Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter [a=Steve Harris].

Band members:

[b]Vocals[/b]
[a=Paul Mario Day] (1975-1976)
[a=Dennis Willcock] (1976-1977)
[a=Paul Di’Anno] (1978-1981)
[a=Bruce Dickinson] (1981-1993 and 1999-present)
[a=Blaze Bayley] (1994-1998)

[b]Guitar[/b]
[a=Terry Rance] (1975-1976)
Dave Sullivan (1975-1976)
[a=Dave Murray (2)] (1976-1977 and 1978-present)
[a=Bob Sawyer (3)] (1977)
[a=Terry Wapram] (1977-1978)
[a=Paul Cairns (2)] (1978-1979)
[a=Paul Todd] (1979)
[a=Tony Parsons (3)] (1979)
[a=Dennis Stratton] (1979-1980)
[a=Adrian Smith (2)] (1980-1990 and 1999-present)
[a=Janick Gers] (1990-present)

[b]Bass[/b]
[a=Steve Harris] (1975-present)

[b]Drums[/b]
[a=Ron “Rebel” Matthews] (1975-1977)
Barry “[a=Thunderstick]” Purkis (1977)
[a=Doug Sampson] (1977-1979)
[a=Clive Burr] (1980-1982)
[a=Nicko McBrain] (1982-present, not touring since 2024)
[a=Simon Dawson (3)] (2025, live performances only)

[b]Keyboards[/b]
[a=Tony Hustings-Moore] (1977)
[a=Michael Kenney] (1986-present, live performances only, not a full member)

Winner of 1 Grammy Award:
Metal Performance for “El Dorado” from [m=267863].