0. Intro And General Background (Iron Maiden)
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This article is from the Iron Maiden FAQ, by Vartan Narinian vsn@pobox.com and Steve Payne Sirpapa@aol.com with numerous contributions by others.
0. Intro And General Background (Iron Maiden)
IRON MAIDEN have been around in one form or another really since about 1975
or so, and was one of the most definitive forces in the New Wave Of British
Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) to come out into the world during the late 1970's and
early 1980's. With 10 true studio albums, 4 live full-length albums,
2 E.P.'s, 9 videos, countless singles, special releases, re-releases and
other goodies, one need not wonder why.
With about 20 years of history behind the band (which includes about 24
different 'official' lineup changes), you wonder how they did it? Powerful
music, with powerful lyrics. Always a heavy beat, and best played loud,
loud, LOUD! Though the band's popularity has probably already hit its
maximum peak several years back (let's at least admit that), there are many
thousands of us die-hard fans out there who have professed and pledged
devotion!
What follows in this FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) List is a huge mass of
IRON MAIDEN-related information, developed pretty much for the use of people
on alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden. (And just for your information,
according to the Usenet readership report in January 1994, this group has an
estimated worldwide readership of 30,000 people, and averages about 350+
messages/month, as of recently!) It answers many questions, but also
provides a wealth of information about IRON MAIDEN's past and present. A lot
of time (you don't even want to know!) was spent just typing the information
in the computer, but even more time (and money!) was spent over the past
years of *my* IRON MAIDEN fandom acquiring this information as well. I hope
you get something out of it.
UP THE IRONS!
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