(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
house hater
You can devide the Judas Priest(halford)-era in three periods of four albums. You got the silver period:Rocka rolla,Sad wings..,Sin after sin and Stained class that's characterised by searching for a sound, vague experimentation and a bluesy feel to it. You got the bronze period:Defenders..,Turbo,Ram it down and Painkiller that's charaterized by different moods on each of the albums and trying different things out. And then you got the golden period:Killing machine,British steel,Point of entry and Screaming.. that's charaterized by raw agressive riffs, flashy solos, short songs, sing-a-long choruses and a meaty sound. Too many people this is classic Priest and it is the sound that defines the band and also heavy metal in general. British steel is a Priest-gem. It's short,sharp and deadly.The first song on it is the anthemic Breaking the law, a real classic. No wonder that Beavis and Butthead sing it. Rapid fire is one of Judas Priest's fastest songs ever. and Grinder proves that mid-tempo songs can also sound very agresive as does Metal gods with it,s machines destoy the eart fantasy-text. United is an infectious football style sing-a-long tune and ofcourse the catchy yet heavy sounding Living after midnight. If you're a metalfan you must have this album.
