Editing Iron Maiden (section)

===Latest albums and tours (2015–present)===
{{main|The Book of Souls|The Book of Souls World Tour|Legacy of the Beast World Tour|Senjutsu (album)||The Future Past World Tour|Run For Your Lives World Tour}}
[[File:Iron Maiden - The O2 - Saturday 27th May 2017 IronMaidenO2 270517-50 (34856367961).jpg|thumb|left|Smith and Dickinson on stage at London's [[The O2 Arena|O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in May 2017]]
The band's 2015 album, ''[[The Book of Souls]]'', was released on 4 September.{{sfn|Grow|2015}} The band's first original studio album not to be issued by EMI outside North America, following [[Parlophone]]'s acquisition by [[Warner Music Group]] in 2013,{{sfn|Morris|2013}} it was a critical and commercial success, becoming the band's fifth UK number&nbsp;1 album{{sfnm|1a1=MetaCritic2|2a1=Sexton|2y=2015}} and hit number&nbsp;4 on ''[[Billboard 200]]'' in the US. The new release reached the number one position in the album charts of 43 countries.<ref name="OfficialBio">{{cite news |title=Official Bio |url=https://www.ironmaiden.com/the-band |publisher=ironmaiden.com |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125124446/https://www.ironmaiden.com/the-band |url-status=live}}</ref><!--Per source: 24 countries, plus 19 other territories which no longer publish retail charts.--> The new record was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studios in late summer 2014;{{sfn|Kielty|2015b}} its closing song, "[[Empire of the Clouds]]", penned by Dickinson, surpassed "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (from 1984's ''Powerslave'') as Iron Maiden's longest song, at 18 minutes in length.{{sfn|Grow|2015}}

[[File:Iron Maiden in Chula Vista.jpg|thumb|right|Iron Maiden in Chula Vista, 2022]]
In February 2016, the band embarked on [[The Book of Souls World Tour]], with shows in 35 countries across six continents, including their first performances in China, El Salvador, and Lithuania. It was the band's biggest album tour since 1996.{{sfnm|1a1=Lach|1y=2015b|2a1=Alfa.lt|2y=2015}} In total, Iron Maiden played 117 shows on six continents for well over two and a half million people.{{sfn|Bio201617|2021}}{{sfn|DDotB|2021}} The band then launched the [[Legacy of the Beast World Tour]] in Europe in 2018,{{sfn|Munro|2017b}} with North and South American shows following in 2019. The tour was inspired by the band's new mobile game and comic series released in 2017, entitled ''Legacy of the Beast''.{{sfn|Kreps|2018}} The tour was received very positively by fans and critics,{{sfn|LOTB Tour|2021}} spanning up to three years with 140 shows, performing to over 3.5 million fans.{{Sfn|LotBSumm|2024}}

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] forced the rescheduling of nearly one million tickets from 2020, first to 2021, and then to 2022.{{sfn|DDotB|2021}}<ref name="22cuT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/european-legacy-of-the-beast-summer-2021-tour-postponed-to-2022|title=European Legacy of the Beast Summer 2021 Tour Postponed to 2022|website=ironmaiden.com|date=13 April 2021 |access-date=2 May 2021|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511225034/https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/european-legacy-of-the-beast-summer-2021-tour-postponed-to-2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, the band announced they would release a live album from the Legacy of the Beast World Tour called ''[[Nights of the Dead|Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City]]''. The double concert album was recorded during three sold-out concerts in [[Mexico City]]'s [[Palacio de los Deportes]] for a combined audience of over 70,000 people.{{Sfn|NofD|2021}}

On 15 July 2021, Iron Maiden released a video for their first song in six years, "[[The Writing on the Wall (Iron Maiden song)|The Writing on the Wall]]", which was directed by Nicos Livesey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/iron-maiden-return-with-first-new-music-in-six-years-the-writing-on-the-wall/|title=Iron Maiden return with first new music in six years, The Writing On The Wall|website=[[Kerrang!]]|date=15 July 2021 |access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715170712/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/iron-maiden-return-with-first-new-music-in-six-years-the-writing-on-the-wall/|url-status=live}}</ref> Four days later, the band announced their seventeenth studio album, ''[[Senjutsu (album)|Senjutsu]]'', would be released on 3 September 2021.<ref name="Brown">{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=19 July 2021|title=Iron Maiden's 17th Album Has a Title & Release Date!|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/07/19/iron-maidens-17th-album-has-a-title-release-date/|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719131357/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/07/19/iron-maidens-17th-album-has-a-title-release-date/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/im17|title=IRON MAIDEN – SENJUTSU|website=ironmaiden.com|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719125133/https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/im17|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Senjutsu'' eventually reached the top of the best-seller lists in 27 countries,{{sfn|TourSumm|2022}}{{sfn|Album27|2022}}{{sfn|AlbumTour|2022}} but it was the band's first album in fifteen years not to reach number one on the [[UK Albums Chart|UK charts]], although it did top the [[UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts]]. In total, ''Senjutsu'' reached the top three in 55 countries and the top five in 63 countries.{{sfn|TourSumm|2022}}{{sfn|Album27|2022}}{{sfn|AlbumTour|2022}}{{Sfn|Senjutsu Charts|2021}}{{Sfn|Charts History|2021}}

On 1 February 2023, the band received their second nomination for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].{{Sfn|RnRhof23|2023}}{{Sfn|RnRhof232|2023}} The band started their 25th global tour, [[The Future Past World Tour]], with a concert in Ljubljana in May 2023.{{Sfn|Tour2023|2023}} On 6 October, the band performed at the Power Trip festival which drew nearly 100,000 people.{{Sfn|PTSumm|2024}} Throughout the 2023–24 world tour, Iron Maiden performed 81 shows for almost two million fans.{{Sfn|TFPRecap2|2024}} Following the conclusion of the tour in São Paulo in December 2024, McBrain retired from touring,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iron-maiden-drummer-nicko-mcbrain-retirement-touring-1235196101/|title=Iron Maiden Drummer Nicko McBrain Announces Retirement from Touring|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=7 December 2024|accessdate=7 December 2024}}</ref> but would still remain a member of Iron Maiden and be involved with various upcoming band-related projects in the studio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewry |first1=Fraser |title=Watch Bruce Dickinson pay tribute to Nicko McBrain during his final ever show |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/bruce-dickinson-nicko-mcbrain-tribute |website=Louder |access-date=10 December 2024 |language=en |date=8 December 2024 |quote="He's not leaving the band, but he's just not playing live with us anymore".}}</ref> The following day, it was announced that [[British Lion (band)|British Lion]] drummer Simon Dawson would be his touring replacement for any further tours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iron Maiden Announces New Drummer: 'A Name Familiar To Many Of Our Fans' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-announces-new-drummer-a-name-familiar-to-many-of-our-fans |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=8 December 2024 |language=en |date=8 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |date=2024-12-08 |title=Iron Maiden announce Simon Dawson as their new touring drummer |url=https://consequence.net/2024/12/iron-maiden-simon-dawson-new-touring-drummer/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref>

On 19 September 2024, the band announced their 26th global tour, [[Run for Your Lives World Tour]], which is set to start in May 2025, to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary and is set to be focused on the band's first nine studio albums.{{Sfn|RfyL|2024}}