What is Iron Maiden?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Iron Maiden | Img = Iron Maiden Irvine 2008.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Iron Maiden playing music in Irvine in 2008 | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Leyton]], London, England | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1975–present | Label = [[EMI]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]], [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Portrait Records|Portrait]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | Associated_acts = [[The Entire Population of Hackney]], [[Gogmagog (band)|Gogmagog]], [[Psycho Motel]], [[Samson (band)|Samson]], [[Trust (band)|Trust]], [[Urchin (band)|Urchin]] | URL = {{url|www.ironmaiden.com}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Steve Harris]]<br />[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]]<br />[[Adrian Smith]]<br />[[Bruce Dickinson]]<br />[[Nicko McBrain]]<br />[[Janick Gers]] | Past_members = [[Iron Maiden#Members|Former members]] }} '''Iron Maiden''' is an [[England|English]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[band]]. It was started by [[Steve Harris]] in 1975. The band's first [[Album|studio album]] was ''[[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]].'' The band released it in 1980. The singer [[Paul Di'Anno]] was replaced by [[Bruce Dickinson]] in 1982. [[Bruce Dickinson]] left in 1993 and was replaced by [[Blaze Bayley]]. In 1999, Dickinson returned to the band. The [[mascot]] of the band is [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]], a monster, who is present in the concerts and also appears on the album covers. Eddie is most often shown as a dead body that has come back to life and looks very evil. The band's music shows o