I was thinking about this when discusing with some guys at a pinball meeting just this weekend about how most of the legendary bands that have survived for years have been featured on pins now.
When suggestions came up no one mentioned Priest, although Black Sabbath did get a mention and would be very cool.
Personally I would love to see a Priest pin and it would be my first and only new pinball purchase as have love this band since 1981.I was thinking their name may be a reason why it may not happen.I hope I'm wrong but it is a name that does offend a few people due to the religious conundrum that it creates.I do think the band has a big enough fan base in the USA and europe however, that it would be definitely a saleable machine.
The band have released Firepower ,what some say is their best album ever and they are kicking it on tour, the time would seem right for a Priest pin if it is ever going to happen. They have so many anthemic songs (living after midnight, im a rocker, electric eye, green manalashi etc) that would create a great vibe for a pin soundtrack.They have some cool characters from their songs over the years which could be used as imagery on the playfield.The Hellion, the metallion, painkiller, the sentinal, flame thrower).They could use some kind of harley toy which is one of the band's long standing gimmicks on stage to introduce the song "Hell Bent for Leather". Suggestions for modes from priest songs: Turbo, Rapid Fire (extra multi balls in this mode), Exciter, Vengeance, heavy duty, reckless etc.