Check out these Jackson videos featuring Adrian Smith! Iron Maiden are an institution. Over the course of nearly 40 years they have come to embody a spirit of fearless creative independence, ferocious dedication to their fans, and a cheerful indifference to their critics that’s won them a following that spans every culture, generation, and time zone. A story of gritty determination and courageous defiance of the naysayers, theirs has been an adventure like no other, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. Founded by bassist Steve Harris in the mid ‘70s, Iron Maiden were already firmly established as heavy metal’s brightest hopes when they stormed the world with their third album (and first with vocalist Bruce Dickinson), The Number of the Beast, in 1982. It would kick off a decade of classic releases and dogged touring that would come to epitomize the unrelenting, uncompromising, unswerving commitment they are now so well known for. The Number of the Beast also marked guitarist Adrian Smith’s first song-writing contributions in the band. A childhood friend of Dave Murray, Smith joined Iron Maiden in 1980, and recorded the Killers album in 1981, but did not begin co-writing with the band until on “Gangland” and “The Prisoner.” Smith left Iron Maiden in 1990, forming his own band Psycho Motel while also playing in Bruce Dickinson’s solo outfit, but then rejoined the metal giants in 1999. More About Adrian Smith: www.jacksonguitars.com/en-US/adrian-smith-bio.html SUBSCRIBE NOW: youtube.com/user/JacksonGuitarsUSA?sub_confirmatio… SHOP JACKSON: www.jacksonguitars.com/en-US/guitars/ About Jackson: Jackson began back in the late 1970s, when heavy music experienced a flamboyant and virtuosic resurgence in popularity and a small Southern California guitar repair shop became the epicenter of a new level of shred-approved excellence. Ever since then, Jackson guitars have been universally lauded as the metal guitars; the shred machines—highly original high-performance instruments of distinctive style and formidable substance. From metal’s chart-topping peaks to its darkest recesses, for discerning guitarists all over the globe, Jackson is the only way to go. Connect with Jackson: Visit JACKSON GUITARS WEBSITE: www.jacksonguitars.com Follow JACKSON GUITARS on INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/officialjacksonguitars Like JACKSON GUITARS on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jacksonguitarsusa Follow JACKSON GUITARS on TWITTER: twitter.com/jacksonguitars youtube.com/user/JacksonGuitarsUSA