Iron Maiden! Now that's a band I haven't hear about in a few years. 
No kidding! I can't believe they were formed all the way back in 1975.
Really?! I always thought of them as an '80s band.  
Yes they were formed in East London by Steve Harris.
I also did not realize they were English.  I guess I thought all "heavy metal" types were uniquely American.  Shows how Ameri-centric we can be, I guess.
Oh yeah they're British Metal. Iron Maiden has also had thirty-eight albums! Wow!
38?! Yowza. That's a lot of recording.  Are they still making albums?
countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim. Their sixteenth studio album, "The Book of Souls", was released on 4 September 2015 to similar success.
Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with "The Sunday Times" reporting in 2017 that the band have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002. , the band have played over 2000 live shows throughout their
of songs released at least 20 years earlier, Smith affirms that "We’ve never been a nostalgia band. It's a way for the fans to hear the songs again. I don’t see anything wrong with that."
According to Harris, the band were certain of "around 75 percent" of the tour's setlist before they began rehearsing, during which they "got a better feel for which ones would really work well live". In regards to some tracks that were not included in the "Maiden