Iron Maiden

Fell in love with them when I was younger for their incredible 80's output (Beast through Seventh Son). Fell back in love with them recently when I started listening to their "reunion" albums (Brave New World through Senjutsu). Amazing consistency for a band that's been around for so long.

Best Band of All Time

From Brandon8 01/21/2022 04:01

I prefer Paul Di’Anno over Bruce Dickinson as a singer but have to admit they made their best albums Number of the Beast & Powerslave with Bruce although I have the first 2 albums right after.

One of the best metal bands ever. They're just not for me

Paul Di’Anno years are simply perfection. Raspy-voiced singer brought elements of punk stylings to Maiden.

Debut Iron Maiden and follow up Killers remain necessities in anyone’s collection. Softer songs like Prodigal Son and Remember Tomorrow harken back to Priest’s Last Rose of Summer and exhibit a musicianship never heard again from the quintet. Their heavy early songs such as Phantom of the Opera, Transylvania, Prowler, Killers, Drifter, Purgatory and Wrathchild left an indelible mark with a progressive metal sound on future speed- and thrash metal groups.

Clive Burr was a terrific drummer for the band.

From junodog4 12/18/2019 01:44

Not as heavy as I was expecting. I was never allowed to listen to them as a kid, so all I knew was the Eddie album covers. By the time I snuck them, they weren't as demonic or head-pounding as the hype had told me. Despite this, they are a seminal metal band, and they are epic live.

From jeremy9 09/01/2019 16:22

They found a gallop metal

From LedZep 01/21/2018 13:03

I'm obviously one of the rare guys who likes all of their phases. DiAnno era is the most energetic era they'd had, punkish and splendid. The debut and Killers are stone cold classics and for a good reason. Next 5 albums and Live After Death are their golden era. Sure, No Prayer - Virtual XI streak isn't the best, but all 4 albums from that time are ok, not bad, and each and every one has some fantastic songs. How can you hate Bayley when he sang The Sign Of The Cross, Lord Of The Flies, Man On The Edge, Futureal, The Clansman... All 5 imo some of their best songs. From Brave New World till this day, only Dance of Death is a tad weaker, and The Final Frontier + The Book of Souls are as good as anything they'd released in the 80s. Maybe because I like prog? Make sure you give their albums you don't like a second and a third listen, they're worth it! and btw, did I say they're one of my favourite bands ever?

From MW19704U 11/17/2017 12:47

The number one iconic Heavy Metal band. Maiden saved my life back in 1982, as they released Number Of The Beast. Their first seven albums are simply one of the best and important Heavy Metal releases, especially their debut album, the mentioned Number Of The Beast and Powerslave. Though they have released some weaker, or lets say uninspired albums later on, I will love them til the day I die. Up The Irons!

I am going to probably get slammed for my opinion but I find Iron Maiden at times a compelling band with some really good albums, but also at times especially on their more recent albums plenty of boring material as well. As they have become more and more of a progressive band, I have gotten to where I care less and less.