While I just registered another vote, I'd argue that Priest fans are just sick of these BS pseudo-basketball brackets! Seems like one just around every corner. Best vocalist, best band, best album. FFS!!
Dream Theater close to Priest. HA! Almost as funny as them being even close to Tool. It IS beyond belief. A dream, perhaps.
More likely? A group of youngsters who have never heard Priest. Especially, SFV! Notice that Nirvana isn't in any of these "votes?" Before Kurt's death (RIP), I actually laughed the first time people would come to me saying that "grunge" would rule the world and knock out the classics like Priest, Maiden, Sabbath and even Deep Purple.