The Iron Maidens is an American
heavy metal band from
Los Angeles,
California. Formed in 2001 as an
all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band
Iron Maiden. Considered the "World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden," the band currently consists of vocalist
Kirsten Rosenberg, bassist
Wanda Ortiz, drummer
Linda McDonald, guitarist
Courtney Cox and, since 2010, a rotating cast of guitarists sitting in on the second guitar part including
Nita Strauss,
Nikki Stringfield,
Nili Brosh and others, all of whom have adopted separate aliases to mirror their Iron Maiden counterparts.