Band Quote by Varg Vikernes

The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and…

— M. Shadows

We are one of the last heavy metal bands. Iron Maiden has always been unique.

— Adrian Smith

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.

— David Pajo

I was a huge 'Pyromania' fan. You would never expect it, but I was in love with Iron Maiden; I was such a huge…

— Tiesto

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

— Dimebag Darrell

When I was a very young kid, the first music that really turned me on was a new wave of British heavy metal -…

— Steven Wilson

When I was younger, and Iron Maiden and Def Leppard and all that stuff was coming out, I was learning all those songs and…

— John Petrucci

I went from being a kid-kid, listen to everything from The Beatles through Kiss, Peter Frampton, Jethro Tull classic rock, classic stuff into immediately,…

— Phil Anselmo

I like Iron Maiden and a few other bands, but by and large I don't like metal music. Most of it simply put reeks.…

— Varg Vikernes

There are kids out there that are into Iron Maiden and others who are strictly into industrial music, but they come for the same…

— Anonymous

My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice Cooper's band,…

— Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but…

— Corey Taylor