Then you have the perfect person to explain it to you. As related several times elsewhere, Maiden were the first ever metal group I got into. I was 19 at the time, which might go some way towards explaining the attraction, but they were a gateway to other bands like Saxon, Motorhead, Tygers of Pan-Tang, Sabbath and Deep Purple for me.
Glad to have you along.
Expect Batty to drop by with many reasons why this will fail, why Maiden are unassailable and what part of my anatomy I should insert where.