22 August 1992 during the Fear of the Dark Tour in front of a crowd of almost 80,000. It was originally only released as a limited edition triple vinyl set, with a 2 disc CD release only in Brazil, Canada, Holland, Italy, South Korea, UK and Japan, but became a regular part of

neg: Route 666 (The Iron Maidens album) Route 666 (The Iron Maidens album) Route 666 is the second album by the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens and the first under their Japanese label Powerslave Records. It is also the first release featuring guitarist Heather Baker (who replaced Elizabeth Schall and Josephine Soegijanty). (Soegijanty, however, does appear on the DVD portion of this album.) Produced by Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen (who worked on the 2005 Iron Maiden tribute album "Numbers from the Beast"), "Route 666" is a CD/DVD package, with the DVD featuring the band's live performance at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA, on

neg: The X Factor (album) the more apparent." Sputnikmusic were somewhat more positive about the release, deeming the album "a change for Iron Maiden, and a very important one at that" as it "paved the way for future albums of similar length". They also praised the "often criticized" Blaze Bayley, whose voice they claimed "was perfect for the new release." Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. The X Factor (album) The X Factor is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 October 1995 through EMI. It is the first of two albums by

neg: The Iron Maidens form the band's first lineup. Sisneros left the band in 2002 to pursue other interests and was replaced by Wanda Ortiz. In 2003, the band started work on their debut album. The project was delayed when Warren gave notice of her departure from the band to focus more on her personal and child's needs. After Warren's departure, new vocalist Aja Kim made her debut in the band and helped complete the album ("World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden"), which was released in June 2005. After the album's release, Draven left the band. In February 2007, Heather Baker joined to

neg: Iron Maiden be the album's second single. 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 1987 novel "Seventh Son" by Orson Scott Card, would be the band's first record to include keyboards, performed by Harris and Smith, as opposed to guitar synthesisers on the previous release. After his contributions were not used for "Somewhere in Time", Dickinson's enthusiasm was renewed as his ideas were accepted for this album. Another popular release, it became Iron Maiden's second album to hit No.

neg: From Here to Eternity (Iron Maiden song) One" and "No Prayer for the Dying" on these singles are the only time either has appeared live on any Iron Maiden release. From Here to Eternity (Iron Maiden song) "From Here to Eternity" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the second single from their album "Fear of the Dark", released in 1992. The song is the fourth and most recent song in the ongoing saga of "Charlotte the Harlot" (other songs include "Charlotte the Harlot," "22 Acacia Avenue," and "Hooks in You", although the status of the latter song is a point of

neg: Iron Maiden prior to their debut release, only two new songs were written for the record: "Prodigal Son" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (the latter's title was taken from the short story by Edgar Allan Poe). Unsatisfied with the production on their debut album, the band hired veteran producer Martin Birch, who would go on to work for Iron Maiden until his retirement in 1992. The record was followed by the band's first world tour, which included their debut performance in the United States, opening for Judas Priest at The Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas. By 1981, Paul Di'Anno was demonstrating

neg: The Angel and the Gambler The Angel and the Gambler "The Angel and the Gambler" is a single from the Iron Maiden album "Virtual XI", released in 1998. It preceded the release of "Virtual XI" by two weeks. It is the first Iron Maiden single to feature a video as a B-side. The singles includes two audio tracks recorded live at Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden in 1995 on the X Factour, their tour in support of "the X Factor" album. At 9:56 minutes in length, it was the band's longest single at the time and the only one to exceed the 8-minute mark, until it was

neg: The Number of the Beast (album) The Number of the Beast (album) The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in March 1982. It was their first release to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr. "The Number of the Beast" met with considerable critical and commercial success and was a landmark release for the band, becoming their first album to reach No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 in the US. The album also produced the singles "Run to the

neg: Iron Maiden the summer of 2003, Iron Maiden released "Dance of Death", their thirteenth studio album, which was met by worldwide critical and commercial success. 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". As usual, historical, and literary references were present, with "Montségur" in particular being about the Cathar stronghold conquered in 1244, and "Paschendale" relating to the significant battle which took place during The First World War. During the following tour, the band's performance at

neg: Aces High (song) "the live version of 'Aces High' off the "Live After Death" album was the song that first made [him] interested in performing live." Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch vinyl, and 12 inch vinyl covers.> Aces High (song) "Aces High" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, written by the band's bassist Steve Harris. It is Iron Maiden's eleventh single release and the second from their fifth studio album, "Powerslave" (1984). The first B-side is a cover of Nektar's "King of Twilight", from their 1972 album "A Tab in the Ocean". Their cover is

neg: Iron Maiden (album) "Strange World" and "Transylvania" were the only songs not played on the "Eddie Rips Up the World Tour", 2005. Four songs ("Prowler", "Remember Tomorrow", "Running Free" and "Iron Maiden") were covered for the 2008 tribute album "" released by "Kerrang!" magazine, and an acoustic reinterpretation of "Prowler" was included in 2012's "Across The Seventh Sea" by the acoustic Iron Maiden tribute project Maiden uniteD. When first issued in 1980, the album received immediate critical acclaim, with Geoff Barton, reviewing the album in "Sounds", writing, "Heavy metal for the '80s, its blinding speed and rampant ferocity making most plastic heavy rock

neg: Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) of comic-book horror creature and turn him into something a bit more straightforward so that he became even more threatening." Following "Fear of the Dark", Grant has produced several more covers for Iron Maiden, making him the band's second most-frequent artist after Riggs. Reviews for the album were mixed, with AllMusic commenting that, while "easily an improvement over 1990's lackluster "No Prayer for the Dying" (both musically and sonically)", the release "still wasn't quite on par with their exceptional work from the '80s". Sputnikmusic were more positive about the release, stating that "though many of the songs are still sub-par

neg: Somewhere on Tour went on their bus. Both of us felt we had sort of put out tired records by tired bands." References Notes: Somewhere on Tour Somewhere on Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 10 September 1986 to 21 May 1987, supporting their album "Somewhere in Time". The band performed across the globe, in countries including Poland, Italy, the United States and England. The tour lasted 253 days, during which the band performed 151 shows. "When we did "Inside the Electric Circus", we went on a big world tour with Iron Maiden", recalled Blackie Lawless of

neg: Clive Burr Clive Burr Clive Burr (8 March 1957 – 12 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was a member of Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979 (coincidentally at about the same time Bruce Dickinson joined Samson). Auditioning and joining upon the recommendation of then-Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton, Burr played on their first three records: "Iron Maiden", "Killers" and their breakthrough release "The Number of the Beast", the last of which was the Maiden debut of Bruce Dickinson. Burr was fired from the band in 1982 during The Beast

neg: Iron Maiden discography Paul Di'Anno, marking the beginning of a series of top-ten high-impact releases. They issued "The Number of the Beast", becoming the band's first release to top the UK charts, and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Drummer Nicko McBrain replaced Clive Burr, and the band released "Piece of Mind" in 1983, followed by "Powerslave" (1984). Iron Maiden broadened their sound with the use of guitar synthesisers in "Somewhere in Time" (1986). Their following concept album, "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", was released in 1988, and also topped the UK charts. The line-up remained unchanged

neg: ThanatoSchizO YouTube, due to their Sepultura and Iron Maiden covers-–recorded an interesting version of the song "Suturn" from ThanatoSchizO’s first album "Schizo Level". ThanatoSchizO inked a deal for the release of their fourth album, "Zoom Code", with My Kingdom Music. The worldwide release date was April, 11. "Zoom Code" was produced by Luís Barros (Tarantula), mastered by Tommy Newton (Conception, Helloween), and features guest appearances by Timb Harris (Estradasphere, Secret Chiefs 3) and Zweizz (Fleurety, ex-Dødheimsgard). In May, Mexican label Sun Empire Productions released a special deluxe edition of ThanatoSchizO's first album "Schizo Level", in digipack format. On May 17, ThanatoSchizO

neg: Virus (Iron Maiden song) Black Emperor, the track "BBF3" features a vox pop interview to a person going by the name of Blaise Bailey Finnegan III who recites a poem made from the lyrics from "Virus", written by Blaze Bayley. The intro riff was re-used by Bristol-based trio Kosheen for their song "I Want It All" from their 2001 album Resist. Production credits are adapted from the CD covers. Virus (Iron Maiden song) "Virus" is a single from Iron Maiden, released in 1996. It is the first single since 1980's "Women in Uniform" that does not appear on any official Iron Maiden studio album.

neg: Iron Maiden (album) around the globe). It is the band's only album to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton. Although Iron Maiden have since criticised the quality of the album's production, the release was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart as well as achieving prominence for the band in mainland Europe. This is the band's only album produced by Wil Malone (credited as Will Malone), who Iron Maiden have since claimed lacked interest in the project and effectively left them to produce most of the album themselves, which, according to bassist Steve Harris, was completed in

neg: Extreme metal thrash metal album, and would eventually be certified triple platinum. A few months later, Slayer would release their own thrash metal album "Show No Mercy", influenced by the sounds of Venom, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Mercyful Fate. When extreme metal band Hellhammer first began making music, it was generally panned by critics, leading to the members forming Celtic Frost in its place, which proved very influential on the progression of the genre. During this period, the line between extreme metal genres were blurred, as thrash metal bands such Slayer, Sepultura, Sodom, Destruction and Kreator were integral to the first

neg: Aces High (song) Aces High (song) "Aces High" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, written by the band's bassist Steve Harris. It is Iron Maiden's eleventh single release and the second from their fifth studio album, "Powerslave" (1984). The first B-side is a cover of Nektar's "King of Twilight", from their 1972 album "A Tab in the Ocean". Their cover is actually a medley of the songs "Crying in the Dark" and "King of Twilight", the last two songs on the album. The Japanese 12" was mixed with the B-side covers from "The Trooper" & "2 Minutes To

neg: Aqualung (Jethro Tull album) wholly on its own terms as a great rock album, period". Murphy also praised the additional material featured on the release, finding that the new content was "where a great album gets even better". Steve Harris, the bass player for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has called "Aqualung" "a classic album", lauding its "fantastic playing, fantastic songs, attitude [and] vibe". Iron Maiden would go on to cover "Cross-Eyed Mary" as the B-side of their 1983 single "The Trooper". "Aqualung" has also been appraised highly in retrospective listings, compiled by music writers and magazines (see Accolades). Even Martin Barre's solo

neg: Iron Maiden Tour British tour, taking place from 21 November to 21 December. The tour would see them perform in mainland Europe for the first time, as well as record their first live video at the Rainbow Theatre, London on the last night of the tour. Reference The setlist for supporting shows consisted of: While headlining shows had a setlist of: Notes: Iron Maiden Tour The Iron Maiden Tour was a 1980 concert tour by Iron Maiden in support of their eponymous debut album. The band's first solo headlining tour, it followed the co-headlined Metal for Muthas Tour from earlier in the same

neg: Paul Di'Anno reputedly failed when Di'Anno was arrested for showing off his pocket-knife in public. 1980's self-titled release quickly became acknowledged as a classic of its genre, as the band merged punk's energy with metal's riffs and progressive rock complexity, serving as the blueprint for such future genres as thrash metal and speed metal. 1981 saw the release of their second album, "Killers", as well as a stopgap live EP, "Maiden Japan". After having cancelled gigs due to Di'Anno's inability and, at times, lack of desire to perform, which had resulted from cocaine/amphetamine abuse and heavy drinking, Iron Maiden decided that to

neg: Moonspell Moonspell Moonspell is a Portuguese heavy metal band. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP "Under the Moonspell" in 1994 and followed up with their debut album "Wolfheart" a year later. They quickly became one of the most recognizable metal bands from Portugal and a key figure in gothic metal. Moonspell reached the Portuguese top first with their album "Sin/Pecado", and were, along with Metallica and Iron Maiden, the only metal band to reach the first place of the Portuguese charts after the release of their album, "Memorial", in 2006. With "Memorial", Moonspell also became the first Portuguese

neg: Somewhere on Tour Somewhere on Tour Somewhere on Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 10 September 1986 to 21 May 1987, supporting their album "Somewhere in Time". The band performed across the globe, in countries including Poland, Italy, the United States and England. The tour lasted 253 days, during which the band performed 151 shows. "When we did "Inside the Electric Circus", we went on a big world tour with Iron Maiden", recalled Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P., the opening act in November and December 1986. "We had the same arrangement. There were a lot of times we

neg: El Dorado (Iron Maiden song) El Dorado (Iron Maiden song) "El Dorado" is the second track from English heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2010 album "The Final Frontier". The song is the band's forty-first single, and the only one from the album. It was made available as a free download on the band's official site at 00:01 on 8 June 2010 (UTC), one day before the album's supporting tour began. The cover art was created by Anthony Dry and is based on the covers of the EC Comics published by William Gaines that were popular in the 1950s. Regarding the early online release of the

neg: Derek Riggs the cover of "World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden", the self-titled debut album by the all-female tribute band, The Iron Maidens, a piece which was inspired by the "Killers" album, featuring a similar "Kinky Sex Shop" which featured in the "Iron Maiden" artwork. He has also worked with Iron Maiden lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson for his album "Accident of Birth", Stratovarius for their album "Infinite", Gamma Ray for their "Power Plant" album, Artension on their 2004 album "Future World", Gillman on their 2003 album Cuauhtemoc, and with many other bands and companies most of which are featured on his

neg: Iron Maiden (album) of the original artwork instead being used on the disc itself. The band undertook the Iron Maiden Tour in support of the album, during which they played their first concerts in mainland Europe, where they were surprised to discover how successful "Iron Maiden" had been outside the UK. Steve Harris commented, "The prestige of doing so well in the UK had turned into a sort of word-of-mouth thing, and we'd turn up in places like Leiden, in Holland, places we'd never even heard of, and they'd have these massive banners waiting for us with 'Iron Maiden Go Over The Top'

neg: Iron Maiden DVD, CD, and LP formats under the title "Maiden England '88". Following confirmation from the group that 2010's "The Final Frontier" would not be their last album, Bruce Dickinson revealed plans for a sixteenth studio record in July 2013, with a potential release date in 2015. In February 2015, drummer Nicko McBrain revealed that a new album had been completed, although the release was put on hold as Dickinson was recovering from treatment for a cancerous tumour found on his tongue. On 15 May, after Dickinson was cleared for activities, manager Rod Smallwood confirmed that the album would be released

neg: Thunder (band) time the following month, which was also headlined by Iron Maiden. Also in August, "Low Life in High Places" was released as the first single from the band's second album, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, before "Laughing on Judgement Day" itself was released and debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart – the band's highest album chart position to date. The album was Thunder's second release to receive a gold certification from the BPI, which it did in January 1993. Later singles "Everybody Wants Her", "A Better Man" and "Like a Satellite" all registered on

neg: Pokolgép to release the first heavy metal album in Hungary. This was the debut album of Pokolgép, titled Totális Metal. This was the time heavy metal bands started to come to the Eastern bloc (e.g. Iron Maiden and Queen), mainly to Poland and Hungary. Pokolgép played before Metallica and Motörhead in the late 1980s. In 1987 Pokolgép released their second album, Pokoli színjáték. Pokoli színjáték was first played in concert, and released days after. In 1988-89, Pokolgép went on a European tour, playing in the two German states, the Netherlands and Belgium, and released their third album in 1989 (title: Éjszakai

neg: Mind the Acoustic Pieces Mind the Acoustic Pieces Mind the Acoustic Pieces is the first studio album by Maiden uniteD. It is an all-acoustic reinterpretation of the 1983 Iron Maiden album "Piece of Mind" with rearranged music for an acoustic setting Joey Bruers and Ruud Jolie rewrote the entire "Piece of Mind" album for their Maiden uniteD project. Maiden uniteD is a project that plays Iron Maiden songs acoustically with new arrangements, featuring guest musicians from different bands. The single "The Trooper" was released on November 20, 2010 featuring an alternate version of "Sun and Steel" with Anneke van Giersbergen on vocals.<br> "Mind the

neg: Killers (Iron Maiden album) also covered in 2005 by female tribute band The Iron Maidens on their 2007 album "Route 666", by Gallows on the 2008 tribute CD "" released by "Kerrang!" magazine, and by Six Feet Under on the reissue of their 1999 album "Maximum Violence". "Wrathchild" was featured in the PlayStation 2 game "". Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Killers (Iron Maiden album) Killers is the second studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 February 1981 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 6 June 1981 by Harvest

neg: The Trooper in Beijing (their first in China), Dickinson did not bring out a flag while performing "The Trooper" as part of the request from the Chinese government to allow Iron Maiden to perform in the country. The flag was also omitted for a concert in Shanghai two days later. The song has appeared in several Iron Maiden tribute albums, including "A Call To Irons: A Tribute To Iron Maiden", "Numbers from the Beast", "A Tribute to the Beast" and "Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden", as well as on records by tribute bands such as Maiden uniteD (on 2010's "Mind

neg: The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days is a DVD video by Iron Maiden, released in 2004. It features the first part of "The History of Iron Maiden" series, a 90-minute documentary which describes their beginnings in London's East End in 1975 through to the "Piece of Mind" album and tour in 1983. The set also features a large collection of rare videos and concert footage, as well as interviews with former members such as Paul Di'Anno, Clive Burr, Dennis Stratton, Dave Sullivan, Terry Rance,

neg: Dance of Death (album) Dance of Death (album) Dance of Death is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released first in Japan on 2 September and then 8 September 2003 in the rest of the world excluding North America (where it was released a day later). The album was recorded on magnetic (analogue) tape. Their second studio release since the return of vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the album features the band's first-ever fully acoustic track, "Journeyman", as well as "New Frontier", their only song co-written by drummer Nicko McBrain. As with "Brave New World",

neg: Laughing on Judgement Day reach the top 20 in the UK when it debuted at number 18. Fourth and final single "Like a Satellite" reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. "Does It Feel Like Love?" was also issued as a single in 1992, but was released in the United States only and did not chart. "Laughing on Judgement Day" was released on 24 August 1992, by EMI Records in Europe and Geffen Records in the United States. The Japanese release followed four days later through Toshiba EMI. Prior to the release of the album, Thunder opened for Iron Maiden on the five-date

neg: Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) by their standards ... the band returns to the lofty heights that they enjoyed for the entirety of the 80's". "Billboard" gave it a positive review on release, saying Dickinson's voice "shows no sign of wear and tear" and the guitar work "sounds fresh and crisp". In October 2011, "Fear of the Dark" was ranked No. 8 on "Guitar World" magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992. "Fear of the Dark" became the third Iron Maiden album to top the UK Albums Chart. It is the band's most successful record in North America after the inception of Nielsen

neg: Iron Maiden Tour Iron Maiden Tour The Iron Maiden Tour was a 1980 concert tour by Iron Maiden in support of their eponymous debut album. The band's first solo headlining tour, it followed the co-headlined Metal for Muthas Tour from earlier in the same year. The tour commenced with a British leg from 1 April to 23 August, although this included one concert in Finland, before the band supported Kiss on their Unmasked Tour from 24 August to 16 October, immediately following which guitarist Dennis Stratton was sacked and replaced with Adrian Smith. After Smith was hired, the band decided to undertake another

neg: Iron Maiden (album) tracks from the '60s and '70s sound sloth-like and funeral-dirgey by comparison." Since its release, "Iron Maiden" has continued to receive praise from reviewers, with AllMusic proclaiming that the album "would still rank as a landmark even if the Dickinson years had never happened" as well as "no better place to hear how both punk and prog rock informed the new wave of British heavy metal". In addition, Sputnikmusic describes it as "one of the top debut albums in the world of heavy metal", containing "the raw, aggressive power [which] defines the early years of the band". "Iron Maiden" is

neg: Head On (Samson album) Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden released their own version on the Iron Maiden album "Killers" the next year, though Steve Harris credited the song solely to himself, annoying the members of Samson. A jazz-style spoof version of "Vice Versa", titled "Egg Timer" and credited to Cosmo Toons and the Split Knee Loons, appears on the "For Gillan Fans Only" album, given away for free with the first 15,000 copies of Gillan's "Glory Road", released in 1980. All tracks by Bruce Dickinson, Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer and Thunderstick except "Thunderburst" by Dickinson, Samson, Aylmer, Thunderstick and Steve Harris Charts UK #34 "Head

neg: The Final Frontier and "Revolver"'s lists of the best albums of 2010. The song "El Dorado" won the band a Grammy award for "Best Metal Performance". Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes and AllMusic. Throughout The Final Frontier World Tour, Bruce Dickinson often requested that fans put the album to No. 1 in the respective country's music charts, which it did in 28 countries worldwide. It is the first Iron Maiden release to debut at No. 1 in the United Kingdom charts since 1992's "Fear of the Dark", having sold 44,385 copies in its first week. In addition,

neg: ASAP (band) in Urchin, a band Smith fronted in the 1970s. Andy Barnett, Dave Colwell and Richard Young played with Smith in various incarnations of Urchin, which was disbanded in 1981 when Smith joined Iron Maiden. Further foundations for the band were laid out in late 1985 when Iron Maiden were taking a break after their massive world tour in support of their album "Powerslave". Bored with the lull in band's activity as they prepared to record a new album, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain started playing on their own to pass the time, and they soon formed a full band which

neg: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 11 April 1988 by the EMI label in Europe, and its sister label Capitol in North America. It was re-released on 2002 by Sanctuary/Columbia in the United States. It is the band's last studio album to feature guitarist Adrian Smith until 2000's "Brave New World". It is the first Iron Maiden release to feature keyboards. Like "The Number of the Beast" and, later, "Fear of the Dark", "The Final Frontier" and "The Book of

neg: Maiden uniteD November and December. This album contains rearranged songs from several Iron Maiden albums. Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) plays cello on the tracks 'The Evil That Men Do' and 'Infinite Dreams'. Maiden uniteD brought their third album "Remembrance" out in 2015. There are also special guests on this album such as ex Iron Maiden singers Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley. Next to them are Wudstik, Marcela Bovio of Stream of Passion and ex Iron Maiden drummer Thunderstick also on the album. A European tour follows from September through December. Damian Wilson (Threshold, Ayreon, Star One, Headspace): Vocals <br> Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation,

neg: The Number of the Beast (song) The Number of the Beast (song) "The Number of the Beast" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is Iron Maiden's seventh single release, and the second single from their 1982 studio album of the same name. It was reissued in 2005 and also prior to that in 1990 in "The First Ten Years" box set on CD and 12" vinyl, in which it was combined the previous single, "Run to the Hills". Upon release in 1982, the song caused controversy in the United States where its religious subject matter caused outrage amongst religious groups.

neg: Iron Maiden 41. Iron Maiden have also been referenced in Weezer's "Heart Songs" (from their 2008 self-titled "Red" album), Blues Traveler's "Psycho Joe" (from 1997's "Straight on till Morning"), and NOFX's "Eddie, Bruce and Paul" (from their 2009 album "Coaster"), which Sputnikmusic describes as "a humorous retelling of Paul DiAnno's departure". In 2008, "Kerrang!" released "", an album composed of Iron Maiden cover songs performed by Metallica, Machine Head, Dream Theater, Trivium, Coheed and Cambria, Avenged Sevenfold, and other groups influenced by the band. In 2010, Maiden uniteD, an acoustic tribute band consisting of members of Ayreon, Threshold and Within Temptation, released

neg: 2 Minutes to Midnight vinyl covers. 2 Minutes to Midnight "2 Minutes to Midnight" is a song by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, featured on their fifth studio album, "Powerslave" (1984). It was released as the band's tenth single, and first from the album on 6 August 1984. It rose to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on "Billboard" Top Album Tracks. The band's first single to exceed five minutes in length, it remained their longest until the release of "Infinite Dreams" in November 1989. A protest song about nuclear war, "2 Minutes to Midnight" was written by

neg: 2 Minutes to Midnight 2 Minutes to Midnight "2 Minutes to Midnight" is a song by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, featured on their fifth studio album, "Powerslave" (1984). It was released as the band's tenth single, and first from the album on 6 August 1984. It rose to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on "Billboard" Top Album Tracks. The band's first single to exceed five minutes in length, it remained their longest until the release of "Infinite Dreams" in November 1989. A protest song about nuclear war, "2 Minutes to Midnight" was written by Adrian Smith

neg: Possessed (band) has no official announcement or release date, suggesting that the album will now instead be released in 2019, which will be their first studio album in almost 33 years. At least three Possessed members who had written and recorded with the band at some point (vocalist/bassist Becerra, guitarist Torrao and guitarist Montana) cite early Exodus and Venom as their main influences, in addition to NWOBHM acts like Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. Although Allmusic attributed Slayer as being a musical influence for 1985's "Seven Churches", the first Slayer album "Show No Mercy" had not been released until December 1983,

neg: Blaze Bayley tour in 2011. Bayley was chosen as Bruce Dickinson's replacement after hundreds of auditions. His departure from Wolfsbane led to their disbandment later that year. After a serious motorcycle accident put him out of commission for a year, Bayley was able to record vocals for Maiden's "The X Factor", released in 1995. Bayley went on tour with the band in support of the album. Another Iron Maiden album with Bayley on vocals, "Virtual XI" was released in 1998. The two Iron Maiden albums released during Bayley's tenure did not chart as well as the band had hoped. "The X Factor"

neg: Running Free Running Free "Running Free" is the debut single by Iron Maiden, released on 8 February 1980 on the 7" 45 rpm vinyl record format. It was written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno. The song appears as the third track on the band's debut album "Iron Maiden" (and the fourth track on its 1998 re-release). In 1985, a live version of the song was released as the first single from "Live After Death" (the band's twelfth single). In 1990, the original single was reissued on CD and 12" vinyl as part of "The First Ten Years" box, in which it

neg: Iron Maiden Mariner", as well as the singles, "Man on the Edge", based on the film "Falling Down", and "Lord of the Flies", based on the novel of the same name. The release is notable for its "dark" tone, inspired by Steve Harris' divorce. The band toured for the rest of 1995 and 1996, playing for the first time in Israel and South Africa, and ending in the Americas. After the tour, Iron Maiden released a compilation album, "Best of the Beast". The band's first compilation, it included a new single, "Virus", in which the lyrics attack the critics, who had recently

neg: The Book of Souls The Book of Souls The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 September 2015. It is the band's first studio double album, and therefore also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. It is also their first album to be released on Parlophone, since the end of their 30-year contract with EMI Records. Produced by long-time Iron Maiden collaborator Kevin

neg: Lauren Harris venues. When the tour concluded, Harris released her debut album entitled "Calm Before the Storm", mixed by Kevin Shirley. She continued to tour the UK and Europe in support of the release. Harris joined Iron Maiden again, this time on the "Somewhere Back In Time World" tour. In addition to supporting Iron Maiden, between 2006 and 2009 the Lauren Harris Band toured as a support act with bands such as Alice Cooper, Within Temptation, and Mötley Crüe. In 2008 Harris named musical influences including Belinda Carlisle, Shakespears Sister, Alanis Morissette, Heart, Def Leppard and the Foo Fighters. From 2010, following

neg: Tara Perdida of the 2008 Lisbon, (Portugal), Super Bock Super Rock festival as guests of Iron Maiden. On 23 March 2014, vocalist João Ribas dies victim of respiratory infection. On 22 June 2015, the band releases their brand new album titled Luto, the first album with new vocalist Tiago Afonso following the death of João Ribas Tara Perdida Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band. Composed by 5 members: Tiago Afonso (vocals), Ruka (guitar), Ganso (guitar), Alexandre Morais (bass), Tiago Felgueiras (guitar) and Pedro Rosario (drums), it was originally an underground project, but upon the release of their album, "Lambe-Botas" in

neg: Bruce Dickinson support of "The Final Frontier", their first album recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas since 1986's "Somewhere in Time", and which peaked at No. 1 in 28 countries. In September 2014, Iron Maiden began recording their sixteenth studio album, "The Book of Souls", at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris. The release features two songs written solely by Dickinson for the first time since "Powerslave", "If Eternity Should Fail" and "Empire of the Clouds", the former originally penned for a possible solo record. "Empire of the Clouds" is notable for being the band's longest ever song, at over 18 minutes in

neg: Five Deadly Venoms Toad style benefits (most notably the iron skin.) Number 5's weak spot were his ears as shown in his fight with The Snake, when The Scorpion secretly struck his ears with his darts. Some thought the way to discover the weak spot in one's Toad style is to use an iron maiden. But when Number 5 was first placed in the iron maiden, he was impervious to the needles. The iron maiden's needles only penetrated the Toad after the Scorpion and Snake exploited his weak spot, the ears, with darts and a snake strike. The film received a DVD release

neg: Virus (Iron Maiden song) Virus (Iron Maiden song) "Virus" is a single from Iron Maiden, released in 1996. It is the first single since 1980's "Women in Uniform" that does not appear on any official Iron Maiden studio album. It was, however, featured as a brand new track on the band's first ever career retrospective — 1996's double-disc "Best of the Beast". It is the only Iron Maiden song to be credited to both of the band's guitarists. It has never been performed live by Iron Maiden, but Blaze Bayley performed it several times in his solo career. Lyrically, the song warns of rising

neg: Iron Maiden (album) were first raised during "Iron Maiden"s recording, when Stratton added Wishbone Ash-esque harmony guitars and backing vocals reminiscent of Queen to "Phantom of the Opera", of which the rest of the band immediately disapproved and had removed. Although Stratton states that he was not "trying to push the band in a new direction", Harris comments that it "really pointed up the difference between Den and us", after which he began to notice that "Dennis was so much more into playing stuff like "Strange World" than he was "Iron Maiden" or "Prowler", because it was more slow, melodic ... when he

neg: Creeper (band) and WSTR. In May 2016, Creeper supported Black Veil Brides vocalist Andy Biersack on his Homecoming Tour, as well as performing second on the bill for Funeral for a Friend at their final show on 21 May at the O2 Forum. In June, the group contributed a cover of Iron Maiden's "The Evil That Men Do" to "Kerrang!" magazine's "Maiden Heaven Volume 2: An All-Star Tribute To Iron Maiden" album, and in August they contributed a recording of My Chemical Romance's "This Is How I Disappear" to the "Rock Sound" free release "Rock Sound Presents... The Black Parade", a tribute

neg: Bruce Dickinson World Tour and Eddie Rips Up the World Tour) Iron Maiden returned to SARM in 2006 to record their next studio album, "A Matter of Life and Death", and embarked on a supporting tour. In 2008 and 2009, the band set out on the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, which has since been described as "groundbreaking" for its use of "Ed Force One", the band's customised Boeing 757, flown by Dickinson himself, and led to the documentary film "", which had a limited cinema release in April 2009. Iron Maiden held another world tour in 2010 and 2011 in

neg: Thin Lizzy heavy metal groups such as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. Iron Maiden covered the song "Massacre" from Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox" album, and released it on their 1988 single "Can I Play with Madness". A cover of "Cowboy Song" appears on "Sound of White Noise" by Anthrax as the bonus track for the album's Japanese release. Thin Lizzy are also a major inspiration for modern heavy metal bands such as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Testament. Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian

neg: Flight of Icarus Flight of Icarus "Flight of Icarus" is a written, performed, and recorded by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released as their eighth single and the first from their fourth studio album, "Piece of Mind" (1983). It was the band's first single to be released in the United States, becoming one of their few songs to gain substantial airplay, peaking at No. 8 on the "Billboard" Top Album Tracks chart - the highest position of any Iron Maiden single in the US. It was also a success in the UK, peaking at No. 11 on the UK

neg: Be Quick or Be Dead the video game "Carmageddon 2". Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch single, and picture disc covers. Be Quick or Be Dead "Be Quick or Be Dead" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released as the first single release from their ninth studio album "Fear of the Dark", released in 1992. The song is about several political scandals taking place at the time of its release, including the Robert Maxwell banking scandal, European stock market crashes, and the BCCI case. It was released a month prior to the album and reached No. 2 on the

neg: Black Tide on tour supporting Bullet for My Valentine and Escape the Fate on their US tour in September–October 2010. On September 17, 2010, the first single from the upcoming album, "Bury Me," was released. The CD single also included a B-side entitled "Honest Eyes" (which was later released as a single on its own). Following the release of the single, the band announced that the new album has a tentative release date of February 2011, through Interscope Records, and that it would be self-titled. The band was the confirmed opening act for Iron Maiden on two shows in Florida. It was

neg: Psycho Motel the two records were distinct from each other: "Quote from Adrian Smith, as quoted from the Welcome to the World album cover." After the release of "Welcome To The World", Smith went to help on two albums and two tours with Bruce Dickinson. After this, they both re-joined Iron Maiden in 1999, and Psycho Motel split up. When asked if he would consider re-forming the band in 2001, he said that they had "no plans at the moment" but they would "possibly do some stuff next year". This has yet to happen with his continued success with Iron Maiden. In

neg: Paul Di'Anno so me an' Steve was always fighting". Di'Anno was paid out by Smallwood at the time of his departure and does not receive royalties on Iron Maiden songs. Di'Anno was the first project by Paul Di'Anno after he was fired from Iron Maiden. This group was originally called Lonewolf but after disagreement with a group already called Lone Wolf, they changed their name and ended up recording only one album under the simple moniker of Di'Anno. On the tour Paul refused to play any Iron Maiden songs (much to the dismay of the crowd), playing only their own songs and

neg: Bloodbound Bloodbound Bloodbound is a Swedish power metal band formed in 2004. They released their first album, Nosferatu, in 2005 and their second, Book of the Dead, in May 2007. The brainchild of former Street Talk members Fredrik Bergh and Tomas Olsson, the band has also included Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart), Urban breed (Tad Morose) and Pelle Åkerlind (Morgana Lefay). Their debut album Nosferatu featured former Tad Morose singer Urban breed on vocals. Released on 16 December 2005 (in Japan; European release date 24 February 2006), "Nosferatu" features artwork by Mark Wilkinson (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Marillion) and received an early

neg: Toad (band) Toad released their self-titled album and the single "Stay!," which did fairly well and made a great deal of headway in the Swiss charts: a feat that no other hard rock band had ever accomplished in that country. The album was mixed by the legendary British producer Martin Birch (who also produced for Deep Purple, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath). The album also features Benjamin "Beni" Jaeger on vocals, who would leave once the album was finished. As their first album was being released in 1971, Toad performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival that was recorded live by the Swiss

neg: Yoshiki (musician) song titled "Red Swan" featuring Hyde, which is the opening theme song of the third season of the "Attack on Titan" anime. In September, it was announced that Yoshiki would feature on Sarah Brightman's album "Hymn", with a newly recorded version of his composition "Miracle". When asked what the albums were the most influential for him, Yoshiki named "Alive!" by Kiss, "Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin and "Killers" by Iron Maiden. Yoshiki stated he loved "the punkish elements" of the albums "Iron Maiden" and "Killers" by Iron Maiden and that their work got him into punk rock. He was

neg: Road Warrior (Black Tide EP) Road Warrior (Black Tide EP) Road Warrior is a limited 7" vinyl released by Black Tide in 2008. It features a live recording of the song "Warriors of Time" from their debut album "Light from Above" on the B-side and a cover of Iron Maiden's "Prowler". "Prowler" was originally released on the Kerrang! compilation "Maiden Heaven" Iron Maiden tribute CD as well as the band's CD single for the song "Shout". The cover is a scene from the music video "Shockwave". It was the last release to feature rhythm guitarist Alex Nuñez. This EP is also available on iTunes, but

neg: ASAP (band) and "That Girl"). When he formed ASAP in 1989, Adrian Smith invited his friends and former bandmates Colwell, Barnett and Young, as well as Zak Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Originally, Smith wanted Nicko McBrain to join in on drums, but McBrain was getting married at the time and was unavailable for recording. Their first and only album was a departure from the sound Smith helped create with Iron Maiden. It wasn't as heavy as Iron Maiden although there were elements of the more progressive sound the band had developed over the 1980s, but keyboards were more prominently

neg: Urania (album) time. They shared a common love for bands like Dream Theater and Iron Maiden, which lead to the formation of their first band when they were at age 17, mainly playing covers of some artists they used to listen like Mägo de Oz and Iron Maiden. Guitar player Daniel Moreno, Sánchez long-time friend, joined the band, which would be later named "Metalurgia", which served as an early musical output for the musicians. In 2008, Hernández and Mariné decided they wanted to bring it up a notch and create a progressive metal project in the vein of bands like Symphony X

neg: A Real Live One A Real Live One A Real Live One is a live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in March 1993. The album tracks were recorded at 9 different venues in Europe on the Fear of the Dark Tour. This album features songs from the "Somewhere in Time" (1986) through "Fear of the Dark" (1992) eras, while counterpart "A Real Dead One" only contains songs from the pre-"Somewhere in Time" albums. When Iron Maiden re-released all of their pre-X Factor albums in 1998, this album was combined with "A Real Dead One" to form the 2-disc "A