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> British heavy metal band - Iron Maiden

Is it really necessary to try to "explain" what Iron Maiden is? They are worldwide famous, and the least famous part of Iron Maiden is that they may be British.

It's like saying: "this device is produced by an American phone manufacturer - Apple".

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I seriously doubt that Iron Maiden is a household name to most people under the age of 30.

As a GenX-er I'd love to disagree, but I just remembered when people got upset that some upstart called U2 just invaded their iTunes collection[0]. Growing old is hard.

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-09-11/-who-is-u...

Recently I was looking for an Iron Maiden coffee mug for a friend, and I asked an employee of the shop. She looked at me with a puzzled look and asked "What is Iron Maiden"? I explained it was a metal band. She probably thought I was looking for a mug made of metallic material, so she happily pointed me in a direction and said "travel mugs are over there"

To be fair, I got upset about that, and I actually like U2.

In my country not everyone is aware of the band's existence. Hence, I thought it would be wise to include some extra details.

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