The name reportedly was inspired by a book by the name of The Man in the Iron Mask, which reminded the musicians of the Medieval torture device known as the iron maiden.

But nobody would have thought when they were recording the album, that it would mark the beginning of a legendary band history.

In 1982 the album 'The Number of the Beast' was released - this album is, without question, one of the most influential albums in metal history. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. He devoted himself to his solo projects from then on and his position at the microphone for Iron Maiden was taken up by singer Blaze Bayley.

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