History AwesomeMusic / JudasPriest

* ''British Steel'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeJbXcxy1k Livin' After Midnight]]. All about partying into the wee hours, loving til the early morning, and splitting the scene to do it all again the following night with zero regrets.

* ''Screaming for Vengeance'':

* ''Painkiller'':

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxwtk74ApDU The title track]] is a particularly fun little EarWorm.

** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omz4pHuM5zU BLOODSTONE!]]''' The opening riff is one the grooviest {{Ear Worm}}s you will ever hear in a metal song.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnW8w3e-7Q "Blood Red Skies"]], probably the definitive anthem for a ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''-esque [[RobotWar war against the machines]].

* Say what you will about the quality of their ''Nostradamus'' album, but [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8F4ejxtWA the title track]] deserves a special mention, as it still upholds the fast, epic riffs and amazing metal vocals fans know and love, but with the synth orchestra helping it stand out as a fantastical epic unlike anything they’ve put out before.

* Say what you will about the quality of their ''Nostradamus'' album, but [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8F4ejxtWA the title track]] deserves a special mention, as it still upholds the fast, epic riffs and amazing metal vocals fans know and love, but with the synth orchestra helping it stand out from others.

** [[https://youtu.be/ZuXoalKim9c "Run of the Mill"]] remains to this day one of their most powerful softer songs.
** [[https://youtu.be/mxwtk74ApDU The title track]] is a particularly fun little EarWorm.
** She was a [[https://youtu.be/X9UM4N5sGBs Cheater!]] The protagonist describes what every person who has been run around on wants to do, and makes it rocking.

** All hear my warning, never turn your back on [[https://youtu.be/OhpGDCInUoc "The Ripper"]]. Yes, JP made a song about a hooker murdering nutcase awesome to listen to.

** [[https://youtu.be/y60Mo_Nmydg "Beyond the Realms of Death"]] is just beautiful. With an almost sorrowful sound, before Halford lets it rip. Not to mention the ''ridiculously'' killer guitar solos.

* ''British Steel'': [[https://youtu.be/gEeJbXcxy1k Livin' After Midnight]]. All about partying into the wee hours, loving til the early morning, and splitting the scene to do it all again the following night with zero regrets.

** [[https://youtu.be/0WL_2p-NvWI Electric Eye]]. Halford's synthetic sounding voice adds to the awesome/creepiness of an all seeing force watching your every move.
** [[https://youtu.be/3K_12NlT_bQ "Riding on the Wind"]], Especially the guitar solo.
** '''[[https://youtu.be/Omz4pHuM5zU BLOODSTONE!]]''' The opening riff is one the grooviest {{Ear Worm}}s you will ever hear in a metal song.
** Out there is a fortune waiting to be had, if you think I'll let it go you're '''mad!''' [[https://youtu.be/NOk0mkwnmZQ You've Got Another Thing Comin'!]] There's a ''reason'' this was the biggest single from the album.
** [[https://youtu.be/TaOPV9EE0cQ "Prisoner of Your Eyes"]] was originally going to be on ''Turbo'', but it was cut. Luckily, it found its way on the 2001 remaster of ''Screaming for Vengeance'' and what we got was one of the most epic power ballads ever written by a metal band. Especially when the chorus kicks in.

** [[https://youtu.be/dLMuv5dc-rQ "The Sentinel"]], which has Glenn and K.K.'s best "guitar duel" ever recorded.

** The bafflingly hot [[https://youtu.be/SFCZDNwomRA "Eat Me Alive"]] in which they troll the PMRC [[http://www.nndb.com/lists/405/000093126/ with amazing results]].
** [[https://youtu.be/206m_H8GzmY "Freewheel Burning"]]. [[https://youtu.be/M_s-49rNCdw The music video]] is the distilled essence of MundaneMadeAwesome.
** [[https://youtu.be/H6UiJJXCt1E "Rock Hard, Ride Free"]]. Words to live your life by.
** [[https://youtu.be/PWFkhLUcvo0 "Love Bites"]]: Extended interlocking guitar solos ''and'' a scream that makes Halford sound like he's turning into a werewolf.
** [[https://youtu.be/P_GGG05tN9A "Jawbreaker"]] is an underrated epic detailing a monster, possibly the Metallion as seen on the cover, obliterating everything in its path of destruction. Rob Halford’s vocals combined with the fast paced riffs makes this a stand out of the album.

** The unabashed 'I'm better than you' of [[https://youtu.be/-jTJ81da2IU "Private Property".]]
** [[https://youtu.be/JhY9GOhFwN4 The title track]] has a righteous slow build-up, until you hit the title and Halford lets it rip like he does.

** [[https://youtu.be/qtnW8w3e-7Q "Blood Red Skies"]], probably the definitive anthem for a ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''-esque [[RobotWar war against the machines]].
** The title track. It's the album opener, so naturally the first thing you hear is [[CarefulWithThatAxe a piercing]] ''[[https://youtu.be/mtu20Ejv3SI scream]]''. And of course, the CrazyAwesome lyrics:

** The epic BadassBoast that is [[https://youtu.be/O_fJ5SSV_Vo "Hard as Iron"]].

** The AffablyEvil [[https://youtu.be/9gQH1IEMf4Q "A Touch of Evil"]] [[EvilIsSexy is definitely one of the sexiest heavy metal songs of all time.]]

** [[https://youtu.be/IJ7ZvmPU7xI "All Guns Blazing"]]. A very apt name.
** Even more epic on ''Painkiller'': [[https://youtu.be/AhvUpykF7OM "One Shot at Glory"]].
** The largely underrated [[https://youtu.be/qfKPKluQuXA "Hell Patrol"]], best known for coining the terms "vaporapeize" and "paratamize".
** [[https://youtu.be/NOGMQ-ySqOY "Between the Hammer and the Anvil"]] which should be the theme of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition Inquisition]]. ''Every'' Inquisition.
** [[https://youtu.be/7t2XPPqglb8 "Living Bad Dreams"]] which they waited over 10 years to finally release.
** [[https://youtu.be/Ifwh_R3XUFY "Nightcrawler"]]. The perfect mixture of sleeplessness inducing NightmareFuel, and that signature Judas Priest shredding.
** [[https://youtu.be/nM__lPTWThU The title track]]. [[MetalScream Piercing, shrieking]] vocals, killer guitar solos, a drum intro so powerful it can bring the house down, and lyrics with incredibly vivid imagery about a post-apocalyptic savior fighting for mankind; all combined into one of the most iconic metal songs of all time.

** [[https://youtu.be/yBiEhMqM_0o "Bullet Train"]]. Combine heavy lyrics, killer drums, a face melting solo and Owens proving he's no vocal slouch, and you have the track that came within an inch of winning a Grammy.

* With classic Priest-sounding tracks like [[https://youtu.be/7tYzuz_0QvQ "Down in Flames"]], [[https://youtu.be/B_LVmLGmu7U "March of the Damned"]] and [[https://youtu.be/VddfDsrVdcs "Halls of Valhalla"]], ''Redeemer of Souls'' proves that there's life after K.K. Downing.

** [[https://youtu.be/6QtjdDiMLVg The title track]] is a fiery, heavy song with an amazingly powerful chorus and a gorgeous, melodic guitar solo in the middle that somehow fits the rest of the song perfectly. Many people hailed ''Firepower'' (both the song and the album) as an instant classic.
** [[https://youtu.be/CUzcxJNZKC4 "Lightning Strike"]] is another classic-sounding song, without feeling dated in the slightest.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuXoalKim9c "Run of the Mill"]] remains to this day one of their most powerful softer songs.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxwtk74ApDU The title track]] is a particularly fun little EarWorm.
** She was a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9UM4N5sGBs Cheater!]] The protagonist describes what every person who has been run around on wants to do, and makes it rocking.

** All hear my warning, never turn your back on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhpGDCInUoc "The Ripper"]]. Yes, JP made a song about a hooker murdering nutcase awesome to listen to.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60Mo_Nmydg "Beyond the Realms of Death"]] is just beautiful. With an almost sorrowful sound, before Halford lets it rip. Not to mention the ''ridiculously'' killer guitar solos.

* ''British Steel'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeJbXcxy1k Livin' After Midnight]]. All about partying into the wee hours, loving til the early morning, and splitting the scene to do it all again the following night with zero regrets.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WL_2p-NvWI Electric Eye]]. Halford's synthetic sounding voice adds to the awesome/creepiness of an all seeing force watching your every move.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K_12NlT_bQ "Riding on the Wind"]], Especially the guitar solo.
** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omz4pHuM5zU BLOODSTONE!]]''' The opening riff is one the grooviest {{Ear Worm}}s you will ever hear in a metal song.
** Out there is a fortune waiting to be had, if you think I'll let it go you're '''mad!''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOk0mkwnmZQ You've Got Another Thing Comin'!]] There's a ''reason'' this was the biggest single from the album.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaOPV9EE0cQ "Prisoner of Your Eyes"]] was originally going to be on ''Turbo'', but it was cut. Luckily, it found its way on the 2001 remaster of ''Screaming for Vengeance'' and what we got was one of the most epic power ballads ever written by a metal band. Especially when the chorus kicks in.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLMuv5dc-rQ "The Sentinel"]], which has Glenn and K.K.'s best "guitar duel" ever recorded.

** The bafflingly hot [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCZDNwomRA "Eat Me Alive"]] in which they troll the PMRC [[http://www.nndb.com/lists/405/000093126/ with amazing results]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=206m_H8GzmY "Freewheel Burning"]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_s-49rNCdw The music video]] is the distilled essence of MundaneMadeAwesome.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6UiJJXCt1E "Rock Hard, Ride Free"]]. Words to live your life by.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFkhLUcvo0 "Love Bites"]]: Extended interlocking guitar solos ''and'' a scream that makes Halford sound like he's turning into a werewolf.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_GGG05tN9A "Jawbreaker"]] is an underrated epic detailing a monster, possibly the Metallion as seen on the cover, obliterating everything in its path of destruction. Rob Halford’s vocals combined with the fast paced riffs makes this a stand out of the album.

** The unabashed 'I'm better than you' of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTJ81da2IU "Private Property".]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhY9GOhFwN4 The title track]] has a righteous slow build-up, until you hit the title and Halford lets it rip like he does.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnW8w3e-7Q "Blood Red Skies"]], probably the definitive anthem for a ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''-esque [[RobotWar war against the machines]].
** The title track. It's the album opener, so naturally the first thing you hear is [[CarefulWithThatAxe a piercing]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtu20Ejv3SI scream]]''. And of course, the CrazyAwesome lyrics:

** The epic BadassBoast that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_fJ5SSV_Vo "Hard as Iron"]].

** The AffablyEvil [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQH1IEMf4Q "A Touch of Evil"]] [[EvilIsSexy is definitely one of the sexiest heavy metal songs of all time.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ7ZvmPU7xI "All Guns Blazing"]]. A very apt name.
** Even more epic on ''Painkiller'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhvUpykF7OM "One Shot at Glory"]].
** The largely underrated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfKPKluQuXA "Hell Patrol"]], best known for coining the terms "vaporapeize" and "paratamize".
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGMQ-ySqOY "Between the Hammer and the Anvil"]] which should be the theme of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition Inquisition]]. ''Every'' Inquisition.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2XPPqglb8 "Living Bad Dreams"]] which they waited over 10 years to finally release.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifwh_R3XUFY "Nightcrawler"]]. The perfect mixture of sleeplessness inducing NightmareFuel, and that signature Judas Priest shredding.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM__lPTWThU The title track]]. [[MetalScream Piercing, shrieking]] vocals, killer guitar solos, a drum intro so powerful it can bring the house down, and lyrics with incredibly vivid imagery about a post-apocalyptic savior fighting for mankind; all combined into one of the most iconic metal songs of all time.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBiEhMqM_0o "Bullet Train"]]. Combine heavy lyrics, killer drums, a face melting solo and Owens proving he's no vocal slouch, and you have the track that came within an inch of winning a Grammy.

* With classic Priest-sounding tracks like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYzuz_0QvQ "Down in Flames"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_LVmLGmu7U "March of the Damned"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VddfDsrVdcs "Halls of Valhalla"]], ''Redeemer of Souls'' proves that there's life after K.K. Downing.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg The title track]] is a fiery, heavy song with an amazingly powerful chorus and a gorgeous, melodic guitar solo in the middle that somehow fits the rest of the song perfectly. Many people hailed ''Firepower'' (both the song and the album) as an instant classic.

** Victim of Changes, ''dear god''! It starts off heavy, with some really dirty, bluesy riffs, and Rob's signature screams, before an intense solo leads into a soft, melancholy ballad, all before ramping up again with another solo before reaching its crescendo with some of the most impressive screams in Priest history.

** Metal Meltdown!!

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_GGG05tN9A "Jawbreaker"]] is an underrated epic detailing an all-out war between an army and a monster, possibly the Metallion as seen on the cover, [[CurbStompBattle and the Metallion is winning]]. Rob Halford’s vocals combined with the fast paced riffs makes this a stand out of the album.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P_GGG05tN9A "Jawbreaker"]] is an underrated epic detailing an all-out war between an army and a monster, possibly the Metallion as seen on the cover, [[CurbStompBattle and the Metallion is winning]]. Rob Halford’s vocals combined with the fast paced riffs makes this a stand out of the album.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P_GGG05tN9A Jawbreaker]] is an underrated epic detailing an all-out war between an army and a monster, possibly the Metallion as seen on the cover, [[CurbStompBattle and the Metallion is winning]]. Rob Halford’s vocals combined with the fast paced riffs makes this a stand out of the album.

* Their 2018 album ''Firepower'' shows that after more than four decades of making music, Judas Priest still kicks all the ass. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg The title track]] is a fiery, heavy song with an amazingly powerful chorus and a gorgeous, melodic guitar solo in the middle that somehow fits the rest of the song perfectly. Many people hailed ''Firepower'' (both the song and the album) as an instant classic.

** "Deal With the Devil" (classic '80s-style metal, but doesn't sound dated at all).
** "Revolution" (a lot like Queen's "We Will Rock You", but even more badass).
** "Worth Fighting For" (a lusciously melancholy gothic cowboy/Western-style number, with a Buck Owens-like riff and Rob singing in a decent American accent; he even sounds a bit like Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots!).
** "Hellrider" (Yes, it's a bit {{Narm}}-y, with Rob sounding kind of like [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]] at some points, but it's damn near irresistible.)

* ''Firepower'' shows that Judas Priest still kicks all the ass. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg The title track]] is a fiery, heavy song with an amazingly powerful chorus and a gorgeous, melodic guitar solo in the middle that somehow fits the rest of the song perfectly. Many people hailed ''Firepower'' (the song and the album) as an instant classic.

* ''Firepower'', the newest album, shows that Judas Priest still kicks all the ass. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg The title track]] is a fiery, heavy song with an amazingly powerful chorus and a gorgeous, melodic guitar solo in the middle that somehow fits the rest of the song perfectly. Many people hailed ''Firepower'' (the song *and* the album) as an instant classic.

* While it's generally overlooked in favor of their later albums, ''Rocka Rolla'' did have its fair share of awesome music.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBiEhMqM_0o "Bullet Train"]]. Combine heavy lyrics, a killer drum line, face melting solo and Owens proving he's no vocal slouch, and you have the track that came within an inch of winning a Grammy.

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** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K_12NlT_bQ YES I'M RIDIN', RIDIN' ON THE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNDDDDD!!!]]''' Especially the guitar solo.

--->SWORN TO AVENGE\\
CONDEMNED TO HELL\\
TEMPT NOT THE BLADE\\
ALL FEAR THE SEEEEEEEEEEEEEENTINEL!

** The title track. It's the album opener, so naturally the first thing you hear is [[CarefulWithThatAxe a piercing]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtu20Ejv3SI AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-]]''. And of course, the CrazyAwesome lyrics:

** The AffablyEvil [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQH1IEMf4Q "A Touch of Evil"]] IN THE NIGHT, COME TO ME, YOU KNOW I WANT YOUR TOUCH OF EVIL!!! [[EvilIsSexy It's definitely one of the sexiest heavy metal songs of all time.]]

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* From 1979's ''Killing Machine'':
** "Delivering the Goods". Not even Music/VanHalen had performed riffs that fast!
* ''British Steel'':
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeJbXcxy1k Livin' After Midnight]]. All about partying into the wee hours, loving til the early morning, and splitting the scene to do it all again the following night with zero regrets.

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%%** And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSU1W0ZUmQ "Victim of Changes"]].

%%** "TYRANT, CAPTURER OF HUMANITY! TYRANT, CONQUEROR OF ALL!" Perhaps the greatest villain-song of all time.

%%** "The Green Manalishi with the Two Pronged Crown".

%%** "Rapid Fire" and "Breaking the Law".
* ''Point of Entry'' is kind of a blah album, but it has awesome stuff in there.

** "The Hellion", probably, the greatest intro track of all time. Unbelievably epic.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WL_2p-NvWI Electric Eye]]. Halford's synthetic sounding voice adds to the awesome/creepiness of an all seeing force watching your every move.

%%** The HeavyMeta anthem "Heavy Duty / Defenders of the Faith".

%%** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS6-vI70oc0 FAS-TER-THAN-A-LA-SER-BUL-LET! LOU-DER-THAN-AN-AT-OM-BOMB!]]'''
%%** "HERE COMES THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yobDKUDcfQI METAL MELTDOWN]] RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN4zTDFvJuQ Leather Rebel! LIGHTNING IN THE DARK! Leather Rebel! With a burning heart!]]

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTaDvzVBrSM "Cathedral Spires"]].
%%* ''Demolition'' has:
%%** "Subterfuge".
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgVAUQ8MPso "Feed On Me"]].
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUyQe3FqWAQ "One On One"]].
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgTzaPgtrow "Machine Man]].

%%** '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jazmdoxlpY JUDAS IS RISIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGG!]]'''
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19nUjLDg9I NOOOOOOOOSTRADAMUS!!!]] VIIIIIIIINDICATION!!! NOOOOOOOOOSTRADAMUS!!! IIIIIIISSSSSSSS AAAAAAAAAAVEENGEEEEEEED!!!
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrudYGZkV8 I AM NOSTRADAMUS!!!]] Do you believe? I AM NOSTRADAMUS!!!! That I can see?