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Iron Maiden, released on 14 April 1980, is the DEBUT ALBUM by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was issued by EMI in the UK, and a few months later in North America, originally on Harvest/Capitol Records and subsequently Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records in the US. The North American version also included the song “Sanctuary“, previously released in the UK as a non-album single. In 1998, along with the rest of the band's pre-1995 releases, Iron Maiden was remastered with “Sanctuary“ added in all territories. Although Iron Maiden have since criticised the quality of the album's production, the release was met with critical and commercial acclaim, debuting at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart as well as achieving prominence for the band in mainland Europe. Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-seven albums, including fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs, and seven 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, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's 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 Live at the Rainbow is the first live video recorded by Iron Maiden on 21 December 1980 and released in 1981. It includes one of the band's earliest concerts with guitarist Adrian Smith as well as a very early version of “Killers“, with lyrics that differ from the album version that would be released in 1981. Paul Di'Anno later admitted writing the lyrics 5 minutes before going on stage that night Paul Andrews (born 17 May 1958, in West Ham, London),better known as Paul Di'Anno, is an English singer best known as the first vocalist to record with the iconic band Iron Maiden, from 1978 to his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno has issued numerous albums over the years, as both a solo artist and as a member of such bands as Gogmagog, Di'Anno's Battlezone, Praying Mantis, Killers and Rockfellas. IRON MAIDEN 1980 Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals Dave Murray – guitar Clive Burr – drums IRON MAIDEN ALBUM Original Release(1980) 1. “Prowler“ 2. “REMEMBER TOMORROW“ 3. “Running Free“ 4. “Phantom of the Opera“ 5. “Transylvania“ 6. “Strange World“ 7. “Charlotte the Harlot“ 8. “Iron Maiden“ ................................. /' /) ................./´ /)........./¯ // ..............,/¯// ......... /...// ............./...//. ......./¯ // .........../´¯/'´ ¯/´¯ /.../ / ........./'.../... ./... /.../ // ........('(...´(... ....... ,../'. .') .........\.......... ..... ..\/..../ ..........''...\.... ..... . _.•´ ............\....... ..... ..( ..............\..... ..... ..
