MAIDEN vs PRIEST 2000 to 2024 albums go head to head! : SIXwith6STRINGS episode 32 

Brain fart alert 🤯 Senjutsu was released in 2021 not 2019.

I've been listening to Judas Priest since 1986 and they've been one of my favourite bands ever since, and I feel that Invincible Shield is one the very best albums of their career. It's a flawless heavy metal album.

Redeemer of souls kicks major ass . I don't get why it gets no love .

Priest all day long. Save for a few songs, havent really enjoyed much from Maiden's latter output. Shield, Firepower and even Redeemer of Souls are more enjoyable. Even though, not a fan of the production on Redeemer.

i will take Priest over Maiden any day. Maiden has bored me to tears since Brave New World

I agree on invisible shield. Awesome album

Wow awesome idea for a video! I gotta go with maiden,who I feel are more consistent. Nothing bad,everything very solid.Brave new world and dance of death absolutely amazing! The other 4 I all think are very good! As for priest demolition is not the greatest,Nostradamus is not as bad as people say but it’s also not the greatest! The other 4 are all good. Fire power and invincible shield are amazing!

Judas Priest! Especially the last 24 years. It’s not even close Judas Priest is amazing.

Have to tell you Darcy, last night I put on Nostredamus last night and I like it a little better than I did years ago. Great video as usual Darcy!

This was a fun video! I absolutely LOVE Priest but Maiden is still my favorite. Invincible Shield is remarkable! Pure heavy metal joy! These two bands have been such a constant in my life for so many years. For that , I’m thankful! 🤘🏼🍻

Great Topic Darcy. Was a HUGE Maiden fan growing up, but nowadays Priest just destroys them nowadays 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

i read in an interview with K.K. years ago part of his reason for "retiring" from Priest was the frustration he felt over the reception of Nostradomus. He felt in this age people don't sit with albums the way they did when he was growing up. He felt that now music is so easily obtainable that people listen to albums once or twice and then they're on to the next thing. He felt Nostradomus was a great album that wasn't given a chance because of current listening habits. He became very disillusioned by this. I'm guilty of this. There's always albums coming out all the time from bands I like that I get them then shelf them. Part of me is happy that a lot of bands I love have retired, or are near the end of their careers, because it's less albums I need to get.

Great video, Darcy! I enjoy Maiden from time to time, but I'm a far bigger Priest fan. I'd have this particular contest scored 4-2 in favor of Priest. I'd pick "Angel of Retribution" above "Dance of Death" by a landslide. I like "Dance of Death" quite a bit, but "Angel of Retribution" is in my top 7 Priest albums of all time. I definitely agree with you about "Brave New World" and "A Matter of Life and Death", though! Those two albums win their respective matchups. Rock on!

2 of my all time favorite bands...... but I gotta give the edge in this period to priest 1. Brave new world over Demolition 2. Angel of retribution over dance of death but close. 3. Matter of life over Nastrodomus 4. Redeemer of souls over the final frontier 5. Fire power over book of souls 6. Invincible shield over Senjetsu Great video my friend!!! How about Mercyful Fate vs King Diamond??????

This is a tough one but Priest would probably be the winner overall for me. For one thing, I really think Angel of Retribution is a fantastic album. I love Brave New World and Dance of Death. But the Maiden albums after that always get tedious. Always have some great songs but I can never make it through whole album without skipping tracks. Great video! Cheers! Gary

Nice idea. I had to sit out two rounds, I´ve never heard Demolition and Nostradamus. Oddly enough I´ve seen them on both tours...Brave New World and Invincible Shield are the clear winners for me as well.

I love both Bands.... for me, Firepower and Invincible Shield are way ahead, compared to Book of Souls and Senjitsu... in the end, a clear tie😂 first three Albums of the 2000s I prefer Maiden (at least a bit), but then Priest catches up, so I would go with Redeemer..., Firepower an Invincible Shield.. Great Video, as always.. enjoyed it! Best whishes 🤘🤘

As one of the biggest Maiden fans in the world, I was very let down with Book of Souls, Senjutsu, and Mandrake Project.

JP have knocked it out of the park with Invincible Shield,,, just seen them at Wembley Arena, stunning show... Great video Darcy,, keep them coming...

Good show Darcy, a fav topic for me. I have been a fan of Judas Priest since 1980 when I was 14 and I heard Living After Midnight and then went out and bought British Steel and Stained Class and they have been in my top two bands ever since. I discovered Iron Maiden with Number of the Beast in 1982 and they have been my other favourite band for the past 4 decades. Brave New World is probably Iron Maiden's best album outside of the classic 1980s records and the last few Judas priest albums have been their best since Painkiller. Having said all that, it leads me to conclude that Judas Priest have had the better run of records over the past 25 Years although I think Brave New World is probably the best of either bands records since 2000.

I also prefer “Dance of Death” over “Angel of Retribution.”. I also like “Nostradamus” over conventional wisdom.

Priest are the more proud to be metal band these days without a doubt.🤘

I can’t say that I disagree, the new Priest album is excellent. The band vs. band ranking was a cool idea. You should do more of those!

I liked Iron Maiden in the past with Piece of Mind as my favorite album. But from the 90's I lost my attention from them. I even didn't listened to their last album. Judas Priest almost never disappointed me. Their last album is fenomenal and that after so many years.

Two great bands, but there's no place for comparison. Maiden is an Epic heavy metal. Priest is just a pure, straightforward, traditional heavy metal.

Long time Maiden fan; “Brave New World” is huge for me, wirh the return of Bruce and Adrian, and great songs. Also, really like the two follow-ups to it. “Angel of Retribution” was great also with Rob’s return.

Always prefer Maiden over Priest, but last Priest album is great 🤘

I have to agree that Judas Priest has made the heavy metal album of the year with "Invincible Shield." I know that "Nostredamus" gets a lot of criticism, but Halford's voice on that release was just amazing. It was like a heavy metal Pink Floyd concept that most Priest fans did not quite accept. I think Maiden's "Senjutsu" is mellow, but the playing is still first rate.

awesome video Darc Invincible Shield will be album of the year for me nothing will top it I play it a couple times a day love it

Excellent idea for a video Darcy!! 🤘🛡️✊ I also bought Defenders & Powerslave brand new in 1984, my first purchase for both bands, and these two metal giants have been my favorite bands of all time, Iron Maiden first, Priest second. I also put Brave New World over Demolition, and Brave New World is their best since reuniting, but Senjitzu is my #2, I need to revisit both bands for the 2003-2010 material, a project for this week!! Without a doubt Priest hit a home run with Invincible Shield, but could Accept’s new one beat it? Time will tell!! Cheers 🍻

I'd pick Redeemer over Brave New World. Love Maiden but let's be real, Bruce's voice is whiny. I would have picked Angel Of Retribution, too. Rob back in the fold. Judas Is Rising!!! Invincible Sheild is a banger! Loving it. The Mandrake Project isn't rocking my world. Still spinning it. I listened to Nostradamus a few days ago. It is amazing. 102 minutes. Some great tracks. It's just different. Unexpected.

Good show Darcy! Despite what others said, I always thought Nostradamus was good record. My copy of Invisible of shield came from Amazon the other day. I look forward to hearing it!

Great video Darcy. The last two Priest albums you can’t really beat. I really liked book of souls and of course Brave New World by Maiden. Cheers brother

My favorite Maiden tune is "Paschendale" but I'd rather listen to all of those Priest albums. Bruce's last 2 solo albums were also better than everything Maiden has done 2006-present.

to me.. keyword is ‘Richard Faulkner’…. he brought fresh new life to JP… they keep getting better n better… 😅

Invincible shield 🛡️ is one of the greatest ever made ❤️

Great idea! Like you I have been a fan from the 1980's on. I agree with Round One completely although I probably should re-listen to the Final Frontier and Redeemer of Souls to be 100% sure. My only difference in Round 2 is Dance of the Death over Firepower! I am headed to a road trip show tomorrow night to see BOC with a fellow Maiden + Priest fan. I have curated a playlist to have this discussion on the trip. Thanks again! I think the new Bruce is stronger than the last 3 Maiden releases after a few listens!

I love both bands. I hope before both bands retire, Priest and Maiden do a co-headlining tour together.

my favourite IM album is Brave New World, it is even better than 80's stuff, but in Judas Priest has for me 4 albums as good as BNW : Defenders, Painkiller, Firepower and Invincible Shield

Maiden all the time !!!!

Very nice and interesting video❤ For me: D - BNW (IRON MAIDEN WINs) AOR - DOD (IRON MAIDEN WINs) N - AMOLAD (IRON MAIDEN WINs) ROS - TFF (i hate a both od albums 😅 but ok, IRON MAIDEN WINs a little bit🤏) F - BOS (JUDAS PRIEST WINs) IS - S (JUDAS PRIEST WINs) ...so what it means? 🤔 JP is a really much better heavy metal band right now, but IM 2000-2015 was more interesting for me)

Fun video Darcy. I had them both tied, the same choices as you. But then maiden won it 2-1. The first 3 Maiden albums were really huge for me. Invincible shield is definitely in contention for album of the year. It would be fun if you could do another head to head like this one with older bands and newer releases.

For me: Brave New World, Dance of Death (Angel of Retribution very close though), Nostradamus, Final Frontier, Book of Souls, Invincible Shield

Love Priest but their modern era is trounced by reunion era Maiden, imo. And it’s not close.

There's been times where I've seriously considered starting my own channel. To the point where I'm constantly trying to think of topics. But admittedly, this one never occurred to me. Great idea Darcy. As for picks, my are identical to yours in every round!!! Also, I'm VERY curious to hear your thoughts on that Atrophy album. That's definitely been my biggest surprise as to how much I'm enjoying it. Cheers!!!

Well I would agree with your choices here but the only thing that I can add is that when Senjitsu came out I played it every day for around a month. I've not had the Priest album on since I reviewed it. I've decided to put it on now after watching this video. As I said in my video I had a feeling this was going to happen.

Like both but priest is better

Great idea for a video Darcy!! I agree with every single one of your choices! Great minds think alike! 😂

I've always been a bigger Iron Maiden fan, but the last couple of albums are their weakest for me. Senjitsu is better then Book of Snores. I can't believe it's 5 years already! Maiden had a really good 4 album run that I really enjoyed. Priest's Angel of Retribution was a 1/2 great album for me. Nostradomus is a put it on and let it play in the back ground album. I don't dislike it, I just don't get excited for it. Redeemer is an okay album. Rob feels more restrained on this album. Firepower is good, and would be great be great for me if it was around 40-45 minutes. I just get tired of listening to albums that go on too long. Maiden is the winner for me

Great head to head vid mate 🤘Priest wins overall for me and I haven’t even fully heard the new Priest yet 😝 and I can’t stand Nostradamus

For me: 3. Firepower 2. Invinsible Shield 1. Brave New World Grettings to you

Hi Darcy!!! as you know i'm a big Maiden fan, but i must agree this is a tough thing to do.... to me "Dance of...." is a very underrated album, but have to agree Firepower is much better than "Book..." so to me it's also a tie. cheers and be well

Maiden is my favorite band but Priest ofc are great as well and Invincible Shield is a fantastic album. Probably my favorite of theirs since the 80’s👌🏽 I think what it boils down to is whether you prefer more pure unadulterated heavy metal with high pitch vocals or more adventurous theatrical heavy metal with operatic vocals. Personally I have to go with Maiden here all day but the last 3 Priest albums have been really solid fs and I respect them a lot. Both great bands!🤘🏽

Interesting breakdown. I think Priest has had a return to form lately. I'm more exited of the later years Priest albums, but Maiden was great in the early 2000s.

Great topic Darcy. I personally enjoy all of these albums. Each of them has its own charm. Nostradamus is very very good in my opinion. A regular spinner! Hope to receive Invincible Shield tomorrow. Fingers crossed 🤞. Cheers brother 🍻.

Great video, I would have ranked them like you did except for ”TFF” and ”ROS”, where I would rank Maiden ahead of Priest. It would have been interesting to compare the Saxon albums released around the same years with Maiden and Priest. Under the same timeperiod they have released 10 albums, so some of the Priest and Maiden albums would have to be compared to two of Saxons albums. Here is my take on it, where the first one mentioned is the best in my opinion: 2000-2001: Brave New World/Killing Ground/Demolition 2003-2005: Lionheart/Dance Of Death/Angel Of Retribution 2006-2009: A Matter Of Life And Death/The Inner Sanctum/Into The Labyrinth/Nostradamus 2010-2014: Sacrifice/The Final Frontier/Redeemer Of Souls/Call To Arms 2015-2018: Thunderbolt/Firepower/Battering Ram/The Book Of Souls 2021-2024: Invincible Shield/Hell, Fire And Damnation/Senjutsu/Carpe Diem Sorry for the long post.😅Take care Darcy!🤘

Nailed it all the way through Darcy, well done ...for having the same opinion as me!

4-2 to Maiden, Firepower and Invincible Shield being my Priest picks..

For me Brave New World, Dance Of Death, A Matter Of Life And Death, Redeemer Of Souls, Firepower, Invincible Shield, Redeemer Of Souls, Firepower, Invincible Shield. 6:3 to Priest lol

For me Maiden was done after Powerslave and Priest's problem is they think they're a speed metal band. Halford needs to grow up . Anyways that's my take.

There's no comparison. Material wise, Priest has Maiden beat by a mile. Especially now.

Priest's highest chart position in the UK but won't be their biggest selling. In the Usa, 'invincible shield' landed on number 18 on billboard 200 this week. There are hardly any metal/rock albums anymore that scrape even into that 200!!!

Love this video. The only disagreement I would have is Nostradamus over a matter of life and death .. which I guess would pin Nostradamus against the new priest and the new priest would win that round. Brave new world is also my favorite modern era maiden record. I enjoy a matter of life and death but honestly I cannot stand the production on it. It’s absolutely lifeless to me. But the songs are great.. stay well brother!! 🤟🤟

Oh my God, The Final Frontier is absolutely perfect!

None of the Maiden albums from this period really impressed me all that much. I heard each of them when they came out and pretty much forgot about them, except for Wicker Man, which I still really like. I need to go back and listen to all of them again. As for Priest, I actually liked Nostradamus quite a bit, but they could have left off about half of it and it would have been much better. Firepower blew me away when I heard it, but for me, Invincible Shield is easily the best thing they've done since the 80s. Angel of Retribution and Demolition each have some good stuff, but not their best. I didn't care for Redeemer of Souls, but I think the production there was the problem. The whole album just sounds muted to me. It seems they just sucked the heaviness right out of all the songs on that one.

Angel of retribution blows out the crummy d.o d. 😮

I would have to go with maiden love both bands but always preferred maiden. Plus I think maidens albums since 2000 are mostly strong, love brave New world, dance of death has a few great songs but production is very muddy, amolad is a great album, book of souls not my favorite a lot of filler, love sinjitsu I think it's a great atmospheric album kind of like X factor which I always liked. Final frontier I don't like. I would definitely prefer redeemer of souls over Final frontier. And maybe firepower over book of souls so probably 4-2 to maiden.

Great video! Maiden's Piece of Mind was my introduction to them in 1983 so was Priest's Defenders of the Faith in 1984. Head to head: Brave New World all week long. Dance of Death over Angel..., I really really like Nostradamus so it's a tie for me against AMOLAD. The Final Frontier ahead of Redeemer of Souls, Firepower is light years ahead of Book and Souls, and Senjutsu is in a league on its own compared to Invincible Shield (and IS is very very good).

Priest wins this easy. They're still a metal band that is enjoyable to listen to. Iron Maiden has sucked since the 90's. The last few Iron Maiden albums are incredibly boring, old man rock.

Senjutsu >>> Invincible Shield for me.

Batalha de gigantes

Judas Priest hit the finish line before Iron Maiden got past the starting gate on this one. Maiden are a little too prog for my tastes nowadays. I know many die-hard Maidenites take exception to this, but since I've been a fan since 1981, I've witnessed the decline first hand. JP has had many winners in their latter career. IM, not so much.

Brave New World beats Demolition! Dance Of Death-worst IM album. It's the only one IM album I don't have so Angel Of Retribution wins there.

1. Brave New World > Demolition 2. Dance of Death > Angel of Retribution 3. A Matter of Life and Death > Nostradamus 4. The Final Frontier < Redeemer of Souls 5. The Book of Souls < Firepower 6. Senjutsu < Invincible Shield 1. Firepower (2018) 2. Invincible Shield (2024) 3. Brave New World (2000) 4. Dance of Death (2003) 5. Senjutsu (2021) 6. Angel of Retribution (2005) 7. A Matter of Life and Death (2006) 8. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 9. The Book of Souls (2015) 10. Nostradamus (2008) 11. The Final Frontier (2010) 12. Demolition (2001)

I think maiden made better albums than priest at the beginning of the 2000s but priest really caught up once Faulkner entered the band and the last few albums have blown away maidens last few… and yes, I agree redeemer is a good album but is held back by bad production… I really wish they brought Sneap onboard with the production on this album because there are some great songs on it.

Brave New World vs Demolition: Brave New World Dance of Death vs Angels of Retribution: Dance of Death A Matter of Life and Death vs Nostradamus: A Matter of Life and Death The Final Frontier vs Redeemer of Souls: Redeemer of Souls The Book of Souls vs Firepower: Firepower Senjutsu vs Invincible Shield: Senjutsu . Maiden wins 4-2

Iron Maiden writes long droning, boring songs, they were a different beast in the 80’s. Judas Priest writes metal songs and they are a better band. They got shorter songs. And proudly wave the metal flag. I prefer Judas Priest concerts over Iron Maiden concerts too.

Brave New World Dance of Death A Matter of Life and Death Redeemer of Souls Firepower Invincible Shield

ACCEPT VS SAXON???

Ranking Them All Firepower Invincible Shield Brave New World A Matter of Life and Death Dance of Death Angel of Retribution Senjetsu Redeemer of Souls The Book of Souls ---------everything below here sucks and is tied for last------ The Final Frontier Nostradamus Demolition

In my opinion SAXON was better than both in those decades.

Oh god. Priest every single album destroys Maiden post 2000. Ok well? Maybe not Nostradamus only because that bloated mess is exactly what Maiden has been doing since 2005. But at least Nostradamus has 3 ripping tracks. Haha

Gotta strongly disagree. Dance of Death imo was much weaker than even Nostradamus, but def weaker than Angel of Retribution. Firepower is the second weakest album that JP has released imo, next to rock a rolla, of course! Nice idea for a video though, bro! 👊🏼🤘🏼

I have not heard invisible shield yet. I didn’t listen to senjutsu fully yet so I can take those two out for now. The really good albums to me are two from each Brave new world which is top 5 iron maiden, redeemer of souls, the book of souls, firepower which compares to classic Judas Priest.