Iron Maiden (form) in London at the end of the '70s and (become) one of heavy metal's reigning bands. The group's original singer, Paul Di'anno, was (replace) by Bruce Dickinson in 1982, just in time for their breakthrough album 'The Number of the Beast.' Over the years, members have (come) and (go) : Dickinson (BE) replaced by Blaze Bayley in 1993, until his return in 1999; original guitarist Adrian Smith (leave) for a while. Through it all, bassist Steve Harris has (anchor) the band through ups and downs over the years. Today, in addition to possessing one of the most assault catalogs of metal in the history of music, Iron Maiden (have) one of rock's greatest mascots in Eddie.

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Eddie

Eddie (also known as Eddie the Head) (BE) the mascot for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He is a perennial fixture of the group's artwork, appearing in all of their album covers and in their merchandise, which (include) T-shirts, posters and action figures. On top of this, still today, Eddie (feature) in all of the band's concerts, as well as in the first-person shooter video game, Ed Hunter, and the Mobile game, Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast.

Originally a papier-mâché mask which was (use) in Iron Maiden's stage backdrop, the band (transfer) the name "Eddie" from the mask to an illustration by Derek Riggs, which (BE) used as the band's debut album cover. Although he (be) occasionally (describe) as "zombie-like" in the press, Eddie (assume) a different guise relating to the themes of individual albums and their corresponding world tours, and has appeared as a cyborg, an Egyptian mummy and a lobotomised mental patient among others.

October 2019