my favorite band is iron maiden.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-eight albums, including sixteen studio albums, twelve live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, including 1982's \"The Number of the Beast\", 1983's \"Piece of Mind\", 1984's \"Powerslave\", 1985's live release \"Live After Death\", 1986's \"Somewhere in Time\" and 1988's \"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son\". Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with their 2010 studio offering, \"The Final Frontier\", peaking at No. 1 in 28\u00a0countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim. Their sixteenth studio album, \"The Book of Souls\", was released on 4 September 2015 to similar success. Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with \"The Sunday Times\" reporting in 2017 that the band have sold over 100\u00a0million copies of their albums worldwide.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Are you into heavy metal music at all? Been an Iron Maiden fan all my life. I'm old--ever since they were formed in 1975 by Steve Harris, their bassist and primary songwriter, I've been following them."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Not a huge fan but I can appreciate it. Ive heard of Iron Maiden before. Are they still around?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In fact, they are! Even with the lack of support from TV and radio, in 2017 it was reported that they're one of the biggest heavy metal band successes. 100 million copies of their albums sold worldwide."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is an insane amount. Have any Iron Maiden records received praise or awards?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, the band has definitely seen its fair share of line-up changes. But even so, they've remained consistent throughout the decades and have had tons of US/UK platinum and gold albums, like 1983's \"Piece of Mind,\" 1984's \"Powerslave,\" or 1986's \"Somewhere in Time,\" to name a few."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Nice. Where was Iron Maiden formed? Are they a US band?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not so, actually. Funny enough, they're an English band, formed in Leyton, East London. And since that formation... They've released a total of 38 albums. They're non-stop workers."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I had no idea. Ive always just assumed they were American. Amazing. Any other fun facts about Iron Maiden?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A quick one! In 2010, their album \"The Final Frontier\" peaked at #1 in 28 different countries! They've still got it. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I might have to go check out some of their older stuff. Heavy Metal looks so hard to play."}]