"The Angel and the Gambler" is a single from the Iron Maiden album Virtual XI, released in 1998. It preceded the release of Virtual XI by two weeks. It...

of "The Angel and the Gambler" as the album's lead single, but "Steve put his foot down." According to Harris, "The Angel and the Gambler" "is the story...

1998's "The Angel and the Gambler" to 2010's "El Dorado" used an alternate that removed the extended ends of the "R", "M", and both "N"s. On the EP Slow...

to begin on 27 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, and is currently set to conclude in 2026. It will be the first concert tour since 1982 not to feature longtime...

They issued The Number of the Beast, becoming the band's first release to top the UK charts, and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry...

Eddie reaching toward a child wearing a virtual reality headset. "The Angel and the Gambler" shows Eddie with wings standing outside a floating casino, created...

of the stacks of cards, on the edge of the table, Derek Riggs' signature can be seen. In the music video for a later song, "The Angel and the Gambler" (from...

from the album and showed up as the B-side of the "Run to the Hills" single, and later on the Number of the Beast remastered CD re-release, and again...

2002 as part of the Eddie's Archive box set. Each track was remastered and the set came with a running commentary from Rod Smallwood. It covers all of...

creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie". Born in Portsmouth, England, Riggs is a self-taught artist, both in his traditional painting and in his...

Maiden for two days and never recorded or played live and only did a photo session with them), Def Leppard drummer Frank Noone in the line-up. He was lead...

Live at the Rainbow is the first live video recorded by Iron Maiden on 21 December 1980 and released in 1981. It includes one of the band's earliest concerts...

1999. The song was voted as one of the most popular Iron Maiden songs of all time in a fan poll taken during the making of the Ed Hunter album and video...

best known as a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from December 1979 to October 1980. He was also the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist...

in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has...

Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr. The project would ultimately come to nothing. Gers would later contribute, and perform on, the track "View from the Hill"...

can be found on "The Wicker Man" single and the live albums Death on the Road, Rock in Rio and Nights of the Dead respectively, while the same live takes...

Maiden is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 14 April 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records...

remained with the band. The album artwork and title song are references to the novel of the same name written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half of the artwork...

The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982 in the US by Harvest and Capitol...

before the concert at São Paulo, Brazil, which is the final date of the tour. All thirty-three shows of the European leg were commercial and artistic...

is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, primary songwriter, founder, and leader of heavy metal...

the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present...

vocalist Paul Di'Anno, guitarist Dave Murray and drummer Doug Sampson. The band currently consists of Harris and Murray with guitarist Adrian Smith (who first...

the second studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was first released on 16 February 1981 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and on...

a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined Iron Maiden early in its history, and is the second-longest serving member of the band after founder...

Daughter... to the Slaughter" is the second single from the 1990 Iron Maiden album No Prayer for the Dying. The song was originally recorded and released by...

had resurrected the name Battlezone. Joining him were Wiggins and fellow ex-Tokyo Blade members bassist Colin Riggs and drummer Marc Angel. Second guitars...

version of the song, from album Death on the Road, was issued in 2005. Written by bassist and founding member Steve Harris, the song is based on the Charge...

very human story, a story of ambition and dreams." Dickinson largely composed "Empire of the Clouds" during The Book of Souls' recording sessions at Guillaume...