Both good, but Priest are miles better for me. "Sad wings of destiny" is an incredible and original metal album. Too many maiden songs sound the same to me, same "galloping" bass line, same chords.
Same for me here. While I really love Maiden, there stuff has just worn out on me. The mighty Priest on the other hand have so much more facets to their music.
.... and they saw that it was good.....That's way to difficult to answer. I love 'em both, and I'd have to say:
Manowar.
(What was the question again?)
Priest: no. Halford: yes.Priest hasn't been relevant for 15 years.