Maurice Coyne attended Colvestone Primary School in Dalston

Dalston

Dalston is a district of north-east London, England, located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...

, and Upton House Secondary School in Hackney

London Borough of Hackney

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. In 1974 he formed the band 'Evil Ways' with Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith

Adrian Frederick "H" Smith is an English musician and one of three guitarists in the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. He is also one of the band's regular songwriters and, along with bassist Steve Harris, performs backing vocals on some songs.-Biography:While at school, Smith purchased his first...

, John Hoye

John Hoye

John Hoye is a British actor and bass guitarist. He was born on 6 May 1957 in the London Borough of Hackney. He attended St Dominic’s Primary School and Cardinal Pole RC School in Hackney.-Musical career:...

 and Barry Tyler. In 1975 they were joined by singer David Hall. In 1976 the band changed their name to Urchin

Urchin (band)

-Early years:It was formed in 1972 by childhood friends Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Along with bassist John Hoye and various drummers, they learnt their first songs and entered a few local talent competitions and played their first gig's in Hoye's school....

 and were signed to DJM Records

DJM Records

DJM Records was the record label set up in the 1970s by British music publisher, Dick James, distributed by Pye Records in the UK and various other companies around the world, including the USA...

. They released their first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Black Leather Fantasy" in 1977. Coyne left the band for personal reasons in January 1978. He was replaced, briefly, by Dave Murray

Dave Murray (musician)

David Michael Murray is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the earliest members of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.-Biography:...

 who overlapped with Coyne for a couple of months - (while Murray rehearsed and recorded, Coyne covered live gigs). Murray played on the band's second single, "She's A Roller", before rejoining Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...

 in early 1978.

In 1980, Coyne joined Berlyn and was later joined by the former Urchin bassist Alan Levett. Berlyn split in March 1983, following which Coyne took a break from the music industry for a few years. Berlyn had two albums of live and demo material released by the German label

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, High Roller Records.

In recent years Coyne has played in several rock covers bands, most notably 'Rewind' (which also featured Trevor Walker and Cliff Massey from Berlyn) and Pinnacle of Decline. He is currently lead guitarist with Full Metal Jacket.