MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Iron Maiden For nearly 25 years, Iron Maiden have been dropping rivetheads’ jaws the world over, and for good reason: arguably, their brand of hook-laden, piledriving heavy metal has proven to be the most influential around. In 1980, Maiden’s self-titled debut hit the streets, and though the album wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking -- or even undeniably unforgettable -- it did signal the onset of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era. The following year saw the release of Killers, a stronger and more confident effort, due in no small part to guitarist Adrian Smith joining the band and, with original member Dave Murray, veritably trademarking Maiden’s twin-harmonic guitar style. Commercial and critical clout soon followed, as did the departure of the band’s original vocalist, Paul Di’Anno. Some say Di’Anno left because he was at odds with the band’s unexpectedly good fortunes, others say he left because of his alleged alcoholism. In any case, the man who stepped into Di’Anno’s shoes subsequently became associated with the Maiden Sound: Bruce Dickinson. From 1982-88, Dickinson (ex-Samson) and his soaring, dramatic pipes commandeered the band through their glory years, touring around the world in support of such classics as Number of the Beast (’82), Piece of Mind (’83), Powerslave (’84), Somewhere in Time (’86), and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (’88). Though pretty consistent in sound and style, these five essential albums have become required listening in any metalhead’s regimen. By the early 1990s, as many metal fanatics moved toward death metal, interest in Maiden began to wane, and Bruce left for a solo career. Maiden soldiered on, even though their choice of vocalist –- ex-Wolfsbane frontman Blaze Bayley -- never won over long-time fans; actually, many flat-out loathed him. In 1999, Bruce announced his return to Maiden, the band played a handful of stadium shows, and the classic lineup of Maiden went to work on a new album. That highly anticipated album, Brave New World, saw the light of day in June of 2000 and has been meeting favorable reviews.     Iron Maiden Wrathchild SAF Metal This pre-Bruce fist-pumper fully lays the foundation for Maiden’s metallic glory ahead. Kids, dig up a piece of metal history here.
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