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Iron Maiden’s “Run For Your Lives” Tour: A Victory Lap Worth Taking

It's been just over fifty years since Steve Harris founded Iron Maiden in East London. In those early years, Harris refined his vision before landing on the lineup that released their self‑titled debut in 1980:

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It's been just over fifty years since Steve Harris founded Iron Maiden in East London.

In those early years, Harris refined his vision before landing on the lineup that released their self‑titled debut in 1980:

A year after that, Nicko McBrain joined and solidified the lineup that would define heavy metal for generations.

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It's been just over fifty years since Steve Harris founded Iron Maiden in East London. In those early years, Harris refined his vision before landing on the lineup that released their self‑titled debut in 1980: A year after that, Nicko McBrain joined and solidified the lineup that would define heavy metal for generations.

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Harris, Dave Murray, Dennis Stratton, Clive Burr, and Paul Di'Anno. Two years and two albums later, the classic era began to take shape.

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