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Dennis Roy Wilcock was the singer and frontman of Iron Maiden from late 1976 to 1978. He introduced theatrics to Iron Maiden and was a huge Kiss fan, using fake blood, fire and face paint in his performances. Some people say he forgot lyrics so he had to read off lyric sheets. He kicked out Dave Murray in 1977 because of his girlfriend, and Ron Matthews was kicked out in a bid to "renovate the ...
Dave Murray rejoined in late March 1978, and when Terry Wapram disapproved he was sacked. A few weeks later, Dennis Wilcock decided to leave Iron Maiden to form his own band, V1, with Wapram, and drummer Barry Purkis also left. Doug Sampson was at Dennis' and Thunderstick's last gig, and joined the band afterwards.
- London, England
- Heavy metal
- 1975–present
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris. After several lineup changes prior to their recording career, they settled on Harris, vocalist Paul Di'Anno, guitarist Dave Murray and drummer Doug Sampson. The band currently consists of Harris and Murray with guitarist Adrian Smith (who first joined in 1980 ...
ImageNameYears ActiveInstruments1975–1976vocalsnoneTerry Rance [h]1975–1976guitarsnoneDave Sullivan [i]1975–1976guitarsnoneRon (Rebel) Matthews [j]1975–1977drumsnoneJun 28, 2018 · Graham Hartmann Published: June 28, 2018. Iron Maiden are reportedly being sued by early vocalist Dennis Wilcock, who claims Maiden stole his lyrics for various tracks on the group’s self-titled ...
Nov 30, 2023 · Despite the space being 60 miles from their hometown, they’d heard a demo ex-singer Dennis Wilcock had made there, and they were impressed with the results. Money was tight, so Maiden recorded what became Soundhouse… on December 30 and 31, 1978.
Apr 14, 2021 · Guitarist Dennis Stratton, who would not appear on any other Maiden records, recalled the general feeling of shock in Maiden biography Run To The Hills. “We were in a pub and someone from EMI ...
