Once Rob Halford left in the early '90s, Judas Priest was thrown for a bit of a loop -- it took them seven years to decided to have another stab at success. The remaining...
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While the '80s may have been littered with many second-rate pop-metal knockoffs of little musical merit, Judas Priest, decked out in leather and studs, always stood tall...
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In the summer of 1998, Sony repackaged and re-released three of Judas Priest's best albums from their peak period of the early '80s -- British Steel, Point of Entry, and...
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Although the double-disc Metal Works '73-'93 is an intoxicating listen, it isn't quite the definitive Judas Priest retrospective it could have been. Six of the band's 11...
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Having reinvented themselves as an arena metal act with the hugely successful British Steel, Judas Priest naturally opted to stay the course with Point of Entry, keeping...
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Summing up the best of British Steel , Screaming For Vengeance , Defenders Of The Faith and Turbo. No surprises, an OK collection, but you're better sticking with the studio...
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The groundbreaking Sad Wings of Destiny was the first great Judas Priest album, simultaneously taking the entire heavy metal genre to new depths of darkness and new heights...
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For metal fans on a budget, Prisoners of Pain is a worthwhile summation of Judas Priest's early Columbia LPs -- most of the era's pivotal tracks are here, including "Living...
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Released after Stained Class, The Best of Judas Priest is an effective sampler of their first three albums, containing most of the highlights from Rocka Rolla, Sad Wings of...
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Having recaptured their heavyweight status with Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest stuck with their successful formula for the follow-up, Defenders of the Faith. Overall,...
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In 1979, Judas Priest was growing more and more influential. And as the 1980s progressed, it would become crystal clear that the British headbangers -- who influenced...
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Following the underwritten, erratic Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance returned Judas Priest to the top of the metal heap, boasting a much more consistent set of songs,...
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Another repackaging of material from Judas Priest's first two albums, originally done for the Gull label, Hero, Hero contains all of Rocka Rolla, most of the tracks from Sad...
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A sort of techno-based metal album. A good idea, but it really wasn't quite the right formula that was coming shortly in the the form of Ministry and Nine Inch...
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Lacking the overwhelming power and heaviness of Judas Priest's two previous albums, Turbo was a streamlined collection that emphasized the group's pop leanings. ~ Stephen...
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A return to the fury of savage metal, Priest attempted to reclaim the crown and nearly succeeded. The album is dominated by the phenomenal drumming of (then) new addition...
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From out of nowhere, Judas Priest suddenly revitalized themselves with Painkiller, in no small part because of new drummer Scott Travis, whose busy, virtuosic rhythmic base...
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Even if Judas Priest's songwriting was a little uneven, Ram It Down recaptured some of the force of British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All...
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A sketchy and underfocused debut, Rocka Rolla nonetheless begins to delineate the musical territory Judas Priest would explore over the remainder of the decade:...
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A sketchy and underfocused debut, Rocka Rolla nonetheless begins to delineate the musical territory Judas Priest would explore over the remainder of the decade:...
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Despite the strangely dry and muted production by ex-Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, this disc contains some terrific songs, such as "Sinner" and the dynamic "Dissident...
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Although Sad Wings of Destiny wasn't a huge seller, it did land Judas Priest a major-label deal with Columbia, for whom they debuted with the fearlessly experimental Sin...
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An indisputable metal masterpiece, Stained Class is the apex of '70s Judas Priest, a sinister, muscular collection that ties the disparate strands of their style together...
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A live collection of early faves, most of these versions sound far better than the studio originals. Contains two of their greatest (and most unlikely) covers: Joan Baez's...
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Judas Priest's first official live recording has always been met with equal amounts of acclaim and controversy: acclaim from those who consider it an excellent summation of...
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With Hell Bent for Leather, Judas Priest had begun the task of developing their image for increased mainstream attention, reveling in leather-and-motorcycle trappings while...
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Rob Halford may gone but is not forgotten. Ol' "Ripper" Owens is content to mimic as best he can in order to keep the Judas Priest heavy-metal machine rocking into...
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The second studio release with "Ripper" Owens, Demolition is an intriguing album. Listening to this one sometimes makes you wish that they had decided to go with a moniker...
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Following the underwritten, erratic Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance returned Judas Priest to the top of the metal heap, boasting a much more consistent set of songs,...
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With Hell Bent for Leather, Judas Priest had begun the task of developing their image for increased mainstream attention, reveling in leather-and-motorcycle trappings while...
more >
Judas Priest's first official live recording has always been met with equal amounts of acclaim and controversy: acclaim from those who consider it an excellent summation of...
more >
From out of nowhere, Judas Priest suddenly revitalized themselves with Painkiller, in no small part because of new drummer Scott Travis, whose busy, virtuosic rhythmic base...
more >
In 1979, Judas Priest was growing more and more influential. And as the 1980s progressed, it would become crystal clear that the British headbangers -- who influenced...
more >
Following the underwritten, erratic Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance returned Judas Priest to the top of the metal heap, boasting a much more consistent set of songs,...
more >
The second studio release with "Ripper" Owens, Demolition is an intriguing album. Listening to this one sometimes makes you wish that they had decided to go with a moniker...
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Although the 1998 Judas Priest compilation, Living After Midnight, did a fine job of collecting the cream of Halford and Co., the expanded 2003 Best of the Best: Gold...
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Killing Machine was the British version of the album that was retitled Hell Bent for Leather upon its U.S. release. The American version appends a very well done cover of...
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Having reinvented themselves as an arena metal act with the hugely successful British Steel, Judas Priest naturally opted to stay the course with Point of Entry, keeping...
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Having recaptured their heavyweight status with Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest stuck with their successful formula for the follow-up, Defenders of the Faith. Overall,...
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