Iron Maiden

30 years, 80 million album sales, close to 2000 live performances, countless satisfied customers and now 15 studio albums of unerring quality and power: Iron Maiden have more than earned their proudly-held status as undisputed heavy metal champions of the world.

Founded by bassist Steve Harris in the mid '70s, Iron Maiden were already firmly established as heavy metal's brightest hopes when they stormed the world with their third album (and first with vocalist Bruce Dickinson) The Number Of The Beast in 1982. Unstoppable throughout the decade that followed, Maiden recorded and toured relentlessly with seven new studio albums and seven World Tours in the '80s alone , cementing their reputation as the hardest-working band on the planet and further strengthening a unique identity and remarkable relationship with their fans.

With the unmistakable figure of band mascot Eddie adorning every album cover, T-shirt and backdrop, Iron Maiden created a world of their own; one that welcomed fans from every culture, creed and social sphere with a guarantee of heartfelt conviction and unprecedented professionalism. 

A five-piece band for the first 20 years of their career, in 1999 Iron Maiden became a six-piece, and established the ultimate Iron Maiden line-up of Bruce Dickinson on vocals, Steve Harris on bass, Nicko McBrain on drums and "the three amigos" -- Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers - on guitar. This line-up has scaled breath-taking new heights and become increasingly fearless and boldly creative since the release of the Brave New World album in 2000.

With both 2003's diverse and ingenious Dance Of Death album and its dark and daring follow-up, 2006's A Matter Of Life And Death, they dazzled fans and critics alike. With each successive tour, whether revisiting classic songs from their first few albums or playing A Matter Of Life And Death in its entirety, Maiden accrued countless new admirers, momentum building all the while.

This brave new Maiden era reached an astonishing zenith during the band's Somewhere Back In Time Tour that began in February 2008 and initially took the band 50,000 miles around the world in 45 days, flying in their own specially chartered Boeing 757, Ed Force One, piloted by Bruce Dickinson, a qualified airline captain, traversing the planet, from India to Costa Rica, Australia to Argentina, Sao Paolo to Tokyo. Along with tours of Europe and North America, the Somewhere Back In Time tour saw Maiden play 89 concerts in front of two million fans in 38 countries on five Continents, forging new relationships with countries they had never performed in before and strengthening ties with nations that had long been part of Maiden's global family. This unique undertaking was celebrated in 2009's widely praised, award-winning Flight 666 movie, and subsequent DVD release which topped the music DVD charts in 25 countries.

Proudly refusing to take their collective foot from the accelerator, and picking up their first ever Brit Award along the way for Best British Live Act 2009, Iron Maiden are now back with a brand new studio album,  just over a year on from the end of that mammoth tour. The Final Frontier is the band's 15th album in 30 years and it is plainly one of the strongest and most wildly inventive things they have ever produced; a 76-minute tour-de-force of soaring melodies, thunderous heaviness and astonishing compositional bravery it looks certain to be regarded as a new landmark in the band's career.

Awards
Brit Awards

    * 2009: Best British Live Act — Iron Maiden

Queen Mary, University of London

    * 2011: Honorary Doctorate Of Music Award - Bruce Dickinson

Bandit Rock Award

    * 2005: Best Live International Band
    * 2006: Best International Album
    * 2009: Best Live International Band
    * 2011: Best Live International Band

Ivor Novello Awards

    * 2002: International Achievement — Iron Maiden

Nordoff-Robbins Special Achievement Award

    * 2004: Outstanding Charity Achievement Award

Hollywood's RockWalk

    * 2005: RockWalk Of Fame Inductee - Iron Maiden

Emma-gaala

    * 2004: Yleisöäänestys (Finland) - Vuoden ulkomainen artisti (Foreign artist of the year) — Iron Maiden
    * 2008: Yleisöäänestys (Finland) - Vuoden ulkomainen artisti (Foreign artist of the year) — Iron Maiden

Sweden Rock

    * 2011: 50 Albums Of The decade 2001 - 2011: No 1 - A Matter Of Life And Death, No 2 - Dance of Death and No 5 - The Final Frontier - Iron Maiden

Grammy Award

    * 2011: Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance El Dorado from The Final Frontier

Kerrang! Awards

    * 1983: Best British Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1983: Album Of A Year: Iron Maiden - "The Number Of The Beast"
    * 1984: All Times Album: Iron Maiden - "Piece Of Mind"
    * 1984: Best Band On The Planet: Iron Maiden
    * 1984: Best British Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1984: Best Live Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1985: Readers' Poll Award: Iron Maiden
    * 1986: Readers' Poll Award: Iron Maiden
    * 1987: Readers' Poll Award: Iron Maiden
    * 1988: Best British Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1989: Readers' Poll Award: Iron Maiden
    * 1990: Band Of The Decade: Iron Maiden
    * 1991: Best British Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1991: Best Live Band: Iron Maiden
    * 1991: Rock Icon: Eddie (Iron Maiden)
    * 1991: Best Bassist In The World: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
    * 1992: Best Bassist In The World: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
    * 1993: Event Of A Year: Donington Castle (Iron Maiden)
    * 1993: Breaking News: Bruce Dickinson leaves Iron Maiden
    * 1993: Best Metal Album Of All - Times: Iron Maiden - "The Number Of The Beast"
    * 1999: Event Of A Year: Iron Maiden Reunion
    * 2000: Best Live Band: Iron Maiden
    * 2002: Best Live Album All - Times: Iron Maiden - "Live After Death"
    * 2003: Kerrang Icon Award: Iron Maiden
    * 2004: Best Event Of A Year: Download Festival - Iron Maiden
    * 2005: Kerrang! Hall of Fame — Iron Maiden
    * 2007: Best Live Band: Iron Maiden
    * 2008: Event Of A Year: Download Festival - Iron Maiden
    * 2009: Best live Band: Iron Maiden
    * 2010: Best Metal Album Of All - Times: Iron Maiden - "The Number Of The Beast"
    * 2011: Most Influential Rock Band In Last 30 Years: TOP 3 - Iron Maiden

Metal Hammer Awards

    * 2004: Best U.K. Live Act — Iron Maiden
    * 2004: Best Metal Band: MH Academy Award - Iron Maiden
    * 2008: Best U.K. Band — Iron Maiden
    * 2008: Icon Award — Eddie the Head
    * 2009: Best U.K. Band - Iron Maiden
    * 2009: Best U.K. Live Act — Iron Maiden
    * 2009: Golden Gods Award — Iron Maiden
    * 2009: Best Live Band: German MH - Iron Maiden
    * 2010: Best Live Band: German MH - Iron Maiden
    * 2011: Best Live Band: German MH - Iron Maiden
    * 2011: Best U.K. Band - Iron Maiden

Metal Storm Awards

    * 2006: Best Heavy Metal Album — A Matter of Life and Death

SXSW Film Festival

    * 2009: 24 Beats Per Second — Flight 666

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

    * 2003: Best Package Reissue: "Eddie's Archives" - Iron Maiden
    * 2003: Best Live DVD: "Rock In Rio" - Iron Maiden
    * 2006: Album Of The Year — A Matter Of Life And Death, Iron Maiden
    * 2006: Vip Award Special — Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden
    * 2009: Band of the year — Iron Maiden

BBC Heavy Metal World Cup

    * 2009: The Winner: Iron Maiden — Greatest Metal Band Of All Time

Juno Award

    * 2010: DVD of the Year — Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (Sam Dunn and Scott McFydden)

European Festival Awards

    * 2010: Greener Festivals Award — Sonisphere Festival Iron Maiden, Knebworth Park, 2010
    * 2010: Best European Festival — Sonisphere Festival Iron Maiden, Knebworth Park, 2010

Keys to the city

    * 2011: Honorary Visitors Of BSAS - Keys To The City, Buenos Aires, 2011

Studio albums

    * Iron Maiden (1980)
    * Killers (1981)
    * The Number of the Beast (1982)
    * Piece of Mind (1983)
    * Powerslave (1984)
    * Somewhere in Time (1986)
    * Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
    * No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
    * Fear of the Dark (1992)
    * The X Factor (1995)
    * Virtual XI (1998)
    * Brave New World (2000)
    * Dance of Death (2003)
    * A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
    * The Final Frontier (2010)