The Iron Maidens: World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden
Overview
Tribute band
A tribute act is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act - sometimes one which has disbanded, ceased touring or is deceased. Probably the largest class of tributes acts are Elvis impersonators, individual performers who mimic the songs and style...
The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001 as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden...
. The album features selected tracks originally performed by British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
heavy metal band 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...
. Michael Kenney, keyboardist for Iron Maiden, appears as a guest musician on the Japanese import version.
The album was recorded by the band's third-generation lineup, which consisted of co-founders Linda McDonald
Linda McDonald
Linda McDonald is the drummer of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens . In addition, she is a member of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band The Little Dolls and the cover bands Valley Dolls, Crabby Patty and Unholy Pink...
(drums), Sara Marsh
Sara Marsh
Sara Marsh was one of two guitarists of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens . In addition, she is a former founding member of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band The Little Dolls...
(guitar) and Josephine Draven
Jojo Draven
Josephine Soegijanty-Draven is an Indonesian musician and film score composer. She is currently a cast member of the Blue Man Group. She was also a guitarist for the American all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue and the tribute band The Iron Maidens....
(guitar), along with Wanda Ortiz
Wanda Ortiz
Wanda Ortiz is the bassist of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens .-Biography:...
on bass and Aja Kim
Aja Kim
Aja Kim is an American female singer and songwriter.- Biography :Born in Fayetteville, NC and raised in Philadelphia, PA Aja Kim first came to public attention when she collaborated with rock and roll saxophonist, Clarence Clemons on the 1995 Japan-only CD release Aja and the Big Man - Get It On...
on lead vocals.
Quotations
... [Slave] trade … is the most shocking violation of the law of nature, has a direct tendency to diminish … liberty, and makes every dealer in it a tyrant, from the director of an African company to the petty chapman [peddler]…. It is a clear truth, that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own. 
The Rights of British Colonists Asserted (1764)
If we are not represented, we are slaves.
Report on the Sugar Act (13 June 1764)