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"Iron Maiden" are an English Heavy metal music/heavy metal band formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician)/Steve Harris. The band's Iron Maiden discography/discography has grown to thirty-seven albums, including fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four Extended play/EPs, and seven compilation album/compilations.

Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums, including 1982's The Number of the Beast (album)/The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)/Somewhere in Time and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with their latest studio offering, The Final Frontier, peaking at No. 1 in 28 different countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with The New York Times reporting in 2010 that they have sold over 85 million