Metal Works '73–'93

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Metal Works
Judas Priest-Metal Works.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Judas Priest
ReleasedApril 1993
Recorded1977–1990
Genre Heavy metal
Length147:08
Label Columbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Painkiller
(1990)		Metal Works
(1993)		 Jugulator
(1997)
Singles from Metal Works
  1. "Night Crawler"
    Released: April 1993 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Metal Works is a compilation album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in April 1993. [3] A remastered edition was released in 2001, with the same track listing.

Contents

All material was previously available. All albums to that date are represented with the exception of their debut, Rocka Rolla , although a live version of "Victim of Changes" (from Unleashed in the East , with what appears to be an American sounding audience dubbed on at the end, instead of the familiar Japanese one from the album version) is used rather than the studio version on Sad Wings of Destiny . This is because the band no longer owns the rights to their first two albums.

The band selected the tracks themselves, and made comments in the sleeve-notes.

As an album it showcases versatility of their musical career. This album also brought Rob Halford back into the fold for a short while following his departure from the band due to internal tensions.

Cover art

The album cover by Mark Wilkinson (who had done the band's cover art from Ram It Down to Nostradamus ) combines elements from the band's previous releases. In the foreground are the Hellion from Screaming for Vengeance and the Painkiller from its eponymous 1990 album. Under the Hellion's body is a razor blade, a reference to the album British Steel . The lower left shows the female hand holding a gear shift knob from Turbo and a mannequin wearing sunglasses and a studded leather headband representing Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather . The lower right corner features the door and columns from Sin After Sin , the metallic head from Stained Class enveloped in smoke, and the Metallian from Defenders of the Faith . At the end of the trail of flames in front of the Metallian is the shaft of light from Point of Entry . Additionally, one of the chimneys on the factory in the lower right corner is the band's familiar trident logo.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Hellion" Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton Screaming for Vengeance (1982)0:41
2."Electric Eye"Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982)3:39
3."Victim of Changes" (live) Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton Unleashed in the East (1979)7:12
4."Painkiller"Halford, Downing, Tipton Painkiller (1990)6:06
5."Eat Me Alive"Halford, Downing, Tipton Defenders of the Faith (1984)3:34
6."Devil's Child"Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982)4:48
7."Dissident Aggressor"Halford, Downing, Tipton Sin After Sin (1977)3:07
8."Delivering the Goods"Halford, Downing, Tipton Killing Machine (1978)4:16
9."Exciter"Halford, Tipton Stained Class (1978)5:04
10."Breaking the Law"Halford, Downing, Tipton British Steel (1980)2:35
11."Hell Bent for Leather"TiptonKilling Machine (1978)2:41
12."Blood Red Skies"Halford, Downing, Tipton Ram It Down (1988)7:50
13."Metal Gods"Halford, Downing, TiptonBritish Steel (1980)4:08
14."Before the Dawn"Halford, Downing, TiptonKilling Machine (1978)3:23
15."Turbo Lover"Halford, Downing, Tipton Turbo (1986)5:33
16."Ram It Down"Halford, Downing, TiptonRam It Down (1988)4:48
17."Metal Meltdown"Halford, Downing, TiptonPainkiller (1990)4:14
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Screaming for Vengeance"Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982)4:43
2."You've Got Another Thing Comin'"Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982)5:09
3."Beyond the Realms of Death"Halford, Les Binks Stained Class (1978)6:53
4."Solar Angels"Halford, Downing, Tipton Point of Entry (1981)4:04
5."Bloodstone"Halford, Downing, TiptonScreaming for Vengeance (1982)3:51
6."Desert Plains"Halford, Downing, TiptonPoint of Entry (1981)4:30
7."Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days"Halford, Downing, TiptonTurbo (1986)4:39
8."Heading Out to the Highway" (live)Halford, Downing, Tipton Priest...Live! (1987)4:40
9."Living After Midnight"Halford, Downing, TiptonBritish Steel (1980)3:26
10."A Touch of Evil"Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides Painkiller (1990)5:45
11."The Rage"Halford, Downing, TiptonBritish Steel (1980)4:44
12."Night Comes Down"Halford, Downing, TiptonDefenders of the Faith (1984)3:58
13."Sinner"Halford, TiptonSin After Sin (1977)6:43
14."Freewheel Burning"Halford, Downing, TiptonDefenders of the Faith (1984)4:22
15."Night Crawler"Halford, Downing, TiptonPainkiller (1990)5:45

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 50
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 37
US Billboard 200 [8] 155

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