Judas Priest's Reviews
British Steel (Average Rating: 8.84 out of 10)
Metal classic (Rated this album with 10 out of 10)
Reviewed by
sdbaker70
from Phoenix, Arizona United States
If you bought only two Judas Priest records, they would have to be 'Unleashed in the East' (1979), 'Screaming for Vengeance' (1982), and this 1980 debut of the most successful line-up, including Dave Holland on drums and Tom Allom as producer. There is no filler here, and Priest does a great job of actually executing the intent of 'Stained Class' - to create a complete heavy metal record covering all the subgenres - pop metal ("Living After Midnight", the first bona fide hits and videos), goth ("Metal Gods"), speed ("Rapid Fire"), and supreme riffs ("Breaking the Law", "The Rage").As for extra tracks on this remaster, there is an excellent live version of "Grinder" from a 1984 show. But the studio cut, "Red White & Blue", an outtake from 'Turbo' (1986), is sorely misplaced here.
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