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Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal band formed in 1975. Active for almost four decades and having 37 albums to their name, many of which have reached gold and platinum status, Iron Maiden is one of heavy metal's most enduring bands. The band has gone through a number of line-up changes over their lengthy career, notably a five year period often referred to as the Blaze Bayley era by fans, during which Blaze Bayley became the band's lead singer until the return of Iron Maiden's iconic vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The band's current members stand at six, guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain and the aforementioned Bruce Dickinson's operatic style, leads vocals. Iron Maiden are probably best known for their extravagant live performances, having played almost 2,000 live shows, many of which feature elaborate set pieces and various incarnations of their famous zombie-like mascot "Eddie". Iron Maiden's most popular album, the 1982 released "The Number of the Beast", which was lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson's debut with the band, received commercial and critical acclaim and marked the beginning of the band's mainstream success. Although the album reached number one in the UK charts and was certified platinum in the US, it was also met with much controversy due to a misunderstanding over the title and artwork, leading a number of Christian groups to believe that the album and the band were linked to and promoting Satanism. The band has denied these claims against them ever since and has explained that the title track of the album was inspired by a nightmare Bruce Dickson once had. Despite the few problems with controversy, the band has leaped from strength to strength and been rewarded for their success with many accolades.