Judas Priest's Reviews
Painkiller (Average Rating: 8.64 out of 10)
I was so proud of this CD... (Rated this album with 10 out of 10)
Reviewed by
RJ Ripper
from Latrobe, PA, USA
And of course i still am. I mean it was 4 years removed from that drudious Turbo and 2 years later from Ram it Down, which wasn't too bad but this jump here is what sealed the deal for the return...until Rob decided hey i'm just gonna leave you guys and split. Track listing: 1. Pain Killer: 5/5 if this self titled track isn't enough to prove the jump was a good one then you need a kick in the @$$. This one kills from start to finish. 2. Hell Patrol: 4/5 Simple yet affective track which lends it's self to speed metal sounds and great piercing screams from Rob. 3. All Guns Blazing- 4/5 After the weird introduction this song ain't too bad really...would i lie? 4. Leather Rebel- 4/5 Perhaps the title was driving home a point from the guys in leather after all. 5. Metal Meltdown- 5/5 Simply put: KILL! THIS SONG MAKES BATISTA SMASH! 6. Night Crawler- 6/5 Most impressive work of a song and they should be proud of it: the lyrics for once ain't too bad and the intro and middle parts are terrific! 7. Between the Hammer and the Anvil- 4/5 Anvil is hard, the hamemr is harder, but the track is the hardest! 8. Touch of Evil- 3/5 Pretty good but it took me longer to get this song into my system then the rest. 9. battle of Hymn- 4/5 See the other 4/5's because the bill fits this one as well. 10. One shot at Glory- 5.5/5 Terrific ending track reminscint of a time when Priest rode higher, like per say the British Steel era by chance, and caps a great orginal cd. 11 and 12: i heard the original and own the orginal and not the re-mastered one so i cannot comment here: sorry. Overall: 5.3/5 This CD applauded a long climb back in 4 years time from Turbo, and with Scott Travis drumming there was a noticable difference, but the band would go into obscurity for 7 years after Halford left the band announced...HE WAS GAY! Not that this chances my opinion: perfernce does not change my opinion of his singing abilites. Great CD and definately killed the pain of the downhill slide for JP!
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