Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

I personally feel that Iron Maiden are possibly the most important metal band of all time. They're really the ones that brought melody to the genre. I mean, if you listen to what metal was in the late 70s, and listen to metal in the 80s, I think you'll notice a massive difference, and generally traits that can be very matched up to what Iron Maiden was doing int he late 70s, and early 80s.