Iron Maiden are an English
heavy metal band from
Leyton in east
London, formed in 1975 by bassist
Steve Harris. Since their inception, the group have released a collective total of thirty albums: fourteen
studio albums; seven
live albums; four
EPs; and five
compilations. Pioneers of the
New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved success during the early 1980s and, after several lineup changes, the band went on to release a series of platinum and gold albums. These include the US platinum-selling landmarks
The Number of the Beast in 1982,
Piece of Mind in 1983,
Powerslave in 1984, the acclaimed live album
Live After Death in 1985,
Somewhere in Time in 1986, and
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988. Their second most recent studio effort,
A Matter of Life and Death, was released in 2006 and peaked at number nine on the
Billboard 200 and at number 4 in the UK and is also one of the few rock albums to be certified platinum in India. Their newest album,
The Final Frontier, will be released on August 16, 2010.
As one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, Iron Maiden have sold over 75 million records under
EMI and a total of over 100 million records worldwide with almost no radio or television support.
The band won the
Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002,
and were also inducted into the
Hollywood RockWalk in
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,
California during their United States
tour in 2005. As of October 2009, the band has played just over 2000 live shows during their career. For the past 30 years, the band has been supported by their famous mascot, "
Eddie the Head", who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, as well their live shows.
AC/DC adalah kelompok musik hard rock yang dibentuk di Sydney, Australia pada November 1973 oleh rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young dan saudaranya lead guitarist Angus Young. Band ini telah menjual lebih dari 150 juta keping album di seluruh dunia. Album mereka dari tahun 1980, Back in Black, terjual 42 juta keping di dunia (21 juta di Amerika Serikat saja). Band ini telah memiliki dua lead singers, dan penggemarnya terbagi dua antara penggemar "Bon Scott era" (1974-80), dan "Brian Johnson era" (1980-sekarang).
