(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
Stanley Runk
from Madison, WI United States
If you were to look Heavy Metal up in the dictionary, Painkiller just might be the definition. If an alien landed in your cornfield and asked you, "What is this 'heavy metal' I've been hearing about?", Painkiller is most likely the album you would lend to him. Although not my personal favorite Priest album(though not far off), it really sums up the term "Heavy Metal" in image lyrics and music. Where else do you get to hear meaningless Heavy Metal-type lyrics like, "Cross cutting thundercharge/Blade of destruction/Flame throwing hurricane destroys the cage?" I'll tell you where else......NOWHERE ELSE! It's all here on Painkiller. Buy it, kiddies, and listen to it while you drive!
