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Referring to Mikoza's video: The guy is brilliant, but I believe there must be thousands of drummers who can play Powerslave that good. Comparing to death metal etc more fast-paced and drumwise demanding I would not be surprised at all. BUT... Nicko is the drummer who came up with that beat and...

As I've understood, European power metal is pretty uplifting, even flamboyant (bands like Gamma Ray) whereas the American power metal tends to have more speed metal in it, slightly more down to earth (bands like Agent Steel) Out of these two I guess the American variety would be slightly closer...

Brilliant work covering a massive ground of Priest history. Thank you Mosh! Giving information and at the same time rating the material is a formidable task. Furthermore, as far as I've checked these albums out I would agree 98% with what you say. I've tried listening to Ministry and Nine Inch...

@Mosh Your genuine love for the album is heart-warming. What a killer album! A true metal classic at a surprisingly late stage in their career. Your analysis seems very accurate and makes me want to listen to the album right away... once again:shred:

Okay, gloves off. We are comparing Priest to Maiden anyways, so let's go all the way. Note: Simply my opinions, not facts. Rocka Rolla vs Iron Maiden=Maiden wins. Sad Wings vs Killers=Sad Wings. Sin vs Beast= this is a tough one... My brain says Beast, but my heart says Sin. Stained vs...

True, however, I must be the exception to the rule. I specifically like 70s Priest and Painkiller. (Screaming and Defenders are okay, but nowhere near my faves). On the other hand, with Maiden it IS strictly the 80s stuff (especially Number of the Beast-Somewhere in Time) that captivates me...

You're probably right as I am a retro-geezer myself:p In my thirties. As a teacher, generally I feel the 13-15-year-olds recognize Maiden and Metallica, some even listen to 'em, but Priest... not so much. And Maiden has cooler merchandise. It's really difficult to find cool stuff on 70s Priest...

I'm not 100% this list is correct, but according to the setlists saved in setlist.fm (many might be missing) it shows the following: Iron Maiden gigged in US: (year+number of gigs) '81 41/'82 95/'83 73/'84 9/'85 86/'87 69/'88 47 and Priest in US; '80 30/'81 49/'82 54/'83 17/'84 63/'85 1/'86...

I'm not sure, but I seem to recall Priest skipping european tours after certain albums in the 80s in favour of the US. I also remember Maiden coming to Finland surprisingly often in the 80s, even on their biggest tours. (Piece of Mind, Powerslave, etc.) So, I guess you might be right. (added...

I actually prefer Priest very slightly to Maiden, but Rob's quote above seems to imply that Maiden is a "ten minute" wonder. That is just nonsense. But then again people say a lot of stuff. Priest has obviously had some issues with Maiden and as a result Priest ?is? (used to be) jealous of...

@Brigantium I guess not enough...:( I fail to understand the Kitten-Mustaine-messages above...:help: Listening to Iggy Pop rant about random Tennessee female hecklers in the middle of a crappy quality the Stooges-bootleg makes more sense than this...

What the hell?:bigsurprise: I don't understand anything... Well, no surprise there.:applause: So... Hedgehog-refrigerator. And a can of influential ooze, please.

I'm pretty sure the Turbo-fans must have had a heart attack when they heard this the first time! What a killer album! Probably the most metallic set of songs they ever did, yet (unlike Jugulator) they managed to retain the classic melodies and high level of songwriting. I especially enjoy the...

Okay, so I guess it's fairly obvious now:) The Number of The Beast, Prisoner (spoken intro "You are number six"), Back in the Village "I see sixes all the way", sixteen in Running Free & Sun and Steel plus sixhundred in Massacre (b-side during the 7th son).

Decided to take a risk and bought the new Priest album. It was released on the 11th here in Finland. I was the first (and only?) customer in the store when it opened. Not Priest's best album, but a good effort considering how old they are. Not many fast songs (shame,,,), but I enjoy the stylish...