“We just couldn’t take any chances, at that time,” says Harris. Sampson was a signatory to Maiden’s first record deal with EMI, but he was soon out of the band and had to see his friends rise to fame and fortune without him. (Photo by Keith Wilfort, published by Loopy World.) He also made his mark on the first Maiden single, Running Free, were he appears on the B-side track Burning Ambition.ĭoug Sampson bashes the kit for Maiden at the Ruskin Arms in East London in late 1979. He never appeared on an Iron Maiden album, but drummer Doug Sampson was the heartbeat of the early Maiden cult classic The Soundhouse Tapes EP in late 1979, as well as their two Metal For Muthas compilation tracks in early 1980. Of course, endless line-up changes had plagued Steve Harris‘ new band in the years of formation from 1975 to 1979, but we’ll focus here on the most influential ex-members of Maiden and start our story as the band was getting ready to record their debut album, Iron Maiden, at the end of 1979.īefore they could get going, there was a line-up change. The reasons vary from irreconcilable creative differences to unsustainable indulgences in sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, and this feature takes a closer look at the whys and hows of the most pivotal member changes in Maiden History. In the beginning, there was one line-up change for every album. But Maiden’s current stability was completely unthinkable in earlier days. Indeed, many fans can’t imagine a different version of the band.
The current Iron Maiden line-up has been stable for over 20 years, by far the longest run in the band’s history. Do you know who? Read on for a guide to Maiden’s numerous line-up changes: From Doug Sampson to Blaze Bayley, here are the “Maiden Exits”, and why they happened. Besides Steve Harris, only two members in the history of Iron Maiden have never left the band.
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