Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) movement,and are cited as a formative influence on various heavy metal subgenres,including speed metal,thrash metal,power metal,and the hard rock/glam metal scene of the 1980s. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s,the band had struggled with poor record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980,when their sixth studio album British Steel brought them notable mainstream attention.
Robert John Arthur Halford is an English heavy metal singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Judas Priest,which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He has been noted for his powerful and wide ranging operatic vocal style and trademark leather-and-studs image,both of which have become iconic in heavy metal. He has also been involved with several side projects,including Fight,Two,and Halford.
Turbo is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,released in the UK on 7 April 1986 by Columbia Records. The album is notable for the band's change to a commercial glam metal sound,that had them using synthesizers for the first time.
Mark Scott Travis is an American musician,best known as the drummer for the British heavy metal band Judas Priest,the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy,and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member of the American heavy metal band Racer X during their initial run and then reformation up until their 2009 breakup.
Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,released on 14 September 1990. It was the last Judas Priest album to feature long-time lead singer Rob Halford until his return for the 2005 album Angel of Retribution and the first to feature drummer Scott Travis.
Point of Entry is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,released on 27 February 1981 by Columbia Records. Following the commercial success of their previous album British Steel (1980),Priest pursued a more radio-friendly direction on Point of Entry. Following the conclusion of the British Steel Tour,the band began work on their next project. By this time,the band possessed sufficient funds to fly all their equipment to the state-of-the-art Ibiza Studios in Spain. This gave Point of Entry a louder,stronger,more "live" sound than previous Judas Priest albums.
Stained Class is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,released on 10 February 1978 by Columbia Records. It is the first of three Judas Priest albums recorded with drummer Les Binks,as well as the first to feature the band's now well-known logo in the artwork. Musically,Stained Class is considered the album on which the band honed many of the elements of their hard-edged signature sound,dispensing with most of the progressive and blues rock overtones and softer ballads of previous efforts. The album features such notable tracks as "Exciter",considered an early precursor to speed metal and thrash metal,a cover version of "Better by You,Better than Me" by Spooky Tooth –which became the subject of an infamous civil suit in 1990 which alleged the song subliminally influenced two teenaged boys to make a suicide pact –and “Beyond the Realms of Death”,which is considered one of the band’s greatest songs by many fans and frequently included in the band’s live setlists.
Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,released on 13 May 1988 by Columbia Records. It was the band's last album to feature longtime drummer Dave Holland,and was promoted in Europe and North America with the Mercenaries of Metal Tour.
"Freewheel Burning" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest,appearing on their 1984 album Defenders of the Faith,and released as the first single off that album. The 12" version of the single contained an extended guitar intro that was omitted on the full-length release.
Jugulator is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released in Japan on 16 October 1997 and the rest of the world on 28 October 1997. It was their first studio album since Painkiller in 1990 and the first of two studio albums the band recorded without Rob Halford and with American lead vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. Jugulator is the only Judas Priest album that has never been released on any major digital media website,due to SPV falling under and going bankrupt around 2009.
Demolition is the fourteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals. It is also the only Judas Priest studio album to feature a Parental Advisory label on the album cover due to the songs "Machine Man","Hell Is Home",and "Metal Messiah" containing profanity.
"Breaking the Law" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,originally released on their 1980 album British Steel. The song is one of the band's better known singles,and is readily recognised by its opening guitar riff.
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance and released as a single later that year. In May 2006,VH1 ranked it fifth on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs. It became one of Judas Priest's signature songs along with "Electric Eye" and "Breaking the Law",and a staple of the band's live performances. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" was first performed on the opening concert of the Vengeance World Tour at the Stabler Center in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania,on 26 August 1982 and had been played a total of 673 times through the 2012 Epitaph Tour.
"Living After Midnight" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was originally featured on their 1980 album British Steel,which was their first gold album in the United States selling more than 500,000 copies. The song speaks to the hedonistic,rebellious spirit of the late 1970s and early 1980s,and is among the band's most popular songs.
"A Touch of Evil" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest,from their 1990 album Painkiller. The record was released as the second single from the album via Columbia Records label.
"Judas Rising" is a song by heavy metal band Judas Priest. It is the opening track on the band's 2005 album Angel of Retribution. The song is about the Judas Priest Messiah on the cover of the albums Sad Wings of Destiny,Painkiller and Angel of Retribution.. It was also included on the albums The Essential Judas Priest and A Touch of Evil:Live. According to former guitarist K.K. Downing the origins of the song existed already in the 80's but were first finished for the Angel of Retribution album.
Firepower is the eighteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released in 2018,it was 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. 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. Music videos were made for "Lightning Strike","Spectre" and "No Surrender". A lyric video was made for "Never the Heroes". The record also produced three singles.
The Firepower World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest,in support of the album Firepower. It ran from 13 March 2018 to 29 June 2019.
"Panic Attack" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 2024 album Invincible Shield. It was released as the album's lead single on October 13,2023,and became its most popular song,having over 8 million Spotify listens and 2 million YouTube views.
