NEXUS- LINKING YOU

Monday, March 12, 2007

I know you are excited as much as I am because this 17th the evil gonna reincarnate in Bangalore. Oh yeah, you got it right, I’m talking about the “IRON MAIDEN”.

Wondering what is Iron maiden!

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from east London. The band were formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, having sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novelle award for international achievement in 2002.

The band took its name after a medieval torture device, which was a box with sharp spikes attached to the inside, into which the victim was placed and then the door was closed, driving the spikes into the body. Iron Maiden’s mascot, Eddie, is a perennial fixture in the band’s horror-influenced album cover art, as well as in live shows. Eddie is also featured in a first-person shooter video game from the band, Ed Hunter, as well as numerous books, graphic comics and band-related merchandise.

In 2007, the band began confirming sever major festival appearances across Europe for later on in the year. They have also scheduled concerts in countries such as India, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Germany

Awards:

Iron Maiden were ranked #24 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band were ranked fourth on MTV's "Top 10 Greatest Heavy Metal Bands of All Time.


Members: Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain.



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)

Source:
Wikipedia.com
Imdb.com

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