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Remastered re-release of the sixth full-length album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Packed with strong melodic hooks, "British Steel" is a deliberate commercial move, forsaking the complexity of the band's early work in favor of a robust, AC/DC-flavored groove. It's a convincing transformation, as Priest prove equally adept at opening up their arrangements to let the rhythms breathe.
The album is built around the classic singles "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight", both big hits in the U.K., which openly posit Judas Priest as a party band for the first time. But "British Steel" is hardly a complete break from the band's past. There are still uptempo slices of Metallic mayhem bookending the album in "Rapid Fire" and "Steeler", plus effective moodier pieces in "Metal Gods" and the crawling menace of "The Rage", which features arguably the best Rob Halford vocal on the album.
"British Steel" is an important album that sealed Judas Priest's status as genre icons, and kick-started Heavy Metal's glory days of the 1980s. It went Top Five in the U.K. and became their first Top 40 album in the U.S., going Platinum in the process and paving the way for countless imitators and innovators alike. 
The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added.
Columbia/Sony Music (UK), 1980/2001 (502131 2). Made in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Rapid Fire 04:08
2. Metal Gods 04:01
3. Breaking The Law 02:36
4. Grinder 03:58
5. United 03:36
6. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise 05:04
7. Living After Midnight 03:31
8. The Rage 04:44
9. Steeler 04:30
Bonus Tracks:
10. Red, White & Blue 03:43
11. Grinder (Live) 04:49
Total playing time: 44:40 min.

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Packed with strong melodic hooks, "British Steel" is a deliberate commercial move, forsaking the complexity of the band's early work in favor of a robust, AC/DC-flavored groove. It's a convincing transformation, as Priest prove equally adept at opening up their arrangements to let the rhythms breathe.
The album is built around the classic singles "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight", both big hits in the U.K., which openly posit Judas Priest as a party band for the first time. But "British Steel" is hardly a complete break from the band's past. There are still uptempo slices of Metallic mayhem bookending the album in "Rapid Fire" and "Steeler", plus effective moodier pieces in "Metal Gods" and the crawling menace of "The Rage", which features arguably the best Rob Halford vocal on the album.
"British Steel" is an important album that sealed Judas Priest's status as genre icons, and kick-started Heavy Metal's glory days of the 1980s. It went Top Five in the U.K. and became their first Top 40 album in the U.S., going Platinum in the process and paving the way for countless imitators and innovators alike.
180g-vinyl 'We Are Vinyl' series release contains download code.
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, 1980/2001/2017 (88985390951). Made in EU. Pressed in France. 


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Breaking The Law 2:35  
2. Rapid Fire 4:06  
3. Metal Gods 4:01  
4. Grinder 3:57  
5. United 3:34  

Side B
6. Living After Midnight 3:31  
7. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise 5:04  
8. The Rage 4:45  
9. Steeler 4:29  

Total playing time: 36:02 min.

The first re-release of compilation album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
It was released in 2007 in the USA as “Super Hits”, and in 2008 in the Europe and Canada as “Greatest Hits” and “Collections”, each with the different cover art.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment/Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic s.r.o., 2008/2009 (8869745570240). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Breaking The Law 2:36
2. Living After Midnight 3:31
3. Out In The Cold 6:28
4. Love Bites 4:49
5. Rock You All Around The World 3:40
6. Diamonds And Rust (Live) 3:32
7. Rock Hard Ride Free 5:35
8. Turbo Lover 5:34
9. Deal With The Devil 3:56
10. Worth Fighting For 4:19
Total playing time: 44:00 min.

 

Remastered re-release of the ninth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Up until this point in the '80s, Judas Priest was sort of inconsistent with the first two albums in the decade for Priest, being nothing of goodness. They really made up for these of the decade, with this killer album that rocks you to the core, from beginning to end. Then after this, they put out "Turbo", which blew in every single way possible. In '88, they put out "Ram It Down" which was the prophecy of what was to come for Priest. The '80s was a very interesting decade for Judas Priest and this is by far their best work of not only the '80s, but ever.
This album is the quintessential Judas Priest album, and it definitely deserves more attention than it gets. Every single song on this album has a killer riff, great vocals, great lyrics and just greatness spread throughout! Everyone was on top of their game in this album and from the moment you start this album, it's greatness from beginning to end. Everything about this album is spot on and it really shows what Priest is all about. This album has the perfect blend of heaviness, melodicness, and Metal that only Priest can provide!
Highly recommend to any Metal fan out there that wants something that is old school, has killer riffs and just rocks everything on this Earth to its core. Not only is it the quintessential Judas Priest album, but the quintessential Metal album in general!!
Re-edition contains two bonus-tracks.
Columbia/Sony Music (UK), 1984/2001 (502134 2). Made in UK. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Freewheel Burning 4:25
2. Jawbreaker 3:27
3. Rock Hard Ride Free 5:35
4. The Sentinel 5:04
5. Love Bites 4:47
6. Eat Me Alive 3:35
7. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:07
8. Night Comes Down 4:01
9. Heavy Duty 2:25
10. Defenders Of The Faith 1:28
Bonus tracks:
11. Turn On Your Light 5:23
12. Heavy Duty/Defenders Of The Faith 5:26
Total playing time: 49:43 min.


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The fourth re-release of the ninth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Up until this point in the '80s, Judas Priest was sort of inconsistent with the first two albums in the decade for Priest, being nothing of goodness. They really made up for these of the decade, with this killer album that rocks you to the core, from beginning to end. Then after this, they put out "Turbo", which blew in every single way possible. In '88, they put out "Ram It Down" which was the prophecy of what was to come for Priest. The '80s was a very interesting decade for Judas Priest and this is by far their best work of not only the '80s, but ever.
This album is the quintessential Judas Priest album, and it definitely deserves more attention than it gets. Every single song on this album has a killer riff, great vocals, great lyrics and just greatness spread throughout! Everyone was on top of their game in this album and from the moment you start this album, it's greatness from beginning to end. Everything about this album is spot on and it really shows what Priest is all about. This album has the perfect blend of heaviness, melodicness, and Metal that only Priest can provide!
Highly recommend to any Metal fan out there that wants something that is old school, has killer riffs and just rocks everything on this Earth to its core. Not only is it the quintessential Judas Priest album, but the quintessential Metal album in general!!
Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A./De Agostini Publishing S.p.A., 1984/2022 (DeAgostini 34). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Freewheel Burning 4:25
2. Jawbreaker 3:27
3. Rock Hard Ride Free 5:35
4. The Sentinel 5:04

Side B
1. Love Bites 4:47
2. Eat Me Alive 3:35
3. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:07
4. Night Comes Down 4:01
5. Heavy Duty 2:25
6. Defenders Of The Faith 1:28

Total playing time: 38:54 min.

The eighth video release by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Halford is back with the Priest. The main reason is money... if you read the latest interview of Tim Owens, Judas Priest was not selling much albums these years. Even though Tim did a great job replacing Rob as good as he could, the die-hard Judas Priest fans have never "digested" the departure of Rob. Like it was the case for Iron Maiden and Bruce Dickinson, we are very very happy to see Rob Halford back with the Priest, the Heavy Metal band of the 80's. You should know at this stage that the English band decided to enter directly in studio and deliver a new record for 2004. To help their fans for this long expected event - more than 10 years ! - Judas Priest release a new compilation DVD features music videos, BBC performances, and the first time officially released on DVD a concert filmed in Dallas, Texas during the 1986 Fuel for Life Tour, previously released as "Priest...Live!" on VHS and LaserDisc.
The "Electric Eye" DVD is an essential collector's item for any Judas Priest fan. This DVD is loaded with great material: 13 music videos, the 19 track "Priest...Live!" video, 6 rare BBC performances, and a complete discography that plays a full song from each album!
DVD certified Platinum by the RIAA.
| 0 | 145 min. approx.
Columbia Music Video/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., 2003 (202193 9). Russian bootleg.

Tracklist:
1. Living After Midnight 
2. Breaking The Law
3. Don't Go
4.Heading Out To The Highway
5. Hot Rockin'
6. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
7. Freewheel Burning
8. Love Bites 
9. Locked In
10. Turbo Lover
11. Johnny B. Goode
12. Painkiller
13.A Touch Of Evil
14. Out In The Cold
15. Locked In
16. Heading Out To The Highway
17. Breaking The Law
18. Love Bites
19. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
20. The Sentinel
21. Private Property
22. Desert Plains
23. Rock You All Around The World
24. Hellion / Electric Eye
25. Turbo Lover
26. Freewheel Burning
27. The Green Manalishi (With A Two Pronged Crown)
28. Parental Guidance
29. Living After Midnight
30. You've Got Another Thing Coming
31. Hell Bent For Leather
32. Metal Gods
33. Rocka Rolla 
34. Dreamer Deceiver / Deceiver
35. Take On The World
36. Evening Star
37. Living After Midnight
38. United

The eighteenth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
The band's first studio album since 1988's "Ram It Down" to be produced by Tom Allom and the first one with Andy Sneap as co-producer. 
Judas Priest's "Firepower" began under inauspicious circumstances. First, guitarist Glenn Tipton, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a decade ago, found it necessary to retire from the road; second, they lost out to Bon Jovi for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and finally, former drummer Dave Holland passed on before this set's issue. But the sound of "Firepower" remains unbowed. Its undiminished power and assaultive mayhem are somewhat tempered in its slower moments by slowly unfurling rage, loss, and menace. It was begun in 2016 by Rob Halford, Tipton, and new guitarist Richie Faulkner. They chose two veteran producers to bring it home: Tom Allom, who helmed every Judas Priest album between 1979's "Unleashed In The East (Live in Japan)" and 1988's "Ram It Down", and Andy Sneap, master producer/engineer of modern Metal. He began his career in 1994 and has worked with everyone from Accept and Exodus to Megadeth, Masterplan, and Testament. He is also a formidable guitarist who is replacing Tipton on the road.
"Firepower" is meaner and leaner than "Redeemer Of Souls"; the songwriting is more diverse and exceptionally tight. It creates a kinetic energy and unified sense of purpose not heard consistently since "Screaming For Vengeance". Judas Priest recorded all together from the studio floor; overdubs were added in post-production. 
Closing in on their 50th anniversary, Judas Priest still possess the musical rigour, showmanship, and force that make other bands bow down. "Firepower" smokes!
The album sold around 49,000 copies in the United States within its first week of release, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US. The album also reached No. 5 in the UK, making it their first top-ten album in the UK since "British Steel".
In December 2017, "Firepower" was listed by Ultimate Guitar as one of the "Top 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2018", alongside expected albums by bands like A Perfect Circle, Megadeth, Testament, Alice in Chains, Guns N' Roses, Muse, and The Offspring.
Also, the album takes 5th place at Decibel's "Top 40 Albums of 2018", 3rd place at Loudwire's "The 30 Best Metal Albums of 2018", 4th place at Revolver's "30 Best Metal Albums of 2018", 3rd place at Rolling Stone's "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018", and 1st place at WJCU's "Top 25 Albums of 2018".
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd., 2018 (19075804832). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Firepower 3:29
2. Lightning Strike 3:29    
3. Evil Never Dies 4:23
4. Never The Heroes 4:24
5. Necromancer 3:33
6. Children Of The Sun 4:00
7. Guardians 1:06
8. Rising From Ruins 5:23
9. Flame Thrower 4:34
10. Spectre 4:26
11. Traitors Gate 5:43
12. No Surrender 2:54
13. Lone Wolf 5:09
14. Sea Of Red 5:52
Total playing time: 58:25 min.

The fifth full-length studio album, also known as “Hell Bent For Leather”, by the legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
With its release, the album pushed Judas Priest towards a more commercial style; however, it still contained the dark lyrical themes of their previous albums. At about the same time, the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" image. This is the first Judas Priest album where Glenn Tipton incorporated the guitar technique of tapping into his soloing style. This is also the final album for drummer Les Binks, who had joined the band in late 1977 for the recording of “Stained Class”; he is credited with helping develop the traditional Priest percussive sound.
“Killing Machine” was retitled “Hell Bent for Leather” for release in the United States, because the US branch of Columbia/CBS did not like the "murderous implications" of the album title and with "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)", an early Fleetwood Mac cover, being added to the recording.
180g vinyl. Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and a mp3 download voucher.
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd., 1978/2017 (88985390811). Made in France.


Tracklist:

Side A (OTHE SIDE)
1. Delivering The Goods 4:16
2. Rock Forever 3:19
3. Evening Star 4:04
4. Hell Bent For Leather 2:39
5. Take On The World 3:01

Side B (THIS SIDE)
6. Burnin' Up 4:00
7. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 3:21
8. Killing Machine 3:02
9. Running Wild 2:57
10. Before The Dawn 3:21
11. Evil Fantasies 4:13

Total playing time: 38:13 min.

The fifth full-length studio album, also known as “Hell Bent For Leather”, by the legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
CBS Records, 1978 (CBS 83135). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
1. Delivering The Goods    4:15    
2. Rock Forever    3:18    
3. Evening Star    3:55    
4. Hell Bent For Leather 2:38    
5. Take On The World 2:58

SIDE TWO
6. Burnin Up 3:55    
7. Killing Machine 3:00    
8. Running Wild    2:51    
9. Before The Dawn 3:20    
10. Evil Fantasies 4:09

Total playing time: 34:19 min.

The first re-release of the third DVD by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Recorded on 12 December 1982, at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, on the US leg of the Screaming For Vengeance Tour, it was originally released as "Judas Priest Live" in 1983 on VHS, and re-released on DVD in 2004 as Disc 5 of the "Metalogy" compilation Box Set. In 2006, it was re-released as a separate DVD, "Live Vengeance '82".
The show captures all the live, electrifying energy of Judas Priest and features a host of Metal classics, including "Hell Bent For Leather", "Breaking The Law", "Victim Of Changes" and "Living After Midnight".
Musthave for every Judas Priest fan!
DVD 5 | PAL | Dolby Digital Stereo | 5.1 Surround Sound | PCM Stereo | 16:9 | Reg. 0 | English | Approx. 95 min.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment/Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic s.r.o., 1982/2006/2008 (88697499689). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. The Hellion/ Electric Eye 4:30
2. Riding On The Wind 3:09
3. Heading Out The Highway 4:26
4. Metal Gods 4:12
5. Bloodstone 4:15
6. Breaking The Law 2:55
7. Sinner 8:17
8. Desert Plains 6:16
9. The Ripper 3:47
10. Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez cover) 4:13
11. Devil's Child 5:39
12. Screaming For Vengeance 4:34
13. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 8:02
14. Victim Of Changes 9:53
15. Living After Midnight 6:41
16. The Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac cover) 6:35
17. Hell Bent For Leather 6:55
Running time: 94:19 min.

JUDAS PRIEST “Live”. Recorded at Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, on 12th December 1982, during the US leg of the Screaming For Vengeance World Tour, “Live” is the first Judas Priest’s official video release that captures all the live, electrifying energy of Judas Priest at their very best, with brilliant performances of classic songs from albums such as “Point Of Entry”, “Killing Machine”, “Unleashed In The East”, British Steel” and the blistering “Screaming For The Vengeance”!!
JUDAS PRIEST “Angel Of Retribution” taken from the Bonus DVD of limited edition digibook “Angel Of Retribution” /CD + DVD/ and its includes 40 min. documentary plus seven live tracks.
HALFORD “Resurrection World Tour - Live at Rock in Rio III” was recorded in 2001 and released at October, 13, 2008 by Metal God Records.
0 NTSC | DVD 5; DVD 10 | Dolby Surround 5.1 | Dolby Digital Stereo | English, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited, 2004 (519300 3). Bootleg. Used (cover/disc1/disc2): EX+/EX+/VG+.

Tracklist:

Side 1
JUDAS PRIEST - Live Vengeance '82
1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
2. Riding On The Wind 
3. Heading Out To The Highway 
4. Metal Gods
5. Bloodstone
6. Breaking The Law
7. Sinner
8. Desert Plains 
9. The Ripper
10. Diamonds And Rust 
11. Devil's Child
12. Screaming For Vengeance
13. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 
14. Victim Of Changes
15. Living After Midnight
16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
17. Hell Bent For Leather

Side 2
JUDAS PRIEST - Angel Of Retribution
1. Breaking The Law
2. Metal Gods
3. A Touch Of Evil
4. Hell Bent For Leather
5. The Hellion / Electric Eye
6. Diamonds & Rust
7. Living After Midnight


HALFORD - Live At Rock In Rio 2001
1. Resurrection 
2. Made In Hell 
3. Locked And Loaded 
4. Slow Down 
5. Stained Class 
6. Cyberworld
7. Night Full
8. Electric Eye
9. Metal Gods
10. Breaking The Law

Remastered re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Recorded on the island of Ibiza with multiple distractions, glorious sunshine, and extremely low cost alcohol, this album was regarded with mixed feelings because it was different from what people expected. “The album was nearly all spontaneously written and performed in Ibiza - it was an experiment in the sense that before this we had already written the majority of the songs before going into the studio” – Judas Priest.
The album got Silver status in UK and Gold in USA.
Columbia/Sony UK, 1981/2001 (502132 2). Made in Austria.


Tracklist:
1.Heading Out To The Highway 03:47
2.Don't Go 03:18
3.Hot Rockin' 03:17
4.Turning Circles 03:41
5.Desert Plains 04:36
6.Solar Angels 04:03
7.You Say Yes 03:29
8.All The Way 03:42
9.Troubleshooter 04:00
10.On The Run 03:47
Bonus Tracks:
11.Thunder Road 05:11
12.Desert Plains 05:05
Total playing time: 47:56 min.

Second re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Recorded on the island of Ibiza with multiple distractions, glorious sunshine, and extremely low cost alcohol, this album was regarded with mixed feelings because it was different from what people expected. The album was nearly all spontaneously written and performed in Ibiza - it was an experiment in the sense that before this we had already written the majority of the songs before going into the studio.
The album got Silver status in UK and Gold in USA.
Columbia, 1981/1991 (467829 1). Made in Holland. OIS. Used (cover/vinyl): EX/EX+.

Tracklist:

Side One
1. Heading Out To The Highway 3:44
2. Don't Go 3:17
3. Hot Rockin' 3:14
4. Turning Circles 3:39
5. Desert Plains 4:30

Side Two1. Solar Angels 4:02
2. You Say Yes 3:25
3. All The Way 3:47
4. Troubleshooter 3:57
5. On The Run 3:41

Total playing time: 37:12 min.

 

Re-release the seventh full-length studio album by legedary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Recorded on the island of Ibiza with multiple distractions, glorious sunshine, and extremely low cost alcohol, this album was regarded with mixed feelings because it was different from what people expected. The album was nearly all spontaneously written and performed in Ibiza - it was an experiment in the sense that before this we had already written the majority of the songs before going into the studio.
The album got Silver status in UK and Gold in USA.
180g vinyl. Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and a mp3 download voucher.
Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd./Columbia, 1981/2017 (88985390851). Made in France.


Tracklist:

Side A (OTHE SIDE)
1. Heading Out To The Highway 3:45
2. Don't Go 3:17
3. Hot Rockin' 3:13
4. Turning Circles 3:40
5. Desert Plains 4:36

Side B (THIS SIDE)
6. Solar Angels 4:02
7. You Say Yes 3:30
8. All The Way 3:40
9. Troubleshooter 3:47
10. On The Run 3:42

Total playing time: 37:12 min.

The second live album by the legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Recorded during the Judas Priest World Tour 1986.
CBS Records, 1987 (CBS 450639 1). Made in Holland. First press. 2x OIS. Used (cover/disc 1/disc 2): VG+/VG+/VG+


Tracklist:

SIDE 1
1. Out In The Cold 6:49
2. Heading Out To The Highway    4:56
3. Metal Gods    4:07
4. Breaking The Law 2:49

SIDE 2
5. Love Bites    5:27
6. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:23
7. The Sentinel 5:07
8. Private Property 5:22

SIDE 3
1. Rock You All Around The World 4:44
2. Electric Eye 4:44
3. Turbo Lover 5:59
4. Freewheel Burning 4:48

SIDE 4
5. Parental Guidance 4:19
6. Living After Midnight 4:50
7. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 7:53

Total playing time: 76:17 min.

Eleventh full-length album by the legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
In 1986, Judas Priest intended to release a double album entitled "Twin Turbos" of which half would consist of lighter, more commercial Hard Rock, and the other half would be heavier and less synth-driven. Columbia Records was resistant to the double album concept, and the project was ultimately split into two separate releases, 1986's Platinum selling "Turbo", and "Ram It Down". At least three songs – "Hard As Iron", "Love you to Death" and "Monsters of Rock" were written for the "Twin Turbos project". The title track "Ram It Down" can be traced even further back. As Rob Halford noted, ""Ram It Down" is a harder song, from the "British Steel" time. It also could have roots as far back as the demo version of "On the Run" from "Point Of Entry" which had "different lyrics, Speed Metal pace, and spit-fire fast vocals". In other words, "Ram It Down" was clearly a patchwork collection of songs - old and new.
This is the last album to feature long time drummer Dave Holland and the last studio album produced by long-time collaborator Tom Allom – who returned to produce a 2009 live album.
In any case, major changes were coming, as Halford, Tipton, co-lead guitarist KK Downing and bassist Ian Hill readied themselves to dismiss long-serving drummer Dave Holland and producer Tom Allom in order to escalate their metallic renaissance on 1990’s absolutely jaw-dropping "Painkiller" If nothing else, "Ram It Down" marks the end of an era with class and dignity!
The album earned gold certification (500,000 sales) on 18 July 1988.
CBS Records, 1988 (461108 2). Made in Australia.


Tracklist:
1. Ram It Down 04:48
2. Heavy Metal 05:58
3. Love Zone 03:58
4. Come and Get It 04:07
5. Hard as Iron 04:09
6. Blood Red Skies 07:50
7. I'm a Rocker 03:58
8. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover) 04:39
9. Love You to Death 04:36
10. Monsters of Rock 05:30
Total playing time: 49:40 min.

Remastered re-release of the eleventh full-length album by the legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
In 1986, Judas Priest intended to release a double album entitled "Twin Turbos" of which half would consist of lighter, more commercial Hard Rock, and the other half would be heavier and less synth-driven. Columbia Records was resistant to the double album concept, and the project was ultimately split into two separate releases, 1986's Platinum selling "Turbo", and "Ram It Down". At least three songs – "Hard As Iron", "Love you to Death" and "Monsters of Rock" were written for the "Twin Turbos project". The title track "Ram It Down" can be traced even further back. As Rob Halford noted, ""Ram It Down" is a harder song, from the "British Steel" time. It also could have roots as far back as the demo version of "On the Run" from "Point Of Entry" which had "different lyrics, Speed Metal pace, and spit-fire fast vocals". In other words, "Ram It Down" was clearly a patchwork collection of songs - old and new.
This is the last album to feature long time drummer Dave Holland and the last studio album produced by long-time collaborator Tom Allom – who returned to produce a 2009 live album.
In any case, major changes were coming, as Halford, Tipton, co-lead guitarist KK Downing and bassist Ian Hill readied themselves to dismiss long-serving drummer Dave Holland and producer Tom Allom in order to escalate their metallic renaissance on 1990’s absolutely jaw-dropping "Painkiller" If nothing else, "Ram It Down" marks the end of an era with class and dignity!
The album earned gold certification (500,000 sales) on 18 July 1988.
Re-edition includes two bonus tracks!
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., 1988/2001 (502137 2). Made in Austria. 


Tracklist:
1. Ram It Down     4:49 
2. Heavy Metal     5:58 
3. Love Zone     3:58 
4. Come And Get It     4:07 
5. Hard As Iron     4:08 
6. Blood Red Skies     7:51 
7. I'm A Rocker     3:58 
8. Johnny B. Goode     4:39 
9. Love You To Death     4:36 
10. Monsters Of Rock     5:31 
Bonus Tracks:
11. Night Comes Down     4:32    
12. Bloodstone     4:05
Total playing time: 58:12

The seventeenth full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy/Speed Metal band.
Band's first album without founding guitarist K. K. Downing, who quit the band in 2011 and was replaced by new guitarist Richie Faulkner.
"Welcome to my world of steel" sneers Rob Halford on the punchy, surprisingly Spartan "Dragonaut". The antithesis to 2008's overblown "Nostradamus", "Redeemer Of Souls" feels quaint in comparison, eschewing the largely fantasy-driven conceptual style of the ambitious, yet undeniably cumbersome, two-disc set in favor of a more refined, Classic Rock approach that edges closer to the band's late-'70s offerings like "Sin After Sin" and "Stained Class". New guitarist Richie Faulkner, with his golden mane and tight, controlled riffing, suggests a wax Downing just sprung to life and simply walked out of Madam Tussaud's museum and into the band's rehearsal space, and his tasteful, yet undeniably meaty playing alongside Glenn Tipton goes a long way in helping to restore some of the classic Judas Priest luster, especially on standout cuts like the aforementioned "Dragonaut", the nervy and propulsive "Metalizer", and the rousing title track.
Still, this is a band that's well into its fifth decade of being "Hell Bent for Leather"; they've explored, both successfully and occasionally at great cost, nearly every shadowy nook and suspicious looking crevice of the genre, and the album's stalwart yet shopworn 13 tracks reflect that journey. That said, "Redeemer Of Souls" is also the loosest (attitude-wise), leanest (arrangement-wise), and most confident-sounding collection of new material the band has released in ages, and while it will forever tread beneath high-water marks like "British Steel" and "Sad Wings Of Destiny", it most certainly deserves to be ranked alongside albums from that era!
The album sold around 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the band's second highest charting position in the US. This marks the band's first Top 10 Album debut in the US. It has sold 110,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd., 2014 (88843072422). Made in EU. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Dragonaut 4:26
2. Redeemer Of Souls 3:59
3. Halls Of Valhalla 6:04
4. Sword Of Damocles 4:55
5. March Of The Damned 3:56
6. Down In Flames 3:56
7. Hell & Back 4:46
8. Cold Blooded 5:25
9. Metalizer 4:38
10. Crossfire 3:51
11. Secrets Of The Dead 5:41
12. Battle Cry 5:18
13. Beginning Of The End 5:08
Total playing time: 62:05 min.

Remastered re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
At that time, the band had not yet developed their signature look of leather and studs. They had appeared on British television show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, performing "Rocka Rolla" and "Dreamer Deceiver", and their wardrobe was very "hippified". In addition, the album is more Blues/Hard Rock oriented than their later releases, and also has some slight Progressive Rock influences that would continue through to "Stained Class", but to a lesser extent, and would be abandoned in later releases. This makes the album's style virtually unrecognizable when compared with later Priest albums, although "Rocka Rolla" does feature dual guitars, and "Run of the Mill" is the first song that was explicitly designed for Halford's, rather than Atkins', vocal range.
The album produced by Rodger Bain, who had produced Black Sabbath's first three albums. The entire album was played live in the studio, rather than having individual musicians record alone. According to the band, there were technical problems in the studio, resulting in poor sound quality and a hiss through the album. It is the only album to feature drummer John Hinch - he was dismissed in 1975, before the next album recording. Tipton would later refer to him as being "musically inadequate" for the band's future plans. Guitarist Glenn Tipton had just joined when recording of "Rocka Rolla" began; his only songwriting contributions accepted by producer Rodger Bain were on the title track and "Run of the Mill". He did come up with the songs "Tyrant", "Epitaph", and "Ripper", but Bain considered them not commercial enough and rejected them. Bain also rejected the concert staple "Whiskey Woman" which later, with contributions from Tipton, morphed into "Victim of Changes". These songs were eventually all included on their next album, "Sad Wings Of Destiny". Several of the songs on the album feature contributions from the band's previous frontman Al Atkins and had been regular parts of their live performances in Manchester, where the band had achieved a cult following during the previous few years. The track "Caviar and Meths" was originally a 14-minute effort penned by Atkins, Downing, and Hill, but due to time constraints, only the intro was recorded for the album. A longer version of the song appears on Atkins's 1998 album "Victim Of Changes".
The album was released to very little reception, selling "only a few thousand copies". Because it flopped, the band found themselves in dire financial straits. In particular, the band talked of nights in which they were starving and didn't know when they were going to get their next meal.
While it was a sketchy and under-focused debut, "Rocka Rolla" nonetheless begins to delineate the musical territory Judas Priest would explore over the remainder of the decade: frighteningly dark in its effect, tight in its grooves, and capable of expanding to epic song lengths. Mostly a curiosity for hardcore fans, the album definitely hints at Judas Priest's potential and originality, but doesn't always suggest the quantum leap in vision that would occur with their very next record.
Heavyweight 180 g vinyl in gatefold cover.
Gull Records/Back On Black, a trademark of Plastic Head, 1974/2010 (BOBV251LP). Made in UK. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. One For The Road 4:39
2. Rocka Rolla 3:05
3. Winter 3:02
4. Deep Freeze 1:56
5. Winter Retreat 1:31
6. Cheater 2:57
7. Never Satisfied 4:53

Side Two
8. Run Of The Mill 8:34
9. Dying To Meet You 6:18 
10. Caviar And Meths 2:05
11. Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez cover) 3:13

Total playing time: 42:10 min.


Samples: https://judaspriest.bandcamp.com

The second re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
The only album to feature drummer Alan Moore, "Sad Wings Of Destiny" is considered the album on which Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image, and songs from it such as "Victim of Changes" and "The Ripper" have since become live standards. Noted for its riff-driven Heavy Metal sound and the wide range of Rob Halford's vocals, the album displays a wide variety of styles, moods, and textures, inspired by an array of bands such as Queen, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. Building on the Hard/Prog of bands like Queen and Wishbone Ash, plus the twin-guitar innovations of the latter and Thin Lizzy, "Sad Wings Of Destiny" fused these new influences with the Gothic Doom of Black Sabbath, the classical precision of Deep Purple, and the tight riffery of the more compact Led Zeppelin tunes.
The centrepiece "Victim of Changes" is an eight-minute track featuring heavy riffing trading off with high-pitched vocals, extended guitar leads, and a slow, moody breakdown toward the end. "Tyrant" and "The Ripper" are short, dense, high-powered rockers with many parts and changes. Riffs and solos dominate "Genocide", "Island of Domination", and "Deceiver", and the band finds more laid-back moments in the crooning piano-backed "Epitaph" and the moody "Dreamer Deceiver".
"Sad Wings Of Destiny" had a positive reception but weak sales as it was released just as Punk Rock was dominating the spotlight in the UK. The band recorded their first two albums with the independent Gull label under tight budgets (the label provided a recording budget of £2000 for each of the band's first two albums). After living off a single meal per day while working side jobs to support themselves (Tipton as a gardener, Downing in a factory, and Hill driving a delivery van), the band grew frustrated with the financial situation and signed with CBS Records for their next album, "Sin After Sin" (1977). Breaking their contract resulted in the rights to "Sad Wings Of Destiny" and its demo recordings falling into Gull's hands.
Anyway, the year 1976 was crucial for the evolution of Heavy Metal, as landmark albums like Rainbow's "Rising" and Scorpions' "Virgin Killer" began to reshape the genre. Perhaps none was quite as important as Judas Priest's sophomore effort, "Sad Wings Of Destiny", which simultaneously took Heavy Metal to new depths of darkness and new heights of technical precision. More than any other Heavy Metal album of its time, "Sad Wings Of Destiny" offered the blueprint for the way forward. What's striking is how deeply this blueprint resonates through the years, from the Prog ambitions of Iron Maiden to the thematic echoes in a pair of '80s Thrash Metal masterpieces.
Remastered re-release in jewel case with white tray.
Gull Records/Repertoire Records, 1976/1983/1995 (REP 4552-WY). Made in Austria. Repress.


https://judaspriest.bandcamp.com/


Tracklist:
1. Victim Of Changes 7:44
2. The Ripper 2:48
3. Dreamer Deceiver 5:53
4. Deceiver 2:44
5. Prelude 2:02
6. Tyrant 4:26
7. Genocide 5:46
8. Epitaph 3:21
9. Island Of Domination 4:20
Total playing time: 39:04 min.


https://judaspriest.bandcamp.com/album/