Iron Maiden

English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Band members: Vocals Paul Mario Day (1975-1976) Dennis Willcock (1976-1977) Paul Di'Anno (1978-1981) Bruce Dickinson (1981-1993 and 1999-present) Blaze Bayley (1994-1998) Guitar Terry Rance (1975-1976) Dave Sullivan (17) (1975-1976) Dave Murray (2) (1976-1977 and 1978-present) Bob Sawyer (3) (1977) Terry Wapram (1977-1978) Paul Cairns (2) (1978-1979) Paul Todd (1979) Tony Parsons (3) (1979) Dennis Stratton (1979-1980) Adrian Smith (2) (1980-1990 and 1999-present) Janick Gers (1990-present) Bass Steve Harris (1975-present) Drums Ron "Rebel" Matthews (1975-1977) Barry "Thunderstick" Purkis (1977) Doug Sampson (1977-1979) Clive Burr (1980-1982) Nicko McBrain (1982-present, not touring since 2024) Simon Dawson (3) (2025, live performances only) Keyboards Tony Hustings-Moore (1977) Michael Kenney (1986-present, live performances only, not a full member) Winner of 1 Grammy Award: Metal Performance for "El Dorado" from "267863".