Iron Maiden vs. Metallica

Recently Metallica won a voter poll best Metal band award through Karrang! and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson felt the need to state that Maiden is better then Metallica. As a metal fan it's a tough call. Through high school I enjoyed learning songs by both for different reasons. Metallica is definitely the heavier band, but Maiden came up with great melodic licks over the years. Both have had some great records and some not so great records. I saw Maiden in Ottawa & Montreal of their 2010 Final Frontier tour, they were as amazing as I'd expected they would be live. I will see Metallica this summer here in Halifax. I suppose I will reserve judgment until then. However, not a fan of Bruce's cocky attitude, but then it wouldn't be metal or rock without some boastful front man. Gents, you both kick ass! Let's leave it at that.