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Most of my LPs were used, had 11 copies of Led Zeppelin IV and 13 copies of In Through The Out Door but you can only count whats been manufactured, not whats been resold through fairs, second hand shops, charity shops, record collector magazine etc.
Yet they are, undoubtedly, the most influential metal ever band after Black Sabbath.
So in your opinion from 13 February 2019 Metallica just to match Maiden have sold 3 million records in the UK, one million in France, 2 million in Italy and another 2 million in Brazil, it seems like a science fiction undertaking 🙂
Outside of North America I would say that the Maiden are decidedly superior sellers in many very important markets, for me it is certainly not new.
Deep Purple is deeply and highly influential for both Iron Maiden and Metallica, but its profile is much more vast and wide than heavy metal.
Deep Purple was essential for NWOBHM, speed metal, metal neoclassic, hard rock and other heavy rock styles. But it is not restricted to the heavy metal scene.
Great Work MJD, and great numbers, proud to be a maiden fan since late 80's
also there is 2x platinum certification issued before 2001 with BPI on it. Photo can be found on the classic album DVD, so pretty much official lol. not sure why it is not on the website as well
There are almost 60 million differences dictated solely by the North American market, the question is simple
I wouldn't say they are heavy metal as a band. But the album In Rock is as influential to metal as the Black Sabbath debut in my opinion, it introduced a lot of elements like high pitch vocals, the galloping riffs that are used all the time by Iron Maiden and other countless bands. However other albums are not so close to heavy metal like the funk influenced MKIII/IV, and the more fusion/jazz rock influenced hard rock of the Steve Morse era.
