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Seriously guys, the bass/drums interplay is the main reason to jam Maiden. Although some of the lyrics are good too.

In all honesty, did Priest ever write lyrics that could touch "Alexander the Great", "Hallowed be Thy Name", the t/t on this, or "Two Minutes to Midnight"?

"Beyond the Realms of Death", "Stained Class", "Saints in Hell", and "Dreamer Deceiver" are prob the only Priest lyrics that come close.

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The main reason to jam Maiden is cos they are m/ as fuck dude.

They had a fairly solid 7 album run, agreed. For the most part, 80's Maiden > 80's Priest.

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maiden > priest

In a throwdown yeah, Maiden would prob win no matter what. But I prefer Priest personally.

maiden = priest
equal best bands ever true heroes and legends of heavy fucking metal

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yeah but maiden is a much more consistent band

consistent in that they've played about 3 different songs for 35 years

they've had just as many stinkers as priest

Maiden is def better

they've had just as many stinkers as priest

um have you even heard screaming for vengeance

fuk u

I'm not properly qualified to analize Maiden's full discog. However, in regards to Priest:

2 outright metal classics
2 awesome gems
4 decent rock n' roll records
2 good but not too awesome albums
2 inconsistent yet half-good albums
1 downright mediocre album
3 outright shitters

Yeah, it's good and all but nothing too special. Probably their best to come out in the 80's though.

Piece of Mind >

if you dont compare the time frames the bands are pretty much even in terms of quality and consistency

imo

first 7 maidens = first 8 priests (minus point of entry ∴ 7 albums)

like you can't say "ohh '80s Maiden > '80s Priest" duh doy because '80s Maiden was their high point whereas Priest's high point was the '70s when Maiden hadn't even released a record

^true fact

80s maiden>>70s priest

I'm officially departing from this discussion. Too busy jamming Melvins anyway.