Sandra Iron

Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal , Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early s. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in , the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, [2] with their studio offering, The Final Frontier , peaking at No. Their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls , was released on 4 September to similar success. As of October , the band have played over live shows throughout their career. Harris attributed the band's name to a film adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask from the novel by Alexandre Dumas , the title of which reminded him of the iron maiden torture device.