It's not uncommon for bands to take time off or even break up for short periods of time, but one legendary metal band has been crowned No. 1 for having stayed active since the start of their career.
Between band tensions, going solo, or even getting fired, some bands like Black Sabbath have had their drama-fueled stories. In a list compiled by LoudWire, only one topped their list of longest-running metal bands that never broke: Iron Maiden.
Iron Maiden has been active since their debut in 1975, marking 51 years since they've been rocking out on stage and releasing music. Let's be clear: the list has ranked the band based on their having never announced an official breakup or even a hiatus. Over the years, Iron Maiden has gone through several lineup changes with its members, with bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray remaining as original members.
"It’s a bit unreal, really,” Harris told Kerrang!. “It's a big number and you think, ‘Wow’ and it’s a bit scary as well, but it's amazing that we're still doing it I can’t speak for the rest of them, but for me, I'm 70 now and I can't believe I'm 70. Same with the band. I don't know what you're supposed to feel like when you're 70 or in a 50-year-old band, but I feel alright, really!”
The band originally formed in Leyton, East London, thanks to Harris, a few months before Christmas. Some can guess that Harris got their name from the 1939 film The Man in the Iron Mask, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. When Iron Maiden first formed, it went through changing members pretty quickly and originally included Harris, Paul Mario Day, Dave Sullivan, Terry Rance, and Ron Matthews.
By the time the band worked on their debut album, Iron Maiden, which was released in 1980, the lineup had changed to include Harris, Paul Di'Anno, Murray, Dennis Stratton, and Clive Burr. The band went through another shakeup over the next two years, with Bruce Dickinsontaking on vocals, Adrian Smith on guitar, and Nicko McBrain on drums.
Throughout Iron Maiden's career, their biggest breakthrough as metal icons came with the released on The Number of the Beast album in 1982. It featured classics like "Run to the Hills," "The Number of the Beast," and "Hallowed Be Thy Name." The following years further cemented them as a leading band in the metal genre with the albums Powerslave, Piece of Mind, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Decades later, the band is still releasing new music, with their 17th studio album, Senjutsu, having been released in 2021. Runner-up on Loudwire's list is none other than Saxon, who formed in 1977.
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